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Ricardo Spain

2026-09-05T10:02:59Z

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'''Ricardo Spain''' reportedly entered his fight with [[Mike Tyson]] with a record of 7-0. Four of these fights took place between November 1980 and September 1982 at Lucasville (Ohio) Prison where Spain was incarcerated for almost 5 years, decisioning [[Tom Walker]] in November 1980 and winning the other three by knockout. His bout with [[Steve Allred]] was the first since his release from prison.

In his fight with Mike Tyson he was introduced as Rick "The Ram" Spain

He went by the name Abdul Rahman later in life. In July 2017 a 63-year-old Rahman (born around 1954) was involved in a deadly confrontation outside an RTA bus on Cleveland's east side, where a man named Andrew Easely was shot and killed.

Ricardo Spain

2026-09-04T18:34:23Z

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[[File:RickSpain.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>2971</boxer>
'''Ricardo Spain''' reportedly entered his fight with [[Mike Tyson]] with a record of 7-0. Four of these fights took place between November 1980 and September 1982 at Lucasville (Ohio) Prison where Spain was incarcerated for almost 5 years, decisioning [[Tom Walker]] in November 1980 and winning the other three by knockout. His bout with [[Steve Allred]] was the first since his release from prison.

In his fight with Mike Tyson he was introduced as Rick "The Ram" Spain. Ricardo Spain isn't his real name, it's Abdul Rahman and he was born around 1954. In July 2017 a 63-year-old Rahman was involved in a deadly confrontation outside an RTA bus on Cleveland's east side, where a man named Andrew Easely was shot and killed.

Ricardo Spain

2026-09-04T02:27:02Z

Controversial:

[[File:RickSpain.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>2971</boxer>
'''Ricardo Spain''' reportedly entered his fight with [[Mike Tyson]] with a record of 7-0. Four of these fights took place between November 1980 and September 1982 at Lucasville (Ohio) Prison where Spain was incarcerated for almost 5 years, decisioning [[Tom Walker]] in November 1980 and winning the other three by knockout. His bout with [[Steve Allred]] was the first since his release from prison.

In his fight with Mike Tyson he was introduced as Rick "The Ram" Spain however his real name was Abdul Rahman, he was born around 1954. In July 2017 a 63-year-old Rahman was involved in a deadly confrontation outside an RTA bus on Cleveland's east side, where a man named Andrew Easely was shot and killed.

Ricardo Spain

2026-09-04T02:26:26Z

Controversial:

[[File:RickSpain.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>2971</boxer>
'''Ricardo Spain''' reportedly entered his fight with [[Mike Tyson]] with a record of 7-0. Four of these fights took place between November 1980 and September 1982 at Lucasville (Ohio) Prison where Spain was incarcerated for almost 5 years, decisioning [[Tom Walker]] in November 1980 and winning the other three by knockout. His bout with [[Steve Allred]] was the first since his release from prison.

In his fight with Mike Tyson he was introduced as Rick "The Ram" Spain however his real name was Abdul Rahman, he was born around 1954
In July 2017, a 63-year-old Rahman was involved in a deadly confrontation outside an RTA bus on Cleveland's east side, where a man named Andrew Easely was shot and killed.

Ricardo Spain

2026-09-04T02:25:05Z

Controversial:

[[File:RickSpain.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>2971</boxer>
'''Ricardo Spain''' reportedly entered his fight with [[Mike Tyson]] with a record of 7-0. Four of these fights took place between November 1980 and September 1982 at Lucasville (Ohio) Prison where Spain was incarcerated for almost 5 years, decisioning [[Tom Walker]] in November 1980 and winning the other three by knockout. His bout with [[Steve Allred]] was the first since his release from prison.

In his fight with Mike Tyson he was introduced as Rick "The Ram" Spain however his real name was Abdul Rahman.
In July 2017, a 63-year-old Rahman was involved in a deadly confrontation outside an RTA bus on Cleveland's east side, where a man named Andrew Easely was shot and killed.

Ricardo Spain

2026-09-04T02:23:52Z

Controversial:

[[File:RickSpain.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>2971</boxer>
'''Ricardo Spain''' reportedly entered his fight with [[Mike Tyson]] with a record of 7-0. Four of these fights took place between November 1980 and September 1982 at Lucasville (Ohio) Prison where Spain was incarcerated for almost 5 years, decisioning [[Tom Walker]] in November 1980 and winning the other three by knockout. His bout with [[Steve Allred]] was the first since his release from prison.

His real name was Abdul Rahman. In July 2017, a 63-year-old Rahman was involved in a deadly confrontation outside an RTA bus on Cleveland's east side, where a man named Andrew Easely was shot and killed.

Joe Gollob

2026-04-08T17:25:07Z

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[[File:Joe Gollob cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
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'''Manager:''' [[John Sharpe]]

Gollob was of Jewish heritage and saw combat in Germany with the Canadian Army and Allied Forces in World War 2.
He was in the Machine Gun Holding Unit with the Canadian Army
[[Category:World War II Veterans|Gollob, Joe]]
[[Category:Jewish Boxers|Gollob, Joe]]

The Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame held its 10th Annual Convention and Dinner awards on the 31st October 1980 in Toronto where Gollob was listed amongst the honoured fighters.
In the "Ottawa Citizen" dated September 14th 1943 an article about Gollob says his record at that time was 138-11. Some reports make mention of him being a referee in wrestling after boxing.

Other articles say he was Canada's most travelled athlete and boxed in the UK, USA, Mexico, South America, Estonia, Greece, Holland, Norway, Sweden, France, Lithuania and Yugoslavia (won a title there apparently). He ended up living in the UK and married an Australian songstress

Joe Gollob

2026-04-08T17:24:23Z

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[[File:Joe Gollob cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
[[file:Gollob38.jpeg|right|thumb|150px]]
<boxer>94621</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[John Sharpe]]
Gollob was of Jewish heritage and saw combat in Germany with the Canadian Army and Allied Forces in World War 2.
He was in the Machine Gun Holding Unit with the Canadian Army
[[Category:World War II Veterans|Gollob, Joe]]
[[Category:Jewish Boxers|Gollob, Joe]]

The Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame held its 10th Annual Convention and Dinner awards on the 31st October 1980 in Toronto where Gollob was listed amongst the honoured fighters.
In the "Ottawa Citizen" dated September 14th 1943 an article about Gollob says his record at that time was 138-11. Some reports make mention of him being a referee in wrestling after boxing.

