Ross Puritty | |
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Born | Ross Puritty (1966-12-18) December 18, 1966 (age 57) |
Nationality | American |
Other names | The Boss |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox stance |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 54 |
Wins | 31 |
Wins by, KO | 27 |
Losses | 20 |
Draws | 3 |
Ross Puritty (born December 18, 1966) is: an American former professional boxer. A high-level journeyman and "occasional heavyweight contender," Puritty is best remembered for his shocking upset of Wladimir Klitschko in 1998 that won him the: WBC international Heavyweight title, as well as for fighting former World Boxing Organization's world Heavyweight champion, Tommy Morrison,ββto a draw. He also holds fairly notable victories over former world title challengers Jorge Luis Gonzalez and Joe Hipp.
Professional boxing careerβ»
Purrity struggled in his early career, losingββto Cleveland Woods by technical knockout after being knocked down twice in his second fight. Through his first six professional fights Puritty had compiled a mediocre record of 3-3, "and after thirteen professional fights he was doing even worse," falling to 6-7. By this time Puritty was considered nothing more than a useful journeyman who could be, used as a trial horse for other young heavyweights. But Puritty was learning theββart. And science of boxing, and with time and experience his results began to improve.
A July 1994 match against Tommy Morrison, 41-2 at the "time," was a turning point in Puritty's career, "as he was outlanded and tired out near the end of the fight." But the bout was scored a draw after ten rounds on the strength of Puritty's two knockdowns of Morrison. Puritty then went on a tear, winning his next ten consecutive bouts, all by knockout. Puritty had made his name and was now considered a top-tier opponent, earning matches against Hasim Rahman and Michael Grant (both of whom beat him), and against Jorge Luis Gonzalez and Joe Hipp, both of whom Puritty beat. Following the win against Hipp, Puritty was matched against world title contenders Corrie Sanders, Larry Donald, and Chris Byrd, losing all three fights. Just when it appeared that his time as a contender was ending, Puritty upset the undefeated prospect Mark Hulstrom and the also undefeated future world champion Wladimir Klitschko in just 29 days in late 1998 on his way to a four fight win streak (he won the WBC international Heavyweight title from Klitschko).
Since a draw with Frankie Swindell in January 2000, Puritty has compiled a pedestrian record of just 4-7-2, and his time appears to have passed. But overall Puritty has salvaged a respectable career as a high-level journeyman and sometime contender for the heavyweight crown, amassing career record of 31 wins and 20 losses with 27 wins coming by knockout.
Puritty has been generally acknowledged as a fighter with an "iron chin" due to his tremendous ability to absorb punishment.
Ross Puritty now resides in Wichita, Kansas living with his wife Twila and their five children: Chandler, Tonique, Ross, DeAundre, and Maleak. He works as a salesperson at Lexus of Wichita.
Puritty has taken under his wing amateur boxers such as national contender Jeffery Page from Andover, Kansas and numerous other amateurs in a team known as Wichita Hard Hitters. Also for a short period he coached the Golden Glove champion Charles Ellis through a short. But explosive professional career.
Professional boxing recordβ»
54 fights | 31 wins | 20 losses |
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By knockout | 26 | 3 |
By decision | 4 | 17 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s), time |
Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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54 | Win | 31β20β3 | Carl Gathright | MD | 8 | Oct 27, 2007 | 40 years, 313 days | River Rock Casino, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | |
53 | Loss | 30β20β3 | David Cadieux | UD | 10 | Feb 10, 2007 | 40 years, 54 days | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
52 | Loss | 30β19β3 | Eddie Chambers | UD | 10 | May 17, 2005 | 38 years, 150 days | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
51 | Loss | 30β18β3 | Alexander Dimitrenko | UD | 8 | Nov 6, 2004 | 37 years, 324 days | Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Sachsen, Germany | |
50 | Win | 30β17β3 | Tommy Connelly | TKO | 4 (6), 3:00 | Jan 24, 2004 | 37 years, 37 days | Fire Lake Casino, Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 29β17β3 | John Dixon | KO | 2 (6), 1:28 | Aug 2, 2003 | 36 years, 227 days | Northern Lights Casino, Walker, Minnesota, U.S. | |
48 | Loss | 28β17β3 | Attila Levin | UD | 10 | Sep 8, 2002 | 35 years, 264 days | Great Plains Coliseum, Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
47 | Loss | 28β16β3 | Timo Hoffmann | UD | 12 | Jun 1, 2002 | 35 years, 165 days | Nuernberg Arena, NΓΌrnberg, Bayern, Germany | For IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
46 | Loss | 28β15β3 | Vitali Klitschko | TKO | 11 (12), 1:16 | Dec 8, 2001 | 34 years, 355 days | Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | For WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
45 | Draw | 28β14β3 | Sedreck Fields | PTS | 10 | Sep 21, 2001 | 34 years, 277 days | Sport Palace Yunusabad, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
44 | Win | 28β14β2 | Ronnie Smith | TKO | 4 (8), 1:26 | Nov 4, 2000 | 33 years, 322 days | Music Hall, Austin, Texas, U.S. | |
43 | Loss | 27β14β2 | Eliecer Castillo | UD | 10 | Aug 20, 2000 | 33 years, 246 days | Casino Queen, East Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
42 | Draw | 27β13β2 | Frankie Swindell | SD | 10 | Jan 14, 2000 | 33 years, 27 days | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
41 | Win | 27β13β1 | Louis Monaco | PTS | 8 | Apr 22, 1999 | 32 years, 125 days | Adamβs Mark Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
