Lawrence Clay-Bey

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Lawrence Clay-Bey
Born
Lawrence Marvin Clay-Bey

(1965-12-14) December 14, 1965 (age 58)
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins21
Wins by KO16
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Men's boxing
United States National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Hartford, CT Super heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Hartford, CT Super heavyweight
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Berlin Super heavyweight

Lawrence Marvin Clay-Bey (born December 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight. As an amateur he was a two-time winner (1995 and 1996) of the United States National Championships as well as a bronze medalist at the 1995 World Championships, all in the super heavyweight division.

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Amateur career

Lawrence Clay-Bey started to box at the age of 26. He lost his first two amateur fights but stuck with it and eventually won the National Golden Gloves in his next eight fights. At this point he weighed around 260 pounds.

Clay-Bey won a super heavyweight bronze medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, later KOd Joe Mesi to win the right to go to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and was also team USA's captain. However he was put out of the tournament in his first fight by a close/controversial 10-8 decision to eventual Gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko. He was the only fighter Klitschko had problems with as he managed to rattle Klitschko, prompting the referee to issue a standing 8 count. After the fight he raised some eyebrows downplaying it as "just a loss" which let journalists question his dedication. He finished the amateurs with a 60-9 record.

Professional career

After a year of debating if he wanted to turn pro Lawrence Clay-Bey decided he wanted to see how far he could go. He got into much better shape and shed 25-30 pounds to a better fighting weight of 235. He turned pro in 1997 and he easily blew past his early opponents despite them having more experience and glossy pro records. Clay-Bey was thought very highly of, and was being groomed to be a future title holder until he met the streaking Clifford Etienne in 2000. The two traded shots round after round with Etienne being the more active of the two, and Etienne took the decision. After the loss to Etienne, Clay-Bey began putting on weight and coming into fights out of shape. But he stayed busy and took a victory over promising prospect Charles Shufford in 2003, setting up a fight against Eliecer Castillo. Castillo KO'd Clay-Bey in the 9th round. Clay-Bey's once promising career drifted into obscurity. Although he was able to beat former cruiserweight champ Imamu Mayfield in 2004, he dropped a decision to Sinan Samil Sam and drew with Derek Bryant in 2005.

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (16 knockouts, 5 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Draw18-4 Flag of the United States.svg Derek Bryant MD102005-08-05 Flag of the United States.svg Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss22-2 Flag of Turkey.svg Sinan Samil Sam UD122005-02-12 Flag of Germany.svg Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win22-16-1 Flag of the United States.svg Otis TisdaleTKO82004-10-15 Flag of the United States.svg Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the eighth round.
Win24-4-2 Flag of the United States.svg Imamu Mayfield TKO52004-07-02 Flag of the United States.svg Pala, California, U.S.IBA Continental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Win15-9-2 Flag of the United States.svg Carlton Johnson KO32003-09-10 Flag of the United States.svg Rochester, New York, U.S.
Loss23-3-2 Flag of Cuba.svg Elieser Castillo KO92003-06-06 Flag of the United States.svg Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. NABF Heavyweight Title.
Win19-2 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Shufford UD102003-01-03 Flag of the United States.svg Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Win18-16-1 Flag of the United States.svg Sedreck FieldsKO22002-10-18 Flag of the United States.svg Buffalo, New York, U.S.Fields knocked out at 0:42 of the second round.
Win17-8 Flag of the United States.svg Brian NixTKO32002-08-02 Flag of the United States.svg Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win25-3 Flag of the United States.svg Gary WinmonTKO62001-10-14 Flag of the United States.svg McAllen, Texas, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 0:10 of the sixth round.
Win9-11-3 Flag of Mexico.svg Agustin CorpusUD82001-08-18 Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win18-2-1 Flag of the United States.svg Ken MurphyTKO52001-03-17 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fifth round.
Loss18-0 Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Etienne UD102000-11-11 Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win22-5 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Williams TKO62000-09-17 Flag of the United States.svg Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 0:35 of the sixth round.
Win39-3-1 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Daniels UD102000-01-23 Flag of the United States.svg Venice, Florida, U.S.
Win15-0 Flag of the United States.svg Dale CroweUD81999-08-28 Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win20-9 Flag of the United States.svg Abdul MuhayminTKO31998-04-17 Flag of the United States.svg Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the third round.
Win17-2 Flag of the United States.svg Nate TubbsTKO41998-03-27 Flag of the United States.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the fourth round.
Win21-0 Flag of the United States.svg Mario CawleyTKO21998-01-16 Flag of the United States.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the second round.
Win7-9-2 Flag of the United States.svg Louis Monaco UD81997-11-18 Flag of the United States.svg Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Win24-10 Flag of the United States.svg Tony LaRosaTKO31997-10-03 Flag of the United States.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win9-0 Flag of the United States.svg Dan ConwayRTD31997-09-23 Flag of the United States.svg Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.Conway retired after the third round.
Win6-5 Flag of the United States.svg Bryant SmithTKO21997-08-23 Flag of New Jersey.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:11 of the second round.
Win4-1-1 Flag of the United States.svg Jason FarleyKO21997-07-20 Flag of the United States.svg Indio, California, U.S.
Win0-1 Flag of the United States.svg Billy McDonaldKO11997-07-05 Flag of the United States.svg Moline, Illinois, U.S.McDonald knocked out at 0:35 of the first round.

Personal life

He now works as a corrections officer in Connecticut. He is married with 5 children.

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References

  1. Boxing record for Lawrence Clay-Bey. BoxRec.com .
Preceded by United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1995–1996
Succeeded by