William Guthrie (boxer)

William Guthrie
William Guthrie
Born	William Douglas Guthrie; January 17, 1967 (age 57); St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationality	American
Other names	KO King
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight; Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	35
Wins by KO	28
Losses	4
Draws	3

William Douglas Guthrie (born January 17, 1967) is an American former professional boxer.

Early life edit

Prior to fighting, Guthrie was an admitted former player in the St Louis drugs scene, and he had been kicked off the 1988 US Olympic team after failing a drug test. He also later spent time in prison for drug possession.

Amateur career edit

Guthrie was the 1985 National Golden Gloves middleweight champion.

Professional career edit

Guthrie turned pro in 1989 and captured the Vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title in 1997 with a win over Darrin Allen. He was seen as a looming threat to Roy Jones Jr. at light heavyweight due to his punching power, but instead of a unification bout, he lost the title in his next fight to Reggie Johnson by a knockout in the 5th. The knockout was a brutal one, and Guthrie left the ring on a stretcher [1]. Instead of retiring, he instead moved up to cruiserweight and continued to fight, but has not fought for a belt since.

Professional boxing record edit

35 Wins (28 knockouts, 7 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 3 Draws [2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Draw	20-28-2	"King" James Johnson	PTS	6	12/05/2007	Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia
Loss	22-5	Marlon Hayes	UD	12	26/01/2007	Destiny's, Orlando, Florida	NBA World Cruiserweight Title.
Win	24-8-3	Donnell Wiggins	TKO	4	09/12/2006	Florence County Fairgrounds, Florence, South Carolina	Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the fourth round.
Win	19-5	Luke Munsen	TKO	5	29/07/2006	Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho	IBF International Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the fifth round.
Win	30-24-1	Carlos Bates	TKO	1	27/05/2006	The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina	Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the first round.
Win	14-26-2	Eric Starr	TKO	5	29/04/2006	Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina	Referee stopped the bout at 1:23 of the fifth round.
Win	12-19-2	Vincent "Bones" Harris	MD	4	31/03/2006	Multi Fight Complex, Tampa, Florida
Draw	8-13-5	Rodney "Road Warrior" Moore	PTS	6	03/12/2005	Saint Petersburg Municipal Coliseum, Saint Petersburg, Florida
Win	6-12	Preston Kenney	KO	1	02/06/2005	Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri	Kenney knocked out at 2:32 of the first round.
Win	13-4	John Romans William	KO	2	27/11/2004	Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky
Draw	5-15-3	Hilario Guzman	PTS	6	24/09/2004	Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Loss	23-2	Ravea Springs	TKO	11	07/02/2002	Adam's Mark, Saint Louis, Missouri	WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the 11th round.
Win	13-9-2	Terry Porter	UD	8	25/09/2001	The Ambassador, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win	30-52-1	Lorenzo Boyd	TKO	2	24/07/2001	The Ambassador, Saint Louis, Missouri	Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the second round.
Win	16-22-5	John Kiser	SD	8	06/05/2000	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Win	11-22-8	Wesley Martin	UD	8	11/03/2000	Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Loss	53-4	Michael Nunn	TKO	7	09/05/1999	Minot Municipal Auditorium, Minot, North Dakota	Referee stopped the bout at 0:22 of the seventh round.
Loss	36-5-1	"Sweet" Reggie Johnson	KO	5	06/02/1998	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut	IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	23-2-1	Darrin Allen	TKO	3	19/07/1997	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California	IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the third round.
Win	8-5	Jamie Stevenson	KO	3	28/03/1997	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	35-11-2	Ramzi Hassan	TKO	6	29/06/1996	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
Win	8-12-2	John Kiser	UD	8	18/05/1996	The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	1-3	Jerome Hill	TKO	2	24/02/1996	Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
Win	20-2-1	Tim Hillie	SD	10	27/01/1996	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
Win	11-1-1	Richard Frazier	KO	4	08/11/1995	69th Regiment Armory, New York City	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. Frazier knocked out at 1:38 of the fourth round.
Win	7-24-1	Jeff Bowman	TKO	3	03/10/1995	Memphis, Tennessee
Win	2-2	Ron Butler	TKO	3	25/04/1995	Youth Center, Cut Off, Louisiana
Win	--	Travis Meat	KO	1	06/02/1995	Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri	Meat knocked out at 1:45 of the first round.
Win	4-26	Donnie Penelton	KO	2	28/11/1994	Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri	Penelton knocked out at 2:21 of the second round.
Win	1-4	Darrell Kizer	TKO	2	23/06/1994	Florissant, Missouri
Win	4-6-1	Krishna Wainwright	TKO	6	05/05/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	15-18-5	Jimmy Bills	KO	3	11/04/1994	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	11-17	Tim Knight	PTS	10	27/08/1993	Saint Louis, Missouri
Win	25-53-2	Anthony Campbell	KO	2	06/05/1993	Saint Louis, Missouri
Win	4-7-1	Eric Mustafa Cole	TKO	1	28/07/1990	Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	--	David Gwynn	KO	1	27/04/1990	State Fair Arena, Mobile, Alabama
Win	--	Lee Smith	KO	1	24/03/1990	State Fair Arena, Mobile, Alabama
Win	3-8	Randy Thomas	TKO	1	16/02/1990	Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri	Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the first round.
Win	1-2	Chris Collins	TKO	3	03/11/1989	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	6-1	Roy Bedwell	TKO	1	27/07/1989	Chase Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win	2-1	Clarence Hutchinson	TKO	1	21/06/1989	Whitey Herzog's Restaurant and Powerhouse Nightclub, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win	5-9	"Papa" John Moore	TKO	2	01/05/1989	Omni International Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri

External links edit

Boxing record for William Guthrie from BoxRec (registration required)

References edit

Personal Background

Preceded by Dariusz Michalczewski Vacated	IBF Light Heavyweight Champion 19 Jul 1997–6 Feb 1998	Succeeded by Reggie Johnson