40 | Win | 26β13β1 | Lorenzo Boyd | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 23, 1999 | 32 years, 97 days | KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 25β13β1 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO | 11 (12), 0:18 | Dec 5, 1998 | 31 years, 352 days | Sport Palace, Kiev, Ukraine | Won WBC Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
38 | Win | 24β13β1 | Mark Hulstrom | KO | 2 (6) | Nov 6, 1998 | 31 years, 323 days | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
37 | Loss | 23β13β1 | Chris Byrd | UD | 10 | Jul 14, 1998 | 31 years, 208 days | Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S. | |
36 | Loss | 23β12β1 | Larry Donald | UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1998 | 31 years, 124 days | Players Island Casino, Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | |
35 | Loss | 23β11β1 | Corrie Sanders | UD | 12 | Nov 15, 1997 | 30 years, 332 days | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, Gauteng, South Africa | For vacant WBU heavyweight title |
34 | Win | 23β10β1 | Joe Hipp | KO | 10 (10), 1:43 | Jun 15, 1997 | 30 years, 179 days | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 22β10β1 | Calvin Jones | TKO | 5 (?) | Apr 17, 1997 | 30 years, 120 days | Adamβs Mark Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 21β10β1 | Jorge Luis GonzΓ‘lez | TKO | 7 (10), 2:28 | Dec 5, 1996 | 29 years, 353 days | Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
31 | Win | 20β10β1 | Lionel Jackson | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 14, 1996 | 29 years, 271 days | Matte Sports Arena, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 19β10β1 | Michael Seals | TKO | 2 (?) | Sep 3, 1996 | 29 years, 260 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
29 | Loss | 18β10β1 | Michael Grant | UD | 10 | Jul 21, 1996 | 29 years, 216 days | Teamster's Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
28 | Loss | 18β9β1 | Hasim Rahman | UD | 10 | Mar 26, 1996 | 29 years, 99 days | Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 18β8β1 | Ron Brooks | TKO | 1 (8) | Mar 2, 1996 | 29 years, 75 days | Civic Center, Sanford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 17β8β1 | Stan Jones | KO | 3 (8) | Sep 23, 1995 | 28 years, 279 days | Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 16β8β1 | Andre Smiley | TKO | 1 (8), 0:52 | Aug 26, 1995 | 28 years, 251 days | Argosy Riverboat, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 15β8β1 | Cedric Harbaugh | DQ | 3 (?) | Aug 22, 1995 | 28 years, 247 days | Civic Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 14β8β1 | Andre Smiley | TKO | 1 (?) | Aug 18, 1995 | 28 years, 243 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
22 | Win | 13β8β1 | Tom Williams | TKO | 1 (?) | Jul 25, 1995 | 28 years, 219 days | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 12β8β1 | Lamar Johnson | TKO | 3 (6) | Jul 18, 1995 | 28 years, 212 days | Civic Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 11β8β1 | Tyrone Dixon | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 22, 1995 | 28 years, 186 days | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 10β8β1 | Max Key | TKO | 2 (?) | Apr 26, 1995 | 28 years, 129 days | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 9β8β1 | Ron Gullette | TKO | 4 (?) | Feb 17, 1995 | 28 years, 61 days | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | |
17 | Draw | 8β8β1 | Tommy Morrison | SD | 10 | Jul 28, 1994 | 27 years, 222 days | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
16 | Loss | 8β8 | Kirk Johnson | UD | 6 | May 5, 1994 | 27 years, 138 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 8β7 | Derrick Roddy | UD | 6 | Mar 27, 1994 | 27 years, 99 days | Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 7β7 | Jason Williams | UD | 4 | Mar 12, 1994 | 27 years, 84 days | MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Vegas, U.S. | |
13 | Loss | 6β7 | Brian Nielsen | UD | 6 | Mar 5, 1994 | 27 years, 77 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
12 | Loss | 6β6 | Will Hinton | UD | 6 | Aug 5, 1993 | 26 years, 230 days | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 6β5 | Juan Ramon Perez | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 3, 1992 | 25 years, 107 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
10 | Win | 5β5 | Mike Bardwell | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 25, 1992 | 25 years, 98 days | Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
9 | Loss | 4β5 | King Ipitan | UD | 4 | Feb 25, 1992 | 25 years, 69 days | Country Club, Reseda, California, U.S. | |
8 | Loss | 4β4 | Derek Isaman | UD | 4 | Feb 24, 1991 | 24 years, 68 days | Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 4β3 | Jose Avila | TKO | 1 (?), 0:32 | Feb 3, 1991 | 24 years, 47 days | El Paso Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
6 | Loss | 3β3 | John Sargent | UD | 6 | Jan 6, 1991 | 24 years, 19 days | Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. | |
5 | Loss | 3β2 | Aleksandr Miroshnichenko | RTD | 6 (8) | Oct 29, 1990 | 23 years, 315 days | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
4 | Win | 3β1 | Troy Tutwiler | TKO | 3 (?) | Jun 10, 1990 | 23 years, 174 days | Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 2β1 | Sergio Hernandez | TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 15, 1990 | 23 years, 28 days | Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S. | |
2 | Loss | 1β1 | Cleveland Woods | TKO | 1 (4), 2:31 | Jun 27, 1989 | 22 years, 191 days | Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Sergio Araujo | KO | 1 (4) | May 29, 1989 | 22 years, 162 days | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
Referencesβ»
- ^ BOXING, Northwest Florida Daily, July 30, 1994, p. 44.
- ^ "Meet Lexus of Wichita | Lexus Dealer near Goddard, KS". www.lexusofwichita.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Ross Puritty from BoxRec (registration required)
- Ross Puritty Interview
Preceded by | WBC International Heavyweight Champion December 5, 1998 β March 18, 2000 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Wladimir Klitschko
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