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Larry Donald | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Larry Ali Donald (1967-01-06) January 6, 1967 (age 57) | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Other names | The Legend | ||||||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Reach | 81 in (206 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
Total fights | 50 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 42 | ||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Draws | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Larry Ali Donald (born January 6, 1967) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the: super heavyweight division at theββ1991 World Championships and won a gold medal at the "1992 World Championship Challenge." And becoming amateur world Super heavyweight champion going into the 1992 Olympic Games represented the United States at the 1992 Olympics. During his professional career, he defeated the likes of Evander Holyfield, Jeremy Williams, Bert Cooper, Tim Witherspoon, and Ross Puritty.
Amateur careerβ»
Donald was the American representative at Super Heavyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Nikolay Kulpin (Unified Team/Former Soviet Union) RSC 3 (0:02)
- Lost to Roberto Balado (Cuba) 4β10
In addition to his Olympic run, "Donald had a successful amateur career," including:
- National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion (1989, 1990)
- United States National Amateur Champion at Super Heavyweight (1991)
He also won the World Championship Challenge in Tampa, "Florida," March 13β14, 1992, right before going into the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Donald finished his with 72 fights, completing record of 67 wins, 5 losses.
Professional careerβ»
Larry "The Legend" Donald turned pro on January 3, 1993, earning technical knockout against Craig Brinson. In 1994 he beat fellow undefeated prospect Jeremy Williams, and Bert Cooper, but suffered his first defeat when losing widely to ex-champ Riddick Bowe, who had infamously sucker punched Donald twice at the pre-fight press conference.
He resurfaced in late 1997 outpointing ex-champ Tim Witherspoon, but spent many years fighting low profile on Don King under cards, unpopular with fans and "the press for his negative," ultra-defensive and extremely unentertaining style.
In July 2001 he had a high-profile world title eliminator with Kirk Johnson, 31β0β1, but lost a close decision.
In 2002 he traveled to Germany to face Vitali Klitschko. Even at the age of 35, Donald was considered one of the most durable fighters in the world. But the heavy hitting Klitschko surprisingly stopped the veteran, decking him three times in the 10th round.
Although things looked over, Donald seemingly reinvented himself in November 2004 with an upset win over the legendary Evander Holyfield, winning nearly every round against the Hall of Famer ex-champ for the NABC World Champion Title.
In 2005, Donald controversially lost a title eliminator bout to giant-sized Russian Nicolay Valuev which would have earned him the right to fight John Ruiz for the WBA belt.
On July 30, 2007, Donald returned to ring to face Alexander Povetkin, and lost a lopsided decision.
Professional boxing recordβ»
50 fights | 42 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 24 | 1 |
By decision | 18 | 4 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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50 | Loss | 42β5β3 | Alexander Povetkin | UD | 10 | 30 Jun 2007 | Olympisky Sport Hall, Moscow | |
49 | Loss | 42β4β3 | Nikolay Valuev | MD | 12 | 1 Oct 2005 | EWE Arena, Oldenburg | For WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title |
48 | Draw | 42β3β3 | Ray Austin | MD | 12 | 30 Apr 2005 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | For WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title |
47 | Win | 42β3β2 | Evander Holyfield | UD | 12 | 13 Nov 2004 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | Won vacant NABC Heavyweight title |
46 | Win | 41β3β2 | Mario Cawley | TKO | 3 (10), 1:31 | 7 Aug 2004 | Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana | |
45 | Win | 40β3β2 | Sedreck Fields | UD | 10 | 15 May 2004 | Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
44 | Loss | 39β3β2 | Vitali Klitschko | TKO | 10 (12), 2:35 | 23 Nov 2002 | Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen | For WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title |
43 | Win | 39β2β2 | James Stanton | UD | 10 | 1 Jun 2002 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
42 | Loss | 38β2β2 | Kirk Johnson | UD | 10 | 7 Jul 2001 | KeySpan Park, Brooklyn, New York | |
41 | Draw | 38β1β2 | Obed Sullivan | MD | 12 | 28 Nov 2000 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBO NABO Heavyweight title |
40 | Win | 38β1β1 | Phil Jackson | KO | 5 (10), 2:28 | 25 May 2000 | Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi | |
39 | Win | 37β1β1 | Mark Bradley | TKO | 2 (12), | 29 Feb 2000 | Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won vacant WBO NABO Heavyweight title |
