In a career spanning 17 years and one month, Michael Nunn fought 62 times with 58 wins and 4 losses. By his last professional fight on January 23, 2002, Nunn's boxing record stood at 58-4 (38 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
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Michael Nunn (Second To) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. on April 14, 1963. Nunn made his professional boxing debut at the age of 21, on December 20, 1984. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. He is 60 years old, and will be turning 61 in 10 months and four days.
Total Fights | 62 |
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Wins | 58 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 38 |
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Total Title Wins | 2 |
Title Defenses | 9 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 6 |
Losses via KO | 1 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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62 | Jan 23, 2002 | 38 | Vinson Durham | Win | UD |
61 | Dec 8, 2001 | 38 | Matthew Charleston | Win | TKO5 |
60 | Oct 26, 2001 | 38 | Kenny Craven | Win | TKO6 |
59 | Sep 29, 2001 | 38 | Carlos Bates | Win | KO1 |
58 | May 9, 1999 | 36 | William Guthrie | Win | TKO7 |
57 | Sep 4, 1998 | 35 | Glenn Thomas | Win | UD |
56 | Mar 21, 1998 | 34 | Graciano Rocchigiani | Loss * | SD |
55 | Jul 5, 1997 | 34 | Lonnie Horn | Win | KO1 |
54 | May 10, 1997 | 34 | Booker T Word | Win | TKO7 |
53 | Jan 17, 1997 | 33 | Rudy Nix | Win | TKO2 |
52 | Jun 23, 1996 | 33 | Everardo Armenta Jr. | Win | TKO8 |
51 | Dec 8, 1995 | 32 | John Scully | Win | UD |
50 | Oct 13, 1995 | 32 | Charles Oliver | Win | UD |
49 | Aug 15, 1995 | 32 | Cecil McKenzie | Win | TKO4 |
48 | Jul 14, 1995 | 32 | Terry Bee | Win | TKO3 |
47 | Jun 13, 1995 | 32 | Earl Butler | Win | UD |
46 | Dec 17, 1994 | 31 | Frankie Liles | Loss * | UD |
45 | Sep 12, 1994 | 31 | Salvador Maciel | Win | KO1 |
44 | Feb 26, 1994 | 30 | Steve Little | Loss * | SD |
43 | Dec 18, 1993 | 30 | Merqui Sosa | Win * | UD |
42 | Apr 23, 1993 | 30 | Crawford Ashley | Win * | TKO6 |
41 | Feb 20, 1993 | 29 | Danny Morgan | Win * | KO1 |
40 | Jan 30, 1993 | 29 | Víctor Córdoba | Win * | UD |
39 | Sep 12, 1992 | 29 | Víctor Córdoba | Win * | SD |
38 | Nov 29, 1991 | 28 | Randall Yonker | Win | TKO10 |
37 | May 10, 1991 | 28 | James Toney | Loss * | TKO11 |
36 | Oct 18, 1990 | 27 | Donald Curry | Win * | KO10 |
35 | Apr 14, 1990 | 27 | Marlon Starling | Win * | MD |
34 | Aug 14, 1989 | 26 | Iran Barkley | Win * | MD |
33 | Mar 25, 1989 | 25 | Sumbu Kalambay | Win * | KO1 |
32 | Nov 4, 1988 | 25 | Juan Roldán | Win * | KO8 |
31 | Jul 28, 1988 | 25 | Frank Tate | Win * | TKO9 |
30 | May 31, 1988 | 25 | Ron Daniels | Win | KO2 |
29 | Mar 19, 1988 | 24 | Curtis Parker | Win | KO2 |
28 | Jan 2, 1988 | 24 | Kevin Watts | Win | UD |
27 | Oct 29, 1987 | 24 | Darnell Knox | Win | RTD4 |
26 | Sep 11, 1987 | 24 | Dale Jackson | Win | UD |
25 | Aug 11, 1987 | 24 | Franklin Owens | Win | TKO9 |
24 | Jul 2, 1987 | 24 | Jose Duarte | Win | TKO2 |
23 | Apr 24, 1987 | 24 | Cecil Pettigrew | Win | TKO5 |
22 | Apr 4, 1987 | 23 | Charles Campbell | Win | TKO9 |
21 | Feb 6, 1987 | 23 | Willie Harris | Win | TKO6 |
20 | Nov 21, 1986 | 23 | Alex Ramos | Win | UD |
19 | Oct 28, 1986 | 23 | Orlando Paulding | Win | KO1 |
