David Reid (boxer)
David Reid | |
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Born | David Terrell Reid September 17, 1973 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | American Dream |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 19 |
Wins | 17 |
Wins by KO | 7 |
Losses | 2 |
Medal record |
David Terrell Reid (born September 17, 1973) is a former
Amateur career
Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a come-from-behind, one-punch knock out win to secure a gold medal at the
Amateur highlights
- 1993 National Golden GlovesWelterweight champion
- 1994 United States Amateur Welterweight champion
- 1996 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion
- Won the Light Middleweight gold medal for the United States at the 1996 Olympicsin Atlanta, United States. His results were:
- Defeated Wan-Kyun Lee(South Korea) 20-4
- Defeated Pavol Polakovič (Czech Republic) 12-5
- Defeated Mohamed Marmouri (Tunisia) 13-8
- Defeated Karim Tulaganov (Uzbekistan) 12-4
- Defeated Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba) KO 3 (0:36)
Pro career
Reid began his professional career, with much attention from boxing
He followed his debut victory with four knockout wins in a row, before meeting former world Welterweight champion Jorge Vaca, on October 3 of the same year, also at Atlantic City. He knocked Vaca out in the first round.
His next bout, against
On January 31, 1998, he dropped Robert Frazier in the first round. Despite losing a point in round six due to what the referee thought was dirty tactics, Reid went on to beat Frazier by an eight round unanimous decision.
After two more wins, he faced former world champion
WBA light middleweight champion
After that victory, he was deemed as ready for a world title try by his management team, and so, on March 6, 1999, Reid became a world champion in only his tenth professional bout (making him one of the boxers to win a world title in the fastest time, also like the second Davey Moore), by beating WBA light middleweight champion Laurent Boudouani by a twelve round unanimous decision in Atlantic City.
Reid would defend his title successfully twice, one of them, a twelve round unanimous decision over
By then, Reid had already made Las Vegas his new home. There was much talk about facing him against a number of opponents, including Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, De La Hoya and Félix Trinidad.
Trinidad vs Reid Bout
The only fight out of those four possible match-ups came on March 3, 2000, when he defended his crown against Trinidad in Las Vegas. Reid enjoyed some advantage during the first six rounds, having dropped Trinidad in the third, and with the fight being close on all three judges' scorecards. He was dropped in round seven, however, and subsequently suffered a detached retina and three more knockdowns in round eleven, before losing the world title by a twelve round unanimous decision.[2]
Many fans then questioned his management's judgment by letting Reid defend his title against a veteran like Trinidad in only his fifteenth professional bout, a fact that reminded many of the case of the second Davey Moore 17 years before, when he defended the same WBA title, in only his thirteenth bout, against the far more experienced, boxing hall of famer Roberto Durán. Many critics say that the reason for Reid's falldown after his defeat to Trinidad could be due to a psychological break-down, but the fact is that his detached retina affected him for the rest of his short career.[citation needed]
Professional boxing record
19 fights | 17 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 7 | 1 |
By decision | 10 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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19 | Loss | 17–2 | Sam Hill | TKO | 9 (10) | 2001-11-11 | Belterra Casino Resort, Elizabeth, Indiana, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 17–1 | Maurice Brantley | UD | 10 (10) | 2001-07-08 | Texas Station, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 16–1 | Urbano Gurrola | UD | 10 (10) | 2001-04-01 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 15–1 | Quirino Garcia | UD | 10 (10) | 2000-11-26 | Regent Hotel & Casino, Summerlin, Nevada, U.S. | |
15 | Loss | 14–1 | Félix Trinidad | UD | 12 (12) | 2000-03-03 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBA light middleweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Keith Mullings | UD | 12 (12) | 1999-08-28 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBA light middleweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Kevin Kelly | UD | 12 (12) | 1999-07-16 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained WBA light middleweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Laurent Boudouani | UD | 12 (12) | 1999-03-06 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won WBA light middleweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | James Coker | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-10-24 | Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won Continental Americas WBC light middleweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Simon Brown | KO | 4 (10) | 1998-06-27 | Apollo Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Nick Rupa | TKO | 2 (10) | 1998-05-09 | Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Fidel Avendano | UD | 8 (8) | 1998-03-03 | Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Robert Frazier | UD | 8 (8) | 1998-01-31 | Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Dan Connolly | TKO | 5 (8) | 1997-11-22 | Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Jorge Vaca | KO | 1 (8) | 1997-10-03 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Geoff Yalenezian | TKO | 2 (8) | 1997-09-23 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | John Long | TKO | 2 (6) | 1997-06-21 | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Robert Koon | TKO | 6 (6) | 1997-05-24 | Mammoth Events Center, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Sam Calderon | UD | 4 (4) | 1997-03-21 | Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Retirement
He returned to the boxing ring for four bouts. He won three fights against insignificant opposition, then lost to Sam Hill by a knockout in nine rounds, in what would turn out to be his last bout, on November 11, 2001, at
See also
References
- ^ "Amid the Boos, Lackluster Reid Has Arm Raised in Victory". Los Angeles Times. 29 August 1999. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Smith, Timothy W. (4 March 2000). "Trinidad Takes Control to Win Decision Over Reid". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
External links
- Boxing record for David Reid from BoxRec (registration required)
- David Reid at Olympedia