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==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws=1 |ko-wins=46 |ko-losses=6 |dec-losses=2 |dec-wins=10 }} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- align=center |65 |{{no2}}Loss |56β8β1 |align=left|Bob Hazelton |TKO |2 (10) |Jun 2, 1978 |align=left|{{small|[[Century II Convention Hall]], [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Kansas]], U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |64 |{{no2}}Loss |56β7β1 |align=left|Mustafa Wassaja |RTD |5 (8) |Feb 9, 1978 |align=left|{{small|[[K.B. Hallen]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark}} | |- align=center |63 |{{yes2}}Win |56β6β1 |align=left| Bob Hazelton |KO |10 (10), {{small|0:22}} |Sep 2, 1977 |align=left|{{small|[[Willemstad]], [[CuraΓ§ao]], [[Netherlands Antilles]]}} | |- align=center |62 |{{yes2}}Win |55β6β1 |align=left|Al Bolden |KO |6 (10) |Sep 25, 1976 |align=left|{{small| [[Spokane Coliseum]], [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |61 |{{yes2}}Win |54β6β1 |align=left|Harold Carter |UD |10 |Aug 28, 1976 |align=left|{{small|Eagles Aerie, Missoula, Montana, U.S.}} | |- align=center |60 |{{yes2}}Win |53β6β1 |align=left| Al Bolden |KO |3 (10), {{small|2:53}} |May 8, 1976 |align=left|{{small|Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, U.S.}} | |- align=center |59 |{{yes2}}Win |52β6β1 |align=left|Bill Hardney |KO |3 (10), {{small|1:26}} |Jun 28, 1975 |align=left|{{small|Sweeney Gym, [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |58 |{{draw}}Draw |51β6β1 |align=left| [[Jorge Ahumada]] |SD |15 |Jun 17, 1974 |align=left|{{small|[[The Pit (arena)|University Arena]], Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |57 |{{yes2}}Win |51β6 |align=left|Pierre Fourie |UD |15 |Dec 1, 1973 |align=left|{{small|[[Rand Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]]x South Africa}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |56 |{{yes2}}Win |50β6 |align=left|[[Pierre Fourie]] |UD |15 |Aug 21, 1973 |align=left|{{small|[[The Pit (arena)|University Arena]], [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |55 |{{no2}}Loss |49β6 |align=left|[[Muhammad Ali]] |KO |8 (12), {{small|0:40}} |[[Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster|Nov 21, 1972]] |align=left|{{small|Sahara Tahoe Hotel, [[Stateline, Nevada|Stateline]], [[Nevada]], U.S.}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[List of NABF champions#Heavyweight|WBC-NABF heavyweight title]]}} |- align=center |54 |{{yes2}}Win |49β5 |align=left|[[Chris Finnegan]] |KO |14 (15), {{small|0:55}} |Sep 26, 1972 |align=left|{{small|[[Wembley Arena|Empire Pool]], [[Wembley, London|Wembley]], [[London]], England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |53 |{{yes2}}Win |48β5 |align=left|[[Mike Quarry]] |KO |4 (15), {{small|3:00}} |Jun 27, 1972 |align=left|{{small|[[Las Vegas Convention Center]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |52 |{{yes2}}Win |47β5 |align=left| [[Vicente RondΓ³n]] |KO |2 (15), {{small|2:55}} |Apr 7, 1972 |align=left|{{small|[[Miami Beach Convention Hall]], Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles;<br>Won WBA light heavyweight title}} |- align=center |51 |{{yes2}}Win |46β5 |align=left| [[Brian Kelly (boxer)|Brian Kelly]] |TKO |3 (15), {{small|1:56}} |Dec 16, 1971 |align=left|{{small|[[Fairgrounds Arena]], [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |50 |{{yes2}}Win |45β5 |align=left|[[Tommy Hicks]] |TKO |8 (15) |Oct 30, 1971 |align=left|{{small|Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |49 |{{yes2}}Win |44β5 |align=left|Vernon McIntosh |TKO |3 (10), {{small|0:37}} |Aug 17, 1971 |align=left|{{small|Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |48 |{{yes2}}Win |43β5 |align=left|[[Ray Anderson (boxer)|Ray Anderson]] |UD |15 |Apr 24, 1971 |align=left|{{small|[[Curtis Hixon Hall]], Tampa, Florida, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |47 |{{yes2}}Win |42β5 |align=left|Hal Carroll |TKO ||4 (15), {{small|2:32}} |Mar 2, 1971 |align=left|{{small| Catholic Youth Center, [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |46 |{{no2}}Loss |41β5 |align=left| [[Joe Frazier]] |KO |2 (15), {{small|0:49}} |Nov 18, 1970 |align=left|{{small|[[Cobo Arena]], [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBA world champions#Heavyweight|WBA]], [[list of WBC world champions#Heavyweight|WBC]], and [[List of The Ring world champions#Heavyweight|''The Ring'' heavyweight titles]]}} |- align=center |45 |{{yes2}}Win |41β4 |align=left|Mark Tessman |TKO |10 (15), {{small|2:00}} |Jun 27, 1970 |align=left|{{small|[[Baltimore Civic Center]], [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |44 |{{yes2}}Win |40β4 |align=left|[[Roger Rouse]] |RTD |3 (15), {{small|3:00}} |Apr 4, 1970 |align=left|{{small|Adams Field House, [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]], [[Montana]], U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |43 |{{yes2}}Win |39β4 |align=left|Roy Wallace |KO |6 (10) |Mar 9, 1970 |align=left|{{small|[[Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Florida, U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |42 |{{yes2}}Win |38β4 |align=left|Bill Hardney |TKO |4 (10) |Feb 24, 1970 |align=left|{{small|[[Orlando Sports Stadium]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |41 |{{yes2}}Win |37β4 |align=left| Chuck Leslie |TKO |5 (10), {{small|2:58}} |Nov 2, 1969 |align=left|{{small|[[New Orleans Municipal Auditorium]], [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |40 |{{yes2}}Win |36β4 |align=left|Levan Roundtree |TKO |4 (10), {{small|2:10}} |Jun 19, 1969 |align=left|{{small|[[Atlanta Municipal Auditorium]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |39 |{{yes2}}Win |35β4 |align=left|Andy Kendall |TKO |4 (15), {{small|1:15}} |May 24, 1969 |align=left|{{small|Eastern States Coliseum, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. }} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |38 |{{yes2}}Win |34β4 |align=left| [[Frankie DePaula|Frank DePaula]] |TKO |1 (15), {{small|2:17}} |Jan 22, 1969 |align=left|{{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles}} |- align=center |37 |{{yes2}}Win |33β4 |align=left|[[Roger Rouse]] |TKO |5 (10), {{small|2:34}} |Sep 9, 1968 |align=left|{{small|Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C., U.S.}} | |- align=center |36 |{{yes2}}Win |32β4 |align=left|Eddie Vick |TKO |9 (10) |Aug 26, 1968 |align=left|{{small|[[Tingley Coliseum]], [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |35 |{{yes2}}Win |31β4 |align=left|Charley Polite |TKO |3 (10) |Jul 29, 1968 |align=left|{{small|[[Eastern States Coliseum]], [[West Springfield, Massachusetts|West Springfield]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |34 |{{yes2}}Win |30β4 |align=left|[[Dick Tiger]] |KO |4 (15), {{small|2:05}} |May 24, 1968 |align=left|{{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Won [[List of WBA world champions#Light heavyweight|WBA]], [[List of WBC world champions#Light heavyweight|WBC]], and [[list of The Ring world champions#Light heavyweight|''The Ring'' light heavyweight titles]]}} |- align=center |33 |{{yes2}}Win |29β4 |align=left|Sonny Moore |KO |5 (10) |Dec 5, 1967 |align=left|{{small|Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C., U.S.}} | |- align=center |32 |{{yes2}}Win |28β4 |align=left| Eddie Vick |UD |10 |Nov 20, 1967 |align=left|{{small|Providence Coliseum, [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]], U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |31 |{{yes2}}Win |27β4 |align=left|Levan Roundtree |KO |8 (10), {{small|1:35}} |Oct 25, 1967 |align=left|{{small|Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C., U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |30 |{{yes2}}Win |26β4 |align=left|Henry Matthews |TKO |2 (10) |Jun 9, 1967 |align=left|{{small|Starland Arena, [[Roanoke, Virginia]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |29 |{{yes2}}Win |25β4 |align=left|Eddie Cotton |KO |3 (12), {{small|1:58}} |May 8, 1967 |align=left|{{small| Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C., U.S.}} | |- align=center |28 |{{yes2}}Win |24β4 |align=left| Andres Antonio Selpa |KO ||2 (10), {{small|2:30}} |Feb 27, 1967 |align=left|{{small|Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C., U.S.}} | |- align=center |27 |{{yes2}}Win |23β4 |align=left| Jim Robinson |KO |1 (10) |Jan 16, 1967 |align=left|{{small|[[Washington Coliseum]], Washington, D.C., U.S.}} | |- align=center |26 |{{yes2}}Win |22β4 |align=left|LeRoy Green |KO |2 (?) |Dec 6, 1966 |align=left|{{small| Norfolk Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |25 |{{no2}}Loss |21β4 |align=left|[[Zora Folley]] |UD |10 |Dec 6, 1965 |align=left|{{small|Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |24 |{{yes2}}Win |21β3 |align=left|Henry Hank |UD |12 |Jul 26, 1965 |align=left|{{small|Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.