Michael Simms Jr (born July 26, 1974) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships at light heavyweight.
Simms won the tournament in Houston 1999 by beating David Haye 8–2, Humberto Savigne of Cuba 5–1, defeating Ali Ismayilov of Azerbaijan by 7–5 and getting a controversial 3–3 (countback 33–26) decision over John Dovi of France in the final.[citation needed]
A year later, Simms was dropped from the Olympics 2000 team for breaches of discipline, and replaced with Olanda Anderson.[1]
Professional careeredit
He turned pro in 2000 but disappointed displaying a world class chin but moderate power and questionable work ethic. He drew with undefeated Felix Cora Jr. in 2003, then lost to undefeated heavyweight Nurlan Meirmanov, the rematch with Cora in 2004, undefeated cruiser Vadim Tokarev, Ola Afolabi (9–1) and undefeated Marco Huck in 2005. In 2007 he lost to Louis Azille and undefeated heavyweight Roman Greenberg.[citation needed]
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Michael Simms Jr born July 26 1974 is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012 As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships at light heavyweight Michael SimmsPersonal informationFull nameMichael Simms Jr Nationality United StatesBorn 1974 07 26 July 26 1974 age 49 Sacramento CaliforniaSportSportBoxingWeight classLight heavyweightMedal record World Championships 1999 Houston Light Heavyweight Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Professional boxing record 4 External linksAmateur career editSimms won the tournament in Houston 1999 by beating David Haye 8 2 Humberto Savigne of Cuba 5 1 defeating Ali Ismayilov of Azerbaijan by 7 5 and getting a controversial 3 3 countback 33 26 decision over John Dovi of France in the final citation needed A year later Simms was dropped from the Olympics 2000 team for breaches of discipline and replaced with Olanda Anderson 1 Professional career editHe turned pro in 2000 but disappointed displaying a world class chin but moderate power and questionable work ethic He drew with undefeated Felix Cora Jr in 2003 then lost to undefeated heavyweight Nurlan Meirmanov the rematch with Cora in 2004 undefeated cruiser Vadim Tokarev Ola Afolabi 9 1 and undefeated Marco Huck in 2005 In 2007 he lost to Louis Azille and undefeated heavyweight Roman Greenberg citation needed Professional boxing record edit22 Wins 14 knockouts 8 decisions 16 Losses 2 knockouts 14 decisions 2 Draws 2 Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 24 0 nbsp Mateusz Masternak TKO 4 04 02 2012 nbsp Fraport Arena Frankfurt Referee stopped the bout at 1 16 of the fourth round Win 8 16 1 nbsp Leo Bercier TKO 5 05 11 2011 nbsp Thunder Valley Casino Resort Lincoln California Loss 10 0 nbsp Rakhim Chakhkiyev KO 4 24 09 2011 nbsp Dima Sportcenter Hamburg Simms knocked out at 1 43 of the fourth round Loss 11 2 nbsp Anatoliy Dudchenko UD 6 03 06 2011 nbsp Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills California Loss 21 0 nbsp Alexander Frenkel UD 8 13 03 2010 nbsp Max Schmeling Halle Berlin Win 12 1 1 nbsp Martin Kempf UD 8 05 12 2009 nbsp Arena Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg Loss 19 1 nbsp Matt Godfrey SD 10 12 09 2009 nbsp Red Lion Hotel Sacramento California Draw 24 10 2 nbsp Kelvin Davis PTS 6 07 08 2009 nbsp Red Lion Hotel Sacramento California Loss 21 1 nbsp Troy Ross UD 10 19 06 2009 nbsp Bell Centre Montreal Quebec Loss 16 1 nbsp Yoan Pablo Hernandez MD 8 25 10 2008 