Eddie Davis (boxer)

Eddie Davis (born 4 October 1951, in Dillon, South Carolina, USA) was a professional light heavyweight boxer. Overall, he compiled a record of 34 wins (20 by knockout), 6 losses, and 1 draw.[1]

Davis started his career by knocking out fellow boxer Otis Gordon in two rounds. His star rose with five more wins, but this streak ended with a draw with Mario Rosa. He won four more fights, but then lost to future champion Marvin Johnson and was knocked out by Pete McIntyre.

He lost in his first title fight to Dwight Qawi. Subsequently, he fought twice more for the world title, but lost to the undefeated Michael Spinks in 1984, on points, and later to Don Lalonde, by knockout.[1] His loss to Don was his last fight.

Professional boxing record

34 Wins (20 knockouts, 14 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 29-2 Donny "Golden Boy" Lalonde TKO 2 27/11/1987 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:22 of the second round.
Win 8-3-1 Tim Bullock TKO 9 26/09/1986 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 7-7 Jack Johnson UD 10 26/06/1986 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 12-0 Kelvin "Special K" Kelly PTS 10 25/04/1986 Stateline, Nevada, United States
Win 13-8-2 Arthel "Bam Bam" Lawhorne UD 10 28/02/1986 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 7-3, 7-2, 6-4.
Win 13-7-2 Arthel "Bam Bam" Lawhorne DQ 6 17/10/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Lawhorne disqualified at 0:42 of the sixth round for hitting with an open glove.
Loss 38-5 Marvin Johnson TKO 5 21/04/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:59 of the fifth round.
Win 40-24-1 Rudy Robles KO 3 08/12/1984 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win 17-4-1 Chris Schwenke KO 4 17/07/1984 SeaTac, Washington, United States
Loss 24-0 Michael "Jinx" Spinks UD 12 25/02/1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States WBC/WBA/IBF World Light Heavyweight Titles. 109-119, 114-115, 111-118.
Win 17-2-1 Chris Schwenke TKO 5 13/12/1983 Seattle, Washington, United States
Win 24-9-2 Dale Grant UD 12 24/08/1983 Creswell, Oregon, United States IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. 118-112, 119-114, 119-115.
Win 22-23-2 "King" James Williams TKO 8 13/05/1983 Des Moines, Iowa, United States IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 22-20-2 "King" James Williams UD 10 11/02/1983 Eugene, Oregon, United States 100-89, 100-93, 100-91.
Loss 18-1-1 "Camden Buzzsaw" Dwight Muhammad Qawi TKO 11 20/11/1982 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the 11th round.
Win 32-7 Murray Sutherland TKO 6 11/06/1982 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the sixth round.
Win 2-4-1 "Prince" Charles Smith KO 2 23/05/1982 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14-9-2 Don Addison TKO 4 14/04/1982 White Plains, New York, United States
Win 19-2-1 Pablo Paul Ramos UD 10 28/11/1981 Stateline, Nevada, United States 97-91, 98-90, 96-93.
Win 2-4 Jesse Avila KO 6 18/07/1981 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7-2 Chris "Deep" Wells TKO 5 17/05/1981 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the fifth round.
Win 2-3-2 Michael Hardin KO 7 24/04/1981 White Plains, New York, United States Hardin knocked out at 0:25 of the seventh round.
Loss 11-11-1 Pete McIntyre KO 2 27/09/1980 Inglewood, California, United States
Win 2-6 Curtis Goins KO 7 25/05/1980 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 18-8 Johnny Wilburn TKO 8 09/05/1980 Commack, New York, United States
Win 0-1 Willie Ray Taylor UD 8 23/02/1980 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 5-8-1 Mike Tarasewich KO 1 19/10/1979 Commack, New York, United States
Win 17-16-1 "King" George Aidoo KO 3 03/08/1979 Hempstead, New York, United States
Win 5-0 Luis Guzman MD 8 29/06/1979 New York City, United States
Loss 18-1 Marvin Johnson KO 7 03/04/1978 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win 7-4 Luis "Pudge" Rodriguez PTS 10 27/01/1978 Hempstead, New York, United States
Win 21-6-1 Mario Rosa PTS 10 27/08/1977 Hempstead, New York, United States
Win 13-2 "Cowboy" Bob Stewart TKO 4 08/04/1977 Syracuse, New York, United States
Win 4-1-1 Jose Elias PTS 8 18/01/1977 Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States
Draw 19-6 Mario Rosa PTS 10 05/11/1976 Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States
Win 3-22-1 Sixto Martinez KO 3 02/06/1976 Uniondale, New York, United States
Win 2-4 DC Walker PTS 6 31/03/1976 Uniondale, New York, United States
Win 1-4 Carlos Espada KO 1 24/01/1976 Commack, New York, United States
Win 2-0 Leonardo Rodgers DQ 2 28/11/1975 Commack, New York, United States
Win 0-1 Al Ware KO 1 17/10/1975 Commack, New York, United States
Win 0-1 Otis Gordon KO 2 12/09/1975 Commack, New York, United States Gordon knocked out at 2:34 of the second round.

References

  1. "BoxRec: Eddie Davis". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
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