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Darroll Wilson

Darroll Lamont Wilson (born June 8, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2006. He is best known for his gutsy performances against some of the best fighters of his day, and his upset third-round TKO win over Shannon Briggs. He also beat contenders James Pritchard and Bert Cooper.

Darroll Wilson
Born
Darroll Lamont Wilson

(1966-06-08) June 8, 1966 (age 58)
Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Other namesDoin' Damage
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Reach79 in (201 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins27
Wins by KO21
Losses10
Draws2

Professional boxing career

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Known as "Doin' Damage", Wilson was a prospect early in his professional career. He had just one amateur fight; a points loss to Tongan Samson Po'uha in 1992.

After 13 wins and a draw, he fought another unbeaten prospect in Terry McGroom light-heavy Golden Gloves champ. Wilson and McGroom fought to a ten-round draw.

In Wilson's next fight he outpointed an unbeaten heavyweight in James Stanton.

Briggs, Tua & Tshabalala fights

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In 1996, he competed in HBO's "Night of the Young Heavyweights". His unbeaten opponent, 25-0 Shannon Briggs was an amateur star and being touted as a future champ, he was the main feature of the card. In a huge upset, Wilson took Briggs best shots in the opening rounds, turned the tide in the second, then knocked Briggs out for the full count in the third. This is considered by many to be the highlight of Wilson's career. Briggs for a while had the reputation to be "chinny" but wasn't knocked down by George Foreman, reputedly among the greatest punchers in history.

Later that year, 1996, Wilson was brought back to HBO to meet another undefeated top-prospect, the Samoan born, New Zealand Olympic bronze medallist David Tua, who had also won on the previous "young heavys" card. After two minutes of give-and-take the hard hitting Tua KO'ed Wilson in the first round with his lethal left hook.

Wilson had lost, but was still a semi-attraction, and got his second chance when he met once-beaten South African Courage Tshabalala. The two staged one of the most famous fights of the year 1997. In the first round Courage dropped Wilson with a stiff left jab 25 seconds into the fight. Things looked even worse for Wilson when he was dropped again in the third, this time much harder, with a right hand. Courage tried to finish in the fourth but Wilson fought back with the heart he showed in the Briggs fight and leveled his opponent for the count.

Decline

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Wilson's next big fight was an upset loss to Terrence Lewis by fifth-round TKO in 1998. Lewis was a tough and dangerous fighter with a respected right hand, however, the result was still a surprise. Wilson was no longer a fringe contender and dropped to journeyman status.

Wilson was again TKO'ed in his next fight to the hard hitting contender and Olympic silver medallist David Izon. In that fight, Wilson's own power surfaced early, and Izon was dropped in the first round, but Wilson couldn't finish the job.

Since then he slipped dramatically and never regained his old form. In 1999 he lost fights to Frankie Swindell and Zuri Lawrence, and was stopped in two rounds by the bigger and more experienced 2-time heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon.

Wilson dropped a ten-round decision to Jean-Francois Bergeron and Ray Mercer in 2005 and was stopped inside 4 rounds by Oliver McCall in 2006. Wilson's last professional fight was on December 2, 2006.

Professional boxing record

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27 Wins (21 knockouts, 6 decisions), 10 Losses (7 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 Draws [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 28–9–2   Sedreck Fields KO 7 02/12/2006   Saint Charles, Missouri, U.S. Wilson knocked out at 2:43 of the seventh round.
Loss 28–8–2   Oliver McCall TKO 4 09/09/2006   Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. For vacant WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title. Wilson knocked out at 0:40 of the fourth round.
Loss 28–7–2   Ray Mercer UD 10 24/06/2005   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 28–6–2   Jean-Francois Bergeron UD 10 07/03/2003   Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Win 28–5–2   Bert Cooper RTD 4 20/09/2002   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 27–5–2   Tim Witherspoon KO 2 10/03/2002   Henderson, Nevada, U.S. Wilson knocked out at 1:02 of the second round.
Win 27–4–2   Frankie Hines KO 1 05/10/2001   Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Win 26–4–2   Mike Rouse TKO 5 28/04/2001   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 25–4–2   Ric Lainhart KO 1 13/04/2001   Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Win 24–4–2   David Willis TKO 4 27/02/2001   Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the fourth round.
Loss 23–4–2   Zuri Lawrence UD 10 02/09/1999   Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Loss 23–3–2   Frankie Swindell TKO 5 01/07/1999   Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:34 of the fifth round.
Win 22–3–2   Don Normand TKO 2 20/05/1999   Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Loss 21–3–2   David Izon KO 4 14/11/1998   Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 21–2–2   Anthony Willis TKO 5 12/06/1998   Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:32 of the fifth round after Willis was knocked down thrice.
Loss 20–2–2   Terrence Lewis TKO 5 03/02/1998   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:59 of the fifth round.
Win 20–1–2   James Pritchard TKO 2 29/11/1997   Vineland, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 19–1–2   Courage Tshabalala KO 4 03/06/1997   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Courage knocked out at 2:41 of the fourth round.
Win 18–1–2   Ron McCarthy TKO 6 03/05/1997   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 17–1–2   David Tua KO 1 20/09/1996   Miami, Florida, U.S. For WBC International heavyweight title.
Win 17–0–2   Rick Sullivan UD 10 18/07/1996   Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 16–0–2   Shannon Briggs TKO 3 15/03/1996   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 of the third round.
Win 15–0–2   James Stanton UD 10 12/12/1995   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Draw 14–0–2   Terry McGroom PTS 10 17/08/1995   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 14–0–1   Doug Davis PTS 8 22/06/1995   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 13–0–1   Doug Davis PTS 8 16/05/1995   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 12–0–1   Luis Rivera PTS 8 04/04/1995   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 11–0–1   Russell Perry TKO 1 22/02/1995   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 10–0–1   Rashid Latif TKO 1 25/01/1995   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 9–0–1   Dennis Cain TKO 3 07/12/1994   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 8–0–1   Mike Robinson TKO 2 22/10/1994   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 7–0–1   Ron Gullette TKO 2 19/08/1994   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 6–0–1   Robert Doyle TKO 1 28/07/1994   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 5–0–1   Delen Parsley PTS 4 07/05/1994   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Draw 4–0–1   Levon Warner PTS 4 01/03/1994   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 4–0   Randy Gordon KO 1 01/02/1994   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 3–0   Derrick Minter TKO 1 02/10/1993   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 2–0   Mitchell Rose TKO 3 07/08/1993   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 1–0   Wayne Perdue TKO 2 15/05/1993   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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