Derrick Jefferson

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Derrick Jefferson
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Real nameDerrick Lavon Jefferson
Nickname(s)D-Train
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Reach82 in (208 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1968-03-10) March 10, 1968 (age 55)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins28
Wins by KO21
Losses4
Draws1

Derrick Lavon Jefferson (born March 10, 1968) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBO title in 2001, and is perhaps best remembered for his brutal left hook-knockout of Maurice Harris in 1999.

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Early life

Jefferson grew up in Detroit, Michigan, having attended Martin Luther King High School. In high school, Jefferson played basketball and football, and was a Division I basketball player during his college years. [1] Jefferson dropped from college after being shot in the leg during an argument at a party store in November 1993, ending his basketball career. His brother Kenyatta, a football player, was shot in the head and ended up partially paralyzed. [2] [3]

Amateur career

Jefferson took up boxing in 1994, after a coach of the local boxing gym, Claude Strickland, spotted him shooting hoops at YMCA. [2] That same year, Jefferson won the National Golden Gloves super heavyweight championship, defeating Michael Grant on points (and handling Grant his only amateur loss) in semifinals, and DaVarryl Williamson by TKO in the final. [3] Overall, Jefferson spent 1.5 years at amateur level, before turning professional in 1995. [3]

Professional career

Jefferson made his professional boxing debut on 19 June 1995 against Ismail Muhammad, knocking him out in the first round. [4] Within three years Jefferson had won 16 fights, winning all but two of them by knockout inside three rounds. [4] Jefferson, at 6'6" and generally weighing 240 pounds, quickly rose to prominence by combining explosive power with furious combinations. In 1998, he faced his first formidable opponent Marion Wilson. With 11–27–3 record, Wilson was known for his durability and toughness, having never lost inside the distance and occasionally pulling upsets, such as wins over Corey Sanders and Paea Wolfgramm or split draw against Ray Mercer. [5] [6] Jefferson won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 79–73 and one judge having a score 77–75. [4] [7]

Having been described as a brawler and a fan friendly attraction, Jefferson became a frequently featured fighter on HBO. [8] Jefferson then stepped up in competition, knocking out former world heavyweight title challenger Bert Cooper in the second round. [4] Within two months, Jefferson faced once-highly regarded prospect Obed Sullivan. [9] This was the first twelve-round fight in Jefferson's professional career. [4] He won the fight by split decision, with the scorecards being 117–112, 117–113 in favor of Jefferson and 115–114 in favor of Sullivan. [4] [10]

Six months later, Jefferson was scheduled to face Maurice Harris. Despite having 16–9–2 record, Harris was considered a formidable fighter, with Jim Lampley describing him as "the best 16–9 fighter out there". Harris' record included wins over then-undefeated David Izon and popular gatekeeper Jimmy Thunder and a split decision loss against faded Larry Holmes. [11] Coming into the bout, Harris was on a seven-fight winning streak, which included a wide UD win over Jeremy Williams. [11]

The fight took place at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, in the undercard of the fight between Oleg Maskaev and Hasim Rahman. [12] The first round started with both fighters standing toe-to-toe and landing hard shots. In the second round, Jefferson dropped Harris twice. [8] A few seconds after the second knockdown, Harris turned the tide, dropping Jefferson with a right hand. [8] The round ended with fighters landing hard shots at each other. For the majority of the third round, Harris appeared to be more active, attacking Jefferson's body. At the end of the round, Jefferson landed an uppercut that knocked Harris' mouthpiece off. [8] [13] After relatively less action-packed fourth and fifth rounds, Jefferson dropped Harris again in the sixth with a series of body shots. [13] [8] Near the end of the round, Jefferson countered a left hand with the left hook of his own, knocking Harris unconscious. [13] [8]

The fight was widely praised for being a slugfest. [8] HBO commentator Larry Merchant called the second round "the best in heavyweight boxing since Bowe vs. Holyfield". [8] The KO was voted by The Ring as "Knockout of the Year". At the conclusion of 1999, Jefferson was ranked No.9 in heavyweight rankings by The Ring. [14]