Other articles say he was Canada's most travelled athlete and boxed in the UK, USA, Mexico, South America, Estonia, Greece, Holland, Norway, Sweden, France, Lithuania and Yugoslavia (won a title there apparently). He ended up living in the UK and married an Australian songstress

Randy Shields

2026-04-04T17:25:40Z

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[[File:CUEVASvsSHIELDSchicagoILusa.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Shields lands a right against Pipino Cuevas during their 1979 title fight.]]
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'''[[:Category:Randy Shields Gallery|Randy Shields Gallery]]'''

*Amateur record reported in Ring Magazine (January, 1979) as being 88-4 (67 KOS)
*Outpointed [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] to win the 1973 National [[AAU]] Light Welterweight Championship.
*Lost to Sugar Ray Leonard by a ten-round unanimous decision on [[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Randy Shields|October 6, 1978]].
*Challenged [[Pipino Cuevas]] for the [[WBA]] Welterweight Championship on [[Pipino Cuevas vs. Randy Shields|July 30, 1979]], and lost by a fifteen-round unanimous decision. Shields lost by just one point on two of the three official scorecards. He was the only fighter to go the distance with Cuevas in eleven successful title defenses.
*Won the vacant [[NABF]] Welterweight Championship in 1980.
*Challenged [[Thomas Hearns]] for the WBA Welterweight Championship on [[Thomas Hearns vs. Randy Shields|April 25, 1981]], and was stopped on cuts after twelve rounds.
*Inducted into the [[California Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2006.

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[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]

Randy Shields

2026-04-04T17:25:19Z

Controversial:

[[file:359.jpg|250px|left]]
[[File:CUEVASvsSHIELDSchicagoILusa.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Shields lands a right against Pipino Cuevas during their 1979 title fight.]]
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'''[[:Category:Randy Shields Gallery|Randy Shields Gallery]]'''

*Amatuer record reported in Ring Magazine (January, 1979) as being 88-4 (67 KOS)
*Outpointed [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] to win the 1973 National [[AAU]] Light Welterweight Championship.
*Lost to Sugar Ray Leonard by a ten-round unanimous decision on [[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Randy Shields|October 6, 1978]].
*Challenged [[Pipino Cuevas]] for the [[WBA]] Welterweight Championship on [[Pipino Cuevas vs. Randy Shields|July 30, 1979]], and lost by a fifteen-round unanimous decision. Shields lost by just one point on two of the three official scorecards. He was the only fighter to go the distance with Cuevas in eleven successful title defenses.
*Won the vacant [[NABF]] Welterweight Championship in 1980.
*Challenged [[Thomas Hearns]] for the WBA Welterweight Championship on [[Thomas Hearns vs. Randy Shields|April 25, 1981]], and was stopped on cuts after twelve rounds.
*Inducted into the [[California Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2006.

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[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]

Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (1st meeting)

2026-03-09T16:00:21Z

Controversial:

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*'''See also:''' [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ted Lowry (2nd meeting)]]

Michael J. Thomas of the ''Providence Journal'' wrote, "Marciano did not win the fight. This reporter gave it to Lowry, six rounds to four.”

The crowd of 3,696 booed the decision and some wondered if Lowry had thrown the fight. "There were some questions as to whether Lowry, who had come close to knocking out Marciano in the second, third and fourth rounds, deliberately bogged down in his attack after the fourth stanza," Thomas wrote. "Lowry stopped using his uppercut after the fourth. He went into a shell and only occasionally landed power shots. He seemed to be carrying Marciano."

In his book ''[[Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times]]'', Russell Sullivan wrote the following:
:"It was Lowry, not Marciano, who was on the verge of scoring an early knockout, stinging Marciano with two terrific rights in the first round and then rocking him with two mighty uppercuts in the second. By the fourth, a staggered Marciano seemed just one punch away from being knocked out. But then, inexplicably, Lowry stopped fighting and retreated into a shell despite warnings from the referee to open up and a cascade of boos from the crowd. To many, it appeared that Lowry was deliberately carrying Marciano. Was foul play afoot? Was Lowry getting paid to lose? Or was he merely tiring? Whatever the reason, a revived Marciano managed to rally in the late rounds even though many of his punches missed their mark or lacked force. On the basis of his aggressiveness and constant punching, Marciano won a unanimous decision from the judges. Most observers felt, however, that Lowry should have won."

Lowry, who earned $2,500 for the fight, denied he threw the fight. "I beat Rocky that night and that’s it," he said. "He changed his strategy in the fifth round and made a fight of it, but I won two of the last six rounds after winning the first four. It was a hometown decision."

In contradiction the January 1950 edition of Ring Magazine wrote the following:

"The 10th of the month brought one of the greatest heavyweight prospects in the country back to Providence as Rocky Marciano, the Brockton Bombshell, took on Tiger Ted Lowry of New Haven. Lowry was not interested in winning the fight. He wanted to go the route and that is what he did by hanging on and staying close all the way. He tagged Marciano with several right-hand uppercuts, but they didn’t slow down the big guy from Brockton. By actual count, Marciano landed better than 750 punches to the body over the ten-round course as he won a unanimous decision. Rocky suffered a cut eye in the fight."

==External Links==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4LHMbERT8C&pg=PA40&dq=rocky+marciano+ted+lowry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wOItVPecBo73yQTO9oGADg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rocky%20marciano%20ted%20lowry&f=false ''Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times'' by Russell Sullivan, University of Illinois Press, August 1, 2002] 
*[http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archives/3211-tiger-ted-lowry-by-the-tale "Tiger Ted Lowry by the Tale" by Robert Mladinich, thesweetscience.com, January 15, 2006] 
*[http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/remembering-ted-lowry-a-piece-of-the-rock-and-war-hero/ "Remembering Ted Lowry, A Piece Of The Rock And War Hero" by Lennie Grimaldi, ''Connecticut Magazine'', November 12th, 2012]

Leroy Jeffery

2025-11-19T13:17:32Z

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1956 won the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at featherweight by ko round one vs. Jim Ampey.
Jeffery was Oklahoma Golden Gloves champion that year, he was in the army stationed at Fort Sill, OK.
Managed by Dewey Fragetta

According to eminent UK boxing reporter Reg Gutteridge, Jeffrey retired after his losing fight against Billy Calvert because he suffered a detached retina. However there were reports from the States that Jeffrey retired from boxing because of injuries suffered in a serious car accident.

