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Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson

2007-10-19T23:05:08Z

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Fought [[Floyd Patterson]] for the World Heavyweight championship in July of 1957.
Heavyweight's top ranking in 1957.

BoxRec Ratings Description

2007-10-19T22:07:47Z

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== Introduction ==
Boxing Record Archive ([[BoxRec.com]]) provides "Active" (called "Current" under previous versions of BoxRec, before Version 3 was launched in July 2007) and "All-Time" (called "All" in Version 3) boxer ratings, as calculated daily by its computer. The "Active" ratings include only boxers who have had a bout within the past 365 days, or have a bout scheduled. (After a year of not fighting, a boxer is automatically designated "inactive" by the BoxRec computer. A boxer is also designated "inactive" or "complete" if s/he has announced his/her retirement, even if that boxer may have had a bout within the past 365 days.) Every active boxer in the database is rated--even those with an 0-1 record. The "All-Time" ratings include both "active" and "inactive" (retired) boxers.

The "Active" and "All-Time" ratings are wholly dependent upon the bouts contained in the BoxRec server database. The BoxRec computer re-calculates the ratings at approximately 9:35 GMT every day. As the computer refreshes its calculations, a boxer may earn or lose ratings points with every bout he has fought since the last calculation--provided, of course, that a BoxRec Editor has entered that bout into the database before the recalculation. A boxer may also earn or lose points if bouts are added to any of his opponents' records, or to their opponents' records--even if the boxer himself has not had a fight since the last BoxRec computer calculation. The ratings are not influenced by BoxRec's subjective views or by anyone else's opinions.

There admittedly are inaccuracies and anomalies, especially in the All-Time ratings, because of incomplete records in the BoxRec database. Although a boxer’s own record may be complete, his opponents’ records may not be complete. Pre-World War II boxers in particular are at somewhat of a disadvantage, vis-à-vis modern boxers. Their opponents’ records often are quite incomplete--because of the scarcity of source material or Editors' time--while the records of opponents of more current boxers often are quite complete. So, for example, while the records of Mike Tyson’s opponents may be quite complete--thereby earning Tyson a certain number of points and giving him a high ranking among the All-Time Heavyweights--the records of Young Stribling’s opponents may be extremely lacking, thereby giving Stribling fewer points and a much-lower All-Time rating. In fact, it may appear to the casual BoxRec visitor that Stribling had fought many boxers making their professional debuts or having only a handful of career bouts. In fact, the truth is that not all of his opponents’ bouts have been found or entered yet. But as the BoxRec Editors continue to research older resources and enter “new” historical bouts into the database, the rating of an old-time boxer like Stribling will gradually move up or down, even if his own record is complete--if bouts are added to his opponents’ records, or to his opponents' opponents' records, and so forth. So the ratings are continually improving as new bouts are entered into the database. (Presently, some 2,000 current and old-time bouts are entered each week by the BoxRec Editors.)

Further, because of the very few women presently boxing professionally, with some weight divisions having only a handful of active female boxers, a woman with an 0-1 record will appear “world ranked” by BoxRec. This is simply an anomaly due to the few female entries in the database.

== Ratings structure ==

All these ratings evaluate every day all bouts in the database in chronological sequence. A higher rated boxer should be expected to defeat a lower rated boxer with increasing probability by increasing rating difference.

