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Has anybody ever seen Reggie Strickland fight?

He was greater (by miles) than his record suggests. He'd lose purposely, only to pull off massive upsets later just to make a killing at the bets.

Cannot say having not viewed a video of him fighting but some articles might be of interest

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/01/spor ... iving.html

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/200 ... g-parlance

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/10/spor ... -them.html

Boxrec's own Punch Pringle was ready to box his ears off in a gym fight. Would have happened too, had the local press shown any interest. This was circa 2002. A Boxrec forum classic.

Fred Mills (Punch Pringle) was also a camera man for Stacy Goodson's shows, filming most famously the "One Night in Paris" event where Zelenoff lost to Hartley.

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 00:00 Fred Mills (Punch Pringle) was also a camera man for Stacy Goodson's shows, filming most famously the "One Night in Paris" event where Zelenoff lost to Hartley.

Is that true? He was Boxrec's funniest ever poster. I wonder where he is now.

I have something like 15 of Reggie Stricklands fights. He was often an entertainer not a fighter, but if it paid the rent it is okay for me. All fights cannot be "Title" fights.

Tuan_Jim wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 07:05

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 00:00 Fred Mills (Punch Pringle) was also a camera man for Stacy Goodson's shows, filming most famously the "One Night in Paris" event where Zelenoff lost to Hartley.

Is that true? He was Boxrec's funniest ever poster. I wonder where he is now.

Facebook mostly.

Anyways, back to Reggie... Look at the record again... Of the 276 losses he was only stopped 26 times, most of which in his later years fighting as high as heavyweight when he started from welterweight.

He went the distance with guys like Troy Weida, Tavoris Cloud, Randall Bailey, Joe Hutchinson, Rubin Williams, Rocky Martinez, James Crawford, Reggie Green, Tony Menefee (multiple times), Derrick Harmon, Cory Spinks, Lorenzo Smith, Syd VVanderpool, Rob Bleakley (multiple times), Buck Smith (several times), Marty Jakubowski (multiple times), Keith Holmes, Tocker Pudwill, Lorenzo Smith, etc.

So clearly he knew defense. He knew enough to fight and last with plenty of mid-range contenders, and the funny part? Many of his fights are not accounted for on this site. He fought under aliases as well as his given name.

But how good was he really? Who knows. Is he really the guy who drops 20 straight losses? Or is he the guy who knocked out 10-0-0 prospect Mike Stone in five rounds? Or is he the guy who decisioned 49-9-0 Rob Bleakley? It's ironic how Reggie could easily decision him, and the next time out drop a decision to some guy with a 4-3-0 record (Darren Wagner).

Then again, us guys in the Midwest know the true story. Reggie Strickland would lose on purpose, then pull off upsets to make a killing off the bets. He could make more money losing and occasionally winning, than trying to win every time out. How come? If you are too good... The fights dry up... But if you appear a loser, and nobody can stop you, then you become a commodity.

Strickland was a true journeyman/trial horse in every sense of the word. He had legitimate skills when he chose to display them but more often than not knew what his role was. That of the opponent who would show up, take the hometown or "name" fighter the limit & go on to his next payday.
Fighters like him are the backbone of the sport. For without these sorts of opponents there are no undefeated contenders & champions.