Nickname: Honey Boy (Honeyboy)

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Leroy Jeffery

2025-11-15T12:44:54Z

Controversial:

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<boxer>20214</boxer>

1956 won the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at featherweight by ko round one vs. Jim Ampey.
Jeffery was Oklahoma Golden Gloves champion that year, he was in the army stationed at Fort Sill, OK.
Managed by Dewey Fragetta

According to eminent UK boxing reporter Reg Gutteridge, Jeffrey retired after his losing fight against Billy Calvert because he suffered a detached retina. However there were reports from the States that Jeffrey retired from boxing because of injuries suffered in a serious car accident.

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[[Category:Chicago Golden Gloves Champions|Jeffery, LeRoy]]

Leroy Jeffery

2025-11-13T12:17:11Z

Controversial:

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<boxer>20214</boxer>

1956 won the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at featherweight by ko round one vs. Jim Ampey.
Jeffery was Oklahoma Golden Gloves champion that year, he was in the army stationed at Fort Sill, OK.
Managed by Dewey Fragetta

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[[Category:Chicago Golden Gloves Champions|Jeffery, LeRoy]]

Human:1238197

2025-11-09T14:10:13Z

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25-4 as an amatuer

Human:1238197

2025-11-09T14:09:56Z

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25-4 as as amatuer

Human:34331

2025-10-21T09:05:22Z

Controversial:

Nickname NyQuil

Kronk fighter

Human:34331

2025-10-21T09:04:40Z

Controversial: Created page with "Nickname NyQuil Kronk fighter"

Nickname NyQuil
Kronk fighter

Noel Quarless

2025-07-16T16:25:10Z

Controversial:

[[File:Noel Quarless.jpg|200px|left]]
<human>3204</human>
Uncle of [[Nathan Quarless]]

Quarless was a fast and hard puncher, 7 of his 11 KO's were in the first round. However he lost 12 times and was stopped in eight of them, four times in the first round.

Quarless fought in three final eliminators for the British heavyweight title but lost all three, Horace Notice stopped him in seven rounds in 1985 and Hughroy Currie beat him on points in 1987 over 12 rounds and in 1988 over 10 rounds.

Quarless holds a points win over former heavyweight world champion John Tate (WPTS 10) however it was the final fight of Tate's career when he was way past his best.

Quarless stopped unbeaten Swedish heavyweight Anders Eklund (6-0-1) in roughly 72 seconds of the first round in 1983, dropping him three times. Eklund would go on to become European heavyweight champion. Quarless followed this by stopping former British and Commonwealth champion John L Gardner in three rounds less than a month later however Gardner was past his best and never boxed again.

Michael Spinks used Quarless as a sparring partner when he was training for Larry Holmes.

Noel Quarless

2025-07-16T16:23:03Z

Controversial:

[[File:Noel Quarless.jpg|200px|left]]
<human>3204</human>
Uncle of [[Nathan Quarless]]

Quarless was a fast and hard puncher, 7 of his 11 KO's were in the first round. However he lost 12 times and was stopped in eight of them, four times in the first round.

Quarless fought in three final eliminators for the British heavyweight title but lost all three, Horace Notice stopped him in seven rounds in 1985 and Hughroy Currie beat him on points in 1987 over 12 rounds and 1988 over 10 rounds.

Quarless holds a points win over former heavyweight world champion John Tate (WPTS 10) however it was the final fight of Tate's career when he was way past his best.

Quarless stopped unbeaten Swedish heavyweight Anders Eklund (6-0-1) in roughly 72 seconds of the first round in 1983, dropping him three times. Eklund would go on to become European heavyweight champion. Quarless followed this by stopping former British and Commonwealth champion John L Gardner in three rounds less than a month later however Gardner was past his best and never boxed again.

Michael Spinks used Quarless as a sparring partner when he was training for Larry Holmes.

Noel Quarless

2025-07-16T16:19:35Z

Controversial:

[[File:Noel Quarless.jpg|200px|left]]
<human>3204</human>
Uncle of [[Nathan Quarless]]

Quarless was a fast and hard puncher, 7 of his 11 KO's were in the first round. However he lost 12 times and was stopped in eight of them, four times in the first round.

Quarless fought in three final eliminators for the British heavyweight title but lost all three, Horace Notice stopped him in seven rounds in 1985 and Hughroy Currie beat him on points in 1987 over 12 rounds and 1988 over 10 rounds.

Quarless holds a points win over former heavyweight world champion John Tate (WPTS 10) however it was the final fight of Tate's career when he was way past his best.

Quarless stopped unbeaten Swedish heavyweight Anders Eklund (6-0-1) in 70 seconds of the first round in 1983, dropping him three times. Eklund would go on to become European heavyweight champion. Quarless followed this by stopping former British and Commonwealth champion John L Gardner in three rounds less than a month later however Gardner was past his best and never boxed again.

Michael Spinks used Quarless as a sparring partner when he was training for Larry Holmes.

Noel Quarless

2025-07-16T15:49:57Z

Controversial:

[[File:Noel Quarless.jpg|200px|left]]
<human>3204</human>
Uncle of [[Nathan Quarless]]

Quarless fought in three final eliminators for the British heavyweight title but lost all three, Horace Notice stopped him in seven rounds in 1985 and Hughroy Currie beat him on points in 1987 over 12 rounds and 1988 over 10 rounds.

Quarless holds a win over former heavyweight world champion John Tate (WPTS 10) however it was the final fight of Tate's career when he was way past his best.

Quarless stopped unbeaten Anders Eklund (6-0-1) in one round in 1983, dropping him three times and followed this win by stopping John L Gardner less than a month later however Gardner also past his best and he never boxed again.

Michael Spinks used Quarless as a sparring partner when he was training for Larry Holmes.