This win lined up a shot against David Izon. Throughout the fight, Jefferson was soundly outboxing Izon, confidently winning rounds. By the seventh round, HBO commentators suggested the fight to be stopped due to Izon absorbing too much punishment. [15] In the eighth round, however, Jefferson appeared to have punched himself out. With 42 seconds left, Izon dropped Jefferson with a right hook. [16] It appeared as if Jefferson have fallen down mostly due to exhaustion rather than Izon's punch. [15] [16] Izon continued throwing unanswered shots on tired Jefferson, prompting the referee to stop the fight. [15] [16] At the time of the stoppade, Jefferson was unanimously winning on scorecards (78–72, 78–73 and 78–74). [17]

Four months later, Jefferson was scheduled to fight highly ranked contender Oleg Maskaev. In the first round, Maskaev dropped Jefferson with the right hand. During the fall, Jefferson broke his ankle and was limping for the rest of the fight, struggling to put weight on his left leg. [18] [19] [20] Jefferson was dropped again in the second. [18] He managed to hurt Maskaev with an overhand right in the third, but was unable to capitalize on it as he could not put weight behind most of his shots. [18] [20] Maskaev continued his assault on injured Jefferson, prompting the referee to stop the fight in the fourth round. [18]

After a quick knockout of an unknown journeyman Marcus Johnson, [21] Jefferson, with 4–2 record in the last six fights, was given a shot at the WBO world heavyweight title against Wladimir Klitschko. For the bout, Jefferson weighed in at 260.25 lbs, the heaviest in his professional career and 20 pounds heavier than in his previous bout. [4] The additional weight appeared to be muscle. [22] The fight lasted only two rounds. In the first round, Klitschko knocked Jefferson down with a short left hook. After the first round Jefferson's left eye was swollen. [22] [23] Jefferson was knocked down twice more in round two, once with a straight right hand and again with another left hook, with the fight being stopped after the last knockdown, declaring Klitschko the winner by TKO in the second round. Jefferson earned $400,000 for the fight. [23]

After defeating former WBC world heavyweight title challenger Phil Jackson (43–10 with 38 KOs coming into the bout) [24] and Sedreck Fields, Jefferson was allowed to participate in Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament on November 30, 2002, promoted by Cedric Kushner. The tournament consisted of eight participants, which included two-time world heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon, former and future world heavyweight title challengers Tony Thompson, Ray Austin and Jeremy Williams, experienced journeyman Maurice Harris, who had entered the tournament after knocking out future world champion Siarhei Liakhovich, [25] and undefeated, hard-hitting Gerald Nobles. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] Each boxer, including Jefferson, was guaranteed $5,000 and the purse for the tournament winner was $100,000. All bouts took place at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey and were scheduled for three rounds. The bouts were aired in the UK on Eurosport. [31] [25] In the first round, Jefferson defeated Ray Austin by second-round stoppage, but was beaten by Tony Thompson on points in semifinals. [25] [31]

Jefferson was scheduled to face Chris Byrd on April 17, 2004, at Madison Square Garden for the IBF world heavyweight championship, however he was forced to pull out of the fight due to a cut suffered in training. [32] Jefferson made one last world heavyweight title run, facing DaVarryl Williamson in an IBF eliminator. Williamson made quick work of Jefferson, winning by TKO in the 2nd, effectively ending Jefferson's career. [4]

