Renaldo Snipes

Renaldo Snipes (born Reenaold Snipes on August 15, 1956) is an American former boxer, best known for his title championship bout with Larry Holmes.

Renaldo Snipes
Statistics
Real name	Reenaold Snipes
Nickname(s)	Mr. Snipes
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Reach	78 in (198 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	August 15, 1956 Houston, Texas
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	48
Wins	39
Wins by KO	22
Losses	8
Draws	1

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 that future heavyweight contender James Tillis made his debut on. 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.[1] 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 Trevor Berbick, Gerrie Coetzee, Tim Witherspoon, Greg Page, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Alfredo Evangelista, 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 count to score a split decision win. He knocked out Eddie Curry the following year before being matched with heavily hyped 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 40 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round, much to his disgust.

Professional boxing record

Life after boxing

April 30th 2017 Inducted into the New York Boxing Hall of fame. [2]

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.

Snipes is an avid cigar smoker and is a much sought after guest at many New York cigar lounges.[3]

Quotes

"It only takes 10 seconds to win the title, but it took Larry Holmes 14 seconds to keep it."

"I had a good career. I made good friends. I keep in contact with my friends and I'm healthy."

References

• Boxing record for Renaldo Snipes from BoxRec

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