50 Wins (39 knockouts, 11 decisions), 8 Losses (1 knockout, 7 decisions), 1 Draw |
Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Type |
Round |
Date |
Location |
Notes |
Loss |
50–8–1 |
Arthel Lawhorne |
TKO |
3 |
21/10/1988 |
Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the third round. |
Win |
50–7–1 |
Melvin Epps |
UD |
10 |
24/03/1988 |
Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
|
Win |
49–7–1 |
"Rob" Roy Davidson |
TKO |
7 |
04/02/1988 |
Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the seventh round. |
Loss |
48–7–1 |
Slobodan Kacar |
SD |
15 |
21/12/1985 |
Pesaro, Marche, Italy |
IBF World Light Heavyweight Title. 141–144, 143–145, 145–143 |
Win |
48–6–1 |
Elvis Parks |
KO |
1 |
22/08/1985 |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
|
Win |
47–6–1 |
Ricky Parkey |
UD |
10 |
18/06/1985 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
6–3, 6–3, 7–2 |
Win |
46–6–1 |
Rick Myers |
TKO |
4 |
03/04/1985 |
Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
|
Win |
45–6–1 |
Oscar Holman |
TKO |
7 |
21/03/1985 |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
|
Win |
44–6–1 |
Tyrone Booze |
UD |
10 |
08/02/1985 |
New York City, U.S. |
6–4, 6–4, 9–1 |
Win |
43–6–1 |
Andy "Cap" Russell |
KO |
1 |
29/06/1984 |
Grayon, Cayman Islands |
|
Win |
42–6–1 |
Jerry Celestine |
UD |
10 |
22/01/1983 |
Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
97–93, 98–92, 97–95 |
Win |
41–6–1 |
Lottie Mwale |
KO |
4 |
02/10/1982 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Mwale knocked out at 1:47 of the fourth round. |
Win |
40–6–1 |
Pablo Paul Ramos |
UD |
10 |
07/08/1982 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
|
Win |
39–6–1 |
Michael Hardin |
TKO |
8 |
11/12/1981 |
Nassau, Bahamas |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the eighth round. |
Loss |
38–6–1 |
Michael Spinks |
UD |
15 |
18/07/1981 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Lost WBA World Light Heavyweight Title |
Loss |
38–5–1 |
Renaldo Snipes |
SD |
10 |
17/05/1981 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
2–7, 1–9, 5–3 |
Win |
38–4–1 |
Rudy Koopmans |
RTD |
3 |
28/11/1980 |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Retained WBA World Light Heavyweight Title |
Win |
37–4–1 |
Jerry Martin |
TKO |
10 |
20/07/1980 |
McAfee, New Jersey, U.S. |
Retained WBA World Light Heavyweight Title |
Win |
36–4–1 |
Marvin Johnson |
TKO |
11 |
31/03/1980 |
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Won WBA World Light Heavyweight Title |
Win |
35–4–1 |
Kid Samson |
KO |
4 |
28/11/1979 |
Hauppauge, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
34–4–1 |
Johnny Wilburn |
KO |
1 |
31/08/1979 |
Shirley, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
33–4–1 |
Fred "Flintstone" Brown |
TKO |
3 |
16/07/1979 |
New York City, U.S. |
|
Win |
32–4–1 |
Dave Lee Royster |
KO |
5 |
10/07/1979 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Royster knocked out at 2:54 of the fifth round. |
Win |
31–4–1 |
Pat Cuillo |
UD |
10 |
26/02/1979 |
New York City, U.S. |
|
Win |
30–4–1 |
David Conteh |
TKO |
8 |
26/01/1979 |
New York City, U.S. |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:26 of the eighth round. |
Loss |
29–4–1 |
James "Great" Scott |
UD |
12 |
12/10/1978 |
Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
|
Win |
29–3–1 |
James "Mason" Dixon |
KO |
1 |
06/09/1978 |
White Plains, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
28–3–1 |
Chuck Warfield |
KO |
1 |
16/08/1978 |
Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Warfield knocked out at 1:18 of the first round. |
