Robert Allen (born June 7, 1969) is an American former professional
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from
Atlanta, Georgia
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. He fought three times for the middleweight world championship.
Early life
Robert, the youngest of nine children born to Albert and Janette Allen in
Houma, Louisiana
Houma ( ) is the largest city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is also the largest principal city of the Houma– Bayou Cane– Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. The city's governme ...
, graduated from
South Terrebonne High School in 1987. In 1988 he moved to
Los Angeles
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where he struggled to find work, lived in a car and became a part of the "
Tent City
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State governments or military organizations set up tent cities to house evacuees, refugees, or soldiers. UNICEF's Supply Division supplies expandable te ...
" community of homeless. He would then join the
U.S. Marine Corps
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where he served between 1988 and 1992.
Amateur career
Allen was a standout as an amateur, becoming the 1992
United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.
Professional career
After missing out on a spot on the
1992 United States Olympic boxing team by losing to
Raúl Márquez
Raúl Márquez (born August 28, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He held IBF junior middleweight title between April and December 1997. Márquez also represented the U.S. at the 1992 Summer Olympics ...
in the Trials, Allen turned professional in 1993.
Nicknamed ''Armed & Dangerous'' he has held several minor titles and fought for the world middleweight title three times against all time great middleweight champion
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight class ...
. The first fight ended in a no contest when Hopkins was pushed out of the ring by referee
Mills Lane
Mills Bee Lane III (November 12, 1937 – December 6, 2022) was an American referee (boxing), boxing referee and professional boxer, a two-term Washoe County, Nevada district court judge, and television personality.
Lane was best known for ha ...
when he was breaking a clinch. In the second fight Hopkins knocked Allen out in the 7th round, while in the third Hopkins would score a wide unanimous decision.
Personal life
A father of four, Allen would work as a trainer at the Paul Murphy Boxing Club in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
after retiring.
In 2001, his sister Betty May Allen was shot and killed by her boyfriend Donnie Lee Gray who then shot himself before police would arrest him.
Professional boxing record
, -
, 45
, Win
, 39–5 (1)
, align=left, Moises Martinez
, UD
, 4
, N/a
, 18 May 2007
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 44
, Win
, 38–5 (1)
, align=left, William Johnson
, UD
, 6
, N/a
, 1 Dec 2006
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 43
, Win
, 37–5 (1)
, align=left, Robert Marsh
, UD
, 6
, N/a
, 6 Oct 2006
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 42
, Loss
, 36–5 (1)
, align=left,
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight class ...
, UD
, 12
, N/a
,
5 Jun 2004
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 41
, Win
, 36–4 (1)
, align=left, Steve Walker
, KO
, 1
, 1:55
,
8 Nov 2003
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 40
, Win
, 35–4 (1)
, align=left, Jesse Aquino
, TKO
, 8 (10)
, ?
, 5 Apr 2003
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 39
, Win
, 34–4 (1)
, align=left, Kevin Hall
, TKO
, 1 (6)
, 1:19
,
25 Jan 2003
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 38
, Win
, 33–4 (1)
, align=left, Tito Mendoza
, TD
, 6 (12)
, ?
, 25 Jul 2002
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 37
, Win
, 32–4 (1)
, align=left, Dwain Williams
, UD
, 12
, N/a
, 8 Feb 2002
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 36
, Win
, 31–4 (1)
, align=left, Marlon Hayes
, TKO
, 2 (12)
, 2:48
, 26 Oct 2001
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 35
, Win
, 30–4 (1)
, align=left, Robert Muhammad
, TKO
, 7
, ?
, 20 Jun 2001
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 34
, Win
, 29–4 (1)
, align=left, Fermin Chirino
, UD
, 8
, N/a
, 24 Apr 2001
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 33
, Win
, 28–4 (1)
, align=left, Jerome Hill
, KO
, 3
, ?
, 7 Apr 2001
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 32
, Win
, 27–4 (1)
, align=left, Ronald Weaver
, SD
, 10
, N/a
, 1 Sep 2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 31
, Win
, 26–4 (1)
, align=left, Shannon Miller
, TKO
, 3
, ?
, 22 Apr 2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 30
, Win
, 25–4 (1)
, align=left, Arthur Willis
, TKO
, 2
, ?
, 27 Jan 2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 29
, Win
, 24–4 (1)
, align=left, Joe Harris
, TKO
, 2
, ?
, 15 Jan 2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 28
, Loss
, 23–4 (1)
, align=left, Ali Ennebati
, RTD
, 9 (10)
, 3:00
, 24 Jul 1999
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 27
, Loss
, 23–3 (1)
, align=left,
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight class ...
, TKO
, 7 (12)
, 1:18
, 6 Feb 1999
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 26
, Win
, 23–2 (1)
, align=left,
Abdullah Ramadan
Abdullah Ramadan Suliman (born 11 November 1966) is a Sudanese boxer.
Amateur career
He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, losing in the second round to Park Si-hun.
Professional career
In 1998, rank ...
, TKO
, 1 (12)
, 2:46
,
19 Sep 1998
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 25
, style="background:#DDD", NC
, 22–2 (1)
, align=left,
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight class ...
, NC
, 4 (12)
, 2:57
,
28 Aug 1998
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 24
, Win
, 22–2
, align=left, Lloyd Bryan
, TKO
, 3 (12)
, 2:57
, 31 Jan 1998
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 23
, Win
, 21–2
, align=left, Jeff Johnson
, TKO
, 4
, ?
, 20 Nov 1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 22
, Win
, 20–2
, align=left, James Mason
, KO
, 2
, ?
, 22 Jul 1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 21
, Win
, 19–2
, align=left, Andrew Council
, UD
, 12
, N/a
, 19 Apr 1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 20
, Win
, 18–2
, align=left, Benji Singleton
, PTS
, 12
, N/a
, 31 Jan 1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 19
, Loss
, 17–2
, align=left, Brian Barbosa
, RTD
, 9 (12)
, 3:00
, 11 Aug 1996
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 18
, Win
, 17–1
, align=left, Teimuraz Kekelidze
, KO
, 3 (12)
, ?
, 14 May 1996
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 17
, Win
, 16–1
, align=left, Warren Williams
, KO
, 9 (12)
, 3:00
, 14 Nov 1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 16
, Win
, 15–1
, align=left, Allen Watts
, TKO
, 4 (6)
, ?
,
7 Oct 1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 15
, Win
, 14–1
, align=left, Eduardo Ayala
, UD
, 8
, N/a
,
13 May 1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 14
, Win
, 13–1
, align=left, Ricardo Raul Nunez
, TD
, 4 (12)
, ?
, 30 Mar 1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 13
, Win
, 12–1
, align=left, Carlos Christie
, KO
, 2 (8)
, 2:55
, 23 Jan 1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 12
, Win
, 11–1
, align=left, Darren Dorrington
, TKO
, 5 (10)
, ?
, 22 Nov 1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 11
, Win
, 10–1
, align=left, Chris Sande
, KO
, 7 (8)
, ?
, 2 Nov 1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 10
, Win
, 9–1
, align=left, Kesem Clayton
, TKO
, 1 (6)
, ?
,
24 Sep 1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 9
, Win
, 8–1
, align=left, Orlando Orozco
, UD
, 8
, N/a
, 27 Aug 1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 8
, Win
, 7–1
, align=left, Lloyd Ratalsky
, TKO
, 1
, ?
, 21 Jul 1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 7
, Win
, 6–1
, align=left, Horace Watterson
, KO
, 4
, ?
, 10 Jun 1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 6
, Win
, 5–1
, align=left, Russell Washer
, TKO
, 4 (6)
, ?
, 23 Feb 1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 5
, Win
, 4–1
, align=left, Earl Jackson
, KO
, 2 (6)
, 1:49
, 18 Dec 1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 4
, Win
, 3–1
, align=left, Joe Ferrell
, KO
, 1 (4)
, ?
, 23 Oct 1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 3
, Win
, 2–1
, align=left, Russ Newton
, TKO
, 2 (4)
, 0:09
, 28 Aug 1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 2
, Win
, 1–1
, align=left, David Pearson
, TKO
, 4 (4)
, 0:25
, 23 Jul 1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -
, 1
, Loss
, 0–1
, align=left, Horace Cooper
, TKO
, 4 (4)
, ?
, 27 Feb 1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
References
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1969 births
Living people
American male boxers
Boxers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Boxers from Louisiana
Middleweight boxers
Sportspeople from Houma, Louisiana
Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
20th-century American sportsmen