Darroll Wilson

Darroll Lamont Wilson (born June 8, 1966 in Danville, Virginia) is a former professional heavyweight boxer best known for his gutsy performances, and taking on some of the best fighters of his day. He is perhaps best remembered for his upset third-round TKO win over Shannon Briggs, though he also holds wins over contenders James Pritchard and Bert Cooper.

Darroll Wilson
Statistics
Real nameDarroll Lamont Wilson
Nickname(s)Doin' Damage
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Reach79 in (201 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1966-06-08) June 8, 1966
Danville, Virginia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins27
Wins by KO21
Losses10
Draws2

Professional boxing career

Known as "Doin' Damage", Wilson was a prospect early in his pro career. After 13 wins and a draw, he fought another unbeaten prospect in Terry McGroom light-heavy Golden Gloves champ. Wilson and McGroom fought to a ten-round draw.

In Wilson's next fight he outpointed an unbeaten heavyweight in James Stanton. Not the biggest heavyweight at 215 lbs, he quietly built a record of 15-0-2 (10 KOs) before stepping onto the world stage.

Briggs and Tshabalala fights

In 1996, he competed in HBO's "Night of the young heavyweights". His unbeaten opponent, 25-0 Shannon Briggs was an amateur star and being touted as a future champ, he was the main feature of the card. In a huge upset, Wilson took Briggs best shots in the opening rounds, turned the tide in the second, then knocked Briggs out for the full count in the third. This is considered by many to be the highlight of Wilson's career. Briggs for a while had the reputation to be "chinny" but wasn't knocked down by George Foreman, reputed by several sources to be among the greatest punchers in history.

Later that year 1996, Wilson was brought back to HBO a fight later to meet another undefeated Top-prospect, the Samoan born, New Zealand Olympic bronze medallist David Tua, who had also won on the previous "young heavys" card. After two minutes of give-and-take the hard hitting Tua KO'ed Wilson in the first round with his lethal left hook.

Wilson had lost, but was still a semi-attraction, and got his second chance when he met once-beaten South African Courage Tshabalala. The two staged one of the most famous fights of the year 1997. In the first round Courage dropped Wilson with a stiff left jab 25 seconds into the fight. Things looked even worse for Wilson when he was dropped again in the third, this time much harder, with a right hand. Courage tried to finish in the fourth but Wilson fought back with the heart he showed in the Briggs fight and leveled his opponent for the count.

Decline

Wilson's next big fight was an upset loss to Terrence Lewis by fifth-round TKO in 1998. Lewis was a tough and dangerous fighter with a respected right hand, however, the result was still a surprise. Wilson was no longer a fringe contender and dropped to journeyman status.

Wilson was again TKO'ed in his next fight to the hard hitting contender and Olympic silver medallist David Izon. In that fight, Wilson's own power surfaced early, and Izon was dropped in the first round, but Wilson couldn't finish the job.

Since then he slipped dramatically and never regained his old form. In 1999 he lost fights to Frankie Swindell and Zuri Lawrence, and was stopped in two rounds by the bigger and more experienced 2-time heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon.

Wilson most recently dropped a ten-round decision to Jean-Francois Bergeron and Ray Mercer in 2005 and was stopped inside 4 rounds by Oliver McCall in 2006. Wilson's last professional fight was on 2 December 2006.

Professional boxing record

27 Wins (21 knockouts, 6 decisions), 10 Losses (7 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 28–9–2 Sedreck Fields KO 7 02/12/2006 Saint Charles, Missouri, United States Wilson knocked out at 2:43 of the seventh round.
Loss 28–8–2 Oliver McCall TKO 4 09/09/2006 Louisville, Kentucky, United States WBC FECARBOX Heavyweight Title. Wilson knocked out at 0:40 of the fourth round.
Loss 28–7–2 Ray Mercer UD 10 24/06/2005 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 90-99, 91-98, 92-97.
Loss 28–6–2 Jean Francois Bergeron UD 10 07/03/2003 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 93-97, 92-98, 92-98.
Win 28–5–2 Bert Cooper RTD 4 20/09/2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 27–5–2 Tim Witherspoon KO 2 10/03/2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Wilson knocked out at 1:02 of the second round.
Win 27–4–2 Frankie Hines KO 1 05/10/2001 Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Win 26–4–2 Mike Rouse TKO 5 28/04/2001 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 25–4–2 Ric Lainhart KO 1 13/04/2001 Hampton, Virginia, United States
Win 24–4–2 David Willis TKO 4 27/02/2001 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the fourth round.
Loss 23–4–2 Zuri Lawrence UD 10 02/09/1999 Saratoga Springs, New York, United States 89-100, 91-99, 91-99.
Loss 23–3–2 Frankie Swindell TKO 5 01/07/1999 Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:34 of the fifth round.
Win 22–3–2 Don Normand TKO 2 20/05/1999 Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Loss 21–3–2 David Izon KO 4 14/11/1998 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 21–2–2 Anthony Willis TKO 5 12/06/1998 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:32 of the fifth round after Willis was knocked down thrice.
Loss 20–2–2 Terrence Lewis TKO 5 03/02/1998 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:59 of the fifth round.
Win 20–1–2 James Pritchard TKO 2 29/11/1997 Vineland, New Jersey, United States
Win 19–1–2 Courage Tshabalala KO 4 03/06/1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Courage knocked out at 2:41 of the fourth round.
Win 18–1–2 Ron McCarthy TKO 6 03/05/1997 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 17–1–2 David Tua KO 1 20/09/1996 Miami, Florida, United States WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win 17–0–2 Rick Sullivan UD 10 18/07/1996 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 16–0–2 Shannon Briggs TKO 3 15/03/1996 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 of the third round.
Win 15–0–2 James Stanton UD 10 12/12/1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Draw 14–0–2 Terry McGroom PTS 10 17/08/1995 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 95-95, 96-94, 94-96.
Win 14–0–1 Doug Davis PTS 8 22/06/1995 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 13–0–1 Doug Davis PTS 8 16/05/1995 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 12–0–1 Luis Rivera PTS 8 04/04/1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 11–0–1 Russell Perry TKO 1 22/02/1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 10–0–1 Rashid Latif TKO 1 25/01/1995 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 9–0–1 Dennis Cain TKO 3 07/12/1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 8–0–1 Mike Robinson TKO 2 22/10/1994 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 7–0–1 Ron Gullette TKO 2 19/08/1994 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 6–0–1 Robert Doyle TKO 1 28/07/1994 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 5–0–1 Delen Parsley PTS 4 07/05/1994 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Draw 4–0–1 Levon Warner PTS 4 01/03/1994 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 4–0 Randy Gordon KO 1 01/02/1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 3–0 Derrick Minter TKO 1 02/10/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 2–0 Mitchell Rose TKO 3 07/08/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 1–0 Wayne Perdue TKO 2 15/05/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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