Mike McCallum

2025-06-02T11:27:06Z

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*'''Trainers:''' [[George Benton]] and [[Lou Duva]], [[Eddie Futch]], [[Miguel Diaz]]
*'''Manager:''' [[Lou Duva]]
*'''Promoters:''' [[Dan Duva]], [[Don King]]
*'''[[:Category:Mike McCallum Gallery|Mike McCallum Gallery]]'''
*"Mike McCallum: The Body Snatcher" by Austin Killeen: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO114.7-12.pdf]

==Amateur Career==
*Claimed an amateur record of 240-10.
*1974 Central American & Caribbean Games Silver medalist.
*1974 World Championships quarterfinalist in Havana, Cuba.
**Defeated [[Roy Kaba]] (Ghana) points
**Defeated Istvan Kovacs (Hungary) points
**Lost to [[Clint Jackson]] (United States) points
*1975 Welterweight Silver Medalist at the North American Continental Championships: lost on points to [[Clint Jackson]] of the United States.
*1976 Jamaican welterweight representative at the Montreal [[Olympic Games]], reaching the quarterfinals.
**Defeated Damdinjav Bandi (Mongolia) 5-0
**Defeated Robert Dauer (Austria) 5-0
**Lost to [[Reinhard Skricek]] (West Germany) 2-3
*1977 National AAU Welterweight Champion. Defeated [[Marlon Starling]] in the semifinals and [[Roger Leonard]] of the Air Force in the final.
*1977 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion.
*1978 Central American & Caribbean Games Champion in Medellin, Colombia.
**Defeated Jorrin Tortolo (Cuba) RSC-2
**Defeated Wilfredo Guzman (Puerto Rico) 5-0
**Defeated Manuel Saavedra (Colombia) 5-0 in finals
*1978 Welterweight Gold Medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
**Defeated Steve Cooney (Scotland) 5-0
**Defeated Paul Kelly (England) 5-0
**Defeated Derrick Hoyt (Canada) 5-0
**Defeated Kenneth Beattie (Northern Ireland) 5-0 in finals
*1979 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion. Defeated [[Doug DeWitt]], [[Robbie Sims]], and [[Donald Bowers]].
*1979 Welterweight Silver Medalist at the Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
**Defeated Claudio Pereira (Brazil) KO 1
**Defeated [[Eddie Green]] (United States) RET 2
**Defeated Javier Colin (Mexico) points
**Lost to [[Andres Aldama]] (Cuba) RSCH 3
*1980 New York Golden Gloves: lost to [[Alex Ramos]] in the semifinals.

==Professional Career==
[[File:Mike-McCallum 320.jpg|right|frame|McCallum after defeating Donald Curry on July 18, 1987]]
*Retired with a record of 13-3-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Retired with a record of 7-5-1 (4 KOs) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Ayub Kalule]], [[Julian Jackson]], [[Milton McCrory]], [[Donald Curry]], [[Steve Collins]], [[Sumbu Kalambay]], [[Jeff Harding]].
**Lost against Sumbu Kalambay, [[James Toney]] (twice), [[Fabrice Tiozzo]], [[Roy Jones Jr.]]
**Drew with James Toney.
*Won the vacant [[WBA]] Junior Middleweight Championship on October 19, 1984, with a fifteen-round unanimous decision against [[Sean Mannion]].
*Defended the WBA Junior Middleweight Championship six times, stopping [[Luigi Minchillo]], [[David Braxton]], [[Julian Jackson]], [[Said Skouma]], [[Milton McCrory]], and [[Donald Curry]].
*Lost to WBA Middleweight Champion [[Sumbu Kalambay]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on March 5, 1988. It was McCallum's first pro loss.
*Won the vacant [[WBA]] Middleweight Championship on May 10, 1989, with a twelve-round split decision against [[Herol Graham]].
*Defeated Sumbu Kalambay by a twelve-round split decision on April 1, 1991, to retain the WBA Middleweight Championship.
*Fought a twelve-round draw with [[IBF Middleweight Champion]] [[James Toney]] on December 13, 1991. The fight was going to be a unification match, but the WBA stripped McCallum on December 3. The WBA demanded McCallum defend against [[Steve Collins]], whom he decisively outpointed in a title defense the previous year. "The WBA wanted $30,000 from McCallum's purse, plus a $35,000 exception fee for letting him fight Toney," said Milton Chwasky, McCallum's attorney. "We were going to go along with that. Then they came back and demanded we give Barney Eastwood, Collins's manager, another $50,000 for stepping aside. That's when we said no." [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140176/ source]
*Lost a rematch to IBF Middleweight Champion James Toney by a twelve-round majority decision on August 29, 1992.
*Defeated [[Jeff Harding]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on July 23, 1994, to win the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship.
*Lost the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship to [[Fabrice Tiozzo]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on June 16, 1995.
*The [[:Ring Magazine: May 1994|May 1994 issue]] of [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] named McCallum the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest junior middleweight of all-time]].
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2003.

==Life After Boxing==
*McCallum was a trainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He died on the 31st May 2025 aged 68 in Las Vegas. It was reported he was driving to the gym and pulled over as he felt unwell where he was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead.

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[[Category:1976 Olympians]]
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[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
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Mark Prince

2024-08-27T15:55:33Z

Controversial:

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<boxer>7713</boxer>
[[:File:Mark Prince.jpg|Photo #2]]

8-1 (7 KO's) as an amateur.

Mark's pro career ended due to a serious knee injury sustained in a street fight whilst moonlighting as a doorman at a club.

His son Kiyan Prince was tragically murdered aged 15 in May 2006 when he was stabbed in the heart trying to break up a fight outside his school.
Kiyan was a talented footballer who was playing for QPR.

Mark started the Kiyan Prince Foundation in 2008 and was awarded an OBE and an Honorary Doctorate for his work helping youngsters tackling knife and gang crime.

David Allen

2024-07-30T18:03:44Z

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* '''Trainer:''' [[Michael Marsden]] & [[Darren Barker]]
* Son of [[Dave Allen 65307|Dave Allen]]

9-1 amateur record

Bruce Seldon Jr.

2024-07-29T16:10:41Z

Controversial: Created page with "Son of former WBA heavyweight champ Bruce Seldon"

Son of former WBA heavyweight champ Bruce Seldon

Stamford Harris

2024-02-06T13:33:59Z

Controversial:

[[File:Stamford Harris.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>000127</boxer>
'''Stamford "Kid" Harris''' had a traditional stand-up style, but looped his punches when going for the knockout. When matched with top-rated contenders [[Jerry Quarry]], [[George Chuvalo]], and [[Jose Manuel Urtain]], Harris was knocked out against each boxer. Harris was short and thick set, footage of him fighting Jerry Quarry showed Harris several inches shorter than the 6'0" Quarry. He was described as being a 'Joe Frazier' lookalike in terms of build, Harris was wrongly listed as 6'5" on records but this was clearly incorrect and 5'9" is much more accurate.

