William Guthrie

William Douglas Guthrie (born January 17, 1967 in St. Louis, MO) is a professional boxer (185 cm height) in the cruiserweight (180lb) division.

William Guthrie
Statistics
Real nameWilliam Douglas Guthrie
Nickname(s)KO King
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1967-01-17) January 17, 1967
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins35
Wins by KO28
Losses4
Draws3

Early life

Prior to fighting, Guthrie was an admitted former player in the St Louis drugs scene, and he had been kicked off the 1988 US Olympic team after failing a drug test. He also later spent time in prison for drug possession .

Amateur career

Guthrie was the 1985 National Golden Gloves middleweight champion

Pro career

Guthrie turned pro in 1989 and captured the Vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title in 1997 with a win over Darrin Allen. He was seen as a looming threat to Roy Jones Jr at light heavyweight due to his punching power, but instead of a unification bout, he lost the title in his next fight to Reggie Johnson by a knockout in the 5th. The knockout was a brutal one, and Guthrie left the ring on a stretcher . Instead of retiring, he instead moved up to cruiserweight and continued to fight, but has not fought for a belt since.

Preceded by
Dariusz Michalczewski
Vacated
IBF Light Heavyweight Champion
19 Jul 1997–6 Feb 1998
Succeeded by
Reggie Johnson

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (28 knockouts, 7 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 3 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Draw 20-28-2 "King" James Johnson PTS 6 12/05/2007 Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia 57-56, 56-56, 55-57.
Loss 22-5 Marlon Hayes UD 12 26/01/2007 Destiny's, Orlando, Florida NBA World Cruiserweight Title. 109-119, 109-119, 109-119.
Win 24-8-3 Donnell Wiggins TKO 4 09/12/2006 Florence County Fairgrounds, Florence, South Carolina Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the fourth round.
Win 19-5 Luke Munsen TKO 5 29/07/2006 Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho IBF International Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the fifth round.
Win 30-24-1 Carlos Bates TKO 1 27/05/2006 The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the first round.
Win 14-26-2 Eric Starr TKO 5 29/04/2006 Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina Referee stopped the bout at 1:23 of the fifth round.
Win 12-19-2 Vincent "Bones" Harris MD 4 31/03/2006 Multi Fight Complex, Tampa, Florida 39-37, 39-37, 38-38.
Draw 8-13-5 Rodney "Road Warrior" Moore PTS 6 03/12/2005 Saint Petersburg Municipal Coliseum, Saint Petersburg, Florida 58-56, 57-57, 57-57.
Win 6-12 Preston Kenney KO 1 02/06/2005 Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri Kenney knocked out at 2:32 of the first round.
Win 13-4 John Romans William KO 2 27/11/2004 Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky
Draw 5-15-3 Hilario Guzman PTS 6 24/09/2004 Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Loss 23-2 Ravea Springs TKO 11 07/02/2002 Adam's Mark, Saint Louis, Missouri WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the 11th round.
Win 13-9-2 Terry Porter UD 8 25/09/2001 The Ambassador, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 30-52-1 Lorenzo Boyd TKO 2 24/07/2001 The Ambassador, Saint Louis, Missouri Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the second round.
Win 16-22-5 John Kiser SD 8 06/05/2000 Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico 77-76, 75-78, 80-72.
Win 11-22-8 Wesley Martin UD 8 11/03/2000 Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Loss 53-4 Michael Nunn TKO 7 09/05/1999 Minot Municipal Auditorium, Minot, North Dakota Referee stopped the bout at 0:22 of the seventh round.
Loss 36-5-1 "Sweet" Reggie Johnson KO 5 06/02/1998 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut IBF World Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 23-2-1 Darrin Allen TKO 3 19/07/1997 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California IBF World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the third round.
Win 8-5 Jamie Stevenson KO 3 28/03/1997 The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 35-11-2 Ramzi Hassan TKO 6 29/06/1996 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
Win 8-12-2 John Kiser UD 8 18/05/1996 The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 1-3 Jerome Hill TKO 2 24/02/1996 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
Win 20-2-1 Tim Hillie SD 10 27/01/1996 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
Win 11-1-1 Richard Frazier KO 4 08/11/1995 69th Regiment Armory, New York City IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. Frazier knocked out at 1:38 of the fourth round.
Win 7-24-1 Jeff Bowman TKO 3 03/10/1995 Memphis, Tennessee
Win 2-2 Ron Butler TKO 3 25/04/1995 Youth Center, Cut Off, Louisiana
Win -- Travis Meat KO 1 06/02/1995 Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri Meat knocked out at 1:45 of the first round.
Win 4-26 Donnie Penelton KO 2 28/11/1994 Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri Penelton knocked out at 2:21 of the second round.
Win 1-4 Darrell Kizer TKO 2 23/06/1994 Florissant, Missouri
Win 4-6-1 Krishna Wainwright TKO 6 05/05/1994 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 15-18-5 Jimmy Bills KO 3 11/04/1994 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win 11-17 Tim Knight PTS 10 27/08/1993 Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 25-53-2 Anthony Campbell KO 2 06/05/1993 Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 4-7-1 Eric Mustafa Cole TKO 1 28/07/1990 Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win -- David Gwynn KO 1 27/04/1990 State Fair Arena, Mobile, Alabama
Win -- Lee Smith KO 1 24/03/1990 State Fair Arena, Mobile, Alabama
Win 3-8 Randy Thomas TKO 1 16/02/1990 Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the first round.
Win 1-2 Chris Collins TKO 3 03/11/1989 The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 6-1 Roy Bedwell TKO 1 27/07/1989 Chase Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 2-1 Clarence Hutchinson TKO 1 21/06/1989 Whitey Herzog's Restaurant and Powerhouse Nightclub, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 5-9 "Papa" John Moore TKO 2 01/05/1989 Omni International Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri

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