FORGOTTEN WARRIORS #6 Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett

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Barrett was 37-3 as an amateur. As a professional, Barrett lost his first bout against Lance Whitaker on August 28, 1998, after 21 consecutive wins. He won a heavyweight title (albeit a regional one) later. Barrett fought Phil Jackson for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title on April 3, 1999. On July 15, 2000, Barrett rose 5 times against future International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, but ultimately was knocked out after 3 knockdowns in the 7th round. He also fought contender Joe Mesi in a fight that saw both fighters go down but one in which, ultimately, Mesi prevailed by ten round majority decision. Barrett defeated prospects Dominick Guinn and Owen Beck, the latter in an elimination bout for a shot at either the IBF title (then held by Chris Byrd) or the WBC title (then held by Vitali Klitschko). After Klitschko injured his back, Barrett fought Hasim Rahman for the WBC interim title and lost by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

Despite his loss, he fought World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev in October at Rosemont, Illinois. Barrett lost via technical knockout in the 11th round. Barrett was knocked down in the eighth and eleventh rounds, but managed to get up. After being knocked down for the second time in the eleventh round, his trainer, James Ali Basheer, jumped into the ring to stop the fight.

Barrett was beaten in the second round in a July 2007 bout against Cliff Couser. Barrett avenged this loss in a December 2007 rematch in which he stopped Couser in the second round. After knocking out Damon Reed, Barrett knocked out Tye Fields in the first round on June 28, 2008, his last win.

Barrett lost to former cruiserweight champion David Haye (who was also the promoter of the fight) on November 15, 2008, at the O2 arena in London, by knockout at 1;28 fifth round, after being put down five times in the fight. Haye then beat Nicolai Valuev, who had beaten Monte by an eleventh round stoppage in October 2006, to win the WBA's share of the world heavyweight title.

Monte fought Odlanier Solis on October 10, 2009, but lost by second round technical knockout. He then fought Alexander Ustinov on December 12, 2009 but lost a unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

On July 17, 2010 Barrett drew against David Tua in his final fight. Tua dominated the early rounds through aggression, but Barrett took control in the later rounds and scored a knockdown in the 12th (knocking down Tua for the first time in his professional career). The bout resulted in a controversial draw (as a point was also deducted from Tua in round 12 for throwing Barrett to the canvas)[1] with two judges scoring the fight 113-113 and the third a 115-111 result to Tua. On August 7, 2010, appearing ringside at a fight card at Aviator Arena in Brooklyn, New York, in a brief interview, Barrett confirmed his retirement from the ring and his intention to take a job offered to him in private industry.[2] On August 21, 2010, Barrett entered the ring at The Prudential Center in Newark after IBF International heavyweight champion Tomas Adamek won a decision over Michael Grant. Seeking to come out of retirement for 'one last bout', Barrett congratulated and challenged Adamek to a 12 round bout in Atlantic City in Fall 2010.

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[BigBaus08]

Barrett should have been champion no doubt about it! he has the heart of a champion! good work bro! i like the video very much!

[uglybabashouse2]

@BigBaus08 Thank you very much.

[klitschkobrosfan]

nice vid

[uglybabashouse2]

@klitschkobrosfan Thanks alot man.

[reznick8]

amazing man, thanks for another great highlight

He fought a lot of todays top competition, and did fairly well against them.

[uglybabashouse2]

@reznick8 Thank you very much rez, and you're right. And what I really liked about him was that he never gave up in any fights. Even if he allmost got knocked senseless he allways tried to get up like a warrior.

[monteb2011]

This kid Monte Barrett is the best ! He leaves it all in the ring and that's all you can expected from a fighter. At age forty he seems to be getting better...

[barrybowls04]

anyone know what this sound track is by any chance..?

[barrybowls04]

@ELEMENT901223 Tua vs Barrett II is next saturday august 13th

[EvanderHolyfield7]

@ThecrazyworldofBM i cant agree more

[carlitoboxing]

the only man to knock david tua down..

[foxdog1923]

Didnt he lose his last fight to someone that didnt even train and was just suppose to fall down.

[flouflis1a]

Can you get Monte Barrett's fight with Joe Mesi? I would love to see that! I can't find it anywhere...