Alex Stewart (boxer)

Alex Stewart
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Destroyer
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Reach	199 cm (78 in)
Born	(1964-06-28)28 June 1964 London, England, UK
Died	16 November 2016(2016-11-16) (aged 52) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	43
Wins by KO	40
Losses	10
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  Jamaica Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Heavyweight

Alex Stewart (28 June 1964 – 16 November 2016) was a professional boxer.^[1] He represented Jamaica at the 1984 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1983 Pan American Games.

Amateur career

Stewart was a member of the Jamaican 1984 Olympic team. He was beaten by Sweden's Håkan Brock in the 1/8 final of the heavyweight competition, losing by a 5-0 decision. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. He lost to Michael Bentt in a thrilling match in the 1985 Heavyweight Golden Gloves Finals.

Pro career

Nicknamed "The Destroyer", Stewart did just that in the heavyweight ranks, at least early in his career. Stewart reeled off 24 consecutive wins, all by KO, prior to dropping his first loss to Evander Holyfield.

Stewart is probably best known for being blown out by Mike Tyson in the first round in 1990,^[2] and lost to other notable heavyweights of his era, including Michael Moorer, George Foreman, and Oleg Maskaev.

Stewart's loss to Foreman is likely his most notable ring performance. Although Foreman knocked him down twice, Stewart recovered to lose a narrow majority decision to Foreman, in which Foreman was badly swollen about the face.

Retirement and death

After two consecutive knockout losses, Stewart retired from boxing in 1999, and after retiring worked in the New York area for a liquor distributor. Stewart died in Mount Vernon, New York in November of 2016 of a blood clot in his lung.^[3]

Professional boxing record

43 Wins (40 knockouts, 3 decisions), 10 Losses (7 knockouts, 3 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	43–10	Jorge Luis González	TKO	2	06/06/1999	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the second round..
Loss	43–9	Lance "Mount" Whitaker	TKO	7	16/01/1999	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the seventh round.
Win	43–8	Ezra Sellers	TKO	3	08/10/1998	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the third round.
Loss	42–8	Phil "The Enforcer" Jackson	UD	10	24/07/1998	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	42–7	Abdul Muhaymin	UD	8	12/06/1998	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Loss	41–7	Oleg "The Big O" Maskaev	TKO	7	27/09/1997	Moscow, Russia
Win	41–6	James Warring	UD	10	01/05/1997	Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Win	40–6	Samson Cohen	KO	1	06/03/1997	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Cohen knocked out at 2:53 of the first round.
Loss	39–6	Craig Petersen	TKO	8	03/11/1996	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan	Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the eighth round.
Win	39–5	Bryant "Special K" Smith	KO	6	06/02/1996	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:19 of the sixth round.
Win	38–5	Terry Anderson	KO	1	02/12/1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Anderson knocked out at 2:37 of the first round.
Win	37–5	Darren Hayden	TKO	5	03/10/1995	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	36–5	Jesse "The Boogieman" Ferguson	UD	10	08/08/1995	Coachella, California, United States	95-93, 97-91, 97-91.
Win	35–5	Tyrone Evans	TKO	4	09/05/1995	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the fourth round.
Win	34–5	Tyrone Evans	TKO	6	10/09/1994	Laughlin, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:56 of the sixth round.
Win	33–5	Derrick Roddy	TKO	6	02/07/1994	South Padre Island, Texas, United States
Loss	32-5	Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield	UD	12	26/06/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	109-119, 110-118, 110-118.
Win	32–4	Rick Enis	TKO	3	26/04/1993	Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win	31–4	Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead	TKO	7	06/02/1993	New York City, United States
Win	30–4	Marshall Tillman	TKO	10	25/08/1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:31 of the tenth round.
Win	29–4	Paul Poirier	TKO	3	24/07/1992	Catskill, New York, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:04 of the third round.
Loss	28–4	"Big" George Foreman	MD	10	11/04/1992	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	93-94, 93-94, 94-94.
Win	28–3	Joey Christjohn	TKO	3	22/02/1992	Katowice, Poland
Loss	27–3	Michael "Double M" Moorer	TKO	4	27/07/1991	Norfolk, Virginia, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the fourth round.
Win	27–2	Danny Wofford	RTD	4	11/04/1991	Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States	Wofford did not come out for the fifth round.
Loss	26–2	"Iron" Mike Tyson	TKO	1	08/12/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the first round.
Win	26–1	Jamie "Featherman" Howe	TKO	7	03/07/1990	Monticello, New York, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:32 of the seventh round.
Win	25–1	Mark "The Storm" Young	TKO	5	25/05/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fifth round.
Loss	24–1	Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield	TKO	8	04/11/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:51 of the eighth round.
Win	24–0	Terry Armstrong	TKO	3	10/08/1989	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the third round.
Win	23–0	Fernando "Toro" Montes	TKO	2	13/07/1989	New York City, United States
Win	22–0	Michael "Jack" Johnson	TKO	2	29/04/1989	Kingston, Jamaica	Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the second round. Johnson down in the second round. Once he beat the 10 count, Johnson didn't stand a chance as Stewart swarmed all over him.
Win	21–0	Arthel "Bam Bam" Lawhorne	TKO	4	30/03/1989	New York City, United States
Win	20–0	David Jaco	TKO	1	18/02/1989	Budapest, Hungary	Jaco knocked out at 1:23 of the first round. Stewart threw a devastating right hook to the body and finished Jaco off with a left hook to the side of the face.
Win	19–0	Eddie Richardson	KO	3	15/12/1988	New York City, United States	Richardson knocked out at 1:11 of the third round.
Win	18–0	Lorenzo Canady	TKO	4	27/10/1988	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fourth round.
Win	17–0	Tim "T-Bone" Adams	TKO	1	23/09/1988	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win	16–0	Conroy Nelson	TKO	2	31/07/1988	New York City, United States
Win	15–0	Calvin Sherman	TKO	1	14/07/1988	New York City, United States
Win	14–0	"Indian" Aaron Brown	TKO	1	26/05/1988	Massachusetts, United States
Win	13–0	Jim "The Bull" Berry	TKO	1	20/05/1988	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win	12–0	Mike Jones	KO	4	12/05/1988	New York City, United States
Win	11–0	Harry Terrell	KO	1	25/03/1988	New York City, United States	Terrell knocked out at 2:46 of the first round.
Win	10–0	George Garza	TKO	2	04/02/1988	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the second round.
Win	9–0	John "Big Red" Morton	TKO	4	17/12/1987	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the fourth round.
Win	8–0	Juan Quintana	TKO	2	27/11/1987	Connecticut, United States
Win	7–0	Ernie Poole	TKO	1	20/11/1987	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the first round.
Win	6–0	Jimmy Harrison	TKO	2	27/10/1987	New York City, United States
Win	5–0	Tim Morrison	TKO	2	01/10/1987	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:54 of the second round.
Win	4–0	Dennis Cain	TKO	2	06/08/1987	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the second round.
Win	3–0	Jim Little	KO	1	18/06/1987	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the first round.
Win	2–0	Eric Mitchell	TKO	3	07/05/1987	New York City, United States
Win	1–0	James Walker	TKO	3	06/09/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Personal life

Alex Stewart had a daughter, Tenille Stewart born in 1985.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Alex Stewart from BoxRec