Obed Sullivan

Obed Benjamin Sullivan, born January 17, 1968 in Gulfport, MS, was a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Fighting Marine", Sullivan was at times a highly ranked heavyweight who fought many significant fighters of his era.

Sullivan turned pro in 1992 and accumulated a 28-1-1 record with an International Boxing Federation intercontinental belt and wins over the likes of Garing Lane, Levi Billups, James Gaines, and Marion Wilson, setting up a bout with fellow rising prospect Hasim Rahman in 1997 on HBO. Sullivan held his own and lost a majority decision.

After the loss to Rahman, Sullivan began 1998 by knocking out 33-1 Keith McKnight, but then would be stopped in the ninth round after a tough battle with undefeated contender Michael Grant. He then lost against Jesse Ferguson.

In 1999, he lost a split decision to Derrick Jefferson, and traveled to Germany for a WBO heavyweight title challenge to Vitali Klitschko, where Sullivan quit on his stool after nine rounds. He lost a short match in 2000 against David Tua and later in the year fought Larry Donald to a draw.

Sullivan has not boxed since 2004.

His record was 41-9-2 and one no contest with 30 knockouts.

Professional boxing record

41 Wins (30 knockouts, 11 decisions), 9 Losses (4 knockouts, 5 decisions), 2 Draws, 2 No Contests[1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	3-9-1	James Porter	SD	4	20/01/2007	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	11-7-1	Chavez Francisco	TKO	5	02/04/2004	Warren, Michigan, United States
Win	19-13-2	Ken Murphy	TKO	4	09/01/2004	Warren, Michigan, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the fourth round.
Loss	20-0	Fres "The Big O" Oquendo	TKO	11	02/09/2001	Choctaw, Mississippi, United States	NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the 11th round.
Win	18-5-1	Sherman "The Caribbean Tank" Williams	SD	12	20/05/2001	Elizabeth, Indiana, United States	NABF Heavyweight Title.
Win	8-10-3	Agustin Corpus	TKO	5	17/03/2001	Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States
Win	8-11-2	Jesus Valadez	TKO	4	25/01/2001	Houston, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the fourth round.
Draw	38-1-1	Larry "The Legend" Donald	MD	12	28/11/2000	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. 111-115, 113-113, 113-113.
Win	24-9	Don Normand	TKO	3	21/09/2000	Houston, Texas, United States
Loss	35-1	David "Tuaman" Tua	KO	1	03/06/2000	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	IBF Intercontinental/USBA Heavyweight Title. Sullivan knocked out at 0:51 of the first round.
Win	23-18-1	Jeff Lally	TKO	3	01/04/2000	Laughlin, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the third round.
Loss	26-0	Vitali "Dr. Iron Fist" Klitschko	RTD	9	11/12/1999	Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	WBO World Heavyweight Title. Sullivan could not come out for the tenth round.
Win	11-5	Matt Green	KO	3	06/11/1999	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	4-15	Ronnie "The Bear" Smith	TKO	3	21/10/1999	Houston, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the third round.
Win	14-7-1	"Explosive" Ricardo Kennedy	TKO	3	16/09/1999	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of the third round.
Win	20-31-1	Everett Martin	TKO	4	13/08/1999	Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
Loss	19-0-1	Derrick "D-Train" Jefferson	SD	12	20/05/1999	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	NABA Heavyweight Title. 112-117, 113-117, 115-114.
Win	10-9-1	Biko Botowamungu	PTS	10	19/02/1999	Poznań, Poland
Loss	25-17	Jesse "The Boogieman" Ferguson	SD	10	08/12/1998	New York City, United States	94-96, 94-96, 96-94.
Loss	27-0	"Big" Michael Grant	TKO	9	30/05/1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBC World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the ninth round.
Win	33-1	Keith "The Fighting Knight" McKnight	KO	7	24/02/1998	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Loss	23-0	Hasim "The Rock" Rahman	MD	12	01/11/1997	New York City, United States	IBF Intercontinental/USBA Heavyweight Title. 114-114, 112-116, 112-116.
Win	10-4	Carlos "The Shock Absorber" Monroe	UD	10	16/09/1997	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win	16-13-2	Garing "Freight Train" Lane	UD	10	14/08/1997	Worley, Idaho, United States	99-91, 99-92, 100-91.
Win	22-16-1	Jesse Shelby	TKO	3	12/07/1997	Tunica, Mississippi, United States
Win	10-4	Isaac Brown	TKO	2	05/06/1997	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	20-12-1	Levi "The Terminator" Billups	TKO	12	08/04/1997	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Win	17-2-2	Sam Hampton	UD	12	17/12/1996	Pikesville, Maryland, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 112-111, 113-110, 112-111.
Win	16-8-1	Will "Hammer" Hinton	TKO	5	03/10/1996	Houston, Texas, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:05 of the fifth round.
Win	22-9-1	Arthur "Stormy" Weathers	TKO	2	25/09/1996	Worley, Idaho, United States
Win	11-13-1	Martin "Bananas" Foster	KO	3	24/08/1996	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Foster knocked out at 1:52 of the third round.
Win	12-1	James "Giant" Gaines	MD	12	18/07/1996	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 119-109, 116-112, 114-114.
Win	5-12-1	Bradley Rone	TKO	4	27/06/1996	Houston, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the fourth round.
No Contest	21-1	Buster Mathis, Jr.	NC	5	20/04/1996	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Accidental headbut caused severe cuts leading to a stoppage.
Win	13-8	Cleveland Woods	KO	2	09/04/1996	Indio, California, United States
Win	24-6	Olian "Baby O" Alexander	TKO	2	09/03/1996	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Win	31-7-2	Terry "Turbo" Davis	TKO	5	13/01/1996	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Win	8-17-3	Marion "The Creep" Wilson	MD	10	13/12/1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	12-5	Ken Smith	KO	3	05/12/1995	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win	5-8	Calvin Veasley	TKO	4	06/10/1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	15-1	Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams	TKO	4	09/09/1995	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
No Contest	11-9-1	Martin "Bananas" Foster	NC	8	27/07/1995	Irvine, California, United States
Win	13-1	Curtis "Hatchetman" Shepard	KO	1	17/06/1995	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Shepard knocked out at 1:49 of the first round.
Win	18-9	Levi "The Terminator" Billups	SD	8	26/01/1995	Irvine, California, United States
Win	1-4-1	Jeff Hollins	KO	4	17/12/1994	Palm Springs, California, United States
Win	--	"Handy" Randy Wilson	KO	4	06/12/1994	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Win	4-0	Jim Mullen	KO	5	02/11/1994	Woodland Hills, California, United States
Draw	13-0-1	Ahmed "Relentless" Abdin	PTS	6	13/10/1994	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	1-2-1	Jeff Hollins	UD	4	09/09/1994	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Win	1-1-1	Jeff Hollins	UD	4	23/08/1994	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Win	--	Paul Hirsch	TKO	2	30/07/1994	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Loss	--	Jonathan Grant	UD	4	25/06/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	--	Daniel Moore	UD	4	16/06/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	--	"Iron" Mike Davis	KO	1	27/08/1992	San Diego, California, United States

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Obed Sullivan from BoxRec
• Obed Sullivan's Official Homepage