Bobby Gunn

Bobby Gunn (born Robert Williamson, December 25, 1973) is a retired Canadian professional boxer and is 1-0 as bareknuckle boxer.

Bobby Gunn
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Celtic Warrior
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
NationalityCanadian
Born (1973-12-25) December 25, 1973
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins23
Wins by KO20
Losses7
Draws1
No contests1

Career

Gunn was born on December 25, 1973 in Ontario, Canada into an Irish Traveller family from the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Gunn would make a name for himself in the Canadian amateur scene. He had a successful amateur career that spanned seven years. Gunn made his professional boxing debut on April 28, 1989 Tucson, Arizona, winning by unanimous decision over Richard Palmer. In his third pro bout, Gunn stopped future titlist Quirino Garcia in the third round. He would go on to win eight of his next ten fights, before an 11-year hiatus from professional boxing, although he did compete in more than 60 bare-knuckle bouts.

He resurfaced in 2004 and knocked out four straight foes before competing in one of the most notorious matches of the last decade. Gunn came back in 2017 in a fight against Roy Jones Jr but was stopped in the eighth round.

Gunn Fires Back

Gunn then put together a solid six-bout unbeaten streak, including a third round stoppage in a rematch against Gross, where he won three different titles. He once again found himself in the limelight on July 11, 2009 when he challenged Ring Magazine and International Boxing Federation champion Tomasz Adamek. Although he was a big underdog against the pound for pound rated Adamek, Gunn hung in tough and had moments of success, but his night was once again cut short. Although the referee admitted after the bout he would have let him continue, ringside physician decided Gunn had taken too many clean punches and stopped the bout following the fourth round.

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (18 knockouts, 3 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 21-7-1-1 Roy Jones Jr. TKO 8 02/17/2017 Chase Center, Wilmington, Delaware WBF World Cruiserweight Title
Loss 21-6-1-1 Glen Johnson UD 8 18/12/2013 Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Loss 21-5-1-1 James Toney RTD 5 07/04/2012 Lander's Center, Southaven, Mississippi IBU World Heavyweight Title. Gunn did not come out for the sixth round.
Loss 21-4-1-1 Tomasz Adamek RTD 4 11/07/2009 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Gunn did not come out for the fifth round.
Win 21-3-1-1 Brad Gregory TKO 4 25/02/2009 Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey WBC USNBC/WBA NABA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fourth round.
Win 20-3-1-1 Shelby Gross TKO 3 20/11/2008 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona WBC USNBC/IBC Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:02 of the third round.
Win 19-3-1-1 "Jammin" James Morrow TKO 5 12/07/2008 Bernie Robbins Stadium, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBC Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the fifth round.
Draw 18-3-1-1 Cory Phelps PTS 6 22/03/2008 Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona 58-56, 56-58, 57-57.
Win 18-3-0-1 Benito Fernandez KO 2 25/08/2007 Robert E. Lee High School, Springfield, Virginia
Win 17-3-0-1 Elija Dickens RTD 1 09/06/2007 ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, Virginia Dickens did not come out for the second round.
Loss 16-3-0-1 Enzo Maccarinelli TKO 1 07/04/2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the first round.
Win 16-2-0-1 Shannon Landberg TKO 7 16/09/2006 LCO Casino, Hayward, Wisconsin IBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the seventh round.
No Contest 15-2-0-1 Shelby Gross NC 2 31/03/2006 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee IBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee awarded gross a TKO victory after he knocked Gunn down and continued to punch him. Decision was vacated after Gross also failed a drug test after the bout.
Win 15-2 Jimmy Garrett KO 1 06/12/2005 Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee
Win 14-2 Jeff Holcomb TKO 5 02/06/2005 Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena, Nashville, Tennessee Referee stopped the bout at 0:41 of the fifth round.
Win 13-2 Earl Kirkendall TKO 1 25/02/2005 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the first round.
Win 12-2 Leon Hinnant TKO 1 11/12/2004 Greensboro, North Carolina Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the first round.
Win 11-2 Rafael Reyes KO 1 26/03/1993 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
Win 10-2 Martin Lopez KO 1 19/12/1992 La Paz, Baja California Sur
Loss 9-2 James Rivas PTS 4 12/06/1992 Casa Grande, Arizona
Win 9-1 Sergio Garcia KO 1 24/03/1992 Palenque del Hippodromo, Tijuana, Baja California
Loss 8-1 Sergio Garcia TKO 2 16/08/1991 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 8-0 Gary Chavez TKO 1 12/03/1991 Phoenix, Arizona
Win 7-0 Jose Cataneo PTS 6 18/12/1990 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona
Win 6-0 Alberto Garcia TKO 3 14/11/1990 Phoenix, Arizona
Win 5-0 Ty Horne TKO 4 02/11/1990 Phoenix, Arizona
Win 4-0 Troy Standley TKO 1 28/09/1990 Tucson, Arizona
Win 3-0 Quirino Garcia TKO 3 27/04/1990 Tucson, Arizona
Win 2-0 Jerry Booth PTS 4 07/07/1990 Tucson, Arizona
Win 1-0 Richard Palma PTS 4 28/04/1989 Tucson, Arizona

Return to bare-knuckle boxing

On Friday, August 5, 2011 Gunn fought Richard Stewart in the first sanctioned bareknuckle boxing match since 1999.[1][2] Gunn defeated Stewart with a KO in round 3, winning the vacant heavyweight bareknuckle boxing title. Four months later, Gunn defended his bareknuckle crown, stopping Ernest Jackson in less than nine minutes.

Bare knuckle record

Professional record breakdown
1 match 1 win 0 losses
By decision 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1-0 Irineu Beato Costa Jr. KO (Body Punch) BKFC 1: The Beginning June 2, 2018 1 0:41 Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

References

  1. Mastro, Tim (13 August 2011), "Fistful of Danger", The News Journal
  2. Bonner, Stayton Bobby Gunn's Battle to Bring Bare-Knuckle Fighting Out of the Underground Rolling Stone. May 21, 2016

Further reading

  • Makinde, Adeyinka (2010). Boxing now and then. iUniverse Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4502-0637-2.
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