Steve McCrory, 1984 Olympic Champion

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STEVE McCRORY

BORN April 13, 1964

Began boxing 1974

5’ 5” 112

Orthodox stance

DIED August 1, 2000

dec = win/loss by decision
W/L = win/loss, exact nature of win/loss is unknown

1975

Aug. 21 - Davey Philpott (Louisville) W
Aug. 22 - Lang McGowan (Davenport, W
Iowa).
Aug. 22 - Calvin Christensen (Muscatine, L
Iowa). Ohio State Fair Tournament 70-pound semifinalist; Columbus, Ohio.

1977

Aug. 23 - Troy Wortham (Hartford, W
Connecticut).
Aug. 23 - John Moore (Columbus, W
Ohio). Ohio State Fair Tournament intermediate 85-pound champion; Columbus, Ohio.

1980

Mch. 27 - Sammy Price (Jackson, W dec
Mississippi)
Mch. 28 - Manuel Soto (Magna, Utah) W dec
Mch. 29 - Ron Freeman (St. Louis) W dec
Mch. 30 - Israel Acosta (Milwaukee) W dec
U.S. National Golden Gloves 106-pound champion; Shreveport, Louisiana.

June 15 - Ron Freeman (St. Louis) W dec
June 18 - Tommy Ayers (Cincinnati) L dec
U.S. Olympic Trials 106-pound semifinalist; Atlanta, Georgia.

1981

Mch. 29 - Jeff Worthy (Springfield, W rsc 1
Massachusetts)
Mch. 31 - Jeff Boxell W
Apr. 2 - Jesse Benavides (Corpus Christi, L
Texas). U.S. National Golden Gloves 106-pound quarterfinalist; Toledo, Ohio.

xxxx - Paul Woodward W dec
xxxx - Terry McNeil (Wilmington, W dec
North Carolina).
xxxx - Jesse Benavides (Corpus Christi, L dec
Texas). USA/ABF National 106-pound semifinalist; _________, ________.

Nov. 18 - John Lyon W rsc 2
USA vs. Great Britain; Gloucester, Englnd.

Nov. - Gerard Duddy W dec
USA vs. Ireland; Dublin, Ireland.

1982

Feb. 16 - Dietmar Geilich L w/o
USA vs. East Germany; Syracuse, New York. McCrory outpointed Geilich, but was overweight and was declared to have been disqualified.

Mch. 13 - Ljubisa Simic W dec
USA vs. Yugoslavia; Rapid City, South Dakota.

Mch. 30 - Jose Rosario (Jersey City, New L
Jersey). U.S. National Golden Gloves 106-pound participant (lost in first series of the competition); Kansas City, Missouri.

Apr. 13 - Nathan Mattos (Hilo, Hawaii) W 4-1
Apr. 14 - Mike Perez (Cheyenne, Wyoming) W 5-0
Apr. 16 - Fred Perkins (U.S. Army/ Fort W 5-0
Smith, Arkansas)
Apr. 17 - Michael Collins (LaPorte, Texas) W 5-0
USA National 112-pound champion; Charlotte, North Carolina.

June 16 - Juan Carazo (Puerto Rico) W 5-0
June 18 - Pedro Reyes (Cuba) W 4-1
North American 112-pound champion; Las Vegas, Nevada.

July 24 - Fred Batiste (Kenner, Louisiana) W 5-0
July 27 - Jesse Benavides (Corpus Christi, L 0-5
Texas). U.S. National Sports Festival 112-pound finalist; Indianapolis, Indiana.

Nov. 3 - Tomas Hytych W 2-1
USA vs. East Germany; Biloxi, Mississippi.

Dec. 12 - Craig Katsuda (Honolulu, Hawaii) W rsc 3
Dec. 13 - Todd Hickman (Akron, Ohio) L 2-3
U.S. National Amateur 112-pound participant (lost in second series of the competition); Indianapolis, Indiana.

1983

May 23 - Yuri Alexandrov (Soviet Union) W 3-2
AIBA World Championships Challenge 112-pound champion; Tokyo, Japan.

June 26 - Michael Collins (LaPorte, Texas) W 3-2
June 28 - Todd Hickman (Akron, Ohio) L 1-4
U.S. Pan American Games Trials/Sports Festival finalist; Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Aug. 6 - Joe King (Washington, D.C.) W 5-0
U.S. Pan American Games Box-Offs 112-pound champion; St. Louis.

Aug. 16 - Jorge Arcia (Panama) W 4-1
Aug. 20 - Juan Casanova (Puerto Rico) W 6-4
The five judges voted for Casanova 3-2 but were overruled 4-1 for McCrory by a jury, which then awarded the decision to McCrory.
Aug. 24 - Laureano Ramirez (Dominican L 2-3
Republic). Pan American Games 112-pound semifinalist; Caracas, Venezuela.

