Larry Ali Donald (born January 6, 1967) is an American former

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. As an

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he won a bronze medal in the

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division at the 1991 World Championships and won a gold medal at the 1992 World Championship Challenge and becoming amateur world Super heavyweight champion going into the 1992 Olympic Games represented the United States at the 1992 Olympics. During his professional career, he defeated the likes of

Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and is the on ...

, Jeremy Williams,

Bert Cooper Bertram Cooper (January 10, 1966 – May 10, 2019), nicknamed Smokin' Bert Cooper, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2012. He fought Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Chris Byrd, Ray ...

Tim Witherspoon Tim Witherspoon (born December 27, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2003. He was a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBC title in 1984, and the WBA title in 1986. Witherspoon also wor ...

, and

Ross Puritty Ross Puritty (born December 18, 1966) is an American former professional boxer. A high-level journeyman and occasional heavyweight contender, Puritty is best remembered for his shocking upset of Wladimir Klitschko in 1998 that won him the WBC in ...

Amateur career

Donald was the American representative at Super Heavyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. His results were: *1st round bye *Defeated

Nikolay Kulpin Nikolay Anatoliyevich Kulpin (12 December 1968 – 12 March 2003) was a Kazakhstani boxer. He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics representing the Unified Team. Amateur career TSC Tournament (+91&nbs ...

(Unified Team/Former Soviet Union) RSC 3 *Lost to

Roberto Balado Roberto Balado Méndez (February 15, 1969 – July 2, 1994) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who competed from 1986 to 1994. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a Gold medal in the men's super heavyweight (+91 kg). A natural heavyweight, h ...

(Cuba) 4–10 In addition to his Olympic run, Donald had a successful amateur career, including: *National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion (1989, 1990) * United States National Amateur Champion at Super Heavyweight (1991) He also won the World Championship Challenge in Tampa, Florida, March 13–14, 1992, right before going into the 1992 Summer Olympics. Donald finished his with 72 fights, completing a record of 67 wins, 5 losses.Larry Donald Record
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Professional career

Larry "The Legend" Donald turned pro on January 3, 1993, earning a technical knockout against

Craig Brinson Craig Brinson (born August 24, 1965) is a former professional heavyweight boxing, boxer. Brinson is best known for losing to Larry Donald on 1993-01-03 at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA. Donald scored two knockdowns in round two, both by ...

. In 1994 he beat fellow undefeated prospect Jeremy Williams, and

, but suffered his first defeat when losing widely to ex-champ

Riddick Bowe Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2008. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1992, and as an amateur he won a silver medal in the super heavyw ...

, who had infamously

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ed Donald twice at the pre-fight press conference. He resurfaced in late 1997 outpointing ex-champ

, but spent many years fighting low profile on Don King under cards, unpopular with fans and the press for his negative, ultra-defensive and extremely unentertaining style. In July 2001 he had a high-profile world title eliminator with

Kirk Johnson Kirk Cyron Johnson (born June 29, 1972) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, and challenged once for the World Boxing Association, WBA heavyweight title in 2002. Amateur career Johnson represented Canada at ...

, 31–0–1, but lost a close decision. In 2002 he traveled to Germany to face

Vitali Klitschko Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko (; uk, Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́ ; born 19 July 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer who serves as mayor of Kyiv Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and is the on ...

, winning nearly every round against the Hall of Famer ex-champ for the NABC World Champion Title. In 2005, Donald controversially lost a title eliminator bout to giant-sized Russian

Nicolay Valuev Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev (, rus, Никола́й Серге́евич Валу́ев, p=vɐˈlujɪf; born 21 August 1973) is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the WBA heav ...

which would have earned him the right to fight

John Ruiz John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent, and is the first Latino boxer to win a wo ...

for the WBA belt. On July 30, 2007, Donald returned to ring to face

Alexander Povetkin Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Povetkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the WBA (Regular) heavyw ...

, and lost a lopsided decision.

Professional boxing record

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, UD , 10 , 30 Jun 2007 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 49 , Loss , 42–4–3 , align=left, Nikolay Valuev , MD , 12 , 1 Oct 2005 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 48 , Draw , 42–3–3 , align=left, Ray Austin , MD , 12 , 30 Apr 2005 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 47 , Win , 42–3–2 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , 13 Nov 2004 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 46 , Win , 41–3–2 , align=left, Mario Cawley , TKO , 3 (10), , 7 Aug 2004 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 45 , Win , 40–3–2 , align=left, Sedreck Fields , UD , 10 , 15 May 2004 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 44 , Loss , 39–3–2 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 7 Jul 2001 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 41 , Draw , 38–1–2 , align=left,

Obed Sullivan Obed Benjamin Sullivan (born January 17, 1968) is an American former professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Fighting Marine", Sullivan was at times a highly ranked heavyweight who fought many significant fighters of his era. Sullivan turned pro in 1 ...

