# Reggie Gross

Reginald R. Gross (born January 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1988. His most notable wins were a first round knockout of future long-time IBF world Light-Heavyweight champion "Prince" Charles Williams, as well as upsets of undefeated Smokin' Bert Cooper (TKO8) and outstanding amateur and 16-0 pro Jimmy Clark (TKO9).
He was most famously stopped in one round by Mike Tyson, in an exciting but brief bout where he took the fight to the feared contender. He also suffered losses to Frank Bruno and Jesse Ferguson.
His final fight was in June 1988, on the Tyson/Spinks undercard, where he lost to Donovan Ruddock in the second round.

## Conviction and imprisonment

In 1989, he was arrested and convicted for three contract killings. He is currently serving his three life sentences with two of them consecutive with the initial part of his sentence served at the maximum security prison in Edgefield, South Carolina.
When interviewed in 2008 Gross was incarcerated at the US Penitentiary, Hazelton and had a 2014 parole hearing planned.
In September 2019, Gross petitioned the US Court of Appeals as he believed that he was eligible for mandatory release after thirty years, as his crimes occurred before the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 came into effect. The Court found in favor of the Bureau of Prisons, who argued that because he is serving two consecutive life sentences, he would in fact need to serve thirty years on each of his two life sentences before being eligible for mandatory parole.
As of 2023 Gross was incarcerated at MCFP Springfield in Missouri with a release date of November 1, 2048.

## Professional boxing record

19 Wins (14 knockouts, 5 decisions), 8 Losses (5 knockouts, 3 decisions) :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 19-1-1 | Donovan Ruddock | TKO | 2 | 27/06/1988 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Referee stopped the bout at 1:36 of the second round. |
| Win | 16-11 | Harry Terrell | KO | 2 | 06/01/1988 | Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland | Terrell knocked out at 2:51 of the second round. |
| Loss | 26-2 | Adilson Rodrigues | PTS | 10 | 11/10/1987 | Araraquara, Brazil | |
| Loss | 30-2 | Frank Bruno | TKO | 8 | 30/08/1987 | Nueva Andalucia Bullring, Marbella, Spain | |
| Loss | 21-0 | Mike Tyson | TKO | 1 | Jun 13, 1986 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the first round. |
| Loss | 8-0 | Henry Tillman | UD | 10 | 04/03/1986 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 10-0 | Bert Cooper | TKO | 8 | 31/01/1986 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 1-2 | Hector Rodriguez | TKO | 3 | 28/06/1985 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 16-0 | Jimmy Clark | TKO | 9 | 08/03/1985 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the ninth round. |
| Loss | 8-0 | Jesse Ferguson | TKO | 3 | 20/09/1984 | The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the third round. |
| Win | 4-5 | James Reid | PTS | 10 | 06/09/1984 | Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Loss | 1-3 | Jack Johnson | PTS | 10 | 23/05/1984 | Pikesville, Maryland | |
| Loss | 8-2 | Anthony Witherspoon | TKO | 7 | 11/04/1984 | Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, Maryland | |
| Win | 10-2 | Marcus Jackson | TKO | 3 | 27/02/1984 | The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 17-8-1 | Franklin Otts | KO | 1 | 18/08/1983 | Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 3-3 | Abdul Hakim | KO | 5 | 27/06/1983 | Ocean City Convention Center, Ocean City, Maryland | |
| Win | 9-2 | Larry Lane | PTS | 8 | 05/05/1983 | Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 6-3 | Blufort Spencer | TKO | 7 | 08/04/1983 | Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 10-2-2 | Charles Williams | TKO | 1 | 01/03/1983 | Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 17-25-2 | Fred Brown | KO | 2 | 16/12/1982 | Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 5-1 | Ric Lainhart | TKO | 6 | 23/09/1982 | Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 1-3-1 | Charles Price | PTS | 6 | 09/07/1982 | Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 1-3 | Sonny Crooms | KO | 2 | 24/06/1982 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 2-0 | Michael Statton | PTS | 4 | 17/05/1982 | Hilton Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Win | 1-3 | John Green | KO | 1 | 24/04/1982 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Win | 3-11 | Charles Roye | PTS | 4 | 23/01/1982 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Win | 1-1 | Blufort Spencer | KO | 1 | 07/01/1982 | Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland | |

## Sources

* ↑ "BoxRec: Jimmy Clark". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
* 1 2 Rodricks, Dan (November 6, 2001). "Down for count, he's still fighting". The Baltimore Sun.
* ↑ "My Interview with Reggie About His Life in Prison, Including His Views on the Medical Treatment Prisoners Receive". Feb 13, 2008.
* ↑ "Reginald Gross v. J.R. Bell, No. 19-1261 (7th Cir. 2019)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
* ↑ "Inmate Locator for prisoner # 26215-037". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
* ↑ "Reggie Gross". BoxRec. Retrieved 31 March 2022.