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Renaldo Snipes (born Reenaold Snipes on August 15, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer, best known for his world championship bout with Larry Holmes.

Amateur career

Snipes was a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion (1977 and 1978). He lost on a first-round stoppage to future heavyweight contender Eddie Gregg in the 1978 Intercity match-ups between Chicago and New York Golden Glove winners.

Professional career

Nicknamed "Mister" Snipes, Snipes started off his career successfully, with a first-round knockout of Carl Halliburton. That fight was on the same card on which future heavyweight contender James Tillis made his debut. 21 more wins followed, and he challenged world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes for the title November 6, 1981 in Pittsburgh. Snipes knocked down the champion in the seventh round. However Holmes got up and Snipes was stopped in Round 11. Snipes complained that Holmes was the beneficiary of a long count. Films show, however, that the claim is exaggerated; Holmes rose at the count of 4 and though badly hurt, fought off the charging Snipes for the remainder of the round. Snipes fought a string of world-class fighters after the Holmes bout, in contests that mostly descended into wildly entertaining brawls. He amassed a record of 39 wins (22 by knockout), 8 losses, and 1 draw. In his career he fought boxers Larry Holmes, Trevor Berbick, Gerrie Coetzee, Tim Witherspoon, Greg Page, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Alfredo Evangelista, Rickey Parkey, South African puncher Johnny DuPlooy and many more.

Tyson fight

Snipes had been in the frame for a big money fight with Mike Tyson in 1990, however he broke his right hand in a fight with rugged journeyman Jamie Howe and lost out on the opportunity, which later went to Alex Stewart. The injury and rehabilitation took him out for two years, and when he returned in June 1992 (aged 36) he fought then-dangerous Garing Lane, surviving an 8th-round knockdown to score a split decision win. He knocked out Eddie Curry (not to be confused with Eddy Curry, the NBA basketball player) the following year before being matched with heavily hyped undefeated Cuban giant Jorge Luis Gonzalez on the high-profile Bowe/Holyfield II undercard. At 37, Snipes struggled with the bigger younger man, and after a gallant effort was stopped with less than a minute remaining in the 10th and final round, after a knockdown, with the stoppage being announced to be because of cuts, much to his disgust.

In 1993 former mobster Sammy Gravano testified under oath that in the late 80s he attempted to arrange a fixed fight between Snipes and undefeated WBO champion Francesco Damiani, who Gravano alleged was associated with an organized crime family in Italy. The winner (Snipes) would fight Tyson, however Damiani lost his fight with Ray Mercer before the Snipes bout and that put him out of the picture for a major fight.

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (22 knockouts, 17 decisions), 8 Losses (2 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	39–8–1	Jorge Luis Gonzalez	TKO	10	06/11/1993	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the tenth round.
Win	39–7–1	Eddie Curry	KO	3	24/06/1993	Paramount Theater, New York City, U.S.
Win	38–7–1	Garing Lane	SD	10	26/06/1992	King Street Palace, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Win	37–7–1	Jamie Howe	PTS	10	18/05/1990	Callicoon, New York, U.S.
Win	36–7–1	Tim Adams	TKO	3	26/12/1989	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Win	35–7–1	Melvin Epps	PTS	10	14/09/1989	Beacon Theatre and Hotel, New York City, U.S.
Win	34–7–1	Manoel De Almeida	TKO	10	11/05/1989	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.	Almeida knocked out at 0:24 of the tenth round.
Win	33–7–1	Andre Crowder	TKO	3	30/03/1989	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.
Win	32–7–1	Lionel Washington	TKO	4	15/12/1988	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the fourth round.
Win	31–7–1	Johnny DuPlooy	TKO	7	12/08/1988	Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Win	30–7–1	Terry Armstrong	TKO	8	16/06/1988	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.
Loss	29–7–1	Orlin Norris	UD	12	19/03/1988	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	NABF Heavyweight Title.
Win	29–6–1	Terry Anderson	KO	10	23/07/1987	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.	Anderson knocked out at 2:40 of the tenth round.
Win	28–6–1	Richard Earl Scott	UD	10	04/06/1987	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.
Win	27–6–1	Melvin Epps	TKO	5	09/04/1987	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the fifth round.
Loss	26–6–1	Tyrell Biggs	UD	10	12/12/1986	Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.
Win	26–5–1	Donnie Long	UD	10	17/08/1986	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	25–5–1	Dennis Fikes	KO	2	24/07/1986	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.	Fikes knocked out at 0:55 of the second round.
Win	24–5–1	Bobby Crabtree	KO	5	10/07/1986	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.	Crabtree knocked out at 1:21 of the fifth round.
Loss	23–5–1	Ricky Parkey	SD	10	30/10/1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	23–4–1	Alfredo Evangelista	SD	10	23/09/1983	Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, U.S.
Loss	23–3–1	Greg Page	UD	12	20/05/1983	Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	IBF USBA Heavyweight Title.
Win	23–2–1	Trevor Berbick	PTS	10	02/10/1982	Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	22–2–1	Tim Witherspoon	MD	10	05/06/1982	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Draw	22–1–1	Scott Frank	PTS	10	21/03/1982	Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	22–1	Larry Holmes	TKO	11	06/11/1981	Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.	WBC World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the 11th round.
Win	22–0	Gerrie Coetzee	SD	10	09/08/1981	New Westchester Theater, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Win	21–0	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	SD	10	17/05/1981	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	20–0	Floyd Cummings	UD	10	08/03/1981	Resorts Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	19–0	Leroy Boone	PTS	10	21/01/1981	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	18–0	Dwain Bonds	KO	8	17/12/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	17–0	Malik Dozier	KO	5	25/11/1980	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	16–0	Rodell Dupree	KO	3	18/10/1980	Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	15–0	Larry Alexander	KO	2	17/09/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	14–0	Robert Colay	KO	1	09/08/1980	Superstar Theatre, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	13–0	Johnny Warr	PTS	8	11/06/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	12–0	James Reid	KO	3	14/05/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	11–0	Dave Johnson	PTS	8	16/04/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	10–0	Tyrone Harlee	KO	4	05/12/1979	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	9–0	Mike Tarasewich	PTS	8	10/10/1979	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	8–0	Eugene Green	PTS	6	08/07/1979	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.
Win	7–0	"Young" Charles Cox	PTS	6	20/06/1979	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	6–0	Barry "Fighting Postman" Funches	KO	3	23/05/1979	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	5–0	Dave Smith	KO	3	11/04/1979	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	4–0	"Inspector" Ron Hope	PTS	4	14/03/1979	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	3–0	Sam Miller	KO	3	14/02/1979	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	2–0	Hal Emerson	PTS	4	15/12/1978	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	1–0	Carl Halliburton	KO	1	18/11/1978	DePaul University Alumni Hall, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Life after boxing

April 30, 2017 Inducted into the New York Boxing Hall of fame.

Snipes currently resides in New York City. He currently is involved in numerous charity fund-raising projects and was awarded the "Ring 8 2012 Community Service Award". He was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame on Nov 1, 2006 and the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on April 30, 2017.

Snipes is an avid cigar smoker and is a much sought after guest at many New York cigar lounges.

References

• Boxing record for Renaldo Snipes from BoxRec (registration required)

1. Renaldo Snipes Came This Close | TheSweetScience.com Boxing Archived 2008-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
2. 6th Annual NYS Boxing HoF Induction
3. Through the Haze at the Carnegie Club, It Sounds Like Sinatra

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