Jesse Burnett
Jesse Burnett (born February 8, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) was a light-heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer. His professional record was 23-18-2 with 11 knockouts.[1] He is best remembered as the spoiler who won a twelve round decision in a WBC cruiserweight elimination bout over former world light-heavyweight champion Victor Galindez of Argentina in 1980, sending Galindez into retirement. In Burnett's two tries at a world title, he was stopped in the ninth round of a 1977 vacant WBC light-heavyweight title bout by Miguel Angel Cuello, and stopped in the eighth round of a 1980 WBC cruiserweight title bout against S.T. Gordon. Burnett also fought such other fighters as former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, former light-heavyweight champion John Conteh (Burnett earned a ten round draw), former light-heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, and other contenders such as Yaqui Lopez, James Scott, Jerry Martin, Tony Mundine, Bash Ali, Willie Edwards, Mustafa Wassaja, Willie Edwards, Lotte Mwale, and many others.
| Jesse Burnett | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 8 February 1946 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 44 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 17 |
| Draws | 2 |
Professional boxing record
| 23 Wins (11 knockouts, 12 decisions), 18 Losses (4 knockouts, 14 decisions), 2 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 15-2 | Anthony Davis | UD | 12 | 16/05/1984 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 22-5 | S.T. Gordon | TKO | 8 | 16/02/1983 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | WBC World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:07 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 11-3-2 | Leon Spinks | UD | 12 | 31/10/1982 | McAfee, New Jersey, United States | NABF Cruiserweight Title. 114-116, 113-116, 112-117. |
| Win | 29-5-1 | Steve Aczel | TKO | 8 | 19/02/1982 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Loss | 10-0 | Willie "Sandman" Edwards | PTS | 10 | 16/01/1982 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
| Loss | 16-14-1 | "King" James Williams | SD | 10 | 13/10/1981 | Stateline, Nevada, United States | 97-94, 94-97, 93-98. |
| Win | 75-10-1 | Tony Mundine | PTS | 12 | 04/03/1981 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Loss | 11-5 | Bash Ali | SD | 12 | 03/12/1980 | Anaheim, California, United States | IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 0-3-1 | T.C. Bowman | TKO | 6 | 15/07/1980 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 55-8-4 | Victor Galindez | UD | 12 | 14/06/1980 | Anaheim, California, United States | WBC World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 115-111, 116-111, 115-112. |
| Loss | 20-7-1 | Dale Grant | KO | 7 | 19/04/1980 | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| Loss | 19-0 | Lottie Mwale | PTS | 12 | 04/03/1980 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | 117-119. |
| Win | 13-8-2 | Clarence Geigger | PTS | 10 | 14/12/1979 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |
| Loss | 17-0 | Eddie "Young Joe Louis" Taylor | PTS | 10 | 24/11/1979 | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 16-1 | Jerry "Bull" Martin | UD | 12 | 14/11/1979 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | NABF/IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Titles. |
| Draw | 32-2 | John Conteh | PTS | 10 | 19/04/1979 | Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 3-9-1 | Juan "The Javelin" de la Garza | TKO | 6 | 28/11/1978 | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| Loss | 7-9-1 | Pete McIntyre | SD | 10 | 08/11/1978 | Stockton, California, United States | |
| Loss | 42-7 | Yaqui Lopez | MD | 15 | 02/07/1978 | Stockton, California, United States | 141-145, 142-144, 146-146. |
| Loss | 12-0-1 | Mustafa Wasajja | PTS | 10 | 25/05/1978 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Loss | 22-3-1 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | TKO | 10 | 15/02/1978 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 29-3 | Lonnie Bennett | TKO | 6 | 18/11/1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 20-0 | Miguel Angel Cuello | TKO | 9 | 21/05/1977 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 16-11-1 | Al Bolden | KO | 10 | 20/03/1977 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 44-33-1 | Bobby Rascon | TKO | 4 | 19/12/1976 | Tokyo, Japan | Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 29-14-3 | Eddie "Bossman" Jones | UD | 10 | 10/07/1976 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 11-4-3 | Willie "Bull" Taylor | PTS | 10 | 03/06/1976 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Win | 52-6-1 | Tony Mundine | KO | 6 | 14/05/1976 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Mundine knocked out at 1:06 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 10-7-1 | Danny Brewer | KO | 7 | 03/05/1976 | Stockton, California, United States | |
| Loss | 40-6-4 | Victor Galindez | SD | 10 | 08/04/1976 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Win | 8-5 | Danny Brewer | KO | 3 | 28/11/1975 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Brewer knocked out at 0:45 of the third round. |
| Loss | 26-3 | Yaqui Lopez | SD | 12 | 24/09/1975 | Stockton, California, United States | California Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 26-2 | Yaqui Lopez | SD | 12 | 31/07/1975 | Stockton, California, United States | California Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 9-0-1 | James "Great" Scott | UD | 10 | 25/02/1975 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 39-13-5 | Ray "Windmill" White | KO | 8 | 15/03/1974 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 6-5-4 | Felton Marshall | TD | 9 | 09/08/1973 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 41-18-3 | Jimmy Lester | PTS | 10 | 08/02/1973 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 57-17-6 | Ron "Mr." Wilson | PTS | 10 | 19/10/1972 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 15-1-1 | Hildo Silva | PTS | 6 | 24/07/1972 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Yaqui Lopez | PTS | 8 | 01/07/1972 | Stockton, California, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Steve Stark | KO | 4 | 05/06/1972 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Angel Baggini | PTS | 6 | 24/04/1972 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Draw | 4-1 | Cisco Solorio | TD | 1 | 13/04/1972 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
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