18 | Sep 19, 1986 | 23 | Mike Tinley | Win | UD |
17 | Jul 25, 1986 | 23 | Charles Boston | Win | UD |
16 | Jun 25, 1986 | 23 | Randy Smith | Win | UD |
15 | May 19, 1986 | 23 | Felipe Vaca | Win | TKO3 |
14 | Mar 9, 1986 | 22 | Carl Jones | Win | UD |
13 | Feb 10, 1986 | 22 | Charles Carter | Win | TKO3 |
12 | Jan 28, 1986 | 22 | Alvaro Granillo | Win | TKO2 |
11 | Dec 10, 1985 | 22 | Billy Robertson | Win | UD |
10 | Nov 13, 1985 | 22 | Jorge Amparo | Win | UD |
9 | Sep 25, 1985 | 22 | Charles Campbell | Win | UD |
8 | Aug 27, 1985 | 22 | Marcos Geraldo | Win | TKO5 |
7 | Jul 29, 1985 | 22 | James Waire | Win | TKO3 |
6 | Jun 27, 1985 | 22 | Larry Davis | Win | TKO2 |
5 | May 21, 1985 | 22 | J W Johnson | Win | KO1 |
4 | Apr 13, 1985 | 21 | Sergio Campos | Win | KO1 |
3 | Mar 26, 1985 | 21 | Robert Jackson | Win | KO1 |
2 | Feb 8, 1985 | 21 | Ismael Templos | Win | KO4 |
1 | Dec 20, 1984 | 21 | John Borman | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Nunn was a two-weight-division world champion. He has held two world titles, both of which were lineal championship wins.
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Middleweight | IBF |
Michael Nunn is 185 cm tall (6' 0.83") with a reach of 196 cm (6' 5.17"). He fights out of the southpaw stance and presents an ape-index of 11 cm (4.33").
Nunn has a 61.3% KO rate. Of his total 38 KO wins, 23 were in the early rounds, 10 in the mid rounds, and five in the later rounds. He has 10 first-round KO wins.
Michael Nunn's professional boxing career spanned more than 17 years — from 1984 to 2002.
Nunn made his professional boxing debut against John Borman at the age of 21 on December 20, 1984, defeating Borman via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 35 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 23 wins via stoppage.
Nunn had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on July 28, 1988 after 30 professional fights, against Frank Tate for the middleweight IBF title. He defeated Tate via 9th round TKO to become the middleweight champion of the world.
Nunn has won two world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Nunn's world title wins and defenses refer to "Michael Nunn World Titles".
Some of Nunn's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Donald Curry, Sumbu Kalambay, Danny Morgan, Marlon Starling, Crawford Ashley, Víctor Córdoba, and Frank Tate.
Nunn had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Vinson Durham on January 23, 2002. Nunn won the fight via 10 round unanimous decision. It's been 21 years, 4 months, and 18 days since this fight.
Nunn fought a total of 62 times during his professional career, which includes 15 world-title fights at three weight divisions — light-heavyweight, super-middleweight, and middleweight. He put on some very good performances in these fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.
July 28, 1988: Nunn wins his first world title by defeating Frank Tate via 9th round TKO. He is now the IBF middleweight world champion.
March 25, 1989: Nunn successfully defends the IBF middleweight title against Sumbu Kalambay, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
April 14, 1990: Nunn successfully defends the IBF middleweight title against Marlon Starling, winning the fight via 12 round majority decision.
October 18, 1990: Nunn successfully defends the IBF middleweight title against Donald Curry, winning the fight via 10th round KO.
September 12, 1992: Nunn wins the WBA super-middleweight title from Víctor Córdoba, by beating Córdoba via 12 round split-decision.
January 30, 1993: Nunn successfully defends the WBA super-middleweight title against Víctor Córdoba, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
February 20, 1993: Nunn successfully defends the WBA super-middleweight title against Danny Morgan, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Nunn's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Vinson Durham, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On January 23, 2002, a 38-year old Michael Nunn (57-4, 38 KO) fought Vinson Durham in his 62nd professional fight. He defeated Durham via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 8, 2001, a 38-year old Michael Nunn (56-4, 37 KO) fought Matthew Charleston in his 61st professional fight. He defeated Charleston via 5th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 26, 2001, a 38-year old Michael Nunn (55-4, 36 KO) fought Kenny Craven in his 60th professional fight. He defeated Craven via 6th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 29, 2001, a 38-year old Michael Nunn (54-4, 35 KO) fought Carlos Bates in his 59th professional fight. He defeated Bates via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 9, 1999, a 36-year old Michael Nunn (53-4, 34 KO) fought William Guthrie in his 58th professional fight. He defeated Guthrie via 7th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On September 4, 1998, a 35-year old Michael Nunn (52-4, 34 KO) fought Glenn Thomas in his 57th professional fight. He defeated Thomas via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On March 21, 1998, a 34-year old Michael Nunn (52-3, 34 KO) faced German boxer Graciano Rocchigiani, who was 34 years old with a record of 39-4-1 for the vacant WBC (vacant) light-heavyweight title. Rocchigiani was on a one-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Nunn had a 7 cm reach advantage over Rocchigiani. Coming into this fight, Rocchigiani had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Nunn lost to Rocchigiani via 12 round split-decision. His nine-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On July 5, 1997, a 34-year old Michael Nunn (51-3, 33 KO) fought Lonnie Horn in his 55th professional fight. He defeated Horn via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On May 10, 1997, a 34-year old Michael Nunn (50-3, 32 KO) fought Booker T Word in his 54th professional fight. He defeated Word via 7th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 17, 1997, a 33-year old Michael Nunn (49-3, 31 KO) fought Rudy Nix in his 53rd professional fight. He defeated Nix via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 23, 1996, a 33-year old Michael Nunn (48-3, 30 KO) fought Everardo Armenta Jr. in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Armenta Jr. via 8th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 8, 1995, a 32-year old Michael Nunn (47-3, 30 KO) fought John Scully in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Scully via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On October 13, 1995, a 32-year old Michael Nunn (46-3, 30 KO) fought Charles Oliver in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Oliver via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On August 15, 1995, a 32-year old Michael Nunn (45-3, 29 KO) fought Cecil McKenzie in his 49th professional fight. He defeated McKenzie via 4th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 14, 1995, a 32-year old Michael Nunn (44-3, 28 KO) fought Terry Bee in his 48th professional fight. He defeated Bee via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On June 13, 1995, a 32-year old Michael Nunn (43-3, 28 KO) fought Earl Butler in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Butler via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On December 17, 1994, a 31-year old Michael Nunn (43-2, 28 KO) faced Frankie Liles. Nunn was challenging Liles' WBA super-middleweight title. He lost to Liles via 12th round unanimous decision.
On September 12, 1994, a 31-year old Michael Nunn (42-2, 27 KO) fought Salvador Maciel in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Maciel via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On February 26, 1994, a 30-year old Michael Nunn (42-1, 27 KO) faced Steve Little in a super-middleweight title-defense fight. He lost to Little via 12th round split-decision and lost the WBA super-middleweight title.
