Robert Allen (boxer)
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Robert Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1969 Houma, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Armed and Dangerous |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 45 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 5 |
| No contests | 1 |
Robert Allen (born June 7, 1969) is an American former professional boxer from Atlanta, Georgia. He fought three times for the middleweight world championship.
Robert, the youngest of nine children born to Albert and Janette Allen in Houma, Louisiana, graduated from South Terrebonne High School in 1987. In 1988 he moved to Los Angeles where he struggled to find work, lived in a car and became a part of the "Tent City" community of homeless. He would then join the U.S. Marine Corps where he served between 1988 and 1992.[2]
Amateur career
Allen was a standout as an amateur, becoming the 1992 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.
Professional career
After missing out on a spot on the 1992 United States Olympic boxing team by losing to Raúl Márquez in the Trials, Allen turned professional in 1993.
Nicknamed Armed & Dangerous he has held several minor titles and fought for the world middleweight title three times against all time great middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. The first fight ended in a no contest when Hopkins was pushed out of the ring by referee Mills Lane when he was breaking a clinch. In the second fight Hopkins knocked Allen out in the 7th round, while in the third Hopkins would score a wide unanimous decision.
