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American boxer
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23 June 1959(Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA)
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Biography
Introduction
Robbie Sims (born November 5, 1959) is a former contender at middleweight, (boxing) fighting out of Brockton, Massachusetts like his brother, world middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, also a southpaw.
Professional 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 [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 4-2 | Jose "Bert" Burgos | PTS | 8 | 20/09/1996 | Bayside Expo Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 34-5 | Vinny Pazienza | UD | 10 | 26/10/1993 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | 93-97, 93-98, 93-99. |
| Win | 1-5 | Willis Ely | KO | 3 | 16/04/1993 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 23-39-2 | Keheven Johnson | TKO | 3 | 26/02/1993 | Woodbridge, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 11-85 | Jerry Strickland | KO | 1 | 26/06/1992 | Randolph, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 14-19 | Dennis "The Menace" Johnson | KO | 4 | 02/04/1992 | Randolph, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 19-29 | Robert "Vindaloo" Curry | PTS | 10 | 22/02/1992 | Randolph, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 27-2 | Nigel Benn | KO | 7 | 03/04/1991 | Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 24-12 | Ralph Moncrief | UD | 10 | 24/11/1990 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 99-92, 99-91, 97-93. |
| Loss | 21-3-2 | Ron "Dragon" Essett | MD | 10 | 26/06/1990 | Tampa, Florida, United States | 95-95, 95-97, 94-97. |
| Win | 19-6 | Kenny "Special Delivery" Butler | DQ | 5 | 13/04/1990 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 2-11 | Victor King | TKO | 9 | 30/12/1989 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 12-2-1 | Dennis "Magician" Milton | UD | 10 | 12/09/1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 92-98, 92-98, 91-99. |
| Loss | 30-6-4 | Doug DeWitt | SD | 12 | 18/04/1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | WBO World Middleweight Title. 113-115, 112-116, 115-113. |
| Loss | 44-3-1 | Sumbu Kalambay | UD | 12 | 12/06/1988 | Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy | WBA World Middleweight Title. 110-118, 113-117, 113-119. |
| Win | 10-9-1 | Ralph "Shocktime" Smiley | TKO | 9 | 18/03/1988 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 11-2 | Lee Sanders | TKO | 5 | 10/04/1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the fifth round. |
| Draw | 12-2 | Tim "The Refrain" Williams | PTS | 10 | 12/02/1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 96-94, 95-96, 96-96. |
| Win | 79-6 | Roberto Durán | SD | 10 | 23/06/1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 97-92, 95-94, 94-96. |
| Win | 34-1-1 | John "Jackie" Collins | TKO | 1 | 09/03/1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | IBF USBA Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the first round. |
| Win | 15-7 | Mario Tineo | TKO | 4 | 06/12/1985 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 25-1-3 | Doug DeWitt | UD | 10 | 30/08/1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 6-4, 7-3, 5-4. |
| Win | 10-11-1 | Stacy McSwain | KO | 4 | 30/05/1985 | Portland, Maine, United States | |
| Loss | 16-2-1 | Mike Tinley | UD | 10 | 01/11/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 3-5, 4-5, 3-7. |
| Win | 44-19-3 | "Irish" Mike Baker | TKO | 5 | 26/07/1984 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 31-6 | Danny Long | SD | 12 | 10/05/1984 | Brockton, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 24-17-5 | Curtis Ramsey | UD | 10 | 29/03/1984 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7-1 | Iran Barkley | KO | 6 | 06/01/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 5-8 | Charlie Hecker | KO | 2 | 25/10/1983 | Portland, Maine, United States | |
| Win | 27-12 | Teddy Mann | SD | 10 | 01/09/1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 11-1-1 | Mike Tinley | SD | 10 | 03/08/1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 39-8-2 | Tony Chiaverini | KO | 5 | 23/03/1983 | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Draw | 37-9 | Murray Sutherland | PTS | 10 | 04/02/1983 | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | 95-96, 96-94, 95-95. |
| Loss | 19-2 | Clint Jackson | PTS | 10 | 16/10/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 5-4 | Bruce "The Truce" Thompson | KO | 1 | 20/08/1982 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 3-6 | Jose Green | KO | 4 | 10/07/1982 | McAfee, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 6-15-1 | Fred "Flintstone" Reed | TKO | 5 | 30/04/1982 | South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 16-0 | Bobby Czyz | UD | 10 | 17/01/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 3-6, 2-7, 3-6. |
| Win | 18-24-1 | Johnny Heard | UD | 10 | 23/12/1981 | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | |
| Win | 16-8-1 | O'Dell Leonard | KO | 5 | 16/09/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 17-7 | Jesus Castro | TKO | 3 | 06/08/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 19-2-1 | Dom DiMarzo | TKO | 2 | 13/06/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the second round. |
| Win | 4-0 | James "Hard Rock" Green | PTS | 8 | 12/04/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3-2-1 | Jamal Arbubakar | PTS | 8 | 06/03/1981 | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 4-1 | Lenny Villers | KO | 5 | 12/02/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 2-2-1 | Bill "Commander Jet" Harrington | KO | 2 | 17/01/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 0-3 | Robert Gregory Thomas | KO | 4 | 25/11/1980 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 16-10-1 | Danny Heath | KO | 1 | 02/10/1980 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | David "College" Dean | KO | 1 | 18/08/1980 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 3-8-2 | Troy Vaughn | KO | 3 | 17/05/1980 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |