# Jesse Burnett

Jesse Burnett (born February 8, 1946) is an American former professional boxer. His professional record was 23-18-2 with 11 knockouts. He is best remembered as the spoiler who won a twelve-round decision in a WBC cruiserweight elimination bout over former world light-heavyweight champion Victor Galindez of Argentina in 1980, sending Galindez into retirement. In Burnett's two tries at a world title, he was stopped in the ninth round of a 1977 vacant WBC light-heavyweight title bout by Miguel Angel Cuello, and stopped in the eighth round of a 1983 WBC cruiserweight title bout against S.T. Gordon. Burnett also fought such other fighters as former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, former light-heavyweight champion John Conteh (Burnett earned a ten-round draw), former light-heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, and other contenders such as Yaqui Lopez, James Scott, Jerry Martin, Tony Mundine, Bash Ali, Willie Edwards, Mustafa Wassaja, Willie Edwards, Lotte Mwale, and many others.

## Professional boxing record

23 Wins (11 knockouts, 12 decisions), 18 Losses (4 knockouts, 14 decisions), 2 Draws :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 15-2 | Anthony Davis | UD | 12 | 16/05/1984 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 22-5 | S.T. Gordon | TKO | 8 | 16/02/1983 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | WBC Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:07 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 11-3-2 | Leon Spinks | UD | 12 | 31/10/1982 | McAfee, New Jersey, U.S. | NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 29-5-1 | Steve Aczel | TKO | 8 | 19/02/1982 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Loss | 10-0 | Willie Edwards | PTS | 10 | 16/01/1982 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Loss | 16-14-1 | James Williams | SD | 10 | 13/10/1981 | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 75-10-1 | Tony Mundine | PTS | 12 | 04/03/1981 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Loss | 11-5 | Bash Ali | SD | 12 | 03/12/1980 | Anaheim, California, U.S. | IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 0-3-1 | T.C. Bowman | TKO | 6 | 15/07/1980 | Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 55-8-4 | Victor Galindez | UD | 12 | 14/06/1980 | Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 20-7-1 | Dale Grant | KO | 7 | 19/04/1980 | Billings, Montana, U.S. | |
| Loss | 19-0 | Lottie Mwale | PTS | 12 | 04/03/1980 | London, England | |
| Win | 13-8-2 | Clarence Geigger | PTS | 10 | 14/12/1979 | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 17-0 | Eddie Taylor | PTS | 10 | 24/11/1979 | Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| Loss | 16-1 | Jerry Martin | UD | 12 | 14/11/1979 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | NABF/IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Titles. |
| Draw | 32-2 | John Conteh | PTS | 10 | 19/04/1979 | London, England | |
| Win | 3-9-1 | Juan de la Garza | TKO | 6 | 28/11/1978 | Billings, Montana, U.S. | |
| Loss | 7-9-1 | Pete McIntyre | SD | 10 | 08/11/1978 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 42-7 | Yaqui Lopez | MD | 15 | 02/07/1978 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 12-0-1 | Mustafa Wasajja | PTS | 10 | 25/05/1978 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Loss | 22-3-1 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | TKO | 10 | 15/02/1978 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 29-3 | Lonnie Bennett | TKO | 6 | 18/11/1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Loss | 20-0 | Miguel Angel Cuello | TKO | 9 | 21/05/1977 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | WBC Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 16-11-1 | Al Bolden | KO | 10 | 20/03/1977 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 44-33-1 | Bobby Rascon | TKO | 4 | 19/12/1976 | Tokyo, Japan | Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 29-14-3 | Eddie Jones | UD | 10 | 10/07/1976 | San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 11-4-3 | Willie Taylor | PTS | 10 | 03/06/1976 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Win | 52-6-1 | Tony Mundine | KO | 6 | 14/05/1976 | Brisbane, Australia | Mundine knocked out at 1:06 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 10-7-1 | Danny Brewer | KO | 7 | 03/05/1976 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 40-6-4 | Victor Galindez | SD | 10 | 08/04/1976 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Win | 8-5 | Danny Brewer | KO | 3 | 28/11/1975 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Brewer knocked out at 0:45 of the third round. |
| Loss | 26-3 | Yaqui Lopez | SD | 12 | 24/09/1975 | Stockton, California, U.S. | California Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 26-2 | Yaqui Lopez | SD | 12 | 31/07/1975 | Stockton, California, U.S. | California Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 9-0-1 | James Scott | UD | 10 | 25/02/1975 | Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| Win | 39-13-5 | Ray White | KO | 8 | 15/03/1974 | San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-5-4 | Felton Marshall | TD | 9 | 09/08/1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 41-18-3 | Jimmy Lester | PTS | 10 | 08/02/1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 57-17-6 | Ron Wilson | PTS | 10 | 19/10/1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 15-1-1 | Hildo Silva | PTS | 6 | 24/07/1972 | Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 3-0 | Yaqui Lopez | PTS | 8 | 01/07/1972 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 0-1 | Steve Stark | KO | 4 | 05/06/1972 | San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 3-0 | Angel Baggini | PTS | 6 | 24/04/1972 | Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| Draw | 4-1 | Cisco Solorio | TD | 1 | 13/04/1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |