Marion Wilson (born October 19, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007.
Amateur career Wilson took up boxing at the age of 27.
Professional career Nicknamed "The Creep" and "Jackhammer", Wilson turned professional in 1989 and immediately established himself as a tough journeyman opponent for the heavyweight elite. Despite a lackluster record, he has faced, and has lost decisions to, fighters including Oliver McCall, Samuel Peter, Hasim Rahman, Andrew Golota, Shannon Briggs and Ike Ibeabuchi (the latter caught him on a two-days notice, Ibeabuchi was scheduled to fight Corey Sanders for the Tuesday Night Fights,Linden puts on Golden Gloves By JOSEPH SKREC, STAFF WRITER, Asbury Park Press, March 2, 1997, H11. but Sanders quit a few days prior to the scheduled fight, event promoters in a hurry began to look for a substitute, and Wilson took the chance.)Ike Ibeabuchi vs Marion Wilson, comments by Earnie Rosenthal and John Saracino. One of his notable victories was against rising, undefeated Thomas Williams, who was Wilson's roommate at the time, and who is best known for being the only fighter to be jailed for fight fixing. Wilson, despite losing 41 fights, was never knocked down, nor received a standing eight count in a bout. Hence, he is considered one of boxing's "best chins". Wilson also defeated boxers such as Mike Hunter, Corey Sanders, and Paea Wolfgramm, while his fight against WBO heavyweight champion Ray Mercer resulted in a draw.
Wilson felt he was "robbed" of his victories in fights against Orlin Norris, and Obed Sullivan, via the judges' decision (holding Don King responsible).Ike Ibeabuchi vs Marion Wilson, comments by Earnie Rosenthal and John Saracino.
Wilson, despite having faced some of the hardest punchers of his era, was never knocked down or stopped in his professional career. As a result, he is considered by many to have one of the best chins in boxing history, and boxing writer James Slater included him on a list of boxing's best "chins" and Livefight.com ranked him as #8 in terms of best heavyweight chins ever. Wilson faced virtually all notable prospects of his time with perfect records, stopping several promising winning streaks. In the words of ESPN's boxing analyst Al Bernstein, Wilson is a veteran fighter, who "has not won many fights, but always gives these youngsters a tough time."
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes57Loss12-41-4Oliver McCallUD8Feb 24, 200756Loss12-40-4Chazz WitherspoonUD4Jun 16, 200555Loss12-39-4Oliver McCallDQ6Feb 5, 200554Win12-38-4Jason WallerKO4 (8), Nov 19, 200453Draw11-38-4Jason WallerMD4Oct 15, 200452Loss11-38-3Samuel PeterUD4Mar 3, 200251Loss11-37-3Tony ThompsonUD6Feb 2, 200250Loss11-36-3Robert WigginsPTS6Jun 29, 200149Loss11-35-3Robert DavisUD8Feb 22, 200148Loss11-34-3Faruq SaleemUD10Jan 12, 200147Loss11-33-3Jason RobinsonUD8May 17, 200046Loss11-32-3Hasim RahmanUD10Mar 1, 200045Loss11-31-3Larry DonaldTD5Jun 12, 199944Loss11-30-3Oleg MaskaevUD8Dec 8, 199843Loss11-29-3Michael RushUD10Nov 12, 199842Loss11-28-3Derrick JeffersonUD8Oct 2, 199841Loss11-27-3David IzonUD8Jul 18, 199840Loss11-26-3Ezra SellersUD10Jun 12, 199839Win11-25-3Paea WolfgrammMD6May 9, 199838Loss10-25-3Shazzon BradleyUD8Apr 24, 199837Loss10-24-3Greg PageUD8Mar 27, 199836Win10-23-3Corey SandersUD8Oct 29, 199735Loss9-23-3Robert HawkinsUD10Jul 20, 199734Loss9-22-3Carl WilliamsUD10Jun 13, 199733Loss9-21-3Ike IbeabuchiUD10Mar 6, 199732Loss9-20-3Orlin NorrisSD10Nov 14, 199631Win9-19-3Thomas WilliamsTKO1 (10), Jun 14, 199630Loss8-19-3Terrence LewisUD8Apr 19, 199629Loss8-18-3Obed SullivanMD10Dec 13, 199528Loss8-17-3Jeff WoodenMD10Nov 3, 199527Win8-16-3Mike HunterSD10Oct 6, 199526Loss7-16-3David IzonDQ5Aug 23, 199525Loss7-15-3Andrew GolotaUD10Apr 11, 199524Loss7-14-3Shannon BriggsUD8Mar 24, 199523Loss7-13-3Kirk JohnsonUD8Feb 3, 199522Loss7-12-3Aurelio PerezPTS10Jan 3, 199521Loss7-11-3Zeljko MavrovicPTS8Oct 8, 199420Loss7-10-3Jimmy ThunderUD10Sep 1, 199419Draw7-9-3Ray MercerSD10Jul 28, 199418Win7-9-2Thomas WilliamsUD6Jun 4, 199417Loss6-9-2Vaughn BeanUD6Feb 26, 199416Loss6-8-2Jade ScottUD10Nov 30, 199315Loss6-7-2Andrew GolotaPTS8Jul 10, 199314Loss6-6-2Jeremy WilliamsUD8Mar 25, 199313Loss6-5-2Tyrell BiggsUD10Dec 8, 199212Loss6-4-2Francois BothaPTS8May 29, 199211Win6-3-2Derek IsamanSD6May 14, 199210Loss5-3-2Boris PowellUD6Mar 27, 19929Draw5-2-2Gerard JonesPTS6Nov 7, 19918Loss5-2-1Derek IsamanTD2Aug 9, 19917Loss5-1-1Boris PowellUD4Jun 13, 19916Win5-0-1Bruce JohnsonKO3 (?), Mar 14, 19915Win4-0-1Robert Jackson, Jr.DQ1Nov 14, 19904Win3-0-1Maurice GrayKO4 (4)Sep 6, 19903Win2-0-1James ThompsonSD4Jul 21, 19902Win1-0-1Bilal MuhammadTKO4 (4)Feb 13, 19901Draw0-0-1Charles DreadPTS4Aug 14, 1989
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