Harris scored an upset victory over Canadian light heavyweight champion [[Leslie Borden]], and in his final fight, Harris knocked out prospect [[Doug Kirk]] in 2 rounds. Harris was shot and killed in a bar-brawl in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1975.

Although Harris was still fighting as an amateur in the summer of 1962, his published record contains several pro fights held before that year. Some may be misdated bouts, but it's more likely these bouts were added to make Harris appear more experienced than he really was. Many of his opponents's names are only known from their appearance on this record:

*1961-05-29 L8 Carl Baker Freeport, Bahamas
*1960-08-01 L8 Carl Baker Nassau, Bahamas
*1959-12-12 L10 Boston Blackie Nassau, Bahamas
*1959-08-18 TKO4 Junior Grant, Nassau, Bahamas
*1958-03-12 L15 Jason Jean Pierre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
*1956-08-10 L10 Peter Robinson, Kingston, Jamaica
*1956-06-01 L10 Carmelio Pascal, Barbados
*1955-04-01 W10 Punchie Regis, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
*1954-06-24 W10 Gillie Collins, Kingston, Jamaica
*1954-05-12 W6 Cliff Johnson, Kingston, Jamaica
*1954-01-18 W6 Jason Jean Pierre, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-12-17 LTKO1 Jason Jean Pierre. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
*1953-11-28 W4 Allison Benjamin, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-11-14 W4 Foster Hope, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-11-07 W4 Gomeo Boyd, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-10-17 W4 Tar Baby Rollins, Kingston, Jamaica

[[Category:murdered Boxers|Harris, Stamford]]

Anton Haskins

2023-10-26T04:31:39Z

Controversial:

[[File:Anton Haskins.jpg|left|250px]]
<Human>894954</Human>

Son of former pro Lee Haskins

Isaac Chamberlain

2023-10-22T09:45:40Z

Controversial:

[[File:Isaacchamberlain.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>705713</boxer>
* '''Trainer/Manager:''' [[Ted Bami]] (2015-2018), [[Angel Fernandez]] (2018-)
* '''Promoter:''' [[Matchroom Sport]]
== Amateur Career ==
*Amateur Record: 26-2
*Chamberlain had twenty-eight fights, only losing two. He won a Haringley Box Cup final. Chamberlain also won the Junior [[ABA]]'a and the Under-20 [[ABA]]'s whilst boxing out of Miguel's ABC.
*"To be honest I could have done lots more as an amateur but I was really struggling to get fights and sometimes could go five months without a fight. I was finding it hard to keep motivated just training without a fight lined up." [http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/debutant-watch-isaac-chamberlain]

After his win over Lawal on 21st October 2023 in the post fight interview Chamberlain said he only had 9 amateur fights so unsure where the 26-2 record comes from?

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[BBBoC]] Southern Area cruiserweight title
*[[IBF]] International cruiserweight title

==External Links==
*"Isaac Chamberlain spent a month sparring Deontay Wilder before his pro debut", SkySports, (February, 2015) [http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12184/9707202/isaac-chamberlain-spent-a-month-sparring-deontay-wilder-before-his-pro-debut]

Isaac Chamberlain

2023-10-22T09:45:19Z

Controversial:

[[File:Isaacchamberlain.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>705713</boxer>
* '''Trainer/Manager:''' [[Ted Bami]] (2015-2018), [[Angel Fernandez]] (2018-)
* '''Promoter:''' [[Matchroom Sport]]
== Amateur Career ==
*Amateur Record: 26-2**
*Chamberlain had twenty-eight fights, only losing two. He won a Haringley Box Cup final. Chamberlain also won the Junior [[ABA]]'a and the Under-20 [[ABA]]'s whilst boxing out of Miguel's ABC.
*"To be honest I could have done lots more as an amateur but I was really struggling to get fights and sometimes could go five months without a fight. I was finding it hard to keep motivated just training without a fight lined up." [http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/debutant-watch-isaac-chamberlain]

**After his win over Lawal on 21st October 2023 in the post fight interview Chamberlain said he only had 9 amateur fights so unsure where the 26-2 record comes from?

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[BBBoC]] Southern Area cruiserweight title
*[[IBF]] International cruiserweight title

==External Links==
*"Isaac Chamberlain spent a month sparring Deontay Wilder before his pro debut", SkySports, (February, 2015) [http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12184/9707202/isaac-chamberlain-spent-a-month-sparring-deontay-wilder-before-his-pro-debut]

Jamie Speight

2023-10-16T14:05:55Z

Controversial:

[[File:JamieSpeight.png|left]]
<human>486889</human>

In an interview for Boxing Life Stories Speight said he had his first amateur fight aged 10 and had around 77 amateur fights winning over half. He boxed Tommy Langford four times (winning two losing two) and Sam Maxwell (semi-final junior ABAs, ended as a draw but lost on countback).

Speight joined the Royal Marines and wanted to box for them but left whilst in training as he couldn't turn pro while a Marine.

Reading 'Damage' by Tris Dixon prompted Speight to retire from boxing. He now coaches fighters.

Darren McCarrick

2023-09-10T11:27:05Z

Controversial:

<boxer>48626</boxer>

1992 [[ABA]] Light welterweight champion

[[Category:ABA Champions|McCarrick, Darren]]

In a YouTube video in 2014 Darren said he had 76 amateur fights, won 58 with 40 stoppages (58-18 40 KOS). His pro career was ended due to an issue getting a license after a brain scan showed a birthmark on it plus he had eye issues. He was refused a licence so he went to the USA and had four fights which he won all by stoppage (only three shown on boxrec). He then said he went to Denmark as a sparring partner but it didn't work out. He quit boxing as he had a partner and baby. He went on to train fighters.

