https://boxrec.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=GarpBoxRec - User contributions [en]2026-06-14T17:30:25ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.38.2https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jeff_Merritt&diff=606003Jeff Merritt2016-02-03T06:15:34Z<p>Garp: Spelling on leader of The Syndicate's name is wrong. I knew this man first hand, and the correct spelling is "Popofsky" not "Popsfsky"</p>
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==Career Review==<br />
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*Merritt was paroled from Missouri State Prison in 1968 after serving 2 years and 5 months of a seven year term for armed robbery.<br />
*TBP for the Merrit-Harris fight reports his record as 7-1-0(5 ko), which comports with record here, except Flash Gordon stated he had 4 first round kayos, whereas Boxrec has 5.<br />
*In 1970, Merritt signed with a business syndicate giving them 50% of his earnings. In return, Merritt received a salary of $150 a week, expenses and a car. The syndicate would pay all his training expenses, his manager, and his transportation. The syndicate included David Popofsky, comedian Henny Youngman, Norman King, and William B. Williams.<br />
*At the [[5th Street Gym]] during [[Muhammad Ali]]'s exile, Ali and Merritt had a spirited sparring match.<br />
*When Merritt knocked out [[Johnny Hudgins]] on Miami Beach, 2,064 fans saw the fight.<br />
*Merritt developed a large following on Miami Beach, Florida. When he knocked out [[Eddie Vick ]] in 1970, 2,131 fans turned out at the Miami Beach Auditorium.<br />
*2,485 fans turned out for Merritt's knockout over [[Charley Polite]]; extremely large turn-out for 1970.<br />
[[file:Merritt-terrell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Merritt KO's Terrell in 1]]<br />
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*Launched a comeback in 1973, KO'ing Ernie Terrell in one round to earn a top-10 ratings.<br />
*CBZ has 6'3" and born 1947, not 1948<br />
*According to Boxing Illustrated, July, 1976, page 30, Merritt had been incarcerated in Missouri for the last year and was planning a comeback. His record was 20-2 according to the article.<br />
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===Sources===<br />
*Tonight's Boxing Program, Aprl 11, 1969<br />
*''Ring Magazine'', September 1970, page 29: THE CHATTER BOX, by John Ort.<br />
*''Ring Magazine'', September 1970, page 46: MERRITT WINS TWICE AT MIAMI BEACH, by Hank Kaplan.</div>Garp