Marion Wilson
Marion Wilson is an American former heavyweight professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007. Wilson, despite having faced some of the hardest punchers of his era, has never been stopped in his professional career. As a result, he is considered by many to have one of the best chins in boxing history, and boxing writer James Slater included him on a list of boxing's best "chins" and Livefight.com ranked him as #8 in terms of best heavyweight chins ever. Wilson faced virtually all notable prospects of his time with perfect records, stopping several promising winning streaks as well as taking former heavyweight champion Ray Mercer to a draw. In the words of the ABC Sports Network's boxing analyst Al Bernstein, Wilson is a veteran fighter, who "has not won many fights, but always gives these youngsters a tough time." He holds wins over Corey Sanders, Mike Hunter, and Paea Wolfgramm.
Amateur career
Wilson took up boxing at the age of 27.Professional career
Nicknamed "The Creep" and "Jackhammer", Wilson turned professional in 1989 and immediately established him as a journeyman foe for the heavyweight elite. Despite a lackluster career, he has faced, and has lost decisions to, fighters including Ray Mercer, Oliver McCall, Samuel Peter, Hasim Rahman, Andrew Golota, Shannon Briggs and Ike Ibeabuchi One of his notable victories was against rising, undefeated Thomas Williams, who was Wilson's roommate at the time, and who is best known for being the only fighter to be jailed for fight fixing. Wilson, despite losing 41 fights, also disputes any claims that he has even been knocked down or received a standing eight count in a bout.Wilson really felt much he was "robbed" of his victory in fights versus Orlin Norris, and Obed Sullivan, via the judges' decision
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 57 | Loss | 12-41-4 |  Oliver McCall | UD | 8 | Feb 24, 2007 |  Springfield, Virginia U.S..png" /> | |
| 56 | Loss | 12-40-4 | Chazz Witherspoon | UD | 4 | Jun 16, 2005 |  Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 55 | Loss | 12-39-4 | Oliver McCall | DQ | 6 | Feb 5, 2005 |  | Wilson disqualified for excessive holding |
| 54 | Win | 12-38-4 | Jason Waller | KO | 4, 0:58 | 19 Nov 2004 |  Du Burns Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 53 | Draw | 11-38-4 | Jason Waller | MD | 4 | Oct 15, 2004 |  Waldorf, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 52 | Loss | 11-38-3 |  Samuel Peter | UD | 4 | Mar 3, 2002 |  Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S..png" /> | |
| 51 | Loss | 11-37-3 | Tony Thompson | UD | 6 | Feb 2, 2002 |  New Carrollton, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 50 | Loss | 11-36-3 | Robert Wiggins | PTS | 6 | Jun 29, 2001 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S..png" /> | |
| 49 | Loss | 11-35-3 | Robert Davis | UD | 8 | Feb 22, 2001 |  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S..png" /> | |
| 48 | Loss | 11-34-3 | Faruq Saleem | UD | 10 | Jan 12, 2001 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S..png" /> | |
| 47 | Loss | 11-33-3 | Jason Robinson | UD | 8 | May 17, 2000 |  New York City, New York, U.S..png" /> | |
| 46 | Loss | 11-32-3 | Hasim Rahman | UD | 10 | Mar 1, 2000 |  Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 45 | Loss | 11-31-3 | Larry Donald | TD | 5 | Jun 12, 1999 |  Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S..png" /> | |
| 44 | Loss | 11-30-3 |  Oleg Maskaev | UD | 8 | Dec 8, 1998 |  New York City, New York, U.S..png" /> | |
| 43 | Loss | 11-29-3 | Michael Rush | UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1998 | Coeur d’Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, U.S..png" /> | |
| 42 | Loss | 11-28-3 | Derrick Jefferson | UD | 8 | Oct 2, 1998 |  Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S..png" /> | |
