Robbie Sims

Robbie Sims
Statistics
Real name Robbie Sims
Nickname(s) n/a
Rated at Middleweight
Nationality United States American
Born (1959-06-23) June 23, 1959
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 50
Wins 38
Wins by KO 26
Losses 10
Draws 2
No contests 0

Robbie Sims (born November 5, 1959) is a former contender at middleweight, (boxing) fighting out of Brockton, Massachusetts like his half-brother, world middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, also a southpaw.

Career

He KOd an inexperienced Iran Barkley, outpointed Doug DeWitt and rose to prominence as a middleweight contender by defeating Roberto Durán in 1986. Sims lost to Sumbu Kalambay in a shot for the WBA title in 1988 and it was all downhill from there. All his losses were on points except a KO7 vs Nigel Benn.

Sims was trained by famous Brockton based trainers Pat and Goody Petronelli. He had a career record of 38-10-2 with 26 knockouts.

Professional boxing record

38 Wins (26 knockouts, 12 decisions), 10 Losses (1 knockout, 9 decisions), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 4-2 United States Jose "Bert" Burgos PTS 8 20/09/1996 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss 34-5 United States Vinny Pazienza UD 10 26/10/1993 Connecticut Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States 93-97, 93-98, 93-99.
Win 1-5 United States Willis Ely KO 3 16/04/1993 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 23-39-2 United States Keheven Johnson TKO 3 26/02/1993 Virginia Woodbridge, Virginia, United States
Win 11-85 United States Jerry Strickland KO 1 26/06/1992 Massachusetts Randolph, Massachusetts, United States
Win 14-19 United States Dennis "The Menace" Johnson KO 4 02/04/1992 Massachusetts Randolph, Massachusetts, United States
Win 19-29 United States Robert "Vindaloo" Curry PTS 10 22/02/1992 Massachusetts Randolph, Massachusetts, United States
Loss 27-2 United Kingdom Nigel Benn KO 7 03/04/1991 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win 24-12 United States Ralph Moncrief UD 10 24/11/1990 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States 99-92, 99-91, 97-93.
Loss 21-3-2 United States Ron "Dragon" Essett MD 10 26/06/1990 Florida Tampa, Florida, United States 95-95, 95-97, 94-97.
Win 19-6 United States Kenny "Special Delivery" Butler DQ 5 13/04/1990 Massachusetts Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Win 2-11 United States Victor King TKO 9 30/12/1989 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss 12-2-1 United States Dennis "Magician" Milton UD 10 12/09/1989 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 92-98, 92-98, 91-99.
Loss 30-6-4 United States Doug DeWitt SD 12 18/04/1989 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States WBO World Middleweight Title. 113-115, 112-116, 115-113.
Loss 44-3-1 Italy Sumbu Kalambay UD 12 12/06/1988 Italy Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy WBA World Middleweight Title. 110-118, 113-117, 113-119.
Win 10-9-1 United States Ralph "Shocktime" Smiley TKO 9 18/03/1988 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the ninth round.
Win 11-2 United States Lee Sanders TKO 5 10/04/1987 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the fifth round.
Draw 12-2 United States Tim "The Refrain" Williams PTS 10 12/02/1987 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 96-94, 95-96, 96-96.
Win 79-6 Panama Roberto Duran SD 10 23/06/1986 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 97-92, 95-94, 94-96.
Win 34-1-1 United States John "Jackie" Collins TKO 1 09/03/1986 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States IBF USBA Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the first round.
Win 15-7 United States Mario Tineo TKO 4 06/12/1985 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 25-1-3 United States Doug DeWitt UD 10 30/08/1985 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 6-4, 7-3, 5-4.
Win 10-11-1 United States Stacy McSwain KO 4 30/05/1985 Maine Portland, Maine, United States
Loss 16-2-1 United States Mike Tinley UD 10 01/11/1984 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3-5, 4-5, 3-7.
Win 44-19-3 United States "Irish" Mike Baker TKO 5 26/07/1984 Florida Miami Beach, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fifth round.
Win 31-6 United States Danny Long SD 12 10/05/1984 Massachusetts Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Win 24-17-5 United States Curtis Ramsey UD 10 29/03/1984 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7-1 United States Iran Barkley KO 6 06/01/1984 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 5-8 United States Charlie Hecker KO 2 25/10/1983 Maine Portland, Maine, United States
Win 27-12 United States Teddy Mann SD 10 01/09/1983 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 11-1-1 United States Mike Tinley SD 10 03/08/1983 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 39-8-2 United States Tony Chiaverini KO 5 23/03/1983 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Draw 37-9 United Kingdom Murray Sutherland PTS 10 04/02/1983 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts, United States 95-96, 96-94, 95-95.
Loss 19-2 United States Clint Jackson PTS 10 16/10/1982 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 5-4 United States Bruce "The Truce" Thompson KO 1 20/08/1982 Massachusetts Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Win 3-6 United States Jose Green KO 4 10/07/1982 New Jersey McAfee, New Jersey, United States
Win 6-15-1 United States Fred "Flintstone" Reed TKO 5 30/04/1982 Massachusetts South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the fifth round.
Loss 16-0 United States Bobby Czyz UD 10 17/01/1982 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3-6, 2-7, 3-6.
Win 18-24-1 United States Johnny Heard UD 10 23/12/1981 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Win 16-8-1 United States O'Dell Leonard KO 5 16/09/1981 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 17-7 Dominican Republic Jesus Castro TKO 3 06/08/1981 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 19-2-1 United States Dom DiMarzo TKO 2 13/06/1981 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the second round.
Win 4-0 United States James "Hard Rock" Green PTS 8 12/04/1981 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 3-2-1 United States Jamal Arbubakar PTS 8 06/03/1981 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Win 4-1 United States Lenny Villers KO 5 12/02/1981 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 2-2-1 United States Bill "Commander Jet" Harrington KO 2 17/01/1981 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 0-3 United States Robert Gregory Thomas KO 4 25/11/1980 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 16-10-1 United States Danny Heath KO 1 02/10/1980 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 3-0 United States David "College" Dean KO 1 18/08/1980 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 3-8-2 United States Troy Vaughn KO 3 17/05/1980 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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