# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carl-williams
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:21:09.148Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/carl-williams"
name: "Carl Williams"
slug: "carl-williams"
description: "Carl Williams, nicknamed \"the Truth\", was an American boxer who competed as a professional from 1982 to 1997. He challenged twice for heavyweight world titles; the IBF title against Larry Holmes in 1985; and the undisputed title against Mike Tyson in 1989. At regional level he held the USBA heavyweight title from 1987 to 1991."
tagline: "American boxer (1959–2013)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1959-11-11"
deathDate: "2013-04-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.09
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.514228
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Williams_(punakomipan)"
    title: "Carl Williams (punakomipan)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2_(%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%85)"
    title: "كارل وليامز (ملاكم)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Williams_(Boxer)"
    title: "Carl Williams (Boxer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Williams_(boxer)"
    title: "Carl Williams (boxer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Williams_(pugile)"
    title: "Carl Williams (pugile)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9"
    title: "カール・ウィリアムス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC%D1%81%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB"
    title: "Уильямс, Карл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC%D1%81"
    title: "Карл Вільямс"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q614934"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump