Jeremy Bates (boxer)
Jeremy Bates (born January 12, 1974 in Argillite, Kentucky) is an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Beast", Bates was a moderately successful fighter who fought several other journeyman fighters of his era. Bates has become something of a "comeback" opponent for veteran fighters such as Holyfield, Golota, and Meehan.
| Jeremy Bates | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Jeremy Bates |
| Nickname(s) | The Beast |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.791 m) |
| Reach | 72 in (180 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | January 12, 1974 Argillite, Kentucky |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 41 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 17 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Professional boxing career
Early career
Bates turned professional in 1999 and fought mainly journeyman fighters, losing to prospect Andre Purlette in 2001. Bates later lost to Sedreck Fields, Kirk Johnson, Leo Nolan, Brian Minto, and Ray Austin before his first retirement.
The Evander Holyfield fight
Bates was persuaded to postpone his retirement when he was given an opportunity to fight four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. On August 18, 2006, in a 10-round bout at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, 44-year-old Holyfield dominated the fight which was stopped in the second round after he landed around 20 consecutive punches on Bates. The events prior to, and the fight itself, are documented in Evander Holyfield's book 'Becoming Holyfield'.
Retirement from boxing
Bates retired with a record of 21 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw, with 18 wins by knockout. Post boxing, Bates began a successful career as a full-time insurance sales professional. Bates is currently employed at the United States Enrichment Corporation. (USEC) is a Uranium gaseous diffusion plant in Portsmouth OH.
Coming out of retirement
Bates would come out of retirement to face Guillermo Jones, Andrew Golota, Odlanier Solis, Kevin Rainey, and most recently Kali Meehan. All of those fights, with the exception of Bates' bout with Kevin Rainey, would be losses. Currently, Bates' record stands at 23 wins, 17 losses and 1 draw, with 19 wins by knockout.
Professional boxing record
| 23 Wins (19 knockouts, 4 decisions), 17 Losses (12 knockouts, 4 decisions, 1 disqualification), 1 Draw[1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 23-17-1 |  |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:03 | July 30, 2011 | | |
| Loss | 22-17-1 |  |
TKO | 1 (8), 2:11 | November 7, 2009 |  | |
| Loss | 22-16-1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
TKO | 3 (10), 1:16 | February 16, 2008 | | |
| Win | 22-15-1 | |
Unanimous decision | 4 | January 18, 2008 | | |
| Loss | 21-15-1 |  |
TKO | 2 (8), 0:18 | October 19, 2007 | | |
| Loss | 21-14-1 |  |
TKO | 2 (10), 2:59 | June 9, 2007 | | |
| Loss | 21-13-1 |  |
TKO | 1 (8), 1:44 | January 6, 2007 | | |
| Loss | 21-12-1 | |
TKO | 2 (10), 2:56 | August 18, 2006 | | |
| Loss | 21-11-1 | |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:17 | April 1, 2006 | | |
| Loss | 21-10-1 | |
Unanimous decision | 8 | December 9, 2005 | | |
| Win | 21-9-1 | |
Unanimous decision | 8 | October 14, 2005 | | |
| Win | 20-9-1 | |
TKO | 1 (8) | August 12, 2005 | | |
| Loss | 19-9-1 | |
Unanimous decision | 6 | May 24, 2005 | | |
| Win | 19-8-1 | |
Unanimous decision | 8 | April 22, 2005 | | |
| Win | 18-8-1 | |
Unanimous decision | 4 | June 25, 2004 | | |
| Loss | 17-8-1 | |
TKO | 8 (10), 2:56 | April 23, 2004 | |
Vacant West Virginia Heavyweight title on the line. |
| Win | 17-7-1 | |
KO | 2 | January 18, 2004 | | |
| Loss | 16-7-1 | |
TKO | 4 (8) | June 13, 2003 | |
Corner retirement. |
| Win | 16-6-1 | |
TKO | 1 | March 29, 2003 | | |
| Loss | 15-6-1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
KO | 2 (8), 2:59 | December 7, 2002 | | |
| Win | 15-5-1 | |
TKO | 4 (4), 0:00 | July 12, 2002 | |
Corner retirement. |
| Loss | 14-5-1 | |
TKO | 6 (8), 1:41 | June 11, 2002 | | |
| Win | 14-4-1 | |
TKO | 1 | June 1, 2002 | | |
| Loss | 13-4-1 | |
Majority decision | 12 | April 20, 2002 | |
Scoring was 118-110 and 116-112 in favor of McNemar, and a 114-114 draw. |
| Loss | 13-3-1 | |
Disqualification | 4 (5), 1:11 | January 30, 2002 | |
Bates was disqualified for flagrant headbutting. |
| Loss | 13-2-1 |  |
TKO | 2 (12), 1:29 | October 5, 2001 | |
Vacant NABO Heavyweight title on the line. |
| Win | 13-1-1 | |
KO | 1 (6), 2:00 | September 28, 2001 | | |
| Win | 12-1-1 | |
KO | 1 | August 25, 2001 | | |
| Win | 11-1-1 | |
KO | 1 | August 14, 2001 | | |
| Win | 10-1-1 | |
TKO | 1 | July 28, 2001 | | |
| Win | 9-1-1 | |
TKO | 1 | June 9, 2001 | | |
| Win | 8-1-1 | |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:10 | April 19, 2001 | | |
| Win | 7-1-1 | |
KO | 1 (4), 1:50 | March 30, 2001 | | |
| Draw | 6-1-1 | |
Draw | 4 | March 1, 2001 | | |
| Win | 6–1 | |
TKO | 1 | January 20, 2001 | | |
| Win | 5–1 | |
TKO | 1 | December 9, 2000 | | |
| Win | 4–1 | |
TKO | 3 | September 16, 2000 | | |
| Win | 3–1 | |
KO | 2 | August 26, 2000 | | |
| Win | 2–1 | |
TKO | 1 | June 8, 2000 | | |
| Loss | 1–1 | |
Unanimous decision | 4 | March 22, 2000 | | |
| Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 1 (4) | November 10, 1999 | | |
Professional wrestling
Bates made his professional wrestling debut on November 15, 2008 in Ashland, Kentucky at Ohio Championship Wrestling's November Reign, where he defeated Vinnie Viagra. He defeated "The Driller" Eddie Browning on December 13 at OCW's Season's Beatings.
Bates got his third victory at OCW on January 10, 2009 at the New Year's Bash by defeating NWA All-Star Wrestling Heavyweight Champion "Pretty Boy" Stan Lee. Bates made his wrestling debut at an arena where he is undefeated in the boxing ranks, the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse in Huntington, West Virginia, at 304 Wrestling's Battlefront. He defeated Vinnie Viagra in that outing.
Bates is now in training to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His progress is being documented in a YouTube series called "Being the Beast". The videos are available for viewing at www.youtube.com/user/beast0107.
References
- "Jeremy Bates' career boxing record". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.