| 41 | Loss | 11-27-3 | David Izon | UD | 8 | Jul 18, 1998 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York, U.S..png" /> | |
| 40 | Loss | 11-26-3 | Ezra Sellers | UD | 10 | Jun 12, 1998 | Belle of Baton Rouge Casino, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S..png" /> | |
| 39 | Win | 11-25-3 |  Paea Wolfgramm | MD | 6 | May 9, 1998 |  | |
| 38 | Loss | 10-25-3 | Shazzon Bradley | UD | 8 | Apr 24, 1998 |  Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.png" /> | |
| 37 | Loss | 10-24-3 | Greg Page | UD | 8 | Mar 27, 1998 | | |
| 36 | Win | 10-23-3 | Corey Sanders | UD | 8 | Oct 29, 1997 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 35 | Loss | 9-23-3 | Robert Hawkins | UD | 10 | Jul 20, 1997 |  | |
| 34 | Loss | 9-22-3 | Carl Williams | UD | 10 | Jun 13, 1997 | Port Chester, New York, U.S.png" /> | |
| 33 | Loss | 9-21-3 | Ike Ibeabuchi | UD | 10 | Mar 6, 1997 | Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S..png" /> | |
| 32 | Loss | 9-20-3 | Orlin Norris | SD | 10 | Nov 14, 1996 |  | |
| 31 | Win | 9-19-3 | Thomas Williams | TKO | 1, 1:53 | Jun 14, 1996 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S..png" /> | |
| 30 | Loss | 8-19-3 | Terrence Lewis | UD | 8 | Apr 19, 1996 |  | |
| 29 | Loss | 8-18-3 | Obed Sullivan | MD | 10 | Dec 13, 1995 | | |
| 28 | Loss | 8-17-3 | Jeff Wooden | MD | 10 | Nov 3, 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S..png" /> | |
| 27 | Win | 8-16-3 | Mike Hunter | SD | 10 | Oct 6, 1995 | | |
| 26 | Loss | 7-16-3 | David Izon | DQ | 5 | Aug 23, 1995 |  Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France.png" /> | |
| 25 | Loss | 7-15-3 |  Andrew Golota | UD | 10 | Apr 11, 1995 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S..png" /> | |
| 24 | Loss | 7-14-3 | Shannon Briggs | UD | 8 | Mar 24, 1995 | West Orange, New Jersey, U.S..png" /> | |
| 23 | Loss | 7-13-3 |  Kirk Johnson | UD | 8 | Feb 3, 1995 | Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S..png" /> | |
| 22 | Loss | 7-12-3 |  Aurelio Perez | PTS | 10 | Jan 3, 1995 |  Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.png" /> | |
| 21 | Loss | 7-11-3 |  Zeljko Mavrovic | PTS | 8 | Oct 8, 1994 |  Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.png" /> | |
| 20 | Loss | 7-10-3 |  Jimmy Thunder | UD | 10 | Sep 1, 1994 | Alberquerque, New Mexico, U.S..png" /> | |
| 19 | Draw | 7-9-3 | Ray Mercer | SD | 10 | Jul 28, 1994 | | |
| 18 | Win | 7-9-2 | Thomas Williams | UD | 6 | Jun 4, 1994 | Reno, Nevada, U.S..png" /> | |
| 17 | Loss | 6-9-2 | Vaughn Bean | UD | 6 | Feb 26, 1994 | | |
| 16 | Loss | 6-8-2 | Jade Scott | UD | 10 | Nov 30, 1993 | Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 15 | Loss | 6-7-2 | Andrew Golota | PTS | 8 | Jul 10, 1993 |  | |
| 14 | Loss | 6-6-2 | Jeremy Williams | UD | 8 | Mar 25, 1993 | | |
| 13 | Loss | 6-5-2 | Tyrell Biggs | UD | 10 | Dec 8, 1992 | Tampa, Florida, U.S..png" /> | |
| 12 | Loss | 6-4-2 |  Francois Botha | PTS | 8 | May 29, 1992 | Amarillo, Texas, U.S..png" /> | |
| 11 | Win | 6-3-2 | Derek Isaman | SD | 6 | May 14, 1992 | | |
| 10 | Loss | 5-3-2 | Boris Powell | UD | 6 | Mar 27, 1992 | | |
| 9 | Draw | 5-2-2 | Gerard Jones | PTS | 6 | Nov 7, 1991 |  | |
| 8 | Loss | 5-2-1 | Derek Isaman | TD | 2 | Aug 9, 1991 | | |
| 7 | Loss | 5-1-1 | Boris Powell | UD | 4 | Jun 13, 1991 |  | |
| 6 | Win | 5-0-1 | Bruce Johnson | KO | 3, 2:40 | Mar 14, 1991 | | |
| 5 | Win | 4-0-1 | Robert Jackson, Jr. | DQ | 1 | Nov 14, 1990 | | |
| 4 | Win | 3-0-1 | Maurice Gray | KO | 4 | Sep 6, 1990 |  | |
| 3 | Win | 2-0-1 | James Thompson | SD | 4 | Jul 21, 1990 | | |
| 2 | Win | 1-0-1 | Bilal Muhammad | TKO | 4 | Feb 13, 1990 | Pikesville, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | |
| 1 | Draw | 0-0-1 | Charles Dread | PTS | 4 | Aug 14, 1989 | |