nbsp Weser Ems Halle Oldenburg Win 25 6 nbsp Derrick Harmon UD 6 15 05 2008 nbsp Red Lion Hotel Sacramento California Loss 28 1 nbsp Grigory Drozd UD 8 23 02 2008 nbsp DIVS Ekaterinburg Loss 10 5 nbsp Damian Norris SD 10 07 02 2008 nbsp Red Lion Hotel Sacramento California Loss 24 0 nbsp Roman Greenberg UD 10 10 03 2007 nbsp Madison Square Garden New York City Loss 18 3 2 nbsp Louis Azille UD 8 22 02 2007 nbsp Radisson Hotel Sacramento California Loss 11 0 nbsp Marco Huck UD 8 17 12 2005 nbsp Max Schmeling Halle Berlin Win 19 22 3 nbsp Willie Chapman UD 6 30 09 2005 nbsp Cache Creek Casino Resort Brooks California Win 23 23 5 nbsp David Vedder UD 8 26 08 2005 nbsp Radisson Hotel Sacramento California Loss 9 1 3 nbsp Ola Afolabi UD 8 19 08 2005 nbsp Gold Coast Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Nevada Win 12 6 1 nbsp Troy Beets UD 10 21 07 2005 nbsp ARCO Arena Sacramento California Loss 18 0 1 nbsp Vadim Tokarev UD 10 13 05 2005 nbsp Kazan Sports Hall Kazan Win 10 7 3 nbsp Jonathan Young UD 8 29 04 2005 nbsp Radisson Hotel Sacramento California Win 27 8 2 nbsp Joseph Kiwanuka RTD 8 10 12 2004 nbsp ARCO Arena Sacramento California Kiwanuka retired after the eighth round Win 8 8 2 nbsp Victor Maciel KO 1 14 10 2004 nbsp ARCO Arena Sacramento California Maciel knocked out at 0 55 of the first round Loss 13 0 2 nbsp Felix Cora Jr MD 12 25 06 2004 nbsp Ramada Inn Rosemont Illinois IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title Win 5 1 nbsp Marcelino Novaes TKO 6 27 03 2004 nbsp ARCO Arena Stateline Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1 47 of the sixth round Loss 7 0 nbsp Yanqui Diaz MD 6 21 02 2004 nbsp City Center Pavilion Reno Nevada Draw 10 0 nbsp Felix Cora Jr PTS 10 15 03 2003 nbsp UIC Pavilion Chicago Illinois Win 13 32 8 nbsp Wesley Martin KO 2 01 11 2002 nbsp ARCO Arena Sacramento California Martin knocked out at 1 45 of the second round Win 6 22 1 nbsp Miguel Aquila RTD 4 24 05 2002 nbsp Feather Falls Casino Oroville California Win 9 20 nbsp Tracy Barrios TKO 4 29 03 2002 nbsp Radisson Hotel Sacramento California Referee stopped the bout at 0 36 of the fourth round Win 14 23 nbsp Ali Sanchez TKO 3 19 12 2001 nbsp Feather Falls Casino Oroville California Referee stopped the bout at 2 58 of the third round Win 11 4 nbsp Reggie Roberts UD 10 07 09 2001 nbsp Radisson Hotel Sacramento California Win nbsp Richard Curtis TKO 1 21 07 2001 nbsp Feather Falls Casino Oroville California Referee stopped the bout at 1 50 of the first round Win nbsp Maximo Martinez KO 2 22 06 2001 nbsp Vallejo California Win 3 4 nbsp Kevin Gilchrist TKO 1 27 04 2001 nbsp Caesars Tahoe Stateline Nevada Win 3 3 nbsp Kevin Gilchrist KO 2 11 03 2001 nbsp Feather Falls Casino Oroville California Gilchrist knocked out at 1 42 of the second round Win 4 4 2 nbsp Marcus Harvey KO 2 19 01 2001 nbsp ARCO Arena Sacramento California Harvey knocked out at 1 08 of the second round Win 5 3 1 nbsp Jose Carlos Gonzalez KO 2 27 10 2000 nbsp Feather Falls Casino Oroville California Win 24 23 2 nbsp Jesus Mayorga MD 4 19 08 2000 nbsp Feather Falls Casino Oroville CaliforniaExternal links editBoxing record for Michael Simms from BoxRec registration required Awards and achievements Preceded byOlanda Anderson United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion1999 Succeeded byOlanda Anderson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Simms boxer amp oldid 1207813477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,