Tyrone Brunson (boxer)

Tyrone Brunson (born January 5, 1985) is an American professional boxer, notable for holding the record of the most consecutive first-round knockouts for over 6 years (8 March 2008 – 6 July 2014).

Tyrone Brunson
Statistics
Nickname(s)Young Gun
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 9 12 in (177 cm)
Reach76 12 in (194 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-01-29) January 29, 1985
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins28
Wins by KO25
Losses7
Draws2

Amateur career

Brunson hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and comes from a long line of middleweight boxers from the city. His amateur career extended over 90 fights, finishing with a record of 82–12.[1]

Professional career

Brunson turned professional in 2005 with a KO victory over Kevin Carey in a fight which lasted just 25 seconds. He had 7 more fights that year, all of which ended in 1st-round KO victories for Brunson. As with his debut 4 of those fights lasted less than 30 seconds, with his quickest victory coming in just 17 seconds against Terry Rork.

Brunson's KO streak continued into 2006, where in his first fight of the year he defeated James Morrow for the Mid American middleweight title.

On June 24, 2017, Brunson scored the biggest win of his career against seasoned veteran Kermit Cintron, a respected and dangerous puncher. In Philly's Fight of the Year, Brunson overcame two knockdowns to put Cintron on the floor three times to win by KO.

Chasing the record

By early 2007 Brunson's record had improved to 14–0, with all of his victories coming in the 1st round, and he was closing in on the unofficial North American record for consecutive 1st-round KOs held by Arthur “Young Otto” Susskind, who was credited with 15 consecutive 1st-round KO victories in the early 20th century. The major difference between Brunson's and Otto's streaks is that Brunson's began with his pro debut whereas Otto's streak did not start until well into his pro career.

On March 27, 2007, he equaled Otto's record when he KO'd David Johnson after 52 seconds of the 1st round. Brunson's record equaling effort was almost foiled due to a bizarre accident: Early in the bout Johnson managed to get tangled up with referee Dale Grable, which caused him to fall and injure his ankle. Despite only being able to limp around the ring he indicated to the referee that he wished to continue and the bout restarted. A few seconds later Johnson was legitimately knocked down with a barrage of punches from Brunson. This time he decided that his ankle injury was too painful and chose not to continue. As the second knockdown was as a result of a punch and not a slip the referee ruled the bout a TKO victory for Brunson (Had Johnson decided his ankle injury was too severe to continue when it first happened, the bout would have been ruled a No Contest).

Brunson claimed the North American record as his own on May 5, 2007, by KO’ing Tony Watson after just 100 seconds of the 1st round, moving his record to a perfect 16–0. The next milestone in his sights was the world record held by Edwin Valero of Venezuela with 18 consecutive 1st-round KOs. Brunson equalled Valero's total with a victory over Jamie Waru at the Sky City Casino in Auckland, New Zealand on June 8, 2007, and on March 8, 2008, recorded his record-breaking 19th consecutive 1st-round KO when he defeated Francis McKechnai in just 72 seconds at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Michigan.

On 15 August 2008 Brunson's run of consecutive 1st-round KO victories was brought to a halt at 19 when, in his 20th pro fight, he was held to a draw in a 6-round contest against Mexican journeyman Antonio Soriano.[2] The decision was greeted with a chorus of boos from the attending audience, who felt that Soriano had done enough to gain the victory [3]

On December 4, 2009, Brunson fought Carson Jones. Brunson had a great first two rounds (of a 10-round fight) sticking Jones with hard, straight jabs. His luck changed in the third round. Jones hit Brunson with a great combo, knocking him down for the first time in his career. Jones continued to pound on Brunson until Brunson was no longer defending himself, the referee then stopped the match, declaring Jones the winner by TKO.

On November 10, 2013, Yemeni minimumweight Boxer Ali Raymi broke Brunson's record by scoring his 20th consecutive first-round knockout.

On October 31, 2015, Brunson suffered a decision loss to undefeated prospect Caleb Plant in A PBC Undercard.

Criticism

The main criticism leveled at Brunson by some boxing pundits and fans [4][5][6][7] is the extremely poor level of opposition he has faced while making his way to the record.[8][9] In contrast with Valero, whose first 18 opponents had a combined record of 112-102-17 (1.1 win rate), the combined record of Brunson's opponents was just 60-94-8 (0.6 win rate). Furthermore, of those 18 opponents just 1 had a winning record and 6 had failed to win a single fight in their careers.

