Rubin Williams Explained

Rubin Williams
Nickname:Mr Hollywood
Weight:Heavyweight
Height:6 ft 1 in
Reach:75 in
Birth Date:9 April 1976
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan
Style:Orthodox
Total:63
Wins:29
Ko:16
Losses:33
Draws:1

Rubin Williams (born April 9, 1976) is an American professional boxer. He challenged for the IBF super middleweight title in 2005.

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. After this fight he was sporting a record of 29-2-1.

Since then, Williams has been on a long losing skid, as of 2018, owning a 29-33-1 record as a professional boxer.[1]

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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
63Loss Daniel MartzTKO1 (10), 2018-11-21
62Loss29–32–1 Jason BergmanTKO1 (10), 2018-04-28
61Loss29–31–1 Jeremiah KarpencyTKO1 (10), 2018-01-27
60Loss29–30–1 Tommy KarpencyTKO1 (10), 2017-11-11
59Loss29–29–1 Patrick FergusonKO1 (6), 2016-08-11
58Loss29–28–1 Scott ConnerKO4 (4), 2016-02-13
57Loss29–27–1 Daniel MartzKO1 (8), 2015-07-24
56Loss29–26–1 Eugene HillKO1 (6), 2015-03-13
55Loss29–25–1 Daniel MartzTKO2 (8), 2014-10-11
54Loss29–24–1 Ed LatimoreKO1 (4), 2014-03-28
53Loss29–23–1 Jeremiah KarpencyUD82014-01-31
52Loss29–22–1 Jason BergmanKO1 (8), 2013-12-13
51Loss29–21–1 Danny SantiagoUD62013-11-22
50Loss29–20–1 Ali MansourUD62013-10-17
49Loss29–19–1 China SmithTKO7 (10), 2013-07-26
48Loss29–18–1 Daniel MartzUD82013-07-03
47Loss29–17–1 Fred KassiTKO2 (6), 2012-12-01
46Loss29–16–1 Eric FieldsTKO2 (10)2011-09-02
45Loss29–15–1 Steve CollinsRTD3 (6), 2011-05-19
44Loss29–14–1 Damian WillsKO1 (10), 2010-12-14
43Loss29–13–1 Darryl CunninghamUD102010-11-12
42Loss29–12–1 Felix Cora Jr.5 (6), 2010-08-19
41Loss29–11–1 Shawn HawkUD102010-07-17
40Loss29–10–1 Alfonso López IIIUD102010-06-17
39Loss29–9–1 Les SherringtonTKO4 (12), 2010-04-29
38Loss29–8–1 Mark TuckerUD102009-07-17
37Loss29–7–1 Cedric AgnewUD82009-04-30
36Loss29–6–1 Eduard GutknechtTKO5 (8), 2009-02-07
35Loss29–5–1 Chris HenryTKO6 (10), 2008-07-09
34Loss29–4–1 Andre WardTKO7 (10), 2008-03-20
33Loss29–3–1 Allan GreenUD102008-01-04
32Draw29–2–1 Antwun Echols122007-01-12
31Win29–2 Max HeymanUD122006-08-04
30Win28–2 Richard GrantUD82006-05-05
29Win27–2 Anthony StephensTKO3 (10), 2005-07-29
28Loss26–2 Jeff LacyTKO7 (12), 2005-03-05
27Win26–1 Aaron NorwoodUD102005-01-28
26Win25–1 Tim BoweUD102004-10-08
25Win24–1 Warren MooreKO1 (10), 2004-06-18
24Win23–1 Kenny Bowman102004-04-02
23Win22–1 Anton RobinsonKO2 (10), 2004-01-09
22Win21–1 Tony MenefeeTKO9 (10), 2003-10-17
21Win20–1 Charles DayeTKO2 (4), 2003-08-23
20Loss19–1 Epifanio MendozaKO1 (10), 2003-06-13
19Win19–0 Tony KernKO1 (6), 2003-05-17
18Win18–0 Floyd WilliamsTKO4 (8)2003-03-14
17Win17–0 Mike McFailUD102003-01-10
16Win16–0 Ray ShanksTKO2 (6), 2002-12-14
15Win15–0 Jerry SmithUD62002-11-23
14Win14–0 Reggie StricklandUD62002-11-01
13Win13–0 Osiris AyiseUD62002-10-24
12Win12–0 Tim DendyUD62002-10-12
11Win11–0 Karl WillisUD82002-09-20
10Win10–0 Brady FrostTKO1 (4)2002-06-28
9Win9–0 Ike PorterTKO1 (6), 2002-06-21
8Win8–0 Andre TurnerKO1 (4), 2002-06-01
7Win7–0 Eric RhinehartUD62002-05-11
6Win6–0 Warren JacksonTKO3 (10), 2002-03-29
5Win5–0 Travis DailyTKO4 (4)2002-01-31
4Win4–0 Norman JohnsonTKO1 (4), 2001-12-07
3Win3–0 Douglas LaFontsee1 (4), 2001-11-09
2Win2–0 Robert Lee1 (4), 2001-10-12
1Win1–0 Kolmarge Harris42001-08-10

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss|align=center|0–1|Kazushi Sakuraba|Submission (kimura)|DREAM.11: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round||align=center|1|align=center|2:53|Yokohama, Japan|

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knapp . Brian . Sakuraba Returns at Dream 11 . Sherdog.com . October 4, 2009 . October 2, 2012.