Jeremy Williams (boxer) (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Jeremy Williams (born August 19, 1972, Fort Dodge, Iowa) is a former professional boxer and mixed martial artist.

Amateur career

As an amateur, he was the 1989 and 1990 United States amateur Light Heavyweight champion and the 1990 and 1991 National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight champion, and is a member of the Golden Gloves hall of fame. He was a bronze medalist in the 1990 Goodwill Games in the 81 kg division.

His record was 168-4. He dropped decisions to Montell Griffin in the Olympic qualifiers 1992.

Professional Boxing Career

Jeremy Williams is known in the boxing world as one of the most feared knockout artist in the Heavyweight Division of this time, with two of his 35 knockouts coming before 30 seconds of the first round"?he KO'd Arthur Weathers in 8 seconds on March 19, 1996 (the fastest KO in California boxing history) and KO'd Louis Monaco 28 seconds into their second meeting on March 17, 2002 (Williams had knocked Monaco out in 3 rounds 6 years earlier). Williams won the WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title twice.

Williams always seemed to be on the cusp of attaining greatness, but his only challenge was for the WBO World title.

Long Beach California's Williams quickly grabbed the attention of the former team that planned the road for Mike Tyson. Bill Cayton and Kevin Rooney. Williams relocated to Catskill NY and the rest was history. Instantly Williams made an impact on the American public. He won his first five fights by KO. While on the rise as a young pro, Williams defeated another undefeated prospect out of Detroit's Kronk Gym, Donnell Nicholson. Going into the fight many writers believed that Nicholson (who was managed and trained by Emmanuel Stewert) would pick apart the smaller Williams. Williams ripped Nicholson up in the first round and finished him in the 2nd round. Williams resembled a new age Jack Dempsey. A ferocious puncher who was of mixed blood.(Irish & African American; Dempsey Irish & Cherokee)He racked up a record of 15-0,12kos before his first loss, via majority decision to Larry Donald. After the loss to Donald, Williams reeled off another streak of knockouts, and wound up facing Henry Akinwande for the WBO Heavyweight Title. Williams would lose by KO in the 3rd round. Akinwande was much too big for Williams. He then began a new streak of KO victories but in fighting for the lightly regarded IBC heavyweight crown Williams lost by TKO to Denmark's Brian Nielsen. There was some cotrovery surrounding the fight after Williams suffered from food poisoning after dining with the promoter the night before the bout. Some insiders have said that Williams was purposely poisoned. After another streak of knockouts he again was defeated this time by decision by perennial spoiler Maurice Harris. In 2003 he upset heavyweight prospect Andre Purlette by decision. Williams also competed Cedric Kushner's Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament, "Fistful of Dollars", but lost on a 3 round decision that doesn't count on his record.

Williams latest run towards a heavyweight title shot ended when he went up against power punching Sam Peter, who ended Williams night quickly with a vicious KO in the second round. In 2007 Williams re-entered boxing as a cruiserweight and won his first fight by split decision over Gary Gomez. There are rumors currently circulating that Williams will be fighting for the WBU Heavyweight Championship sometime in 2012.

