Professional Boxing Record
| 55 Wins (38 knockouts, 17 decisions), 13 Losses (4 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Rounds | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 55–13–1 | Brian Nix | SD | 10 | 15/03/2003 | Grand Casino Pavilion, Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| Loss | 55–12–1 | Lou Savarese | TKO | 5 (12) | 22/09/2002 | Table Mountain Casino, Friant, California, United States | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 55–11–1 | Ahmed Abdin | UD | 10 | 18/05/2002 | Silver Star Casino, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States | |
| Win | 54–11–1 | Darroll Wilson | KO | 2 (10) | 10/03/2002 | Green Valley Ranch resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 53–11–1 | Ed White | TKO | 1 (?) | 18/01/2002 | Sports Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 52–11–1 | Cleveland Woods | KO | 1 (10) | 29/07/2001 | Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Loss | 51–11–1 | Monte Barrett | SD | 10 | 28/06/2001 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, United States | |
| Win | 51–10–1 | Danny Wofford | TKO | 3 (10) | 13/04/2001 | Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 50–10–1 | Elieser Castillo | MD | 10 | 31/03/2001 | Bally's Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 49–10–1 | David Bostice | TKO | 1 (10) | 22/02/2001 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 48–10–1 | David Smith | TKO | 2 (10) | 08/07/2000 | Monroe, Louisiana, United States | |
| Draw | 47–10–1 | Mike Sedillo | PTS | 12 | 29/04/2000 | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | For NBA Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 47–10 | Joe Ballard | KO | 1 (?) | 25/02/2000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Loss | 46–10 | Greg Page | RTD | 7 (10) | 18/06/1999 | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 46–9 | Brian Nielsen | TKO | 4 (10) | 16/04/1999 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Loss | 46–8 | Andrew Golota | UD | 10 | 02/10/1998 | Hala Ludowa, Wroclaw, Poland | |
| Loss | 46–7 | Jimmy Thunder | UD | 10 | 07/04/1998 | Harrahs Casino, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 46–6 | Larry Donald | UD | 12 | 13/12/1997 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | For WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 46–5 | Levi Billups | TKO | 1 (10) | 04/11/1997 | Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Billups down twice during the bout. |
| Loss | 45–5 | Ray Mercer | UD | 10 | 14/12/1996 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 45–4 | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 5 (10) | 10/05/1996 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States | |
| Win | 44–4 | Alfred Cole | UD | 10 | 12/01/1996 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States | |
| Win | 43–4 | Tim Puller | TKO | 2 (10) | 14/11/1995 | Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States | |
| Win | 42–4 | Everton Davis | TKO | 7 (10) | 31/10/1995 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 41–4 | Jesse Shelby | TKO | 1 (?) | 24/03/1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 40–4 | Nathaniel Fitch | TKO | 6 (10) | 17/14/1994 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 39–4 | Sherman Griffin | TKO | 3 (10) | 12/08/1994 | South Padre Island, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 38–4 | Tony Willis | UD | 10 | 25/08/1992 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 37–4 | Everett Martin | SD | 10 | 21/07/1992 | The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | |
| Win | 37–3 | James Pritchard | UD | 10 | 23/03/1992 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 36–3 | Jimmy Lee Smith | KO | 1 (10) | 04/02/1992 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 35–3 | Art Tucker | TKO | 3 (12) | 10/09/1991 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Retained USBA Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 34–3 | Carl Williams | SD | 12 | 08/03/1991 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Won USBA Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 33–3 | Jose Ribalta | MD | 10 | 19/07/1990 | Kingdome, Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 32–3 | Greg Gorrell | TKO | 3 (12) | 12/03/1990 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Win | 31–3 | Jeff Sims | RTD | 5 (10) | 11/01/1990 | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 30–3 | Anders Eklund | KO | 1 (10) | 19/10/1989 | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 29–3 | Larry Alexander | SD | 10 | 27/01/1989 | Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 28–3 | Mauricio Villegas | TKO | 9 (10) | 17/02/1988 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 27–3 | Mike Williams | SD | 10 | 14/10/1987 | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 26–3 | Mark Wills | TKO | 1 (10) | 04/08/1987 | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Witherspoon swarms all over Wills who fails to punch back and is stopped on his feet. |
| Loss | 25–3 | James Smith | TKO | 1 (15) | 12/12/1986 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States | Lost WBA World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 25–2 | Frank Bruno | KO | 11 (12) | 19/07/1986 | Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England, United Kingdom | Retained WBA World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 24–2 | Tony Tubbs | MD | 15 | 17/01/1986 | The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Won WBA World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 23–2 | Sammy Scaff | TKO | 4 (10) | 12/10/1985 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 22–2 | Larry Beilfuss | TKO | 1 (10) | 06/09/1985 | Tamiani Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, United States | Beilfuss down twice during the bout. |
| Win | 21–2 | James Smith | UD | 12 | 15/06/1985 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Retained NABF Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 20–2 | James Broad | KO | 2 (12) | 29/04/1985 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States | Retained NABF Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 19–2 | Mark Wills | KO | 9 (10) | 25/03/1985 | Forum, Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Loss | 18–2 | Pinklon Thomas | MD | 12 | 31/08/1984 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost WBC Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 18–1 | Greg Page | MD | 12 | 09/03/1984 | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won vacant WBC Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 17–1 | James Tillis | TKO | 1 (12) | 23/09/1983 | Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, United States | Won vacant NABF Heavyweight title. Title had been vacated by Michael Dokes when he won the WBA title. |
| Win | 16–1 | Floyd Cummings | UD | 10 | 16/07/1983 | Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Cummings was down in the second round. |
| Loss | 15–1 | Larry Holmes | SD | 12 | 20/05/1983 | Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For WBC Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 15–0 | Renaldo Snipes | MD | 10 | 05/06/1982 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–0 | Luis Acosta | KO | 2 (8) | 30/03/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 | Alfonzo Ratliff | TKO | 7 (10) | 05/12/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | Curtis Gaskins | TKO | 2 (?) | 17/11/1981 | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Jerry Williams | TKO | 8 (10) | 30/07/1981 | Martin Luther King Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Jerry Williams | KO | 4 (10) | 17/06/1981 | Martin Luther King Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Dave Johnson | UD | 8 | 11/04/1981 | Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Marvin Stinson | PTS | 10 | 07/02/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Ed Bednarik | PTS | 10 | 24/01/1981 | Martin Luther King Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | James Reid | KO | 6 (?) | 11/12/1980 | Martin Luther King Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Oliver Wright | TKO | 2 (8) | 24/10/1980 | Martin Luther King Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Charles Cox | KO | 5 (?) | 20/07/1980 | Great Gorge Playboy Club, McAfee, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Robert Evans | UD | 6 | 09/05/1980 | Great Gorge Playboy Club, McAfee, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Robert Ritchie | KO | 1 (?) | 26/04/1980 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Joe Adams | TKO | 1 (?) | 30/10/1979 | Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States | |
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