VIP Boxing Interview Darren McCarrick - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdwQezqWtTw&t=15s

Darren McCarrick

2023-09-09T23:51:46Z

Controversial:

<boxer>48626</boxer>

1992 [[ABA]] Light welterweight champion

[[Category:ABA Champions|McCarrick, Darren]]

In a YouTube video in 2014 Darren mentioned having 76 amatuer fights, won 58 with 40 stoppages. His pro career was ended with an issue with getting a license as his brain scan had a birthmark on it and his eye has issues. He was refused a licence so went to the USA and had four fights which he won by stoppage (only three on boxrec). He then said he went to Denmark as s sparring partner but didn't work out so quit as he had a partner and baby.

Darren McCarrick

2023-09-09T23:51:23Z

Controversial:

<boxer>48626</boxer>

1992 [[ABA]] Light welterweight champion

[[Category:ABA Champions|McCarrick, Darren]]

In a YouTube video in 2014 Darren mentioned having 76 amatuer fights, won 58 with 40 stoppages. His pro career was ended with an issue with getting a license as his brain scan had a birthmark on it and his eye has issues. He was refused a licence so went to the USA and had four fights which he won by stoppage (only three on boxrec). He then said he went to Denmark as sparring partner but didn't work out so quit as he had a partner and baby.

Darren McCarrick

2023-09-09T23:49:57Z

Controversial:

Darren McCarrick

2023-09-09T23:46:59Z

Controversial:

Tumat Sogolik

2023-01-16T10:40:11Z

Controversial:

[[file:172935.JPG|250px|left]]
<human>172935</human>

Barry McGuigan fought him as an amateur as said Sogolik hit him in the 2nd round and it was one of the hardest punches he took in boxing, only Laporte in the pros hit him harder.

Chris Algieri

2022-10-04T18:18:50Z

Controversial: /* Professional Championship Background */

[[File:Chris Algieri.jpeg|left|250px]]
<boxer>449201</boxer>
* '''Trainers:''' Keith Trimble and Tim Lane (former), [[John David Jackson]]
* '''Manager:''' Humberto Romero
* '''Promoters:''' [[Joe DeGuardia|Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing]] and [[Banner Promotions]]

== Professional Championship Background ==
*Promoted by [[Joe DeGuardia|Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing]] , signed after reaching 10-0 as a professional boxer.
*Never fought as an amateur. Converted to professional boxing after retiring from professional kickboxing with a 20-0 record (EDIT: Algieri has two stoppage losses in kickboxing which are on YouTube in the World Combat League against Scott Mukaddam and Manny Reyes Jr (2006) and boxrec also shows a stoppage loss in 2004 to Harvey Harra)
*Undefeated World Kickboxing Champion, with a 20-0 record at welterweight and super welterweight in the WKA and ISKA.
*40-0 combined record as a professional kickboxer and professional boxer. Algieri's professional record puts him among the best undefeated professionals in the ring today, along with [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] (46-0) and Argentina's [[Cesar Rene Cuenca]] (47-0).
*Reached 20-0 as boxer, decisioning world ranked [[Emmanuel Taylor]] and [[Ruslan Provodnikov]] to win WBO World Light Welterweight title.

== New York State Supreme Court Rules in Algieri's Favor in Managerial Dispute ==
*On Thursday, June 12, 2014, New York State Supreme Court justice Jeffrey Oing refused manager Humberto Romero's request to stop Algieri's WBO World Welterweight title challenge against [[Ruslan Provodnikov]] at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday June 14, 2014. Romero claimed the fight had to be stopped as Algieri broke his contract and owed manager's fees of nearly a million dollars for working with him the past three years. In addition, Romero claimed he was entitled to 16 percent of all of Algieri’s boxing purses as per the terms of his managerial contract with him, including 16 percent of the $250,000 purse for fighting Provodnikov on HBO, plus 20 percent of all endorsements, business deals and personal appearances. Algieri's court papers answered Algieri broke contract with Romero because he felt his manager was not doing enough to promote him. Algieri's contract with Romero was subsequently ruled void by the New York State Athletic Commission. The judge stated Romero should have timely gone to court a year earlier when Algieri fought two matches. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/boxing/judge-refuses-stop-saturday-boxing-match-chris-algieri-ruslan-provodnikov-article-1.1824666#ixzz34UUmgHSe]

== Professional Record ==
*Has a record of 1-1 (0 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 1-3 (0 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Ruslan Provodnikov]].
**Lost against [[Manny Pacquiao]], [[Amir Khan]], and [[Errol Spence]].
*Has a record of 0-1 (0 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Junior Welterweight Title (2014; 0 defenses)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year|Upset of the Year]] (2014 [[Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri|vs. Ruslan Provodnikov]])
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Upset of the Year (2014 [[Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri|vs. Ruslan Provodnikov]])

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ruslan Provodnikov]]|
title=[[WBO Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Terence Crawford]]|
years=2014 Jun 14 – 2014 Nov '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Algieri, Chris}}
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Chris Algieri

2022-10-04T18:18:23Z

Controversial: /* Professional Championship Background */

[[File:Chris Algieri.jpeg|left|250px]]
<boxer>449201</boxer>
* '''Trainers:''' Keith Trimble and Tim Lane (former), [[John David Jackson]]
* '''Manager:''' Humberto Romero
* '''Promoters:''' [[Joe DeGuardia|Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing]] and [[Banner Promotions]]

== Professional Championship Background ==
*Promoted by [[Joe DeGuardia|Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing]] , signed after reaching 10-0 as a professional boxer.
*Never fought as an amateur. Converted to professional boxing after retiring from professional kickboxing with a 20-0 record (EDIT: Algieri has two stoppage losses in kickboxing which are on YouTube in the World Combat League against Scott Mukaddam and Manny Reyes Jr (2006) and boxrec also shows a stoppage loss to Harvey Harra (2004)
*Undefeated World Kickboxing Champion, with a 20-0 record at welterweight and super welterweight in the WKA and ISKA.
*40-0 combined record as a professional kickboxer and professional boxer. Algieri's professional record puts him among the best undefeated professionals in the ring today, along with [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] (46-0) and Argentina's [[Cesar Rene Cuenca]] (47-0).
*Reached 20-0 as boxer, decisioning world ranked [[Emmanuel Taylor]] and [[Ruslan Provodnikov]] to win WBO World Light Welterweight title.

