# Robbie Sims

Robbie Sims (born November 5, 1959) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1996. He is the half-brother of former world middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

## Professional career

He KOd an inexperienced Iran Barkley, outpointed Doug DeWitt and rose to prominence as a middleweight contender by a very polemical defeating Roberto Durán in 1986.
Sims lost to Sumbu Kalambay in a shot for the WBA title in 1988. All his losses were on points except a KO7 vs Nigel Benn.
Sims was trained by famous Brockton based trainers Pat and Goody Petronelli. He had a career record of 38-10-2 with 26 knockouts.

## Professional boxing record

38 Wins (26 knockouts, 12 decisions), 10 Losses (1 knockout, 9 decisions), 2 Draws :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 38-10-2 | Jose Burgos | PTS | 8 | 20/09/1996 | Bayside Expo Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Loss | 37-10-2 | Vinny Pazienza | UD | 10 | 26/10/1993 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Win | 37-9-2 | Willis Ely | KO | 3 | 16/04/1993 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 36-9-2 | Keheven Johnson | TKO | 3 | 26/02/1993 | Woodbridge, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Win | 35-9-2 | Jerry Strickland | KO | 1 | 26/06/1992 | Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 34-9-2 | Dennis Johnson | KO | 4 | 02/04/1992 | Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 33-9-2 | Robert Curry | PTS | 10 | 22/02/1992 | Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Loss | 32-9-2 | Nigel Benn | KO | 7 | 03/04/1991 | London, England | |
| Win | 32-8-2 | Ralph Moncrief | UD | 10 | 24/11/1990 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Loss | 31-8-2 | Ron Essett | MD | 10 | 26/06/1990 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| Win | 31-7-2 | Kenny Butler | DQ | 5 | 13/04/1990 | Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 30-7-2 | Victor King | TKO | 9 | 30/12/1989 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Loss | 29-7-2 | Dennis Milton | UD | 10 | 12/09/1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Loss | 29-6-2 | Doug DeWitt | SD | 12 | 18/04/1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | WBO Middleweight Title. |
| Loss | 29-5-2 | Sumbu Kalambay | UD | 12 | 12/06/1988 | Ravenna, Italy | WBA Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 29-4-2 | Ralph Smiley | TKO | 9 | 18/03/1988 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 28-4-2 | Lee Sanders | TKO | 5 | 10/04/1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the fifth round. |
| Draw | 27-4-2 | Tim Williams | PTS | 10 | 12/02/1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 27-4-1 | Roberto Durán | SD | 10 | 23/06/1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 26-4-1 | John Collins | TKO | 1 | 09/03/1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | IBF USBA Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the first round. |
| Win | 25-4-1 | Mario Tineo | TKO | 4 | 06/12/1985 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 24-4-1 | Doug DeWitt | UD | 10 | 30/08/1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 23-4-1 | Stacy McSwain | KO | 4 | 30/05/1985 | Portland, Maine, U.S. | |
| Loss | 22-4-1 | Mike Tinley | UD | 10 | 01/11/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 22-3-1 | Mike Baker | TKO | 5 | 26/07/1984 | Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 21-3-1 | Danny Long | SD | 12 | 10/05/1984 | Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 20-3-1 | Curtis Ramsey | UD | 10 | 29/03/1984 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 19-3-1 | Iran Barkley | KO | 6 | 06/01/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 18-3-1 | Charlie Hecker | KO | 2 | 25/10/1983 | Portland, Maine, U.S. | |
| Win | 17-3-1 | Teddy Mann | SD | 10 | 01/09/1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Loss | 16-3-1 | Mike Tinley | SD | 10 | 03/08/1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 16-2-1 | Tony Chiaverini | KO | 5 | 23/03/1983 | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Draw | 15-2-1 | Murray Sutherland | PTS | 10 | 04/02/1983 | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Loss | 15-2 | Clinton Jackson | PTS | 10 | 16/10/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 15-1 | Bruce Thompson | KO | 1 | 20/08/1982 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 14-1 | Jose Green | KO | 4 | 10/07/1982 | McAfee, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 13-1 | Fred Reed | TKO | 5 | 30/04/1982 | South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 12-1 | Bobby Czyz | UD | 10 | 17/01/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 12-0 | Johnny Heard | UD | 10 | 23/12/1981 | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| Win | 11-0 | O'Dell Leonard | KO | 5 | 16/09/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 10-0 | Jesus Castro | TKO | 3 | 06/08/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 9-0 | Dom DiMarzo | TKO | 2 | 13/06/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the second round. |
| Win | 8-0 | James Green | PTS | 8 | 12/04/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 7-0 | Jamal Arbubakar | PTS | 8 | 06/03/1981 | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-0 | Lenny Villers | KO | 5 | 12/02/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 5-0 | Bill Harrington | KO | 2 | 17/01/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 4-0 | Robert Thomas | KO | 4 | 25/11/1980 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 3-0 | Danny Heath | KO | 1 | 02/10/1980 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 2-0 | David Dean | KO | 1 | 18/08/1980 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Win | 1-0 | Troy Vaughn | KO | 3 | 17/05/1980 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |