| Marion Wilson | |
| Realname: | Marion Wilson |
| Nickname: | Mo Jackhammer The Creep |
| Weight: | Heavyweight |
| Height: | 6feet |
| Reach: | 770NaN0 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Florence, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 57 |
| Wins: | 12 |
| Ko: | 5 |
| Losses: | 41 |
| Draws: | 4 |
Marion Wilson (born October 19, 1956) is an American former heavyweight professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007. Wilson, despite having faced some of the hardest punchers of his era, has never been stopped in his professional career. As a result, he is considered by many to have one of the best chins in boxing history, and boxing writer James Slater included him on a list of boxing's best "chins"[1] and Livefight.com ranked him as #8 in terms of best heavyweight chins ever.[2] Wilson faced virtually all notable prospects of his time with perfect records, stopping several promising winning streaks as well as taking former heavyweight champion Ray Mercer to a draw. In the words of the ABC Sports Network's boxing analyst Al Bernstein, Wilson is a veteran fighter, who "has not won many fights, but always gives these youngsters a tough time." He holds wins over Corey Sanders, Mike Hunter, and Paea Wolfgramm.[3]
Wilson took up boxing at the age of 27.
Nicknamed "The Creep" and "Jackhammer", Wilson turned professional in 1989 and immediately established himself as a tough journeyman opponent for the heavyweight elite. Despite a lackluster record, he has faced, and has lost decisions to, fighters including Oliver McCall, Samuel Peter, Hasim Rahman, Andrew Golota, Shannon Briggs and Ike Ibeabuchi (the latest caught him on a two-days notice, Ibeabuchi was scheduled to fight Corey Sanders for the Tuesday Night Fights,[4] but Sanders quit a few days prior to the scheduled fight, event promoters in a hurry began to look for a substitute, and Wilson took the chance.[5]) One of his notable victories was against rising, undefeated Thomas Williams, who was Wilson's roommate at the time, and who is best known for being the only fighter to be jailed for fight fixing.[6] Wilson, despite losing 41 fights, was never knocked down, nor received a standing eight count in a bout.[7] Hence, he is considered one of boxing's "best chins".[1] [2] Wilson also defeated boxers such as Mike Hunter, Corey Sanders, and Paea Wolfgramm, while his fight against WBO heavyweight champion Ray Mercer resulted in a draw.[8]
Wilson felt he was "robbed" of his victories in fights against Orlin Norris, and Obed Sullivan, via the judges' decision (holding Don King responsible).[9]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Loss | 12-41-4 |  Oliver McCall | UD | 8 | February 24, 2007 | |||
| 56 | Loss | 12-40-4 | Chazz Witherspoon | UD | 4 | June 16, 2005 | |||
| 55 | Loss | 12-39-4 | Oliver McCall | DQ | 6 | February 5, 2005 | |||
| 54 | Win | 12-38-4 | Jason Waller | KO | 4 (8), | November 19, 2004 | |||
| 53 | Draw | 11-38-4 | Jason Waller | MD | 4 | October 15, 2004 | |||
| 52 | Loss | 11-38-3 |  Samuel Peter | UD | 4 | March 3, 2002 | |||
| 51 | Loss | 11-37-3 | Tony Thompson | UD | 6 | February 2, 2002 | |||
| 50 | Loss | 11-36-3 | Robert Wiggins | PTS | 6 | June 29, 2001 | |||
| 49 | Loss | 11-35-3 | Robert Davis | UD | 8 | February 22, 2001 | |||
| 48 | Loss | 11-34-3 | Faruq Saleem | UD | 10 | January 12, 2001 | |||