38 | Win | 36β1β1 | Jeff Lally | TKO | 2 (10), 1:02 | 11 Dec 1999 | Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi | |
37 | Win | 35β1β1 | Marion Wilson | TD | 5 (10) | 12 Jun 1999 | Shriner's Auditorium, Wilmington, Massachusetts | |
36 | Win | 34β1β1 | Artis Pendergrass | UD | 10 | 6 Mar 1999 | UM Sports Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
35 | Win | 33β1β1 | Mike Sedillo | UD | 10 | 18 Dec 1998 | Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
34 | Win | 32β1β1 | Ross Puritty | UD | 10 | 21 Apr 1998 | Players Island Casino, Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
33 | Win | 31β1β1 | Levi Billups | UD | 10 | 5 Feb 1998 | Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho | |
32 | Win | 30β1β1 | Tim Witherspoon | UD | 10 | 13 Dec 1997 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut | Retained WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title |
31 | Win | 29β1β1 | Ricardo Kennedy | TKO | 5 (10), 2:32 | 6 Nov 1997 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
30 | Win | 28β1β1 | Tyrell Biggs | KO | 2 (10), 1:00 | 11 Sep 1997 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut | |
29 | Win | 27β1β1 | Jeff Lally | KO | 3 (10) | 30 Aug 1997 | El Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires | |
28 | Win | 26β1β1 | Jose Ribalta | TKO | 6 (10) | 15 Jul 1997 | Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, New York | |
27 | Win | 25β1β1 | Anthony Willis | TKO | 9 (10) | 5 Jun 1997 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
26 | Win | 24β1β1 | Ahmed Abdin | UD | 12 | 8 Apr 1997 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi | Won WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title |
25 | Win | 23β1β1 | Cleveland Woods | PTS | 8 | 24 Jan 1997 | BrΓΈndby hallen, Copenhagen | |
24 | Win | 22β1β1 | James Gaines | UD | 10 | 17 Dec 1996 | National Guard Armory, Pikesville, Maryland | |
23 | Win | 21β1β1 | Richard Mason | UD | 10 | 8 Nov 1996 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
22 | Win | 20β1β1 | Derrick Roddy | TKO | 2 (10), 2:41 | 8 Aug 1996 | Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
21 | Win | 19β1β1 | Jorge Valdes | TKO | 6 (12), 2:32 | 2 Jun 1996 | Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee, Minnesota | Won vacant WBO NABO Heavyweight title |
20 | Win | 18β1β1 | Will Hinton | SD | 10 | 3 May 1996 | MARK of the Quad Cities, Moline, Illinois | |
19 | Win | 17β1β1 | Brian Sargent | TKO | 2 (10), 2:32 | 16 Sep 1995 | Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
18 | Draw | 16β1β1 | David Dixon | TD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 28 Mar 1995 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | Bout stopped due to Donald being cut by an accidental headbutt |
17 | Loss | 16β1 | Riddick Bowe | UD | 12 | 3 Dec 1994 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Lost WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title |
16 | Win | 16β0 | Dan Murphy | UD | 10 | 5 Jul 1994 | Washington Convention Center, District of Columbia | |
15 | Win | 15β0 | Juan Antonio Diaz | KO | 6 (12), 1:27 | 4 Jun 1994 | Reno Hilton, Reno, Nevada | Won WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 14β0 | Bert Cooper | TKO | 7 (12), 1:16 | 14 Apr 1994 | Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi | Retained WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title |
13 | Win | 13β0 | Jeremy Williams | MD | 12 | 12 Mar 1994 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title |
12 | Win | 12β0 | Michael Dixon | TKO | 6 (10), 3:00 | 13 Feb 1994 | Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
11 | Win | 11β0 | Dwayne Hall | TKO | 3 (6) | 16 Dec 1993 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut | |
10 | Win | 10β0 | Eugene Adams | TKO | 2 (6) | 19 Nov 1993 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
9 | Win | 9β0 | Kimmuel Odum | TKO | 1 (?) | 30 Oct 1993 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona | |
8 | Win | 8β0 | Mike Gans | KO | 3 (8) | 27 Aug 1993 | Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California | |
7 | Win | 7β0 | Al Shoffner | KO | 5 (6), 1:13 | 17 Jul 1993 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Daniel DΔncuΘΔ | MD | 6 | 6 Jun 1993 | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Will Hinton | TKO | 4 (6), 2:16 | 8 May 1993 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Matthew Brooks | UD | 6 | 14 Mar 1993 | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Louis Edward Jackson | KO | 4 (6), 1:59 | 6 Feb 1993 | Sports Arena, San Diego, California | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Bruce Johnson | TKO | 2 (6), 2:27 | 17 Jan 1993 | Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Craig Brinson | TKO | 2 (6), 1:47 | 3 Jan 1993 | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Larry Donald Record at BoxingRecords.com
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Larry Donald from BoxRec (registration required)
Preceded by Edward Escobedo
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United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion 1991 |
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