Michael Simms
Michael Simms (* 26. July 1974 in Sacramento as junior Michael Eddie Sims ) is an American boxer.
Amateur career
The 1.88 m tall left boom was an outstanding light heavyweight amateur boxer. He won the 1999 US Championships in Colorado Springs , the National Golden Gloves in Syracuse, and the World Championships in Houston . He won against the Dutchman Erik van den Heuvel, the Englishman David Haye , the Cuban Umberto Savigne and Ali Ismailov from Azerbaijan and John Dovi from France.
In February 2000 he won the US Olympic elimination in the challenger class (Challenger's Bracket) for the Summer Games in Sydney . However, he was replaced for disciplinary reasons by Olanda Anderson , the winner of the Olympic elimination in the master class (Champion's Bracket), which Simms was also inferior in the finals of the 2000 US Championships. But this retired in Sydney without a medal.
Professional career
In 2000, Simms switched to the professional camp and won his first twelve fights in a row, ten of them by knockout. Against the unbeaten Felix Cora junior (10: 0) he only reached a draw in March 2003. In his next fight in February 2004 he suffered his first defeat when he lost to the undefeated Cuban Yanqui Díaz (7-0) just on points. In the fight for the US cruiserweight championship on June 25, 2004, he lost this time against Felix Cora junior just on points.
Another point defeat on May 13, 2005 against Vadim Tokarew (18: 0) finally ushered in the decline of his successful professional career. Because three months later he lost to Ola Afolabi (9: 1) and four more months later to Marco Huck (11: 0). Further defeats against, among others, Roman Greenberg (24: 0), Grigory Drozd (28: 1), Yoan Pablo Hernández (16: 1), Troy Ross (21: 1) and Matt Godfrey (19: 1) followed.
On December 5, 2009 he achieved a lonely success with the points victory against the German Martin Kempf (12: 1), who then ended his boxing career. But already in March 2010 he lost on points against Alexander Frenkel (21: 0) and in September 2011 for the first time prematurely against Rachim Tschachkijew (10: 0). He suffered another knockout loss on February 4, 2012 against Mateusz Masternak (24: 0).
Web links
- at BoxRec
- Website Amateur-boxing-strefa.pl
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simms, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michael Eddie Sims junior; Famous (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sacramento |