Lawrence Clay Bey boxer

Lawrence Clay Bey boxer
bouts
25
won
21
lost
3
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1997-07-05
Height
6′ 3″/191cm
Reach
75″/191cm
Age
-
Born
1965-12-14
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Lawrence Marvin Clay-Bey (born December 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight. As an amateur he was a two-time winner (1995 and 1996) of the United States National Championships as well as a bronze medalist at the 1995 World Championships, all in the super heavyweight division.Lawrence Clay-Bey started to box at the age of 26. He lost his first two amateur fights but stuck with it and eventually won the National Golden Gloves in his next eight fights. At this point he weighed around 260 pounds.Clay-Bey won a super heavyweight bronze medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, later KOd Joe Mesi to win the right to go to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and was also team USA's captain. However he was put out of the tournament in his first fight by a close/controversial 10-8 decision to eventual Gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko. He was the only fighter Klitschko had problems with as he managed to rattle Klitschko, prompting the referee to issue a standing 8 count. After the fight he raised some eyebrows downplaying it as "just a loss" which let journalists question his dedication. He finished the amateurs with a 60-9 record.After a year of debating if he wanted to turn pro Lawrence Clay-Bey decided he wanted to see how far he could go. He got into much better shape and shed 25-30 pounds to a better fighting weight of 235. He turned pro in 1997 and he easily blew past his early opponents despite them having more experience and glossy pro records. Clay-Bey was thought very highly of, and was being groomed to be a future title holder until he met the streaking Clifford Etienne in 2000. The two traded shots round after round with Etienne being the more active of the two, and Etienne took the decision. After the loss to Etienne, Clay-Bey began putting on weight and coming into fights out of shape. But he stayed busy and took a victory over promising prospect Charles Shufford in 2003, setting up a fight against Eliecer Castillo. Castillo KO'd Clay-Bey in the 9th round. Clay-Bey's once promising career drifted into obscurity. Although he was able to beat former cruiserweight champ Imamu Mayfield in 2004, he dropped a decision to Sinan Samil Sam and drew with Derek Bryant in 2005.He now works as a corrections officer in Connecticut. He is married with 5 children.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2005-08-05 Derek Bryant LWLLWL Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket DRAW
Majority decision
2005-02-12 Sinan Samil Sam LLWWWW Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg LOST
Unanimous decision
2004-10-15 Otis Tisdale LLLLWL Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, Eagle Pass WIN
Technical knockout
2004-07-02 Imamu Mayfield WLWWDW Pala Casino, Pala WIN
Technical knockout
2003-09-10 Carlton Johnson WWWLLL Blue Cross Arena, Rochester WIN
KO
2003-06-06 Elieser Castillo LWDWWL Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville LOST
KO
2003-01-03 Charles Shufford WWWLWW Thunderbird Wild West Casino, Norman WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-10-18 Sedreck Fields DWWLWL HSBC Arena, Buffalo WIN
KO
2002-08-02 Brian Nix WWWLWW Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket WIN
Technical knockout
2001-10-14 Gary Winmon WWWWWL La Villa Real Convention Center, McAllen WIN
Technical knockout
2001-08-18 Agustin Corpus LLLLLW Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-03-17 Ken Murphy WWWWLL Silver Star Casino, Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
2000-11-11 Clifford Etienne WWWWWW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas LOST
Unanimous decision
2000-09-17 Mike Williams WLWLWL Cobo Arena, Detroit WIN
Technical knockout
2000-01-23 Robert Daniels WWWWWW Venice Arena, Venice WIN
Unanimous decision
1999-08-28 Dale Crowe WWWWWW Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1998-04-17 Abdul Muhaymin LLLLLW Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville WIN
Technical knockout
1998-03-27 Nate Tubbs WWWLWW Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1998-01-16 Mario Cawley WWWWWW Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1997-11-18 Louis Monaco WWLWLL Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro WIN
Unanimous decision
1997-10-03 Tony LaRosa LLLLLL Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1997-09-23 Dan Conway WWWWWW Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket WIN
Corner retirement
1997-08-23 Bryant Smith WLLWLL Wild Wild West, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1997-07-20 Jason Farley WWWWDL Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio WIN
Technical knockout
1997-07-05 Billy McDonald L Mark of the Quad Cities, Moline WIN
KO