Dominick Guinn
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| Dominick Guinn | |
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| Real name | Dominick Alexander Guinn |
| Nickname(s) | The Southern Disaster |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Nationality |  American |
| Birth date | April 20, 1975 |
| Birth place | Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
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| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Dominick Alexander Guinn, (born April 20, 1975), is an American professional boxer with a record of 28-6-1, with 19 KOs. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields.
Known as the "Southern Disaster", he currently resides in Houston, Texas.
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[edit] Personal
Guinn began boxing at age nine and lost in the quarterfinals in the Michigan Junior Olympic Tournament at 139 pounds. Fighting in the 147-pound class at 15 years of age, Guinn lost in the finals. Guinn won the 19-and-under Junior World title in 1993. Guinn served prison time beginning in 1996, when he served 10 months on a five-year prison sentence for probation violation and was released on October 30, 1996.
[edit] Amateur career
Guinn overall had a stellar amateur career(record 290-26), twice winning the National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Championship in 1997 and 1999 but lost in the Olympic qualification to Calvin Brock. In 1998, Guinn won the U.S. National Championships and won a Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games in New York City.
[edit] Professional career
He began his career on a tear, winning his first 24 fights, including a seventh round knockout win over Michael Grant and a victory over Duncan Dokiwari drawing high praise from HBO analyst Larry Merchant.
In 2004 he sensationally lost his first fight, a lackluster decision to Monte Barrett. He KO'd shopworn veteran Phil Jackson but then lost his second fight to Sergei Liakhovich who went on to win WBO heavyweight title but hadn't been a contender before the Guinn-fight.
In 2005 he drew with Friday Ahunanya and lost to James Toney who like Liakhovich got a title shot out of this win giving Guinn a gatekeeper image.
In 2006, he defeated once-beaten British southpaw and Olympic Gold medalist Audley Harrison at the Agua Caliente casino, but lost his next fight against another southpaw Tony Thompson, losing any momentum.
In 2007 he continued his slide with a loss against unbeaten but untested Eddie Chambers on Shobox on May 7, 2007. He was scheduled to fight Alonzo Butler in December but when his opponent pulled out he was matched with and upset by clubfighter Robert Hawkins.
| Preceded by Willie Palms |
United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion 1998 |
Succeeded by Calvin Brock |
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