Jesse Burnett

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Jesse Burnett
Born (1946-02-08) 8 February 1946 (age 78)
Statistics
Weight(s) Light heavyweight
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights44
Wins25
Wins by KO13
Losses17
Draws2

Jesse Burnett (born February 8, 1946) is an American former professional boxer. His professional record was 23-18-2 with 11 knockouts. [1] He is best remembered as the spoiler who won a twelve-round decision in a WBC cruiserweight elimination bout over former world light-heavyweight champion Victor Galindez of Argentina in 1980, sending Galindez into retirement. In Burnett's two tries at a world title, he was stopped in the ninth round of a 1977 vacant WBC light-heavyweight title bout by Miguel Angel Cuello, and stopped in the eighth round of a 1983 WBC cruiserweight title bout against S.T. Gordon. Burnett also fought such other fighters as former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, former light-heavyweight champion John Conteh (Burnett earned a ten-round draw), former light-heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, and other contenders such as Yaqui Lopez, James Scott, Jerry Martin, Tony Mundine, Bash Ali, Willie Edwards, Mustafa Wassaja, Willie Edwards, Lotte Mwale, and many others.

Professional boxing record

23 Wins (11 knockouts, 12 decisions), 18 Losses (4 knockouts, 14 decisions), 2 Draws
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss15-2Anthony DavisUD1216/05/1984 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. NABF Cruiserweight Title.
Loss22-5 S.T. Gordon TKO816/02/1983 East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. WBC Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:07 of the eighth round.
Loss11-3-2 Leon Spinks UD1231/10/1982 McAfee, New Jersey, U.S. NABF Cruiserweight Title.
Win29-5-1 Steve Aczel TKO819/02/1982 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Loss10-0Willie EdwardsPTS1016/01/1982 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Loss16-14-1James WilliamsSD1013/10/1981 Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
Win75-10-1 Tony Mundine PTS1204/03/1981 Auckland, New Zealand
Loss11-5Bash AliSD1203/12/1980 Anaheim, California, U.S. IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win0-3-1T.C. BowmanTKO615/07/1980 Anaheim, California, U.S.
Win55-8-4 Victor Galindez UD1214/06/1980 Anaheim, California, U.S.
Loss20-7-1Dale GrantKO719/04/1980 Billings, Montana, U.S.
Loss19-0 Lottie Mwale PTS1204/03/1980 London, England
Win13-8-2Clarence GeiggerPTS1014/12/1979 Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Loss17-0Eddie TaylorPTS1024/11/1979 Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss16-1Jerry MartinUD1214/11/1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. NABF/IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Titles.
Draw32-2 John Conteh PTS1019/04/1979 London, England
Win3-9-1Juan de la GarzaTKO628/11/1978 Billings, Montana, U.S.
Loss7-9-1Pete McIntyreSD1008/11/1978 Stockton, California, U.S.
Loss42-7 Yaqui Lopez MD1502/07/1978 Stockton, California, U.S.
Loss12-0-1Mustafa WasajjaPTS1025/05/1978 Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss22-3-1 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad TKO10 15/02/1978 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the tenth round.
Win29-3Lonnie BennettTKO618/11/1977 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss20-0 Miguel Angel Cuello TKO921/05/1977 Monte Carlo, Monaco WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
Win16-11-1Al BoldenKO1020/03/1977 Tokyo, Japan
Win44-33-1Bobby RasconTKO419/12/1976 Tokyo, JapanReferee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the fourth round.
Win29-14-3Eddie JonesUD1010/07/1976 San Diego, California, U.S.
Win11-4-3Willie TaylorPTS1003/06/1976 Copenhagen, Denmark
Win52-6-1 Tony Mundine KO614/05/1976 Brisbane, AustraliaMundine knocked out at 1:06 of the sixth round.
Win10-7-1Danny BrewerKO703/05/1976 Stockton, California, U.S.
Loss40-6-4 Victor Galindez SD1008/04/1976 Copenhagen, Denmark
Win8-5Danny BrewerKO328/11/1975 Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBrewer knocked out at 0:45 of the third round.
Loss26-3 Yaqui Lopez SD1224/09/1975 Stockton, California, U.S.California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win26-2 Yaqui Lopez SD1231/07/1975 Stockton, California, U.S.California Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss9-0-1 James Scott UD1025/02/1975 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win39-13-5 Ray White KO815/03/1974 San Diego, California, U.S.
Win6-5-4Felton MarshallTD909/08/1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win41-18-3Jimmy LesterPTS1008/02/1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win57-17-6Ron WilsonPTS1019/10/1972 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win15-1-1Hildo SilvaPTS624/07/1972 Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win3-0 Yaqui Lopez PTS801/07/1972 Stockton, California, U.S.
Win0-1Steve StarkKO405/06/1972 San Diego, California, U.S.
Win3-0Angel BagginiPTS624/04/1972 Inglewood, California, U.S.
Draw4-1Cisco SolorioTD113/04/1972 Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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References

  1. "Jesse Burnett - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2008-07-15.