Ex-Capitol cop, boxer peddling life story

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An ex-Capitol Police officer and maintenance worker with a unique biography has assembled his memoirs in hopes of landing a book or movie deal.

Biff Cline, who was profiled in The Hill in 2003, has developed a manuscript called Fighting Blind: The Biff Cline Story. A local agency is representing him and protecting the copyright on his intellectual property.

Cline, a native of District Heights, Md., served in Vietnam in 1968-’69 before becoming a Capitol Police officer while boxing on the side. He claims to have knocked out a disorderly man after Richard Nixon’s 1973 State of the Union address.

In 1974, he left the Hill to pursue boxing full time. His record of 14-3-1 included 11 knockouts. During his ring career, he met the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler, was heralded for his punching power in the boxing press and fought on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” in 1977. In 1994, he was inducted into the Washington, D.C., Boxing Hall of Fame. The next year, he was mentioned in Jack Newfield’s biography of Don King, Only in America.

After retiring, he returned to the Capitol as a maintenance worker for the Architect of the Capitol’s Office, where he still has several acquaintances some 20 years later. He later became a bouncer at some of the area’s toughest bars and nightclubs.

As with too many former boxers, Cline’s early-life success in the ring has not translated into material comfort later in life. Boxing left him blind in one eye, and a degenerative back disease has left him unable to work. He currently is living rent-free with a family in Waldorf, Md.
Now, he’s looking for a break. “I’ve got a good story,” he says. “I’ve been working on it for years.”

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After racking up a series of first round knockouts, Cline earned the nickname, " The Terror ". His 13-1 (13 knockouts) record, earned him a fight on national television against undefeated Ray Elson. He was now being managed by Paddy Dolan. Cline was leading in the fight, but seemed to tire and was stopped in the 4th round.

Following the fight, a scandal broke out regarding bogus fights and padded fight records. Cline's record became the focus of attention and three fights were found to be bogus. The bouts in question had appeared in the 1977 Ring Record Book; March 27, 1976-Billy Howard, Owing Mills, MD...KO 1, April 12, 1976-Jimmy Monroe, Winston-Salem, NC...KO 1, and August 20, 1976-Ace Williams, Winston-Salem, NC....KO 1.

Cline's padded record was used to secure him his ABC television bout with Ray Elson in the United States Championship Tournament promoted by Don King. The Ring Magazine's John Ort was critized for recording Cline's fictitious bouts in the Ring Record Book. Also, Cline's manager, Paddy Dolan was accused of submitted the bogus fights to The Ring.

http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:25878

Does anybody know if this book was published?

It sounds like a great read.

Thank you.