Rubin Williams

Rubin Williams
Statistics
Nickname(s) Mr Hollywood
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach 75 in (191 cm)
Born (1976-04-09) April 9, 1976
Detroit, Michigan
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 59
Wins 29
Wins by KO 16
Losses 29
Draws 1

Rubin Williams (born April 9, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American boxer.

Professional career

Known as "Mr. Hollywood", Williams began his professional career in 2001, and in 2005 challenged the IBF super middleweight title holder Jeff Lacy, but lost via TKO. In 2007 he drew with contender Antwun Echols.

Williams currently owns a 29-29-1 record as a professional boxer.[1][2] Despite evidence to the contrary, he claims to be a World Champion.[3]

The Contender

Williams was one of the featured boxers in Season 3 of the boxing reality TV series The Contender, which premiered September 4, 2007 on ESPN. He was eliminated in the first episode.

Mixed martial arts

Williams was defeated, by submission (kimura), in his MMA debut against Kazushi Sakuraba on Dream 11 on October 6, 2009.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
59 fights 29 wins 29 losses
By knockout 16 19
By decision 13 10
Draws 1

Mixed martial arts record

0 wins (0 (T) KOs, 0 submissions, 0 decisions), 1 loss (1 submission, 0 decisions, 0 DQ), 0 draws
Record Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
0-1-0 Loss Japan Kazushi Sakuraba Submission (Kimura) DREAM.11: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round October 6, 2009 1 2:53 Yokohama, Japan MMA debut

References

  1. ↑ Knapp, Brian (October 4, 2009). "Sakuraba Returns at Dream 11". Sherdog.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://boxrec.com/boxer/58878
  3. ↑ "Eat Clean Train Dirty Facebook group". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-12-20.


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