| 47 | Loss | 11-33-3 | Jason Robinson | UD | 8 | May 17, 2000 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 11-32-3 | Hasim Rahman | UD | 10 | March 1, 2000 | |||
| 45 | Loss | 11-31-3 | Larry Donald | TD | 5 | June 12, 1999 | |||
| 44 | Loss | 11-30-3 |  Oleg Maskaev | UD | 8 | December 8, 1998 | |||
| 43 | Loss | 11-29-3 | Michael Rush | UD | 10 | November 12, 1998 | |||
| 42 | Loss | 11-28-3 | Derrick Jefferson | UD | 8 | October 2, 1998 | |||
| 41 | Loss | 11-27-3 | David Izon | UD | 8 | July 18, 1998 | |||
| 40 | Loss | 11-26-3 | Ezra Sellers | UD | 10 | June 12, 1998 | |||
| 39 | Win | 11-25-3 |  Paea Wolfgramm | MD | 6 | May 9, 1998 | |||
| 38 | Loss | 10-25-3 | Shazzon Bradley | UD | 8 | April 24, 1998 | |||
| 37 | Loss | 10-24-3 | Greg Page | UD | 8 | March 27, 1998 | |||
| 36 | Win | 10-23-3 | Corey Sanders | UD | 8 | October 29, 1997 | |||
| 35 | Loss | 9-23-3 | Robert Hawkins | UD | 10 | July 20, 1997 | |||
| 34 | Loss | 9-22-3 | Carl Williams | UD | 10 | June 13, 1997 | |||
| 33 | Loss | 9-21-3 | Ike Ibeabuchi | UD | 10 | March 6, 1997 | |||
| 32 | Loss | 9-20-3 | Orlin Norris | SD | 10 | November 14, 1996 | |||
| 31 | Win | 9-19-3 | Thomas Williams | TKO | 1 (10), | June 14, 1996 | |||
| 30 | Loss | 8-19-3 | Terrence Lewis | UD | 8 | April 19, 1996 | |||
| 29 | Loss | 8-18-3 | Obed Sullivan | MD | 10 | December 13, 1995 | |||
| 28 | Loss | 8-17-3 | Jeff Wooden | MD | 10 | November 3, 1995 | |||
| 27 | Win | 8-16-3 | Mike Hunter | SD | 10 | October 6, 1995 | |||
| 26 | Loss | 7-16-3 | David Izon | DQ | 5 | August 23, 1995 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 7-15-3 |  Andrew Golota | UD | 10 | April 11, 1995 | |||
| 24 | Loss | 7-14-3 | Shannon Briggs | UD | 8 | March 24, 1995 | |||
| 23 | Loss | 7-13-3 |  Kirk Johnson | UD | 8 | February 3, 1995 | |||
| 22 | Loss | 7-12-3 |  Aurelio Perez | PTS | 10 | January 3, 1995 | |||
| 21 | Loss | 7-11-3 |  Zeljko Mavrovic | PTS | 8 | October 8, 1994 | |||
| 20 | Loss | 7-10-3 |  Jimmy Thunder | UD | 10 | September 1, 1994 | |||
| 19 | Draw | 7-9-3 | Ray Mercer | SD | 10 | July 28, 1994 | |||
| 18 | Win | 7-9-2 | Thomas Williams | UD | 6 | June 4, 1994 | |||
| 17 | Loss | 6-9-2 | Vaughn Bean | UD | 6 | February 26, 1994 | |||
| 16 | Loss | 6-8-2 | Jade Scott | UD | 10 | November 30, 1993 | |||
| 15 | Loss | 6-7-2 | Andrew Golota | PTS | 8 | July 10, 1993 | |||
| 14 | Loss | 6-6-2 | Jeremy Williams | UD | 8 | March 25, 1993 | |||
| 13 | Loss | 6-5-2 | Tyrell Biggs | UD | 10 | December 8, 1992 | |||
| 12 | Loss | 6-4-2 |  Francois Botha | PTS | 8 | May 29, 1992 | |||
| 11 | Win | 6-3-2 | Derek Isaman | SD | 6 | May 14, 1992 | |||
| 10 | Loss | 5-3-2 | Boris Powell | UD | 6 | March 27, 1992 | |||
| 9 | Draw | 5-2-2 | Gerard Jones | PTS | 6 | November 7, 1991 | |||
| 8 | Loss | 5-2-1 | Derek Isaman | TD | 2 | August 9, 1991 | |||
| 7 | Loss | 5-1-1 | Boris Powell | UD | 4 | June 13, 1991 | |||
| 6 | Win | 5-0-1 | Bruce Johnson | KO | 3 (?), | March 14, 1991 | |||
| 5 | Win | 4-0-1 | Robert Jackson, Jr. | DQ | 1 | November 14, 1990 | |||
| 4 | Win | 3-0-1 | Maurice Gray | KO | 4 (4) | September 6, 1990 | |||
| 3 | Win | 2-0-1 | James Thompson | SD | 4 | July 21, 1990 | |||
| 2 | Win | 1-0-1 | Bilal Muhammad | TKO | 4 (4) | February 13, 1990 | |||
| 1 | Draw | 0-0-1 | Charles Dread | PTS | 4 | August 14, 1989 |