2017 resurgence

After suffering from a string of consecutive losses (2014–2015), Brunson scored two consecutive upset wins in 2017 against Brandon Quarles & former IBF Welterweight World Champion Kermit Cintron. [10]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
37 fights 28 wins 7 losses
By knockout 25 4
By decision 3 3
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
34 Win 26–6–2 Manny Woods RTD 8 (10), 3:00 Dec 1, 2017 Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico Won vacant UBF International super welterweight title
33 Win 25–6–2 Kermit Cintron KO 5 (10), 1:21 Jun 24, 2017 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won vacant USA Pennsylvania State super welterweight title
32 Win 24–6–2 Brandon Quarles SD 8 Feb 16, 1990 Palenque de la Feria, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
31 Draw 23–6–2 Ismael Garcia SD 8 Nov 3, 1989 Tepic, Mexico
30 Win 23–6–1 Carlos Garcia Hernandez KO 4 (8), 0:45 Jul 27, 1989 Auditorio Siglo XXI, Puebla, Mexico
29 Loss 22–6–1 Caleb Plant UD 8 Jun 21, 1989 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico 73-79 73-79 74-78
28 Loss 22–5–1 Dennis Hogan UD 10 May 1, 1989 Xcaret Park, Cancún, Mexico For vacant NBA-NABA USA super welterweight title
27 Loss 22–4–1 Tony Harrison TKO 1 (8), 1:02 Oct 22, 1988 Gimnasio Niños Héroes, Tepic, Mexico
26 Loss 22–3–1 Decarlo Perez TKO 5 (8), 2:29 Jun 27, 1988 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
25 Win 22–2–1 Hansel Mateo KO 1 (6), 1:33 Apr 18, 1987 Foro Scotiabank, Mexico City, Mexico
24 Loss 21–2–1 James de la Rosa UD 8 Feb 21, 1987 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
23 Loss 21–1–1 Carson Jones TKO 3 (10), 2:39 Jul 26, 1986 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
22 Win 21–0–1 Jose Medina KO 3 (10), 1:31 Mar 21, 1986 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
21 Win 20–0–1 Marcos Primera UD 8 Dec 7, 1985 Palenque Calle 2, Zapopan, Mexico
20 Draw 19–0–1 Antonio Soriano MD 6 Apr 21, 2018 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Francis McKechnai TKO 1 (4), 1:12 May 7, 1985 Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
18 Win 18–0 Jamie Waru TKO 1 (4), 2:56 July 10, 1984 Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Mexico
17 Win 17–0 Lee Hunter KO 1 (4), 0:59 Jun 2, 1984 Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
16 Win 16–0 Tony Watson KO 1 (4), 1:40 Jan 24, 1984 Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico
15 Win 15–0 David Johnson TKO 1 (4), 0:52 Dec 27, 1983 Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, Mexico
14 Win 14–0 Kirk Douglas KO 1 (4), 2:13 Oct 22, 1983 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
13 Win 13–0 Guy Packer KO 1 (4), 2:24 July 5, 1983 Casino de los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
12 Win 12–0 Chris Grays TKO 1 (6), 1:23 May 3, 1983 Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico
11 Win 11–0 Charles Dalton KO 1 (6), 0:30 Mar 1, 1983 Arena-Casino Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Terry Johnson TKO 1 (6), 1:10 Jan 11, 1983 Casino Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
9 Win 9–0 James Morrow TKO 1 (8), 1:04 Nov 30, 1982 Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
8 Win 8–0 Ian Rumler TKO 1 (6), 1:39 Nov 2, 1982 Tonalá, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 Bill Tipton TKO 1 (6), 2:15 Jun 22, 1982 Guadalajara, Mexico
6 Win 6–0 Joe Harrison KO 1 (4), 0:21 May 23, 1982 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
5 Win 5–0 Antonio Scott TKO 1 (4), 1:44 Apr 27, 1982 Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Terry Rork KO 1 (6), 0:17 Apr 13, 1982 Men's Club, Guadalajara, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Demiko Moore KO 1 (4), 0:29 Mar 30, 1982 Guadalajara, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Ralf Franklin KO 1 (6), 0:18 Mar 9, 1982 Arena Chololo Larios, Tonalá, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Kevin Carey TKO 1 (4), 0:25 Feb 16, 1982 Arena Chololo Larios, Tonalá, Mexico Professional debut

See also

References

Records
Preceded by
Edwin Valero
18
Most consecutive first-round knockouts
19

8 March 2008 – 14 July 2014
Succeeded by
Ali Raymi
21
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