# Robert Allen (boxer)

Robert Allen (born June 7, 1969) is an American former professional boxer from Atlanta, Georgia. He fought three times for the middleweight world championship.

## Early life

Robert, the youngest of nine children born to Albert and Janette Allen in Houma, Louisiana, graduated from South Terrebonne High School in 1987. In 1988 he moved to Los Angeles where he struggled to find work, lived in a car and became a part of the "Tent City" community of homeless. He would then join the U.S. Marine Corps where he served between 1988 and 1992.

## Amateur career

Allen was a standout as an amateur, becoming the 1992 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.

## Professional career

After missing out on a spot on the 1992 United States Olympic boxing team by losing to Raúl Márquez in the Trials, Allen turned professional in 1993.
Nicknamed Armed & Dangerous he has held several minor titles and fought for the world middleweight title three times against all time great middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. The first fight ended in a no contest when Hopkins was pushed out of the ring by referee Mills Lane when he was breaking a clinch. In the second fight Hopkins knocked Allen out in the 7th round, while in the third Hopkins would score a wide unanimous decision.

## Personal life

A father of four, Allen would work as a trainer at the Paul Murphy Boxing Club in Atlanta, Georgia after retiring.
In 2001, his sister Betty May Allen was shot and killed by her boyfriend Donnie Lee Gray who then shot himself before police would arrest him.

## Professional boxing record

| 45 fights | 39 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 27 | 4 |
| By decision | 12 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
Key to abbreviations used for results :
| DQ | Disqualification | RTD | Corner retirement |
| KO | Knockout | SD | Split decision / split draw |
| MD | Majority decision / majority draw | TD | Technical decision / technical draw |
| NC | No contest | TKO | Technical knockout |
| PTS | Points decision | UD | Unanimous decision / unanimous draw |
Boxing record :
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s) | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 45 | Win | 39–5 (1) | Moises Martinez | UD | 4 | N/a | 18 May 2007 | Club Europe, Doraville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 38–5 (1) | William Johnson | UD | 6 | N/a | 1 Dec 2006 | Club Europe, Doraville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 37–5 (1) | Robert Marsh | UD | 6 | N/a | 6 Oct 2006 | Club Europe, Doraville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 42 | Loss | 36–5 (1) | Bernard Hopkins | UD | 12 | N/a | 5 Jun 2004 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring & Lineal middleweight titles |
| 41 | Win | 36–4 (1) | Steve Walker | KO | 1 | 1:55 | 8 Nov 2003 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 35–4 (1) | Jesse Aquino | TKO | 8 (10) | ? | 5 Apr 2003 | Silver Star Casino, Choctaw, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 34–4 (1) | Kevin Hall | TKO | 1 (6) | 1:19 | 25 Jan 2003 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 33–4 (1) | Tito Mendoza | TD | 6 (12) | ? | 25 Jul 2002 | Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S. | IBF Middleweight Title Eliminator Mendoza unable to continue from a borderline low blow. |
| 37 | Win | 32–4 (1) | Dwain Williams | UD | 12 | N/a | 8 Feb 2002 | Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | Retained NABF middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 31–4 (1) | Marlon Hayes | TKO | 2 (12) | 2:48 | 26 Oct 2001 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | Won vacant NABF & USBA middleweight titles |
| 35 | Win | 30–4 (1) | Robert Muhammad | TKO | 7 | ? | 20 Jun 2001 | Treasure Chest Casino, Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 29–4 (1) | Fermin Chirino | UD | 8 | N/a | 24 Apr 2001 | Civic Center, Houma, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 28–4 (1) | Jerome Hill | KO | 3 | ? | 7 Apr 2001 | Jamestown, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 27–4 (1) | Ronald Weaver | SD | 10 | N/a | 1 Sep 2000 | Ohkay Casino, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 26–4 (1) | Shannon Miller | TKO | 3 | ? | 22 Apr 2000 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 25–4 (1) | Arthur Willis | TKO | 2 | ? | 27 Jan 2000 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 24–4 (1) | Joe Harris | TKO | 2 | ? | 15 Jan 2000 | Covington, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 28 | Loss | 23–4 (1) | Ali Ennebati | RTD | 9 (10) | 3:00 | 24 Jul 1999 | Grand Casino de Palm Beach, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France | Corner retirement after 9th round, Allen cited an injury to his left hand. |
| 27 | Loss | 23–3 (1) | Bernard Hopkins | TKO | 7 (12) | 1:18 | 6 Feb 1999 | Washington Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | For IBF middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 23–2 (1) | Abdullah Ramadan | TKO | 1 (12) | 2:46 | 19 Sep 1998 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Won vacant IBF Interim middleweight title |
| 25 | NC | 22–2 (1) | Bernard Hopkins | NC | 4 (12) | 2:57 | 28 Aug 1998 | Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | For IBF middleweight title Ruled a NC after Hopkins was injured when accidentally pushed out of the ring by the referee |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Lloyd Bryan | TKO | 3 (12) | 2:57 | 31 Jan 1998 | Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant NABA middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Jeff Johnson | TKO | 4 | ? | 20 Nov 1997 | Doraville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | James Mason | KO | 2 | ? | 22 Jul 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Andrew Council | UD | 12 | N/a | 19 Apr 1997 | Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Benji Singleton | PTS | 12 | N/a | 31 Jan 1997 | Doraville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 19 | Loss | 17–2 | Brian Barbosa | RTD | 9 (12) | 3:00 | 11 Aug 1996 | Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | Lost USBA middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Teimuraz Kekelidze | KO | 3 (12) | ? | 14 May 1996 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Greater London, UK. | Retained WBC International middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Warren Williams | KO | 9 (12) | 3:00 | 14 Nov 1995 | Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S. | Won vacant USBA middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Allen Watts | TKO | 4 (6) | ? | 7 Oct 1995 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Eduardo Ayala | UD | 8 | N/a | 13 May 1995 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Ricardo Raul Nunez | TD | 4 (12) | ? | 30 Mar 1995 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK | Won vacant WBC International middleweight title Nunez stopped by a low blow but Allen declared winner after scorecards were incorrectly totalled |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Carlos Christie | KO | 2 (8) | 2:55 | 23 Jan 1995 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Darren Dorrington | TKO | 5 (10) | ? | 22 Nov 1994 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, Avon, UK | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Chris Sande | KO | 7 (8) | ? | 2 Nov 1994 | Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Kesem Clayton | TKO | 1 (6) | ? | 24 Sep 1994 | Wembley Arena, Brent, London, UK | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Orlando Orozco | UD | 8 | N/a | 27 Aug 1994 | Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Lloyd Ratalsky | TKO | 1 | ? | 21 Jul 1994 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Horace Watterson | KO | 4 | ? | 10 Jun 1994 | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Russell Washer | TKO | 4 (6) | ? | 23 Feb 1994 | Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Earl Jackson | KO | 2 (6) | 1:49 | 18 Dec 1993 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Joe Ferrell | KO | 1 (4) | ? | 23 Oct 1993 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Russ Newton | TKO | 2 (4) | 0:09 | 28 Aug 1993 | Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | David Pearson | TKO | 4 (4) | 0:25 | 23 Jul 1993 | Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Horace Cooper | TKO | 4 (4) | ? | 27 Feb 1993 | Showboat Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Professional debut |