Corey Sanders
Corey Sanders (born March 7, 1975) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Known as "T-Rex", Sanders' most notable victory came in an upset knockout against future WBC world champion Oleg Maskaev in 2002, which temporarily derailed Maskaev's plans of fighting for a title.[1] Sanders' other notable opponents included Michael Grant, Andrew Golota, DaVarryl Williamson and Timo Hoffmann. Sanders is perhaps best remembered for his wild brawl with Golota, which saw both fighters trading heavy blows on the inside throughout the fight, and Sanders receiving a gruesome, deep cut above his left eye.
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Real name | Corey Sanders |
Nickname(s) | T-Rex |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 36 |
Wins | 23 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 13 |
Amateur career
Sanders began boxing in 1993 at the age of 19, and had a very brief amateur career before turning professional a year later in 1994.
Professional career
Sanders gained widespread media attention in late 2006, when he fought a series of four-round exhibition bouts against former undisputed heavyweight Mike Tyson during a world tour, which was organized to help pay off Tyson's financial debts. Tyson fought without headgear against the headgeared Sanders, and Tyson appeared to be holding back during the bouts to prevent an early end to the show.
He last fought in December 2007, dropping a six rounds decision to Dennis Bakhtov, which became his seventh loss in a row. His current professional record stands at 23 wins (15 KO), and 13 losses out of 36 fights.
Professional boxing record
23 Wins (15 knockouts, 8 decisions), 13 Losses (3 knockouts, 10 decisions) | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 23-13 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 23/12/2007 | ![]() |
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Loss | 23-12 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 19/10/2007 | ![]() |
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Loss | 23-11 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 14/10/2006 | ![]() |
91-98, 92-98, 93-98. |
Loss | 23-10 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 28/02/2004 | ![]() |
WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 111-117, 108-119. |
Loss | 23-9 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 30/01/2004 | ![]() |
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Loss | 23-8 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 30/10/2003 | ![]() |
NABF Heavyweight Title. 110-118, 111-117, 112-116. |
Loss | 23-7 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 26/07/2002 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fifth round. |
Win | 23-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 17/03/2002 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the eighth round. |
Win | 22-6 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 12/01/2002 | ![]() |
96-93, 95-95, 96-94. |
Win | 21-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 | 08/08/2001 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the ninth round. |
Win | 20-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 06/07/2001 | ![]() |
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Win | 19-6 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 28/04/2001 | ![]() |
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Win | 18-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 12/11/1998 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the second round. |
Win | 17-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 22/09/1998 | ![]() |
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Loss | 16-6 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 21/07/1998 | ![]() |
90-100, 90-99, 93-97. |
Win | 16-5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 20/02/1998 | ![]() |
96-93, 97-91, 98-92. |
Win | 15-5 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 09/01/1998 | ![]() |
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Loss | 14-5 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 29/10/1997 | ![]() |
78-72, 74-76, 74-76. |
Win | 14-4 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 16/09/1997 | ![]() |
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Win | 13-4 | ![]() |
DQ | 7 | 23/08/1997 | ![]() |
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Win | 12-4 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 14/05/1997 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round. |
Win | 11-4 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 13/03/1997 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the fourth round. |
Loss | 10-4 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 28/06/1996 | ![]() |
IBC World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the sixth round. |
Loss | 10-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 15/03/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 10-2 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 09/02/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 9-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 30/11/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-2 | Dale Henry | TKO | 1 | 15/10/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 7-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 12/09/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 6-2 | Cohen Cosby | KO | 1 | 30/08/1995 | ![]() |
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Loss | 5-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 18/08/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 5-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 29/07/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-1 | Tony "The Tiger" Campbell | PTS | 4 | 06/06/1995 | ![]() |
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Loss | 3-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 22/04/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 11/03/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 01/11/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 1-0 | Anthony "The Promise" Thomas | TKO | 2 | 23/09/1994 | ![]() |
Exhibition boxing record
0 fights | 0 wins | 0 losses |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A | 4 | Oct 20, 2006 | ![]() |
References
- "Tyson Resembles dinosaur vs "T-Rex"". Recordonline.com, (AP). October 22, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2017.