}} | |- align=center |23 |{{yes2}}Win |20β3 |align=left| Chuck Leslie |TKO |3 (10), {{small|2:58}} |May 24, 1965 |align=left|{{small|[[Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)|Municipal Auditorium]], [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |22 |{{yes2}}Win |19β3 |align=left|Dave Russell |TKO |6 (10), {{small|1:30}} |Mar 21, 1965 |align=left|{{small|Norfolk Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.}} | |- align=center |21 |{{yes2}}Win |18β3 |align=left|Bobby Rascon |KO |2 (10) |Feb 15, 1965 |align=left|{{small|[[Albuquerque Civic Auditorium]], [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |20 |{{yes2}}Win |17β3 |align=left| Henry Hank |TKO |9 (10) |Dec 11, 1964 |align=left|{{small|[[Norfolk Municipal Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]], Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.}} | |- align=center |19 |{{yes2}}Win |16β3 |align=left|Norman Letcher |TKO ||1 (10), {{small|0:43}} |Nov 23, 1964 |align=left|{{small|[[Kezar Pavilion]], [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |18 |{{yes2}}Win |15β3 |align=left| Don Quinn |KO |1 (10), {{small|1:07}} |Nov 11, 1964 |align=left|{{small| Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.}} | |- align=center |17 |{{no2}}Loss |14β3 |align=left|[[Ernie Terrell]] |TKO |7 (10), {{small|0:58}} |Jul 10, 1964 |align=left|{{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}} | |- align=center |16 |{{yes2}}Win |14β2 |align=left| Allen Thomas |TKO |1 (10), {{small|1:26}} |May 8, 1964 |align=left|{{small| [[Chicago Coliseum]], [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |15 |{{yes2}}Win |13β2 |align=left|Dave Bailey |KO |1 (6) |Feb 25, 1964 |align=left|{{small| [[Miami Beach Convention Hall]], [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], [[Florida]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |14 |{{yes2}}Win |12β2 |align=left| [[Willi Besmanoff]] |KO |3 (10), {{small|2:55}} |Dec 11, 1963 |align=left|{{small|Arena, [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |13 |{{no2}}Loss |11β2 |align=left|[[Mauro Mina]] |UD |10 |Nov 7, 1963 |align=left|{{small|[[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima, Peru|Lima]], Peru}} | |- align=center |12 |{{yes2}}Win |11β1 |align=left|Curtis Bruce |KO |4 (8), {{small|2:33}} |Apr 29, 1963 |align=left|{{small|Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.}} | |- align=center |11 |{{yes2}}Win |10β1 |align=left|Richard Benjamin |KO |1 (8), {{small|0:47}} |Feb 18, 1963 |align=left|{{small|[[Turner's Arena|Capitol Arena]], [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |10 |{{no2}}Loss |9β1 |align=left|[[Doug Jones (boxer)|Doug Jones]] |TKO |8 (10), {{small|0:23}} |Oct 20, 1962 |align=left|{{small| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |9 |{{yes2}}Win |9β0 |align=left| Bert Whitehurst |SD |8 |Jun 27, 1962 |align=left|{{small|[[Sunnyside Garden Arena]], New York City, New York, U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |8 |{{yes2}}Win |8β0 |align=left|Billy Tisdale |TKO |2 (6) |[[Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels|May 19, 1962]] |align=left|{{small| St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |7 |{{yes2}}Win |7β0 |align=left|Clarence Floyd |KO |4 (6), {{small|2:56}} |Dec 4, 1961 |align=left|{{small|[[Maple Leaf Gardens]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada}} |align=left| |- align=center |6 |{{yes2}}Win |6β0 |align=left|Ernie Knox |TKO |3 (6) |Nov 21, 1961 |align=left|{{small|[[Norfolk, Virginia]], U.S.}} |align=left| |- align=center |5 |{{yes2}}Win |5β0 |align=left| Floyd McCoy |PTS |6 |Aug 8, 1961 |align=left|{{small|[[Delormier Stadium]], Montreal, Quebec, Canada}} |align=left| |- align=center |4 |{{yes2}}Win |4β0 |align=left|Ray Bryan |TKO |2 (6) |Jun 22, 1961 |align=left|{{small|[[Montreal Forum|Forum]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada}} |align=left| |- align=center |3 |{{yes2}}Win |3β0 |align=left| Billy Johnson |PTS |4 |May 8, 1961 |align=left|{{small|St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.}} | |- align=center |2 |{{yes2}}Win |2β0 |align=left|Clarence Ryan |PTS |4 |Apr 3, 1961 |align=left|{{small|[[St. Nicholas Arena]], [[New York, New York|New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.}} | |- align=center |1 |{{yes2}}Win |1β0 |align=left|Duke Williams |KO |2 (5), {{small|2:03}} |Mar 27, 1961 |align=left|{{small|[[Turner's Arena|Capitol Arena]], Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.}} | |}
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