Win |
27–3–1 |
Ed "Savage" Turner |
KO |
4 |
14/06/1978 |
White Plains, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
26–3–1 |
Ray "Fast Eddy" Elson |
TKO |
2 |
02/06/1978 |
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
|
Win |
25–3–1 |
Nat Gates |
KO |
7 |
14/04/1978 |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
|
Win |
24–3–1 |
Ba Sounkalo |
PTS |
10 |
22/03/1978 |
Bamako, Mali |
|
Win |
23–3–1 |
Jesse Burnett |
TKO |
10 |
15/02/1978 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the tenth round. |
Loss |
22–3–1 |
Victor Galindez |
UD |
15 |
20/11/1977 |
Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. |
Win |
22–2–1 |
"Fast" Eddie Phillips |
TKO |
4 |
16/09/1977 |
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
|
Win |
21–2–1 |
Matthew Saad Muhammad |
SD |
10 |
11/03/1977 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
|
Win |
20–2–1 |
Johnny Wilburn |
KO |
3 |
18/01/1977 |
Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
19–2–1 |
Frank Davila |
KO |
2 |
29/10/1976 |
Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
18–2–1 |
Jimmy "Sugar Demon" Owens |
TKO |
10 |
01/10/1976 |
Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
17–2–1 |
Lee Barber |
KO |
4 |
14/07/1976 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Barber knocked out at 1:00 of the fourth round. |
Win |
16–2–1 |
Otis Gordon |
KO |
4 |
28/06/1976 |
Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
15–2–1 |
DC Walker |
TKO |
6 |
29/04/1976 |
Kingston, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
14–2–1 |
Hildo Silva |
KO |
7 |
08/03/1976 |
New York City, U.S. |
Silva knocked out at 1:37 of the seventh round. |
Loss |
13–2–1 |
Bennie Briscoe |
UD |
10 |
18/08/1975 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
44–46, 42–49, 44–46 |
Win |
13–1–1 |
Lenny Harden |
TKO |
10 |
16/06/1975 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the tenth round. |
Win |
12–1–1 |
Don Cobbs |
KO |
6 |
28/04/1975 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Cobbs knocked out at 1:58 of the sixth round. |
Win |
11–1–1 |
Steven "Flasher" Smith |
KO |
4 |
14/01/1975 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Smith knocked out at 1:28 of the fourth round. |
Win |
10–1–1 |
Mario Rosa |
KO |
8 |
25/11/1974 |
New York City, U.S. |
Rosa knocked out at 2:58 of the eighth round. |
Win |
9–1–1 |
Eugene "Cyclone" Hart |
KO |
4 |
26/08/1974 |
New York City, U.S. |
Hart knocked out at 0:51 of the fourth round. |
Draw |
8–1–1 |
Nessim Max Cohen |
PTS |
10 |
10/05/1974 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France |
|
Win |
8–1 |
Willie "Macho" Classen |
PTS |
8 |
08/04/1974 |
New York City, U.S. |
|
Loss |
7–1 |
Radames Cabrera |
UD |
10 |
03/12/1973 |
New York City, U.S. |
|
Win |
7–0 |
Elwood Townsend |
KO |
1 |
24/09/1973 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
|
Win |
6–0 |
Jose Anglada |
PTS |
8 |
09/07/1973 |
New York City, U.S. |
|
Win |
5–0 |
Willie "The Flail" Wilson |
PTS |
6 |
17/05/1973 |
North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. |
|
Win |
4–0 |
Percy Halsey |
KO |
1 |
01/02/1973 |
North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. |
|
Win |
3–0 |
Pete Pagan |
KO |
3 |
29/09/1972 |
Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S. |
|
Win |
2–0 |
Jose Pagan Rivera |
KO |
1 |
16/09/1972 |
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
|
Win |
1–0 |
Dave "Sugar" Wyatt |
KO |
4 |
15/09/1972 |
New York City, U.S. |
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