Wesley Watson

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)
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

External links

• Professional boxing record for Wesley Watson from BoxRec