Obed Sullivan

Obed Benjamin Sullivan (born January 17, 1968) is an American former professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Fighting Marine", as he served in the United States Marine Corps, Sullivan was at times a highly ranked heavyweight who fought many significant fighters of his era.

Sullivan turned pro in 1992 and accumulated a 28–1–1 record with an International Boxing Federation intercontinental belt and wins over the likes of Garing Lane, Levi Billups, James Gaines, and Marion Wilson, setting up a bout with fellow rising prospect Hasim Rahman in 1997 on HBO Boxing After Dark. Sullivan held his own and lost a majority decision.

After the loss to Rahman, Sullivan began 1998 by knocking out 33–1 Keith McKnight, but then would be stopped in the ninth round after a tough battle with undefeated contender Michael Grant. He then lost against Jesse Ferguson.

In 1999, he lost a split decision to Derrick Jefferson, and traveled to Germany for a WBO heavyweight title challenge to Vitali Klitschko, where Sullivan quit on his stool after nine rounds. He lost a short match in 2000 against David Tua and later in the year fought Larry Donald to a draw.

His professional career lasted from 1992 to 2007.

Professional boxing record

Loss

SD 4 20/01/2007

Win

TKO 5 02/04/2004

Win

TKO 4 09/01/2004

Loss

TKO 11 02/09/2001

Win

SD 12 20/05/2001

Win

TKO 5 17/03/2001

Win

TKO 4 25/01/2001

Draw

MD 12 28/11/2000

Win

TKO 3 21/09/2000

Loss

KO 1 03/06/2000

Win

TKO 3 01/04/2000

Loss

RTD 9 11/12/1999

Win

KO 3 06/11/1999

Win

TKO 3 21/10/1999

Win

TKO 3 16/09/1999

Win

TKO 4 13/08/1999

Loss

SD 12 20/05/1999

Win

PTS 10 19/02/1999

Loss

SD 10 08/12/1998

Loss

TKO 9 30/05/1998

Win

KO 7 24/02/1998

Loss

MD 12 01/11/1997

Win

UD 10 16/09/1997

Win

UD 10 14/08/1997

Win

TKO 3 12/07/1997

Win

TKO 2 05/06/1997

Win

TKO 12 08/04/1997

Win

UD 12 17/12/1996

Win

TKO 5 03/10/1996

Win

TKO 2 25/09/1996

Win

KO 3 24/08/1996

Win

MD 12 18/07/1996

Win

TKO 4 27/06/1996

NC 5 20/04/1996

Win

KO 2 09/04/1996

Win

TKO 2 09/03/1996

Win

TKO 5 13/01/1996

Win

MD 10 13/12/1995

Win

KO 3 05/12/1995

Win

TKO 4 06/10/1995

Win

TKO 4 09/09/1995

NC 8 27/07/1995

Win

KO 1 17/06/1995

Win

SD 8 26/01/1995

Win

KO 4 17/12/1994

Win

KO 4 06/12/1994

Win

KO 5 02/11/1994

Draw

PTS 6 13/10/1994

Win

UD 4 09/09/1994

Win

UD 4 23/08/1994

Win

TKO 2 30/07/1994

Loss

UD 4 Jun 25, 1994

Win

UD 4 16/06/1994

Win

KO 1 27/08/1992