Jesse Burnett boxer
- bouts
- 44
- won
- 25
- lost
- 17
- draw
- 2
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- light heavyweight
- Debut
- 1972-04-13
- Height
- 5′ 11½″/182cm
- Reach
- -
- Age
- -
- Born
- 1946-02-08
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- USA
Jesse Burnett (born February 8, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) was a light-heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer. His professional record was 23-18-2 with 11 knockouts. He is best remembered as the spoiler who won a twelve round decision in a WBC cruiserweight elimination bout over former world light-heavyweight champion Victor Galindez of Argentina in 1980, sending Galindez into retirement. In Burnett's two tries at a world title, he was stopped in the ninth round of a 1977 vacant WBC light-heavyweight title bout by Miguel Angel Cuello, and stopped in the eighth round of a 1983 WBC cruiserweight title bout against S.T. Gordon. Burnett also fought such other fighters as former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, former light-heavyweight champion John Conteh (Burnett earned a ten round draw), former light-heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, and other contenders such as Yaqui Lopez, James Scott, Jerry Martin, Tony Mundine, Bash Ali, Willie Edwards, Mustafa Wassaja, Willie Edwards, Lotte Mwale, and many others.
| Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-05-16 | Anthony Davis | WWWWWL | Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1983-02-16 | S.T Gordon | WWWWWW | Bryne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1982-10-31 | Leon Spinks | WDWWLW | Great Gorge Resort, McAfee | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1982-02-19 | Steve Aczel | WWWLWW | Festival Hall, Brisbane | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1982-01-16 | Willie Edwards | WWWWWW | Detroit | LOST Points |
| 1981-10-13 | James Williams | LLLWLW | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline | LOST Split-decision |
| 1981-03-04 | Tony Mundine | WWWWWW | Carlaw Park, Auckland | WIN Points |
| 1980-12-03 | Bash Ali | WWWWWW | Convention Center, Anaheim | LOST Split-decision |
| 1980-07-15 | TC Bowman | DDWLLL | Convention Center, Anaheim | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1980-06-14 | Victor Galindez | WWLWWL | Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1980-04-19 | Dale Grant | LLWWLL | MetraPark, Billings | WIN KO |
| 1980-03-04 | Lottie Mwale | WWWWWW | Empire Pool, Wembley | LOST Points |
| 1979-12-14 | Clarence Geigger | DWLLLL | Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa | WIN Points |
| 1979-11-24 | Eddie Taylor | WWWWWW | Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington | LOST Points |
| 1979-11-14 | Jerry Martin | WWWWWW | Spectrum, Philadelphia | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1979-04-09 | John Conteh | WWWWLW | Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair | DRAW Points |
| 1978-11-28 | Juan De La Garza | LLLLLW | MetraPark, Billings | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1978-11-08 | Pete McIntyre | LWLWWL | Stockton | LOST Split-decision |
| 1978-07-02 | Yaqui Lopez | LWWWWL | Civic Auditorium, Stockton | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1978-05-25 | Mustafa Wasajja | WWWWWW | Brondby Hallen, Brondby | LOST Points |
| 1978-02-15 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | WWWWWL | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1977-11-18 | Lonnie Bennett | LWWWWW | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1977-05-21 | Miguel Angel Cuello | WWWWWW | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1977-03-20 | Al Bolden | LLLLLL | WIN KO |
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| 1976-12-19 | Bobby Rascon | LLLLWL | WIN Technical knockout |
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| 1976-07-10 | Eddie Jones | WWWLDW | Sports Arena, San Diego | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1976-06-03 | Willie Taylor | LLDWDL | Idraetshuset, Copenhagen | WIN Points |
| 1976-05-14 | Tony Mundine | LWWWWW | Festival Hall, Brisbane | WIN KO |
| 1976-05-03 | Danny Brewer | LLWLDW | Civic Auditorium, Stockton | WIN KO |
| 1976-04-08 | Victor Galindez | WWWWWW | Forum, Copenhagen | LOST Majority decision |
| 1975-11-28 | Danny Brewer | WLLWWL | Sales Pavilion, Edmonton | WIN KO |
| 1975-09-24 | Yaqui Lopez | WWWWWL | Civic Auditorium, Stockton | LOST Split-decision |
| 1975-07-31 | Yaqui Lopez | WWWWWW | Civic Auditorium, Stockton | WIN Majority decision |
| 1975-02-25 | James Scott | WWWWDW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | LOST Majority decision |
| 1974-05-15 | George Clark | WWWLWL | Las Vegas | WIN KO |
| 1974-03-15 | Ray White | WDWWWD | Coliseum, San Diego | WIN KO |
| 1973-08-09 | Felton Marshall | DDDLWL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN |
| 1973-02-08 | Jimmy Lester | LLLLDL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1972-10-19 | Ron Wilson | LLWWDL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1972-07-24 | Hildo Silva | WWWWWW | Forum, Inglewood | WIN Points |
| 1972-07-01 | Yaqui Lopez | WWW | Stockton | WIN Points |
| 1972-06-05 | Steve Stark | L | Forum, Inglewood | WIN KO |
| 1972-04-24 | Angel Baggini | WWW | Forum, Inglewood | WIN Points |
| 1972-04-13 | Cisco Solorio | WWWLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | DRAW |