Professional boxing record

|- |align="center" colspan=8|42 Wins (35 knockouts, 7 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Gary "Pit Bull" Gomez |SD |8 |18/08/2007 |align=left| Sandy, Utah, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter |KO |2 |04/12/2004 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Attila "The Hun" Levin |TKO |8 |15/04/2004 |align=left| New York City, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Andre "Tombstone" Purlette |UD |10 |10/06/2003 |align=left| Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Alfred "Ice" Cole |PTS |10 |30/01/2003 |align=left| Portland, Oregon, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Gilbert Martinez |TKO |9 |29/09/2002 |align=left| Lemoore, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ron "El Tejanito" Guerrero |UD |10 |07/06/2002 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| David "The Boss" Bostice |KO |1 |21/04/2002 |align=left| Laughlin, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco |KO |1 |17/03/2002 |align=left| Oroville, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| "Super" Brian Nielsen |TKO |5 |28/04/2000 |align=left| Copenhagen, Denmark |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jason Stewart |KO |1 |25/03/2000 |align=left| Gallatin, Tennessee, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Maurice "Mo Bettah" Harris |UD |10 |19/06/1999 |align=left| New York City, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Derrick Roddy |KO |1 |30/01/1999 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Yuriy Yelistratov |TKO |3 |02/10/1998 |align=left| Wroclaw, Poland |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Domingo Monroe |TKO |1 |21/07/1998 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode |TKO |2 |30/08/1997 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jeff Lally |TKO |1 |15/05/1997 |align=left| Reseda, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Phil "The Enforcer" Jackson |KO |1 |25/02/1997 |align=left| Long Beach, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco |KO |3 |19/12/1996 |align=left| Reseda, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead |KO |1 |21/11/1996 |align=left| Reseda, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Henry Akinwande |KO |3 |29/06/1996 |align=left| Indio, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Vincent Boulware |TKO |2 |04/06/1996 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Arthur "Stormy" Weathers |TKO |1 |19/03/1996 |align=left| Long Beach, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Samson Cohen |TKO |1 |09/02/1996 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| David Sewell |TKO |5 |29/09/1995 |align=left| Stateline, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Quinn "Cujo" Navarre |TKO |2 |21/07/1995 |align=left| New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jesse "The Boogieman" Ferguson |RTD |7 |05/03/1995 |align=left| Palm Springs, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Everton Davis |TKO |9 |06/01/1995 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Levi "The Terminator" Billups |KO |2 |16/11/1994 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mark Wills |TKO |6 |02/08/1994 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Smokin" Bert Cooper |DQ |7 |24/06/1994 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Andrew Stokes |KO |1 |20/05/1994 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Larry "The Legend" Donald |MD |12 |12/03/1994 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mark Wills |KO |9 |28/01/1994 |align=left| Lewiston, Maine, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Garing "Freight Train" Lane |TKO |12 |07/12/1993 |align=left| Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Nathaniel Fitch |RTD |7 |09/11/1993 |align=left| Fargo, North Dakota, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mark "The Storm" Young |KO |6 |02/10/1993 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Doug "Dig em Up" Davis |KO |1 |14/09/1993 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Frankie "The Tennessee Stud" Swindell |UD |10 |29/07/1993 |align=left| Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Danell "Doc" Nicholson |KO |2 |08/05/1993 |align=left| Stateline, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Marion "Jackhammer" Wilson |UD |8 |25/03/1993 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mike Robinson |TKO |2 |02/03/1993 |align=left| Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Robert "Ironhead" Smith |SD |6 |21/02/1993 |align=left| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Sinclair Babb |KO |2 |23/12/1992 |align=left| White Plains, New York, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Willie "Beau" Johnson |KO |1 |05/12/1992 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| David Payne |KO |1 |18/11/1992 |align=left| Troy, New York, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Hassan Shabazz |TKO |1 |03/11/1992 |align=left| Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jerry "The Pit Bull" Arentzen |TKO |2 |14/10/1992 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |align=left| |}

Television and film career

In 2005, he assisted the reality tv show The Contender as a trainer for the West Coast Team. In 2006, he again appeared on the show, Contender Season 2, as a trainer. Williams also starred in the film The Champion. He is also the bully trainer on the MTV reality show, Bully Beatdown.

Mixed martial arts career

In 2005, he made his MMA debut at WFC: Rumble At the Ramada, defeating Josh Tamsen via TKO in the first round. He has since gone 5-0 with his latest win coming via way of TKO over Auggie Padeken on March 15, 2008.

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Win |align=center|5-0 | Auggie Padeken |TKO (punches) |Icon Sport-Baroni vs Hose | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:18 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- |Win |align=center|4-0 | Charles Jones |TKO (exhaustion) |Icon Sport-Epic | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:22 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- |Win |align=center|3-0 | Derek Thornton |Submission (guillotine choke) |Icon Sport-All In | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:48 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- |Win |align=center|2-0 | Ron Fields |Submission (punches) |Icon Sport-Mayhem vs Trigg | |align=center|2 |align=center|0:37 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- |Win |align=center|1-0 | Josh Tamsen |TKO |WFC-Rumble at the Ramada | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:00 |Norwalk, California, United States | |-

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