Robbie Sims

Robbie Sims
Robbie Sims
Born	November 5, 1959 (age 65); Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	50
Wins	38
Wins by KO	26
Losses	10
Draws	2
No contests	0

Robbie Sims (born November 5, 1959) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1996. He is the half-brother of former world middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler.^[1]

Professional career

He KOd an inexperienced Iran Barkley, outpointed Doug DeWitt and rose to prominence as a middleweight contender by a very polemical defeating Roberto Durán in 1986. Sims lost to Sumbu Kalambay in a shot for the WBA title in 1988 and it was all downhill from there. All his losses were on points except a KO7 vs Nigel Benn.

Sims was trained by famous Brockton based trainers Pat and Goody Petronelli. He had a career record of 38-10-2 with 26 knockouts.

Professional boxing record

38 Wins (26 knockouts, 12 decisions), 10 Losses (1 knockout, 9 decisions), 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	38-10-2	Jose Burgos	PTS	8	20/09/1996	Bayside Expo Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	37-10-2	Vinny Pazienza	UD	10	26/10/1993	Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	37-9-2	Willis Ely	KO	3	16/04/1993	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	36-9-2	Keheven Johnson	TKO	3	26/02/1993	Woodbridge, Virginia, U.S.
Win	35-9-2	Jerry Strickland	KO	1	26/06/1992	Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	34-9-2	Dennis Johnson	KO	4	02/04/1992	Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	33-9-2	Robert Curry	PTS	10	22/02/1992	Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	32-9-2	Nigel Benn	KO	7	03/04/1991	London, England
Win	32-8-2	Ralph Moncrief	UD	10	24/11/1990	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	31-8-2	Ron Essett	MD	10	26/06/1990	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Win	31-7-2	Kenny Butler	DQ	5	13/04/1990	Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	30-7-2	Victor King	TKO	9	30/12/1989	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	29-7-2	Dennis Milton	UD	10	12/09/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	29-6-2	Doug DeWitt	SD	12	18/04/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	WBO Middleweight Title.
Loss	29-5-2	Sumbu Kalambay	UD	12	12/06/1988	Ravenna, Italy	WBA Middleweight Title.
Win	29-4-2	Ralph Smiley	TKO	9	18/03/1988	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the ninth round.
Win	28-4-2	Lee Sanders	TKO	5	10/04/1987	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the fifth round.
Draw	27-4-2	Tim Williams	PTS	10	12/02/1987	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	27-4-1	Roberto Durán	SD	10	23/06/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	26-4-1	John Collins	TKO	1	09/03/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	IBF USBA Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the first round.
Win	25-4-1	Mario Tineo	TKO	4	06/12/1985	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	24-4-1	Doug DeWitt	UD	10	30/08/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	23-4-1	Stacy McSwain	KO	4	30/05/1985	Portland, Maine, U.S.
Loss	22-4-1	Mike Tinley	UD	10	01/11/1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	22-3-1	Mike Baker	TKO	5	26/07/1984	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fifth round.
Win	21-3-1	Danny Long	SD	12	10/05/1984	Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	20-3-1	Curtis Ramsey	UD	10	29/03/1984	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	19-3-1	Iran Barkley	KO	6	06/01/1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	18-3-1	Charlie Hecker	KO	2	25/10/1983	Portland, Maine, U.S.
Win	17-3-1	Teddy Mann	SD	10	01/09/1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	16-3-1	Mike Tinley	SD	10	03/08/1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	16-2-1	Tony Chiaverini	KO	5	23/03/1983	Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Draw	15-2-1	Murray Sutherland	PTS	10	04/02/1983	Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	15-2	Clinton Jackson	PTS	10	16/10/1982	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	15-1	Bruce Thompson	KO	1	20/08/1982	Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	14-1	Jose Green	KO	4	10/07/1982	McAfee, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	13-1	Fred Reed	TKO	5	30/04/1982	South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the fifth round.
Loss	12-1	Bobby Czyz	UD	10	17/01/1982	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	12-0	Johnny Heard	UD	10	23/12/1981	Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Win	11-0	O'Dell Leonard	KO	5	16/09/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	10-0	Jesus Castro	TKO	3	06/08/1981	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	9-0	Dom DiMarzo	TKO	2	13/06/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the second round.
Win	8-0	James Green	PTS	8	12/04/1981	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	7-0	Jamal Arbubakar	PTS	8	06/03/1981	Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	6-0	Lenny Villers	KO	5	12/02/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	5-0	Bill Harrington	KO	2	17/01/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	4-0	Robert Thomas	KO	4	25/11/1980	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	3-0	Danny Heath	KO	1	02/10/1980	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	2-0	David Dean	KO	1	18/08/1980	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	1-0	Troy Vaughn	KO	3	17/05/1980	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

References

^ Hughes, Damian, Brian. "The Marvin Hagler Story" (PDF). p. 21 The Marvin Hagler Story by Damian and Brian Hughes.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Boxing record for Robbie Sims from BoxRec (registration required)

[1] Hughes, Damian, Brian. "The Marvin Hagler Story" (PDF). p. 21 The Marvin Hagler Story by Damian and Brian Hughes.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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