Reggie Gross

Reggie Gross (Reginald R. Gross, born April 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1988. His most notable wins were upsets of undefeated Smokin' Bert Cooper (TKO8) and outstanding amateur and 16-0 pro Jimmy Clark (TKO9).[1]

Reggie Gross
Statistics
Real name	Reginald Gross
Nickname(s)	da regg-master
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Reach	78 in (198 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	April 1, 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	18
Wins by KO	14
Losses	8

He was most famously stopped in one round by Mike Tyson, in an exciting but brief bout where he took the fight to the feared contender. He also suffered losses to Frank Bruno and Jesse Ferguson.

His final fight was in June 1988, on the Tyson/Spinks undercard, where the hard hitting Jamaican Donovan 'Razor' Ruddock bombed him out in two rounds.

Conviction and Imprisonment

In 1989, he was imprisoned for three murders,[2] after a dispute over a game of cards. He is currently serving his three life sentences with two of them consecutive with the initial part of his sentence served at the maximum security prison in Edgefield, South Carolina.[2]

When interviewed in 2008 Gross was incarcerated at the US Penitentiary, Hazelton and had a 2014 parole hearing planned.[3]

In September 2019, Gross petitioned the US Court of Appeals as he believed that he was eligible for mandatory release after thirty years, as his crimes occurred before the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 came into effect. The Court found in favor of the Bureau of Prisons, who argued that because he is serving two consecutive life sentences, he would in fact need to serve thirty years on each of his two life sentences before being eligible for mandatory parole.[4]

As of 2019 Gross was incarcerated at Terre Haute FCI in Indiana with a release date of November 1, 2048.[5]

Professional boxing record

Sources

• http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000960
• http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-sp.gross06nov06,0,5737307.story

1. "BoxRec: Jimmy Clark". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
2. Rodricks, Dan (November 6, 2001). "Down for count, he's still fighting". The Baltimore Sun.
3. "My Interview with Reggie About His Life in Prison, Including His Views on the Medical Treatment Prisoners Receive". Feb 13, 2008.
4. "Reginald Gross v. J.R. Bell, No. 19-1261 (7th Cir. 2019)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
5. "Inmate Locator for prisoner # 26215-037". Federal Bureau of Prisons.

External links

• Boxing record for Reggie Gross from BoxRec