William Douglas Guthrie (born January 17, 1967) is an American former professional boxer.
Early life Prior to fighting, Guthrie was an admitted former player in the St Louis drugs scene, and he had been kicked off the 1988 US Olympic team after failing a drug test. He also later spent time in prison for drug possession.
Amateur career Guthrie was the 1985 National Golden Gloves middleweight champion.
Professional career Guthrie turned pro in 1989 and captured the Vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title in 1997 with a win over Darrin Allen. He was seen as a looming threat to Roy Jones Jr. at light heavyweight due to his punching power, but instead of a unification bout, he lost the title in his next fight to Reggie Johnson by a knockout in the 5th. The knockout was a brutal one, and Guthrie left the ring on a stretcher. Instead of retiring, he instead moved up to cruiserweight and continued to fight. His final win was against Donnell Wiggins in South Carolina, he would have two more fights before retiring in 2007.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes42DrawJames JohnsonSD6 (6)12/05/200741Loss35–4–2Marlon HayesUD12 (12)26/01/200740Win35–3–2Donnell WigginsTKO4 (8)09/12/200639Win34–3–2Luke MunsenTKO5 (12)29/07/200638Win33–3–2Carlos BatesTKO1 (4)27/05/200637Win32–3–2Eric StarrTKO5 (6)29/04/200636Win31–3–2Vincent HarrisMD4 (4)31/03/200635Draw30–3–2Rodney MooreMD6 (6)03/12/200534Win30–3–1Preston KenneyKO1 (8)02/06/200533Win29–3–1John Roman WilliamsKO2 (8)27/11/200432Draw28–3–1Hilario GuzmanPTS6 (6)24/09/200431Loss28–3Ravea SpringsTKO11 (12)07/02/200230Win28–2Terry PorterUD8 (8)25/09/200129Win27–2Lorenzo BoydTKO2 (8)24/07/200128Win26–2John KiserSD8 (8)06/05/200027Win25–2Wesley MartinUD8 (8)11/03/200026Loss24–2Michael NunnTKO7 (10)09/05/199925Loss24–1Reggie JohnsonKO5 (12)06/02/199824Win24–0Darin AllenTKO3 (12)19/07/199723Win23–0Jamie StevensonKO3 (4)28/03/199722Win22–0Ramzi HassanTKO6 (10)29/06/199621Win21–0John KiserUD8 (8)18/05/199620Win20–0Jerome HillTKO2 (?)24/02/199619Win19–0Tim HillieSD10 (10)27/01/199618Win18–0Richard FrazierKO4 (12)08/11/199517Win17–0Jeff BowmanTKO3 (?)03/10/199516Win16–0Ron ButlerTKO3 (?)25/04/199515Win15–0Travis MeatKO1 (8)06/02/199514Win14–0Donnie PeneltonKO2 (8)28/11/199413Win13–0Darrell KizerTKO2 (?)23/06/199412Win12–0Krishna WainwrightRTD6 (8)05/05/199411Win11–0Jimmy BillsKO3 (?)11/04/199410Win10–0Tim KnightPTS10 (10)27/08/19939Win9–0Anthony CampbellKO2 (?)06/05/19938Win8–0Eric ColeTKO1 (6)28/07/19907Win7–0David GwynnKO1 (6)27/04/19906Win6–0Lee SmithTKO1 (?)24/03/19905Win5–0Randy ThomasTKO1 (6)16/02/19904Win4–0Chris CollinsTKO3 (6)03/11/19893Win3–0Roy BedwellTKO1 (6)27/07/19892Win2–0Clarence HutchinsonTKO2 (4)21/06/19891Win1–0John MooreTKO2 (4)01/05/1989
See also List of southpaw stance boxers List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions
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