, MD , 12 , 28 Nov 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 40 , Win , 38–1–1 , align=left,

Phil Jackson Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive. A power forward, Jackson played 12 seasons in the NBA, winning NBA championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and ...

, KO , 5 (10), , 25 May 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 39 , Win , 37–1–1 , align=left, Mark Bradley , TKO , 2 (12), , 29 Feb 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 38 , Win , 36–1–1 , align=left, Jeff Lally , TKO , 2 (10), , 11 Dec 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 37 , Win , 35–1–1 , align=left, Marion Wilson , TD , 5 (10) , 12 Jun 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 36 , Win , 34–1–1 , align=left, Artis Pendergrass , UD , 10 , 6 Mar 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 35 , Win , 33–1–1 , align=left, Mike Sedillo , UD , 10 , 18 Dec 1998 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 34 , Win , 32–1–1 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 21 Apr 1998 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 33 , Win , 31–1–1 , align=left, Levi Billups , UD , 10 , 5 Feb 1998 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 32 , Win , 30–1–1 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 13 Dec 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 31 , Win , 29–1–1 , align=left, Ricardo Kennedy , TKO , 5 (10), , 6 Nov 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 30 , Win , 28–1–1 , align=left,

Tyrell Biggs Tyrell Biggs (born December 22, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1998, and challenged once for the undisputed heavyweight title in 1987. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, havi ...

, KO , 2 (10), , 11 Sep 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 29 , Win , 27–1–1 , align=left, Jeff Lally , KO , 3 (10) , 30 Aug 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 28 , Win , 26–1–1 , align=left,

Jose Ribalta Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galile ...

, TKO , 6 (10) , 15 Jul 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 27 , Win , 25–1–1 , align=left, Anthony Willis , TKO , 9 (10) , 5 Jun 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 26 , Win , 24–1–1 , align=left, Ahmed Abdin , UD , 12 , 8 Apr 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 25 , Win , 23–1–1 , align=left, Cleveland Woods , PTS , 8 , 24 Jan 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 24 , Win , 22–1–1 , align=left, James Gaines , UD , 10 , 17 Dec 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 23 , Win , 21–1–1 , align=left, Richard Mason , UD , 10 , 8 Nov 1996 , align=left, , - , 22 , Win , 20–1–1 , align=left, Derrick Roddy , TKO , 2 (10), , 8 Aug 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 21 , Win , 19–1–1 , align=left, Jorge Valdes , TKO , 6 (12), , 2 Jun 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 20 , Win , 18–1–1 , align=left, Will Hinton , SD , 10 , 3 May 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 19 , Win , 17–1–1 , align=left, Brian Sargent , TKO , 2 (10), , 16 Sep 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 18 , Draw , 16–1–1 , align=left, David Dixon , TD , 4 (10), , 28 Mar 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 17 , Loss , 16–1 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , 3 Dec 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 16 , Win , 16–0 , align=left, Dan Murphy , UD , 10 , 5 Jul 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 15 , Win , 15–0 , align=left, Juan Antonio Diaz , KO , 6 (12), , 4 Jun 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 14 , Win , 14–0 , align=left,

, TKO , 7 (12), , 14 Apr 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 13 , Win , 13–0 , align=left, Jeremy Williams , MD , 12 , 12 Mar 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 12 , Win , 12–0 , align=left, Michael Dixon , TKO , 6 (10), , 13 Feb 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 11 , Win , 11–0 , align=left, Dwayne Hall , TKO , 3 (6) , 16 Dec 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 10 , Win , 10–0 , align=left, Eugene Adams , TKO , 2 (6) , 19 Nov 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 9 , Win , 9–0 , align=left, Kimmuel Odum , TKO , 1 (?) , 30 Oct 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 8 , Win , 8–0 , align=left, Mike Gans , KO , 3 (8) , 27 Aug 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 7 , Win , 7–0 , align=left, Al Shoffner , KO , 5 (6), , 17 Jul 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 6 , Win , 6–0 , align=left, Daniel Dăncuță , MD , 6 , 6 Jun 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 5 , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Will Hinton , TKO , 4 (6), , 8 May 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 4 , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Matthew Brooks , UD , 6 , 14 Mar 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 3 , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Louis Edward Jackson , KO , 4 (6), , 6 Feb 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 2 , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Bruce Johnson , TKO , 2 (6), , 17 Jan 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 1 , Win , 1–0 , align=left,

, TKO , 2 (6), , 3 Jan 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , -

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donald, Larry Heavyweight boxers African-American boxers 1967 births Living people Boxers from Cincinnati Olympic boxers of the United States Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics National Golden Gloves champions Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers American male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople