Reginald R. Gross (born January 1962) is an American convicted murderer and former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1988. His most notable wins were a first round knockout of future long-time IBF world Light-Heavyweight champion
"Prince" Charles Williams, as well as upsets of undefeated Smokin'
Bert Cooper
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(TKO8) and outstanding amateur and 16-0 pro Jimmy Clark (TKO9).
He was most famously stopped in one round by
Mike Tyson, in an exciting but brief bout where he took the fight to the feared contender. He also suffered losses to
Frank Bruno
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and
Jesse Ferguson
Jesse Ferguson (born March 20, 1957) is a retired American boxer who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s. His professional career is filled with matches with champions and contenders and his name is linked with nu ...
.
His final fight was in June 1988, on the
Tyson/Spinks undercard, where he lost to
Donovan Ruddock
Donovan "Razor" Ruddock (born December 21, 1963) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2001 and in 2015. He is known for his two fights against Mike Tyson in 1991, a fight against Lennox Lewis in 1992, and ...
in the second round.
Conviction and imprisonment
In 1989, he was arrested and convicted for three contract killings.
He is currently serving his three life sentences with two of them