Robbie Sims

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Robbie Sims
Statistics
Real name	Robbie Sims
Nickname(s)	n/a
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Nationality	American
Born	(1959-11-05) November 5, 1959 (age 62) Newark, New Jersey, United States
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 a former contender at middleweight, (boxing) fighting out of Brockton, Massachusetts like his brother,^[1] world middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, also a southpaw.

Professional career[]

He KOd an inexperienced Iran Barkley, outpointed Doug DeWitt and rose to prominence as a middleweight contender by 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		PTS	8	20/09/1996	Bayside Expo Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss	37-10-2	Vinny Pazienza	UD	10	26/10/1993	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States	93-97, 93-98, 93-99.
Win	37-9-2		KO	3	16/04/1993	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	36-9-2		TKO	3	26/02/1993	Woodbridge, Virginia, United States
Win	35-9-2		KO	1	26/06/1992	Randolph, Massachusetts, United States
Win	34-9-2		KO	4	02/04/1992	Randolph, Massachusetts, United States
Win	33-9-2		PTS	10	22/02/1992	Randolph, Massachusetts, United States
Loss	32-9-2	Nigel Benn	KO	7	03/04/1991	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	32-8-2		UD	10	24/11/1990	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	99-92, 99-91, 97-93.
Loss	31-8-2		MD	10	26/06/1990	Tampa, Florida, United States	95-95, 95-97, 94-97.
Win	31-7-2		DQ	5	13/04/1990	Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Win	30-7-2		TKO	9	30/12/1989	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss	29-7-2	Dennis Milton	UD	10	12/09/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	92-98, 92-98, 91-99.
Loss	29-6-2	Doug DeWitt	SD	12	18/04/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	WBO World Middleweight Title. 113-115, 112-116, 115-113.
Loss	29-5-2	Sumbu Kalambay	UD	12	12/06/1988	Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy	WBA World Middleweight Title. 110-118, 113-117, 113-119.
Win	29-4-2		TKO	9	18/03/1988	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	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, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the fifth round.
Draw	27-4-2		PTS	10	12/02/1987	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	96-94, 95-96, 96-96.
Win	27-4-1	Roberto Durán	SD	10	23/06/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	97-92, 95-94, 94-96.
Win	26-4-1		TKO	1	09/03/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	IBF USBA Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the first round.
Win	25-4-1		TKO	4	06/12/1985	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	24-4-1	Doug DeWitt	UD	10	30/08/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	6-4, 7-3, 5-4.
Win	23-4-1		KO	4	30/05/1985	Portland, Maine, United States
Loss	22-4-1		UD	10	01/11/1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	3-5, 4-5, 3-7.
Win	22-3-1		TKO	5	26/07/1984	Miami Beach, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fifth round.
Win	21-3-1		SD	12	10/05/1984	Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Win	20-3-1		UD	10	29/03/1984	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	19-3-1	Iran Barkley	KO	6	06/01/1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	18-3-1		KO	2	25/10/1983	Portland, Maine, United States
Win	17-3-1		SD	10	01/09/1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	16-3-1		SD	10	03/08/1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	16-2-1		KO	5	23/03/1983	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Draw	15-2-1	Murray Sutherland	PTS	10	04/02/1983	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States	95-96, 96-94, 95-95.
Loss	15-2	Clint Jackson	PTS	10	16/10/1982	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	15-1		KO	1	20/08/1982	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Win	14-1		KO	4	10/07/1982	McAfee, New Jersey, United States
Win	13-1		TKO	5	30/04/1982	South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States	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, United States	3-6, 2-7, 3-6.
Win	12-0		UD	10	23/12/1981	Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Win	11-0		KO	5	16/09/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	10-0	Jesus Castro	TKO	3	06/08/1981	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	9-0		TKO	2	13/06/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the second round.
Win	8-0		PTS	8	12/04/1981	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	7-0		PTS	8	06/03/1981	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Win	6-0		KO	5	12/02/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	5-0		KO	2	17/01/1981	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	4-0		KO	4	25/11/1980	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	3-0		KO	1	02/10/1980	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	2-0		KO	1	18/08/1980	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	1-0		KO	3	17/05/1980	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

References[]

External links[]

• Robbie Sims career fighting record