On December 18, 1993, a 30-year old Michael Nunn (41-1, 27 KO) faced Merqui Sosa in a super-middleweight title-defense fight. He defeated Sosa via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBA super-middleweight title. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On April 23, 1993, a 30-year old Michael Nunn (40-1, 26 KO) faced Crawford Ashley in a super-middleweight title-defense fight. He defeated Ashley via 6th round TKO to retain the WBA super-middleweight title. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 20, 1993, a 29-year old Michael Nunn (39-1, 25 KO) faced Danny Morgan in a super-middleweight title-defense fight. He defeated Morgan via 1st round KO to retain the WBA super-middleweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On January 30, 1993, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 29-year old Michael Nunn (38-1, 25 KO) faced Víctor Córdoba again, who was now 30 years old with a record of 19-3-3 in a super-middleweight title-defense fight. Córdoba had lost to Nunn in their last fight. Both the boxers were of the same height and same reach. Coming into this fight, Cordoba had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Nunn defeated Cordoba via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA super-middleweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On September 12, 1992, a 29-year old Michael Nunn (37-1, 25 KO) faced Panamanian boxer Víctor Córdoba for the first time, who was 30 years old with a record of 19-2-3 for Córdoba's WBA super-middleweight title. Córdoba was on a seven-fight win streak with 15 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height and same reach. Coming into this fight, Cordoba had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Nunn defeated Cordoba via 12 round split-decision to win the WBA super-middleweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On November 29, 1991, a 28-year old Michael Nunn (36-1, 24 KO) fought Randall Yonker in his 38th professional fight. He defeated Yonker via 10th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On May 10, 1991, a 28-year old Michael Nunn (36-0, 24 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer James Toney, who was 22 years old with a record of 25-0-1 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Toney was on a five-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Nunn was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage.
Nunn lost to Toney via 11th round TKO and lost the IBF middleweight title. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 36-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On October 18, 1990, a 27-year old Michael Nunn (35-0, 23 KO) faced fellow American boxer Donald Curry, who was 29 years old with a record of 33-3 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Curry was on a two-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. Nunn was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Curry had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Nunn defeated Curry via 10th round KO to retain the IBF middleweight title. He is now on a 36-fight winning streak.
On April 14, 1990, a 27-year old Michael Nunn (34-0, 23 KO) faced fellow American boxer Marlon Starling, who was 30 years old with a record of 45-4-1 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Starling was on a two-fight win streak with 27 KO wins. Nunn was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Starling had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Nunn defeated Starling via 12 round majority decision to retain the IBF middleweight title. He is now on a 35-fight winning streak.
On August 14, 1989, a 26-year old Michael Nunn (33-0, 23 KO) faced fellow American boxer Iran Barkley, who was 29 years old with a record of 25-5 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Barkley was on a one-fight losing streak. Both the boxers were of the same height but Nunn had a 8 cm reach advantage over Barkley. Coming into this fight, Barkley had five losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Nunn defeated Barkley via 12 round majority decision to retain the IBF middleweight title. He is now on a 34-fight winning streak.
On March 25, 1989, a 25-year old Michael Nunn (32-0, 22 KO) faced Italian boxer Sumbu Kalambay, who was 32 years old with a record of 46-3-1 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Kalambay was on a nine-fight win streak with 26 KO wins. Nunn was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Kalambay had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Nunn defeated Kalambay via 1st round KO to retain the IBF middleweight title. He is now on a 33-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On November 4, 1988, a 25-year old Michael Nunn (31-0, 21 KO) faced Juan Roldán in a middleweight title-defense fight. He defeated Roldán via 8th round KO to retain the IBF middleweight title. He is now on a 32-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On July 28, 1988, in his 31st professional fight, a 25-year old Michael Nunn (30-0, 20 KO) had his first world title fight against an undefeated fellow American boxer Frank Tate for Tate's IBF middleweight belt. Tate was 23 years old with a record of 23-0. Tate was on a 23-fight win streak with 13 KO wins. Nunn was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage.
Nunn defeated Tate via 9th round TKO to win the IBF middleweight title. He handed Tate the first loss of his career, and put an end to Tate's 23-fight win streak. Nunn is now on a 31-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 31, 1988, a 25-year old Michael Nunn (29-0, 19 KO) fought Ron Daniels in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Daniels via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 19, 1988, a 24-year old Michael Nunn (28-0, 18 KO) fought Curtis Parker in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Parker via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak.
On January 2, 1988, a 24-year old Michael Nunn (27-0, 18 KO) fought Kevin Watts in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Watts via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak.
On October 29, 1987, a 24-year old Michael Nunn (26-0, 17 KO) fought Darnell Knox in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Knox via 4th round RTD. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak.
On September 11, 1987, a 24-year old Michael Nunn (25-0, 17 KO) fought Dale Jackson in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Jackson via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak.
On August 11, 1987, a 24-year old Michael Nunn (24-0, 16 KO) fought Franklin Owens in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Owens via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On July 2, 1987, a 24-year old Michael Nunn (23-0, 15 KO) fought Jose Duarte in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Duarte via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On April 24, 1987, a 24-year old Michael Nunn (22-0, 14 KO) fought Cecil Pettigrew in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Pettigrew via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 4, 1987, in their 2nd fight, a a 23-year old Michael Nunn (21-0, 13 KO) fought Charles Campbell in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Campbell via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 6, 1987, a 23-year old Michael Nunn (20-0, 12 KO) fought Willie Harris in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Harris via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
On November 21, 1986, a 23-year old Michael Nunn (19-0, 12 KO) fought Alex Ramos in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Ramos via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On October 28, 1986, a 23-year old Michael Nunn (18-0, 11 KO) fought Orlando Paulding in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Paulding via 1st round KO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On September 19, 1986, a 23-year old Michael Nunn (17-0, 11 KO) fought Mike Tinley in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Tinley via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
On July 25, 1986, a 23-year old Michael Nunn (16-0, 11 KO) fought Charles Boston in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Boston via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
On June 25, 1986, a 23-year old Michael Nunn (15-0, 11 KO) fought Randy Smith in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Smith via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On May 19, 1986, a 23-year old Michael Nunn (14-0, 10 KO) fought Felipe Vaca in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Vaca via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On March 9, 1986, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (13-0, 10 KO) fought Carl Jones in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On February 10, 1986, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (12-0, 9 KO) fought Charles Carter in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Carter via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 28, 1986, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (11-0, 8 KO) fought Alvaro Granillo in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Granillo via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On December 10, 1985, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (10-0, 8 KO) fought Billy Robertson in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Robertson via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On November 13, 1985, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (9-0, 8 KO) fought Jorge Amparo in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Amparo via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On September 25, 1985, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (8-0, 8 KO) fought Charles Campbell in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Campbell via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On August 27, 1985, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (7-0, 7 KO) fought Mexican boxer Marcos Geraldo, who was 30 years old with a record of 69-20-1. Geraldo was on a one-fight win streak with 48 KO wins. Nunn was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Geraldo had 20 losses, 13 of which were via stoppage.
Nunn defeated Geraldo via 5th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On July 29, 1985, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (6-0, 6 KO) fought James Waire in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Waire via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On June 27, 1985, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (5-0, 5 KO) fought Larry Davis in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Davis via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On May 21, 1985, a 22-year old Michael Nunn (4-0, 4 KO) fought J W Johnson in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 1st round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On April 13, 1985, a 21-year old Michael Nunn (3-0, 3 KO) fought Sergio Campos in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Campos via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On March 26, 1985, a 21-year old Michael Nunn (2-0, 2 KO) fought Robert Jackson in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Jackson via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 8, 1985, a 21-year old Michael Nunn (1-0, 1 KO) fought Ismael Templos in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Templos via 4th round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 20, 1984, a 21-year old Michael Nunn successfully debuted against John Borman. He defeated Borman via 1st round TKO.
Nunn knocked out 38 of his 62 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 61.3%. Of his total 58 wins, 38 of them were via KO (65.5%).