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Warren Thompson (born September 16, 1962, in Bristol, Tennessee ) is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his successful amateur boxing career.
Professional career
Watson turned pro in 1987 and won his first 10 bouts before stepping up in class and losing to Bernardo Mercado in 1988. After another string of victories he faced Michael Dokes but lost via 3rd-round TKO. In his next fight he was TKO'd by Ray Mercer and retired. He returned to the sport five years later but retired again after two victories.
Amateur career
Watson became the 1985 National AAU Super Heavyweight Champion (201 lbs. or more), while boxing for U.S. Army .
Professional boxing record
17 Wins (13 knockouts, 4 decisions), 3 Losses (3 knockouts, 0 decisions)[1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Win
4-12
Dwayne Hall
TKO
1
16/04/1996
Wilmington, Delaware , United States
Win
3-11
William "Gladiator" Campudani
KO
1
19/12/1995
Columbia, South Carolina , United States
Loss
12-0
"Merciless" Ray Mercer
TKO
5
15/01/1990
Atlantic City, New Jersey , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 0:44 of the fifth round.
Loss
38-2-2
Michael "Dynamite" Dokes
TKO
3
24/08/1989
New York City , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the third round.
Win
--
Anthony Green
KO
1
12/06/1989
Erlanger, Kentucky , United States
Win
0-4
Randy Davis
KO
2
22/05/1989
Bowling Green, Kentucky , United States
Win
3-17
James Holly
KO
2
13/05/1989
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Win
25-15
Danny Sutton
PTS
10
24/03/1989
Louisville, Kentucky , United States
Win
3-25
Larry Givens
UD
8
12/11/1988
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Loss
32-4
Bernardo Mercado
TKO
1
13/08/1988
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Win
1-6
John "The Salt" Morton
PTS
10
23/07/1988
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Win
10-24-1
Frankie Hines
TKO
1
25/06/1988
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Win
0-1
Calvin "Concrete" Jones
TKO
2
16/01/1988
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the second round.
Win
0-7
Jeff Burg
TKO
1
28/11/1987
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Win
1-5
"Mean" Joe Adams
TKO
3
19/11/1987
Tulsa, Oklahoma , United States
Win
1-0
Darryl Rouse
TKO
4
29/09/1987
Tulsa, Oklahoma , United States
Win
4-15-1
Wesley Smith
PTS
6
19/09/1987
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Win
0-4
Ray Sims
TKO
2
24/08/1987
Louisville, Kentucky , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:57 of the second round.
Win
0-3
Mark "The Spark" Green
KO
1
11/07/1987
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
Win
--
Troy Whitehead
KO
1
09/05/1987
Bristol, Tennessee , United States
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