Donnie Long
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Donnie Long is a former American heavyweight boxer from Columbus, Ohio.[1]
Boxing career[edit]
Long started off his career strongly, achieving a second round knockout of Tim Johnson. Long achieved eleven more wins, until being defeated by James Broad. Afterwards, he started to lose regularly; at one point, losing 6 times in a row. Overall, Long compiled a record of 16 wins (10 by knockout), 10 losses and 0 draws. He is perhaps best known for being knocked out in one round by Mike Tyson in October 1985.[2]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| 16 Wins (10 knockouts, 6 decisions), 10 Losses (7 knockouts, 3 decisions) [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 23-4-1 |  Buster Douglas
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KO | 2 | 19/11/1987 | Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio
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Long knocked out at 2:18 of the second round. |
| Loss | 17-1-1 |  Willie de Wit
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RTD | 4 | 03/10/1987 | Grand Prairie, Alberta
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Long did not come out for the fifth round. |
| Loss | 13-0 |  Gary Mason
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KO | 1 | 04/11/1986 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London
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Long knocked out at 1:31 of the first round. |
| Loss | 25-5-1 | Renaldo Snipes
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UD | 10 | 17/08/1986 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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4-5, 3-6, 3-6. |
| Loss | 11-0 |  Francesco Damiani
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KO | 2 | 04/07/1986 | Porlezza, Lombardy
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| Loss | 8-0-1 | Rufus Hadley
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TKO | 4 | 21/04/1986 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
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Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 6-1 | Clint Barnes
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UD | 8 | 04/12/1985 | Youngstown, Ohio
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| Loss | 8-0 | Mike Tyson
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TKO | 1 | 09/10/1985 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the first round. |
| Win | 6-11 | Frank Draper
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TKO | 4 | 27/08/1985 | Youngstown, Ohio
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| Win | 3-5-1 | Robert Obey
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TKO | 2 | 17/07/1985 | Auditorium, Akron, Ohio
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| Loss | 13-2 |  Clarence Hill
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KO | 3 | 19/07/1983 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Loss | 28-2 | "Big" John Tate
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UD | 10 | 10/04/1983 | Pittsburgh Hilton, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| Win | 44-3-1 | John Dino Denis
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TKO | 7 | 30/12/1982 | Pittsburgh Hilton, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| Loss | 9-0 | James Broad
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MD | 10 | 17/10/1982 | Claridge Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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3-6, 4-5, 5-5. |
| Win | 2-9 | Larry Givens
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PTS | 8 | 24/09/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | 6-7 | Frank Draper
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KO | 5 | 10/08/1982 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | 6-8 | Amos Haynes
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TKO | 3 | 29/06/1982 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | 1-1-1 | Jack Watkins
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PTS | 6 | 18/05/1982 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | 9-24 | Ernie "Big E" Smith
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KO | 3 | 06/04/1982 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | 3-8-1 | Roger Troupe
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PTS | 6 | 09/03/1982 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | 2-2 | Dennis Rivers
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KO | 1 | 09/02/1982 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | 2-1 | Dennis Rivers
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SD | 4 | 17/01/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Win | -- | Ron Rogers | TKO | 1 | 18/12/1981 | David Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| Win | -- | Mike Miller | KO | 1 | 05/12/1981 | Columbus, Ohio
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| Win | 3-0 | Bernard Benton
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PTS | 4 | 27/09/1981 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio
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| Win | 5-20 | Tim Johnson
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KO | 2 | 23/08/1981 | Columbus, Ohio
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References[edit]
- ↑ Professional boxing record for Donnie Long from BoxRec Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ Long's life rivals Tyson's in uniqueness
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