== New York State Supreme Court Rules in Algieri's Favor in Managerial Dispute ==
*On Thursday, June 12, 2014, New York State Supreme Court justice Jeffrey Oing refused manager Humberto Romero's request to stop Algieri's WBO World Welterweight title challenge against [[Ruslan Provodnikov]] at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday June 14, 2014. Romero claimed the fight had to be stopped as Algieri broke his contract and owed manager's fees of nearly a million dollars for working with him the past three years. In addition, Romero claimed he was entitled to 16 percent of all of Algieri’s boxing purses as per the terms of his managerial contract with him, including 16 percent of the $250,000 purse for fighting Provodnikov on HBO, plus 20 percent of all endorsements, business deals and personal appearances. Algieri's court papers answered Algieri broke contract with Romero because he felt his manager was not doing enough to promote him. Algieri's contract with Romero was subsequently ruled void by the New York State Athletic Commission. The judge stated Romero should have timely gone to court a year earlier when Algieri fought two matches. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/boxing/judge-refuses-stop-saturday-boxing-match-chris-algieri-ruslan-provodnikov-article-1.1824666#ixzz34UUmgHSe]

== Professional Record ==
*Has a record of 1-1 (0 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 1-3 (0 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Ruslan Provodnikov]].
**Lost against [[Manny Pacquiao]], [[Amir Khan]], and [[Errol Spence]].
*Has a record of 0-1 (0 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Junior Welterweight Title (2014; 0 defenses)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year|Upset of the Year]] (2014 [[Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri|vs. Ruslan Provodnikov]])
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Upset of the Year (2014 [[Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri|vs. Ruslan Provodnikov]])

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ruslan Provodnikov]]|
title=[[WBO Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Terence Crawford]]|
years=2014 Jun 14 – 2014 Nov '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Algieri, Chris}}
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Chris Algieri

2022-10-04T18:16:40Z

Controversial: /* Professional Championship Background */

[[File:Chris Algieri.jpeg|left|250px]]
<boxer>449201</boxer>
* '''Trainers:''' Keith Trimble and Tim Lane (former), [[John David Jackson]]
* '''Manager:''' Humberto Romero
* '''Promoters:''' [[Joe DeGuardia|Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing]] and [[Banner Promotions]]

== Professional Championship Background ==
*Promoted by [[Joe DeGuardia|Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing]] , signed after reaching 10-0 as a professional boxer.
*Never fought as an amateur. Converted to professional boxing after retiring from professional kickboxing with a 20-0 record (Algieri has two stoppage losses in kickboxing which are on YouTube in the World Combat League against Scott Mukaddam and Manny Reyes Jr (2006) and boxrec also shows a stoppage loss to Harvey Harra (2004)
*Undefeated World Kickboxing Champion, with a 20-0 record at welterweight and super welterweight in the WKA and ISKA.
*40-0 combined record as a professional kickboxer and professional boxer. Algieri's professional record puts him among the best undefeated professionals in the ring today, along with [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] (46-0) and Argentina's [[Cesar Rene Cuenca]] (47-0).
*Reached 20-0 as boxer, decisioning world ranked [[Emmanuel Taylor]] and [[Ruslan Provodnikov]] to win WBO World Light Welterweight title.

== New York State Supreme Court Rules in Algieri's Favor in Managerial Dispute ==
*On Thursday, June 12, 2014, New York State Supreme Court justice Jeffrey Oing refused manager Humberto Romero's request to stop Algieri's WBO World Welterweight title challenge against [[Ruslan Provodnikov]] at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday June 14, 2014. Romero claimed the fight had to be stopped as Algieri broke his contract and owed manager's fees of nearly a million dollars for working with him the past three years. In addition, Romero claimed he was entitled to 16 percent of all of Algieri’s boxing purses as per the terms of his managerial contract with him, including 16 percent of the $250,000 purse for fighting Provodnikov on HBO, plus 20 percent of all endorsements, business deals and personal appearances. Algieri's court papers answered Algieri broke contract with Romero because he felt his manager was not doing enough to promote him. Algieri's contract with Romero was subsequently ruled void by the New York State Athletic Commission. The judge stated Romero should have timely gone to court a year earlier when Algieri fought two matches. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/boxing/judge-refuses-stop-saturday-boxing-match-chris-algieri-ruslan-provodnikov-article-1.1824666#ixzz34UUmgHSe]

== Professional Record ==
*Has a record of 1-1 (0 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 1-3 (0 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Ruslan Provodnikov]].
**Lost against [[Manny Pacquiao]], [[Amir Khan]], and [[Errol Spence]].
*Has a record of 0-1 (0 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Junior Welterweight Title (2014; 0 defenses)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year|Upset of the Year]] (2014 [[Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri|vs. Ruslan Provodnikov]])
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Upset of the Year (2014 [[Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri|vs. Ruslan Provodnikov]])

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ruslan Provodnikov]]|
title=[[WBO Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Terence Crawford]]|
years=2014 Jun 14 – 2014 Nov '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Algieri, Chris}}
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]

Olajide William Olatunji vs. Logan Paul

2022-09-01T15:41:05Z

Controversial:

[[File:KSI vs Logan Paul II.jpeg|right|350px]]
<fight>2395154</fight>

== KSI vs Logan Paul ==

Olajide William Olatunji (KSI) and Logan Paul are two YouTubers (internet personalities) who have recently gained interest in boxing, their first meeting was an amateur match that took place on August 25th 2018 which ended in a controversial Majority-Decision Draw.

Now, the two had a rematch as professionals in order to settle the on-going argument over who won the first bout. KSI (Olatunji) won the rematch by a split decision in six. KSI was down in the fourth.

Bout was fully sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission.

Fidel Bassa

2022-04-23T13:13:14Z

Controversial:

[[file:FidelBassa.jpg|210px|left]]<boxer>002003</boxer>

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Hilario Zapata]]|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jesus Kiki Rojas]]|
years=1987 Feb 3 – 1989 Sep 30}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bassa, Fidel}}
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Colombian World Champions]]

Bassa had to retire after his last fight due to a detached retina.

