Larry Donald
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| Real name | Larry Ali Donald | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Legend | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 81 in (206 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Born | January 6, 1967 | ||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 42 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Draws | 3 | ||||||||||||
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Larry Ali Donald (born January 6, 1967) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the super heavyweight division at the 1991 World Championships and represented the United States at the 1992 Olympics.
Larry "The Legend" Donald turned pro on January 3, 1993, earning a technical knockout against Craig Brinson. In 1994 he beat fellow undefeated prospect Jeremy Williams, and Bert Cooper, but suffered his first defeat when losing widely to ex-champ Riddick Bowe, who had infamously hit Donald at the pre-fight press conference.
He resurfaced in late 1997 outpointing ex-champ Tim Witherspoon, but spent many years fighting low profile on Don King undercards, unpopular with fans and the press for his negative, ultra-defensive and extremely unentertaining style.
In July 2001 he had a high-profile world title eliminator with Kirk Johnson, 31–0–1, but lost a close decision.
In 2002 he travelled to Germany to face Vitali Klitschko. Even at the age of 35, Donald was considered one of the most durable fighters in the world, but the heavy hitting Klitschko surprisingly stopped the veteran, decking him three times in the 10th round.
Although things looked over, Donald seemingly reinvented himself in November 2004 with an upset win over the legendary, Evander Holyfield, winning nearly every round against a Hall of Famer ex-champ for the NABC World Champion Title.
In 2005, Donald controversially lost a title eliminator bout to giant-sized Russian Nicolay Valuev which would have earned him the right to fight John Ruiz for the WBA belt.
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