Professional Boxing Record
| 34 Wins (23 knockouts, 11 decisions), 4 Losses (1 knockout, 3 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 12-14-1 | James Dixon | TKO | 5 | 31/05/1980 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | Referee stopped the bout at 2:49 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 24-3-2 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO | 4 | 29/03/1980 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 23-3-2 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | UD | 15 | 18/08/1979 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. 142-146, 143-144, 141-146. |
| Win | 19-6 | Ivy Brown | PTS | 10 | 04/06/1979 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | |
| Draw | 18-8-1 | Jesse Burnett | PTS | 10 | 19/04/1979 | Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 8-2 | Leonardo Rodgers | KO | 7 | 26/09/1978 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | Rodgers knocked out at 1:15 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 21-1-1 | Mate Parlov | SD | 15 | 17/06/1978 | Belgrade, Serbia | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 20-7-1 | Joe Cokes | PTS | 10 | 07/02/1978 | Islington, London, United Kingdom | 100-90. |
| Win | 26-2-1 | Len "Stinger" Hutchins | TKO | 3 | 05/03/1977 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 31-3 | Yaqui Lopez | UD | 15 | 09/10/1976 | Copenhagen, Denmark | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. 149-145, 149-145, 148-146. |
| Win | 11-3-3 | Willie "Bull" Taylor | PTS | 10 | 16/08/1975 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 24-2 | Lonnie Bennett | TKO | 5 | 11/03/1975 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 41-5-2 | Jorge Ahumada | SD | 15 | 01/10/1974 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | WBC World Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 26-5-1 | Chris Finnegan | TKO | 6 | 21/05/1974 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | EBU/Commonwealth/BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Titles. |
| Win | 74-5-1 | Tom Bogs | TKO | 7 | 12/03/1974 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | EBU Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 17-2 | Les "Is More" Stevens | PTS | 10 | 12/02/1974 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 37-15-1 | Fred "Airman" Lewis | TKO | 3 | 14/12/1973 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 33-7-2 | Baby Boy Rolle | PTS | 15 | 23/10/1973 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom | Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 39-11-1 | Vicente Rondon | TKO | 9 | 10/09/1973 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 25-4-1 | Chris Finnegan | PTS | 15 | 22/05/1973 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | EBU/Commonwealth/BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Titles. |
| Win | 29-3-3 | Rudiger Schmidtke | TKO | 12 | 13/03/1973 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | EBU Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 28-9-1 | Terry "TX" Daniels | KO | 7 | 14/02/1973 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 16-1-1 | Dave "The Band" Matthews | PTS | 10 | 15/01/1973 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom | 50-48.25. |
| Win | 12-2-1 | Sam "Diamond Ray" McGill | TKO | 9 | 05/12/1972 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 14-13-5 | "Big" John Hudgins | KO | 2 | 14/11/1972 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 32-11-3 | Bill Drover | KO | 7 | 31/10/1972 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 3-11-1 | Ferenc Kristofcsak | DQ | 1 | 10/10/1972 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 5-1-1 | Eddie "Big E" Duncan | PTS | 10 | 26/09/1972 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | 49-49.25. |
| Win | 7-14 | Johnny "Big" Mac | TKO | 2 | 19/07/1972 | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Win | 12-3-1 | Billy Aird | TKO | 8 | 06/06/1972 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 8-6-1 | Joe "Top Cat" Gholston | KO | 5 | 25/04/1972 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 5-7 | Ruben Figueroa | KO | 2 | 28/03/1972 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 2-1 | Larry "Legend" Sykes | KO | 1 | 15/02/1972 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 11-2 | Wilhelm Janco | TKO | 1 | 25/01/1972 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 6-16-2 | Emilio Okee | TKO | 5 | 07/12/1971 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 4-19-2 | Tony Burwell | PTS | 8 | 24/11/1971 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 9-11 | Frank Bullard | TKO | 2 | 16/11/1971 | Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 25-17-2 | Pierre Minier | TKO | 5 | 08/11/1971 | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 8-3-1 | Okacha Boubekeur | KO | 1 | 18/10/1971 | Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom | |
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