Bobby Gunn

Bobby Gunn (born Robert Williamson, December 25, 1973) is a Canadian former professional boxer and bareknuckle boxer who competed from 1989 to 2017 and twice challenged for a world title (the WBO cruiserweight title in 2007 and the IBF cruiserweight title in 2009).

Career

Gunn was born on December 25, 1973, in Ontario, Canada, into an Irish Traveller family from the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Gunn would make a name for himself in the Canadian amateur scene. He had a successful amateur career that spanned seven years. Gunn made his professional boxing debut on April 28, 1989, Tucson, Arizona, winning by unanimous decision over Richard Palmer. In his third pro bout, Gunn stopped future titlist Quirino Garcia in the third round. He would go on to win eight of his next ten fights, before an 11-year hiatus from professional boxing, although he did compete in more than 60 bare-knuckle bouts.

He resurfaced in 2004 and knocked out four straight foes before competing in one of the most notorious matches of the last decade. Gunn came back in 2017 in a fight against Roy Jones Jr but was stopped in the eighth round.

Gunn then put together a solid six-bout unbeaten streak, including a third round stoppage in a rematch against Gross, where he won three different titles. He once again found himself in the limelight on July 11, 2009, when he challenged Ring Magazine and International Boxing Federation champion Tomasz Adamek. Although he was a big underdog against the pound for pound rated Adamek, Gunn hung in tough and had moments of success, but his night was once again cut short. Although the referee admitted after the bout he would have let him continue, ringside physician decided Gunn had taken too many clean punches and stopped the bout following the fourth round.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes32WinGilberto Matheus DomingosTKO2 (12), 22 Jul 201731Win22–7–1 James MorrowTKO2 (10), 15 Apr 201730Loss21–7–1 Roy Jones Jr.TKO8 (12), 17 Feb 201729Loss21–6–1 Glen Johnson818 Dec 201328Loss21–5–1 James ToneyRTD5 (12), 7 Apr 201227Loss21–4–1 Tomasz AdamekRTD4 (12), 11 Jul 200926Win21–3–1 Brad GregoryTKO4 (10), 25 Feb 200925Win20–3–1 Shelby GrossTKO3 (10), 20 Nov 200824Win19–3–1 James MorrowTKO5 (10), 12 Jul 200823Draw18–3–1 Cory Phelps622 Mar 200822Win18–3 Benito FernandezKO2 (10)25 Aug 200721Win17–3 Elija Dickens1 (6), 9 Jun 200720Loss16–3 Enzo MaccarinelliTKO1 (12), 7 Apr 200719Win16–2 Shannon LandbergTKO7 (12), 16 Sep 20061815–2 Shelby GrossNC2 (12), 31 Mar 200617Win15–2Jimmy GarrettKO1 (6)6 Dec 200516Win14–2Jeff HolcombTKO5 (12), 2 Jun 200515Win13–2Earl KirkendallTKO1 (4)25 Feb 200514Win12–2Leon HinnantTKO1 (4)11 Dec 200413Win11–2Rafael ReyesKO1 (8)26 Mar 199312Win10–2Martin LopezKO1 (8)19 Dec 199211Loss9–2James RivasPTS412 Jun 199210Win9–1Sergio Garcia1 (8)24 Mar 19929Loss8–1Sergio GarciaTKO2 (6)16 Aug 19918Win8–0Gary ChavezTKO1 (4)12 Mar 19917Win7–0Jose CataneoPTS618 Dec 19906Win6–0Alberto GarciaTKO314 Nov 19905Win5–0Ty HorneTKO42 Nov 19904Win4–0Troy StandleyTKO128 Sep 19903Win3–0Quirino Garcia3 (4)27 Apr 19902Win2–0Jerry BoothPTS47 Jul 19901Win1–0Richard Palma428 Apr 1989

Bare-knuckle boxing record

Bobby Gunn has a bare-knuckle boxing record of 73-0 (73 wins and no losses).

Return to bare-knuckle boxing

On Friday, August 5, 2011, Gunn fought Richard Stewart in the first sanctioned bareknuckle boxing match since 1999.Bonner, Stayton Bobby Gunn's Battle to Bring Bare-Knuckle Fighting Out of the Underground Rolling Stone. May 21, 2016 Gunn defeated Stewart with a KO in round 3, winning the vacant heavyweight bareknuckle boxing title. Four months later, Gunn defended his bareknuckle crown, stopping Ernest Jackson in less than nine minutes.

Bare-knuckle boxing Heavyweight World Titles

Bare-knuckle boxing Heavyweight Lineal World Title 2011 Bare-knuckle boxing Heavyweight World Title 2011 - Recognized by Yavapai Nation Bare - knuckle boxing Heavyweight World Title 2015 - Recognized by Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame Bare-knuckle boxing Heavyweight World Title 2016 - Recognized by National Police Gazette

Bare knuckle fighting championship record

References

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