Nov. 7 - Phil Watkins (U.S. Navy/Akron, W 5-0
Ohio)
Nov. 8 - Richie Albrecht (Coon Rapids, W rsch 2
Minnesota)
Nov. 10 - Tery McNeil (Wilmington, W 5-0
North Carolina)
Nov. 11 - Manuel Gago (New York) W ret 2
Nov. 12 - Jesse Flores (San Antonio, W rsc 1
Texas). U.S. National Amateur 112-pound champion; Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Nov. 25 - Patrick Clinton (Scotland) W dec
USA vs. British Commonwealth; Reno, Nevada.

1984

Apr.13 - Pedro Orlando Reyes (Cuba) L rsc 2
AIBA World Championships Challenge 112 pounds; Los Angeles.

June 7 - Les Fabri (Seattle, Washington) W 5-0
June 8 - Paul Banke (Azusa, California) W 5-0
June 10 - Michael Collins (LaPorte, Texas) W 3-2
U.S. Olympic Trials 112-pound champion; Fort Worth, Texas.

July 6 - Bernard Price (Muncie, Indiana) W 5-0
U.S. Olympic Box-Offs 112-pound champion; Las Vegas, Nevada.

July 31 - Tad Joseph (Grenada) W w/o
Aug. 4 - Fausto Garcia (Mexico) W rsch 1
Aug. 7 - Peter Ayesu (Malawi) W 5-0
Aug. 9 - Eyup Can (Turkey) W 5-0
Aug. 11 - Redzep Redzepovski (Yugoslavia) W 4-1
Olympic 112-pound champion; Los Angeles.

Turned pro; first pro bout October 19.

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Steve McCrory - Opponents

ACOSTA, Isreal. Born May 30, 1955. 5’ 4” _________ stance.

ALBRECHT, Richie.

ALEXANDROV, Yuri. Born ________. _______ _______stance. Four-time Soviet national champion, 1983-1984, 1986-1987. Two-Time Soviet national semifinalist, 1988-1989. World champion, 1982, World semifinalist, 1986. European champion, 1983. European finalist, 1987.

ARCIA, Jorge.

AYERS, Tommy. Born March 27, 1963. ________ orthodox stance.

AYESU, Peter. Born June 1, 1962. 4’ 5” ________ stance.

BANKE, Paul. Born March 1, 1964. 5’ 4” ________ stance. Began boxing 1978.

BATISTE, Fred. Born December 15, 1964. 5’ 5” ________ stance. Began boxing 1972.

BENAVIDES, Jesse. Born November 8, 1963. 5’ 4” orthodox stance.
Began boxing 1975. U.S. national amateur champion, 1981. Two-time U.S. national Golden Gloves champion, 1982-1983.

BOXELL, Jeff.

CAN, Eyup. Born August 3, 1964. 5’ 5” _______ stance. Olympics 84 World 1986

CASANOVA, Juan.

CLINTON, Patrick. Born April 4, 1964. Two-time British national champion, 1984-1985. British national finalist, 1983.

COLLINS, Michael. Born July 25, 1964. 5’ 8 1/2” ________ stance. Began boxing 1979.

DUDDY, Gerard. European _____, 1983.

FABRI, Les. Born February 19, 1965. 5’ 4” ________ stance. Began boxing 1977.

FLORES, Jesse. Born October 26, 1965. 5’ 7” _______ stance. Began boxing 1976.

FREEMAN, Ron. Born December 30, 1962.

GAGO, Manuel. Born January 7, 1959. 5’ 6” _________ stance. Began boxing 1982.

GARCIA, Fausto. Born January 5, 1956. 5’ 7” ________ stance.

GEILICH, Dietmar. Born June 15, 1954. 5’ 2” _________ stance. Seven-time East German national champion, 1975-1977, 1979-1981, 1983. Two-time Olympic participant (lost in first series, 1976; lost in third series, 1980). World semifinalist, 1982. Four-time European participant (quarterfinalist, 1975; lost in first series, 1977; finalist, 1979, 1981).

HICKMAN, Todd. Born August 30, 1966. 5’ 8” __________ stance. Began boxing 1977.

JOSEPH, Tad. Born February 23, 1963. 5’ 2” _______ stance.

KATSUDA, Craig.

KING, Joe. Born June 21, 1964. 5’ 2” _______ stance. Began boxing 1975.

LYON, John. Born ________. __________ ________ stance. Eight-time British national champion, 1981-1984, 1986-1989. British national finalist, 1980.

MATTOS, Nathan.

McNEIL, Terry. November 23, 1963. 5’ 3 1/2” _______ stance. Began boxing 1978.

PEREZ, Mike.

PERKINS, Fred. Born August 25, 1960.

PRICE, Bernard. Born December 28, 1966. 5’ 5” _______ stance. Began boxing 1978.

PRICE, Sammy.

RAMIREZ, Laureano. Born December 24, 1965. 5’ 4” southpaw stance. Pan American Games 83 Olympics 84

REDZEPOVSKI, Redzep. Born December 14, 1962. 5’ 4” ________ stance.

ROSARIO, Jose. Born September 15, 1963. 5’ 6” _______ stance. Began boxing 1976.

SOTO, Manuel. Born February 7, 1955. 5’ 5” ________ stance.

WATKINS, Phil.

WOODWARD, Paul.

WORTHY, Jeff.

[Interviewer]

hickman had mccrorys number though..