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (21 knockouts, 7 decisions), 4 Losses (4 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss21-3 Flag of the United States.svg DaVarryl Williamson TKO2 30/04/2005 Flag of New York.svg New York City, United States WBO NABO/WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the second round.
Win11-11 Flag of the United States.svg Ed WhiteTKO327/11/2004 Flag of Indiana.svg Lafayette, Indiana, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the third round.
Win10-4 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Long TD827/02/2004 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States78-74, 76-74, 76-76. Fight went to scorecards due to an accidental headbut.
Win18-15-1 Flag of the United States.svg Sedreck FieldsSD1021/09/2002 Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, United States96-94, 96-94, 94-96.
Win43-10 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Jackson UD1016/02/2002 Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, United States100-90, 99-91, 99-91.
Win22-7 Flag of the United States.svg Eric CurryKO123/11/2001 Flag of Michigan.svg Southfield, Michigan, United StatesCurry knocked out at 0:22 of the first round.
Loss35-1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Wladimir Klitschko TKO224/03/2001 Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Bayern, Germany WBO World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:09 of the second round.
Win7-7-1 Flag of the United States.svg Marcus JohnsonTKO104/11/2000 Flag of New York.svg New York City, United States
Loss19-2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oleg Maskaev TKO420/05/2000 Flag of New Jersey.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss24-3 Flag of Nigeria.svg David Izonritei TKO915/01/2000 Flag of New York.svg New York City, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 0:11 of the ninth round.
Win16-9-2 Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Harris KO606/11/1999 Flag of New Jersey.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesHarris knocked out at 2:52 of the sixth round.
Win23-8-1 Flag of the United States.svg Melvin Foster TKO410/09/1999 Flag of Michigan.svg Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fourth round.
Win30-4-1 Flag of the United States.svg Obed Sullivan SD1220/05/1999 Flag of Mississippi.svg Tunica, Mississippi, United StatesNABA Heavyweight Title. 117-112, 117-113, 114-115.
Win34-18 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Cooper TKO204/03/1999 Flag of Michigan.svg Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Draw21-8 Flag of the United States.svg Marcellus BrownTD207/01/1999 Flag of Mississippi.svg Tunica, Mississippi, United StatesFight went to scorecards due to an accidental headbut.
Win11-27-3 Flag of the United States.svg Marion Wilson UD802/10/1998 Flag of Louisiana.svg Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States79-73, 79-73, 77-75.
Win21-11-1 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff LallyTKO222/08/1998 Flag of Mississippi.svg Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the second round.
Win21-17-1 Flag of the United States.svg Levi BillupsUD1024/05/1998 Flag of Michigan.svg Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Win6-6-2 Flag of Sudan.svg Clement HassanKO121/04/1998 Flag of Louisiana.svg Lake Charles, Louisiana, United StatesHassan knocked out at 2:25 of the first round.
Win14-12 Flag of Samoa.svg Tui ToiaTKO127/02/1998 Flag of Ohio.svg Parma, Ohio, United States
Win11-7 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac BrownTKO122/11/1997 Flag of New Jersey.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win19-30 Flag of the United States.svg Lorenzo BoydTKO107/10/1997 Flag of Michigan.svg Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Win11-42-2 Flag of the United States.svg Brian YatesUD621/08/1997 Flag of Iowa.svg Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win-- Flag of the United States.svg Wendell BlountKO108/07/1997 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win11-1 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph WestKO126/04/1997 Flag of New Jersey.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win3-15 Flag of the United States.svg Harold JohnsonKO118/03/1997 Flag of Michigan.svg Flint, Michigan, United States
Win0-10 Flag of the United States.svg Fred PeppersKO121/12/1996 Flag of Missouri.svg Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesPeppers knocked out at 2:56 of the first round.
Win0-1-1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom JablonskiKO204/12/1996 Flag of Ohio.svg Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win6-19 Flag of the United States.svg Larry FlemingTKO115/11/1996 Flag of Illinois.svg Waukegan, Illinois, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the first round.
Win-- Flag of the United States.svg Terrence HolleyKO108/10/1996 Flag of Michigan.svg Flint, Michigan, United States
Win0-1 Flag of the United States.svg Robert ToyerTKO323/10/1995 Flag of California.svg Inglewood, California, United States
Win0-1 Flag of the United States.svg Roberto RamirezKO225/09/1995 Flag of California.svg Inglewood, California, United States
Win0-1 Flag of the United States.svg Ismail MuhammadKO119/06/1995 Flag of California.svg Los Angeles, California, United States

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