Leroy Caldwell

2022-04-13T21:08:37Z

Controversial:

[[File:403.jpg|left|250px]]
<boxer>403</boxer>
* Father of [[Caleb Caldwell]].
* Caldwell works as a trainer in the Las Vegas area, and is known to have worked with [[Friday Ahunanya]] and [[Yvonne Caples]].
* Caldwell fought some of the biggest punchers in heavyweight boxing, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers and George Foreman and Caldwell said Shavers was the harder puncher.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Leroy}}
[[Category:Nevada State Champions|Caldwell, Leroy]]
[[Category:Wisconsin State Champions]]

Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman

2022-04-12T16:28:18Z

Controversial:

[[File:Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman . Fasan.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Foreman was floored in the 12th round]]
<fight>321</fight>
*[[:File:Young & Foreman.jpg|Photo #2]]
==Notes==
*Foreman pushed, laced, hit on the break and almost broke Young’s left arm in one of the clinches. Foreman had a point deducted in the 3rd round for what the referee called "unnecessary roughing."
*Foreman hurt Young with a left hook in the 7th round. Young later said, "George did not know it, but while I may have been standing, I was out cold. He could have pushed me over with his little finger. How I survived that round I will never know."
*Young dropped Foreman with right in the 12th round.
*Named [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]] for 1977.
*Round 12 was named ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year|Round of the Year]] for 1977.
*In his dressing room after the fight, Foreman told his trainer, [[Gil Clancy]], that as he left the ring, he was plunged into despair. He thought he had died, and a giant hand was carrying him out of the emptiness surrounding him. He then said his head and hands were bleeding, and he began to yell, “Jesus Christ is coming alive in me.” With that, Foreman jumped into the shower before Clancy and the others in the room could stop him. As the water poured down on him, Foreman began to shout, “Hallelujah, I’m clean! Hallelujah, I’ve been born again!” Clancy later said, “It was hot as hell in the ring. He was hallucinating from dehydration.” Foreman, who believed he had a real religious experience, retired from boxing and became an ordained minister. Ten years later, Foreman returned to boxing at the age of 38.
*It was reported in the Times Daily that Foreman got $80,000 and Young got $60,000

==External Link==
*[[Pat Putnam]] article: [http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2005/1767-boxing-classic-jimmy-young-vs-george-foreman Boxing Classic: Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman]

Rueben Bell

2022-04-12T16:20:01Z

Controversial:

<boxer>6303</boxer>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Rueben}}
[[Category:Murdered Boxers]]

A newspaper article stated Bell had been recently diagnosed with colon cancer and whilst in hospital for treatment was shot by a gunman who waited in the lobby for him. The article stated Bell had been acquitted of first degree murder the previous spring.

Tyson Fury vs. John McDermott (1st meeting)

2022-04-09T17:31:07Z

Controversial: Created page with "A close fight that many observers thought Fury lost. A rematch was ordered but with three judges instead of just the ref scoring."

A close fight that many observers thought Fury lost. A rematch was ordered but with three judges instead of just the ref scoring.

Stamford Harris

2022-03-23T14:59:17Z

Controversial:

[[File:Stamford Harris.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>000127</boxer>
'''Stamford "Kid" Harris''' had a traditional stand-up style, but looped his punches when going for the knockout. When matched with top-rated contenders [[Jerry Quarry]], [[George Chuvalo]], and [[Jose Manuel Urtain]], Harris was knocked out against each boxer. Harris was short and thick set, footage of him fighting Jerry Quarry showed Harris several inches shorter than the 6'0" Quarry.

Harris scored an upset victory over Canadian light heavyweight champion [[Leslie Borden]], and in his final fight, Harris knocked out prospect [[Doug Kirk]] in 2 rounds. Harris was shot and killed in a bar-brawl in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1975.

Although Harris was still fighting as an amateur in the summer of 1962, his published record contains several pro fights held before that year. Some may be misdated bouts, but it's more likely these bouts were added to make Harris appear more experienced than he really was. Many of his opponents's names are only known from their appearance on this record:

*1961-05-29 L8 Carl Baker Freeport, Bahamas
*1960-08-01 L8 Carl Baker Nassau, Bahamas
*1959-12-12 L10 Boston Blackie Nassau, Bahamas
*1959-08-18 TKO4 Junior Grant, Nassau, Bahamas
*1958-03-12 L15 Jason Jean Pierre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
*1956-08-10 L10 Peter Robinson, Kingston, Jamaica
*1956-06-01 L10 Carmelio Pascal, Barbados
*1955-04-01 W10 Punchie Regis, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
*1954-06-24 W10 Gillie Collins, Kingston, Jamaica
*1954-05-12 W6 Cliff Johnson, Kingston, Jamaica
*1954-01-18 W6 Jason Jean Pierre, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-12-17 LTKO1 Jason Jean Pierre. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
*1953-11-28 W4 Allison Benjamin, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-11-14 W4 Foster Hope, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-11-07 W4 Gomeo Boyd, Kingston, Jamaica
*1953-10-17 W4 Tar Baby Rollins, Kingston, Jamaica

[[Category:murdered Boxers|Harris, Stamford]]

Fight:2715723

2022-02-28T19:21:54Z

Controversial:

<fight>2715723</fight>
*''The Ring'' super lightweight title

A highly contentious and controversial decision with many observers thinking Catterall won. The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) announced they would investigate the scoring.

Fight:30688

2022-02-08T17:58:04Z

Controversial:

<fight>30688</fight>

* Saw this bout on television. Maldonado went for broke and 'emptied his guns' and knocked down a dizzy Ayala in the first for a count of 5. Maldonado kayoed in the third.

Chris Billam Smith

2022-01-24T16:26:06Z

Controversial:

[[File:811275.jpeg|250px|left]]
<human>811275</human>
'''Trainer:''' [[Shane McGuigan]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Blain McGuigan]]
==Amateur Career==
* Billam-Smith represented local club Poole ABC as an amateur.
*As an amateur, Billam-Smith was twice [[ABA]] finalist, reaching the finals in 2016 and 2013, losing to [[Chevon Clarke]] (3-0) and [[Jack Massey]] (5-0) respectively. Billam Smith had a semi-final appearance at the ABA's in 2012 - losing to [[Dion Jumah]] (31-11) - and reached the quarter-finals in 2017 and 2014, losing to [[Viddal Riley]] and [[Chezarae Nihell]] (2-1) respectively.
*His amateur record was 31-12 (he said this on his podcast interview with Tris Dixon in January 2022)

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[Commonwealth Boxing Council]] cruiserweight title
*[[WBA]] Continental cruiserweight title
*[[BBBoC]] British cruiserweight title
*[[EBU]] European cruiserweight title

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Chris Billam}}
[[Category: Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight Champions]]