Lawrence Clay-Bey

Lawrence Clay-Bey
Born
Lawrence Marvin Clay-Bey

(1965-12-14) December 14, 1965 (age 58)
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins21
Wins by KO16
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Men's boxing
United States National Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Hartford, CT Super heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hartford, CT Super heavyweight
Representing  United States
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Berlin Super heavyweight

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.

Amateur career

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.

  • United States amateur (AAU) Super Heavyweight champion (1995, 1996)

Professional career

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.

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (16 knockouts, 5 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Draw 18-4 United States Derek Bryant MD 10 2005-08-05 United States Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss 22-2 Turkey Sinan Samil Sam UD 12 2005-02-12 Germany Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win 22-16-1 United States Otis Tisdale TKO 8 2004-10-15 United States Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the eighth round.
Win 24-4-2 United States Imamu Mayfield TKO 5 2004-07-02 United States Pala, California, U.S. IBA Continental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Win 15-9-2 United States Carlton Johnson KO 3 2003-09-10 United States Rochester, New York, U.S.
Loss 23-3-2 Cuba Elieser Castillo KO 9 2003-06-06 United States Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. NABF Heavyweight Title.
Win 19-2 United States Charles Shufford UD 10 2003-01-03 United States Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Win 18-16-1 United States Sedreck Fields KO 2 2002-10-18 United States Buffalo, New York, U.S. Fields knocked out at 0:42 of the second round.
Win 17-8 United States Brian Nix TKO 3 2002-08-02 United States Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 25-3 United States Gary Winmon TKO 6 2001-10-14 United States McAllen, Texas, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:10 of the sixth round.
Win 9-11-3 Mexico Agustin Corpus UD 8 2001-08-18 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 18-2-1 United States Ken Murphy TKO 5 2001-03-17 United States Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fifth round.
Loss 18-0 United States Clifford Etienne UD 10 2000-11-11 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 22-5 United States Mike Williams TKO 6 2000-09-17 United States Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:35 of the sixth round.
Win 39-3-1 United States Robert Daniels UD 10 2000-01-23 United States Venice, Florida, U.S.
Win 15-0 United States Dale Crowe UD 8 1999-08-28 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 20-9 United States Abdul Muhaymin TKO 3 1998-04-17 United States Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the third round.
Win 17-2 United States Nate Tubbs TKO 4 1998-03-27 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the fourth round.
Win 21-0 United States Mario Cawley TKO 2 1998-01-16 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the second round.
Win 7-9-2 United States Louis Monaco UD 8 1997-11-18 United States Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Win 24-10 United States Tony LaRosa TKO 3 1997-10-03 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 9-0 United States Dan Conway RTD 3 1997-09-23 United States Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. Conway retired after the third round.
Win 6-5 United States Bryant Smith TKO 2 1997-08-23 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:11 of the second round.
Win 4-1-1 United States Jason Farley KO 2 1997-07-20 United States Indio, California, U.S.
Win 0-1 United States Billy McDonald KO 1 1997-07-05 United States Moline, Illinois, U.S. McDonald knocked out at 0:35 of the first round.

Personal life

He now works as a corrections officer in Connecticut. He is married with 5 children.

References

Preceded by United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1995–1996
Succeeded by