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

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34 Wins (20 knockouts, 14 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw [1]
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

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