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, United States | NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 22-5 | S.T. Gordon | TKO | 8 | 16/02/1983 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | WBC World 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, United States | NABF Cruiserweight Title. 114-116, 113-116, 112-117. |
| Win | 29-5-1 | Steve Aczel | TKO | 8 | 19/02/1982 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Loss | 10-0 | Willie "Sandman" Edwards | PTS | 10 | 16/01/1982 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
| Loss | 16-14-1 | "King" James Williams | SD | 10 | 13/10/1981 | Stateline, Nevada, United States | 97-94, 94-97, 93-98. |
| 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, United States | IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 0-3-1 | T.C. Bowman | TKO | 6 | 15/07/1980 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 55-8-4 | Victor Galindez | UD | 12 | 14/06/1980 | Anaheim, California, United States | WBC World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 115-111, 116-111, 115-112. |
| Loss | 20-7-1 | Dale Grant | KO | 7 | 19/04/1980 | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| Loss | 19-0 | Lottie Mwale | PTS | 12 | 04/03/1980 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | 117-119. |
| Win | 13-8-2 | Clarence Geigger | PTS | 10 | 14/12/1979 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |
| Loss | 17-0 | Eddie "Young Joe Louis" Taylor | PTS | 10 | 24/11/1979 | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 16-1 | Jerry "Bull" Martin | UD | 12 | 14/11/1979 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | {{small|[[NABF/IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Titles.}} |
| Draw | 32-2 | John Conteh | PTS | 10 | 19/04/1979 | Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 3-9-1 | Juan "The Javelin" de la Garza | TKO | 6 | 28/11/1978 | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| Loss | 7-9-1 | Pete McIntyre | SD | 10 | 08/11/1978 | Stockton, California, United States | |
| Loss | 42-7 | Yaqui Lopez | MD | 15 | 02/07/1978 | Stockton, California, United States | 141-145, 142-144, 146-146. |
| 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, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 29-3 | Lonnie Bennett | TKO | 6 | 18/11/1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 20-0 | Miguel Angel Cuello | TKO | 9 | 21/05/1977 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | WBC World 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 "Bossman" Jones | UD | 10 | 10/07/1976 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 11-4-3 | Willie "Bull" Taylor | PTS | 10 | 03/06/1976 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Win | 52-6-1 | Tony Mundine | KO | 6 | 14/05/1976 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Mundine knocked out at 1:06 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 10-7-1 | Danny Brewer | KO | 7 | 03/05/1976 | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 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, United States | California Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 26-2 | Yaqui Lopez | SD | 12 | 31/07/1975 | Stockton, California, United States | California Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 9-0-1 | James "Great" Scott | UD | 10 | 25/02/1975 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 39-13-5 | Ray "Windmill" White | KO | 8 | 15/03/1974 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 6-5-4 | Felton Marshall | TD | 9 | 09/08/1973 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 41-18-3 | Jimmy Lester | PTS | 10 | 08/02/1973 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 57-17-6 | Ron "Mr." Wilson | PTS | 10 | 19/10/1972 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 15-1-1 | Hildo Silva | PTS | 6 | 24/07/1972 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Yaqui Lopez | PTS | 8 | 01/07/1972 | Stockton, California, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Steve Stark | KO | 4 | 05/06/1972 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Angel Baggini | PTS | 6 | 24/04/1972 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Draw | 4-1 | Cisco Solorio | TD | 1 | 13/04/1972 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
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