=== Current ("Active") rating ===

#Every boxer gets a first rating of 0 before his first bout.
#After every bout, the ratings of the two boxers involved are changed depending on the bout's official result (KO, TKO, RTD, UD, PTS, NWS, MD, SD, DQ, TD, DRAW).
#The value of a result varies between v=1 and v=0.
#The clear decision factor varies between cd=1 and cd=0.
#The winner cannot lose points for KO, TKO, RTD, DQ, TD and decisions on points with cd=1
#KO, TKO, [[RTD]] are rewarded with full value v=1, cd=1.
#NWS is rewarded with full value v=1 for 12 rounds boxed and more and a lower value related to the number of rounds boxed. Clear decision factor cd=1.
#UD, PTS are rewarded with full value v=1 for 12 rounds boxed and more and a lower value related to the number of rounds boxed, clear decision factor cd=1. This is valid, if the score cards are not available.
#DRAW is rewarded with full value v=1 for 12 rounds boxed and more and a lower value related to the number of rounds boxed. Clear decision factor cd=0.
#MD, SD, DQ, TD are rewarded with full value v=1 for 12 rounds boxed and more and a lower value related to the number of rounds boxed. Clear decision factor cd=0.5. This is valid, if the score cards are not available.
#If the score cards are available, the value rewarded is in relation to the rounds boxed, with full value v=1 for 12 rounds boxed and more. The clear decision factor is in proportion to rounds boxed and the mean score difference per judge. cd=1 for mean score difference divided by a sixth of rounds boxed greater or equal 1.
#All bouts are regarded to have the same weight independent of titles.
#The winner gets a certain part of the opponent's points and a certain part of the rating difference to the opponent's rating.
#The winner gets at maximum 25 additional points, if his opponent's rating is higher than or equal to a quarter of his own rating. The 25 additional points are reduced by half the rating difference between the winner and the loser.
#For a DRAW the rating of the higher rated boxer is reduced by some part of the point difference; the rating of the lower rated boxer is enhanced by the same amount of points.
# The full relative point win is 34.5%.
# The part for reduction of ratings difference is at maximum between 11.5% for full value and 34.5 % for a draw. It is reduced in relation to the value rewarded v.
#The ratings are decreased for moving up to higher weight divisions by the square of the reciprocal ratio of the weights limits of the divisions - and they are increased by the same factor for moving down the divisions.
#The ratings are equalized between divisions in relation to average points of the boxers ranked #9, #10 and #11 in a division.
#The rating of a boxer is reduced by 0% to 50%, if he didn't box an opponent with a rating of at least 50% to 0% of his own rating points within 18 months.
#The rating of a boxer is reduced by 50% for every time period of inactivity of 18 months.

'''Formula'''

If a boxer with a rating of r_a before the fight defeats a boxer b with a rating of r_b before the fight with result of value v and clear decision factor cl the new ratings r_a_new and r_b_new after a fight are:

*r_a_new = r_a + 0.345*v*cd*r_b + 0.345/(1+2*cd)*v*(r_b - r_a)
*r_b_new = r_b - 0.345*v*cd*r_b - 0.345/(1+2*cd)*v*(r_b - r_a)

'''Examples'''

''Boxer a KO boxer b, a has 1000 points, b has 500 points. v=1, cd=1''

*r_a_new = 1000 + 0.345*1*100 + 0.345/(1+2*1)*1*(500 - 1000) + 0 = 1115
*r_b_new = 500 - 115 = 385

''Boxer a UD 6 boxer b, scores 59:55 58:56 58:56, a has 1000 points, b has 500 points.''

*A 6 rounder is rewarded with value 6/12, v=0.5
*UD is rewarded with cd=1 at maximum
*mean score difference per judge is (4+2+2)/3 = 2.667, which is rewarded in relation to half the rounds boxed with cd= 2.667/3 = 0.89 at maximum
*so cd=0.89

*r_a_new = 1000 + 0.345*0.5*0.89*500 + 0.345/(1+2*0.89)*0.5*(500 - 1000) + 0 = 1046
*r_b_new = 500 - 46 = 454

''Boxer a SD 4 boxer b, scores 39:37 39:37 37:39, a has 1000 points, b has 500 points''

*A 4 rounder is rewarded with 4/12, v=0.333
*SD is rewarded with cd=0.5 at maximum
*mean score difference per judge is (2+2-2)/3 = 0.667, , which is rewarded in relation to half the rounds boxed 0.667/2 at maximum v=0.333
*so cd=0.333

*r_a_new = 1000 + 0.345*0.333*0.333*500 + 0.345/(1+2*0.333)*0.333*(500 - 1000) + 0 = 956
*r_b_new = 500 + 44 = 544

=== All Time Ratings ===

The All Time Rating for a boxer depends on the same rules as the Current Ratings do, but:
#rules 20 and 21 do not apply - so the rating does not decrease with time
#the full relative point award is 0.075, which averages the rating over about 14 bouts
#the resulting career maximum rating is regarded as the All Time Rating of the boxer

== Links ==
*[http://www.boxrec.com/ratings.php BoxRec's Ratings]: Current & All-Time
*[[BoxRec.com|BoxRec History & Description]]
*[[BoxRec's Annual Ratings|BoxRec's Annual Ratings]]
*[http://www.boxrec.com/ BoxRec Home Page]

Jimmy Slade vs. Tommy Jackson (3rd meeting)

2007-10-19T22:04:00Z

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Because of this loss, Jackson lost a chance at the heavyweight shot and did not advance in ratings.

Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson

2007-10-19T22:03:11Z

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American heavyweight,
:fought Floyd Patterson for the world championship in July of 1957.

Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson

2007-10-19T22:02:56Z

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American heavyweight, fought Floyd Patterson for the world championship in July of 1957.

Tiberio Mitri vs. Bill Jo Cohen

2007-10-18T20:35:52Z

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<fight>188541</fight>
New Year's Day bout;
Mitri, the Italian Middleweight champ, won this bout (by RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round. He was ahead on points.

Toxie Hall

2007-10-18T20:33:26Z

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<boxer>10368</boxer>
Sparring mate of [[Rocky Marciano]], member of [[Al Weill|Al Weill's]] boxing stable and his bodyguard.

Clarence Henry

2007-10-18T20:32:05Z

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'''Manager:''' [[Jack Dempsey]] (circa 1949) [[Frank Palermo]]

*1948 ''Los Angeles Times'' Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion
*Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1998
*Leading heavyweight contender in the 1950's.

[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Henry, Clarence]]

Tommy Jackson vs. Clarence Henry

2007-10-18T20:27:53Z

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Clarence Henry, the leading 1950's boxer, retired after this bout due to health concerns.

Tommy Jackson vs. Clarence Henry

2007-10-18T20:27:40Z

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<fight>75440</fight>
Clarence Henry retired after this bout due to health concerns.

Tiberio Mitri vs. Bill Jo Cohen

2007-10-18T20:25:25Z

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<fight>188541</fight>
New Year's Day bout;
Mitri, the Italian Middleweight champ, won the bout (by RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round.

Jimmy Slade vs. Tommy Jackson (3rd meeting)

2007-10-18T20:18:03Z

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<fight>53470</fight>
Because of this loss, Jackson lost a chance at the heavyweight shot and was moved down in the rankings.

Jimmy Slade vs. Tommy Jackson (3rd meeting)

2007-10-18T20:17:02Z

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<fight>53470</fight>
This loss contributed to losing a chance at the heavyweight shot.

Toxie Hall

2007-10-18T20:14:41Z

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<boxer>10368</boxer>
American heavyweight. Sparring mate of Rocky Marciano, member of Al Weill's stable and his bodyguard.

Toxie Hall

2007-10-18T20:14:23Z

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<boxer>10368</boxer>
American heavyweight. Sparring mate of Rocky Marciano, part of Al Weill's stable.

Toxie Hall

2007-10-18T20:13:54Z

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<fighter>10368</fighter>
American heavyweight. Sparring mate of Rocky Marciano, part of Al Weill's stable.

Toxie Hall

2007-10-18T20:13:40Z

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<human>10368</human>
American heavyweight. Sparring mate of Rocky Marciano, part of Al Weill's stable.

Toxie Hall

2007-10-18T20:13:20Z

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American heavyweight. Sparring mate of Rocky Marciano, part of Al Weill's stable.

Johnny Summerlin

2007-10-18T20:11:01Z

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<boxer>11957</boxer>
American heavyweight from Detroit, Michigan, United States

Eddie Lee Walker

2007-10-18T20:10:29Z

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'''Eddie Lee Walker''' was a heavyweight boxer from Detroit, Michigan. He collapsed after training with his friend [[Johnny Summerlin]] and died evening of December 2nd at Motor City Gym in Detroit. He was 24.

Bobby Boyd vs. Eduardo Lausse

2007-10-18T20:05:28Z

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Boyd defeated Lausse who had a streak of 34 consecutive victories between 1952-1956.
Boyd's most important victory.

Bobby Boyd vs. Eduardo Lausse

2007-10-18T20:04:59Z

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<fight>34607</fight>
Boyd defeated Lausse who had a streak of 34 consecutive victories between 1952-1956.

Fight:34634

2007-10-18T20:03:12Z

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<fight>34634</fight>
Lausse's last bout.

Johnny Shkor

2007-10-18T19:58:02Z

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[[file:Skhor.Johnny.jpg|left|Johnny Shkor]]
<boxer>012141</boxer>
'''Division:''' Heavyweight
 

*[[:Image:Shkor.Johnny.jpg|Photo #2]]
*Exact date of birth unknown
*Turned professional in 1939.
*Managed by [[Johnny Buckley]], who had piloted [[Jack Sharkey]] to the heavyweight title.
*Shkor joined the United States Navy during World War II.
*While stationed in Hawaii he won the Pacific Ocean Heavyweight Title.
*Discharged in 1945, he returned to boxing.
*Exact date of death in January 2002 unknown.
*Marciano biography book claims his height was 6'5.

Birth/Death dates from SSDI

[[Category:World War II Veterans|Shkor, Johnny]]

Tiberio Mitri vs. Bill Jo Cohen

2007-10-18T19:57:21Z

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New Year's Day bout;
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The Triest Tiger, Italian Middleweight champ won the bout (by RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round.

Tiberio Mitri vs. Bill Jo Cohen

2007-10-18T19:56:54Z

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New Year's Day bout.
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The Triest Tiger, Italian middleweight champ won the bout (RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round.

Tiberio Mitri vs. Bill Jo Cohen

2007-10-18T19:56:46Z

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New Year's Day bout. :
The Triest Tiger, Italian middleweight champ won the bout (RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round.

Tiberio Mitri vs. Bill Jo Cohen

2007-10-18T19:56:33Z

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New Year's Day bout. The Triest Tiger, Italian middleweight champ won the bout (RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round.

Tiberio Mitri vs. Bill Jo Cohen

2007-10-18T19:52:27Z

Morefacts: New page: The Triest Tiger, Italian middleweight champ won the bout (RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round.

The Triest Tiger, Italian middleweight champ won the bout (RTD) when Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round.

Nino Valdes vs. Brian London

2007-10-17T20:48:42Z

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<fight>68599</fight>
Valdez was forced to retire due to vision problems.

Johnny Shkor

2007-10-17T00:52:41Z

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[[file:Skhor.Johnny.jpg|left|Johnny Shkor]]
<boxer>012141</boxer>
'''Division:''' Heavyweight
 

*[[:Image:Shkor.Johnny.jpg|Photo #2]]
*Exact date of birth unknown
*Turned professional in 1939.
*Managed by [[Johnny Buckley]], who had piloted [[Jack Sharkey]] to the heavyweight title.
*Shkor joined the United States Navy during World War II.
*While stationed in Hawaii he won the Pacific Ocean Heavyweight Title.
*Discharged in 1945, he returned to boxing.
*Exact date of death in January 2002 unknown.
*Marciano biography book claims he was 6'5.

Birth/Death dates from SSDI

[[Category:World War II Veterans|Shkor, Johnny]]

Eddie Lee Walker

2007-10-17T00:50:50Z

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Eddie Lee Walker was a heavyweight boxer from Detroit, Michigan. He collapsed after practice with his friend Johnny Summerlin and died evening of December 2nd at Motorcity Gym in Detroit.
He was 24.

Eddie Lee Walker

2007-10-17T00:49:45Z

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Eddie Lee Walker collapsed after practice with his friend Johnny Summerling and died evening of December 2nd at Motorcity Gym in Detroit.

Eddie Lee Walker

2007-10-17T00:43:17Z

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Eddie Lee Walker collapsed after practice and died.

International Boxing Club

2007-10-16T23:25:11Z

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IBC was boxing club headed by Jim Norris and Arthur Wirtz in the 1950's. The club consisted of many other clubs across North America. The club sponsored Wednesday and Friday night fights. After losing on appeals, the club was dissolved by federal trial in October of 1960.

International Boxing Club

2007-10-16T23:24:44Z

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IBC was boxing club headed by Jim Norris and Arthur Wirtz in the 1950's. The club consisted of many other clubs across North America. The club sponsored Wednesday and Friday night fights. The club was dissolved by federal trial in October of 1960.

International Boxing Club

2007-10-16T23:23:49Z

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IBC (Promotional Company)

2007-10-16T23:18:49Z

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The [[International Boxing Club]] (IBC) was a prominent promotional outfit of the 1940s and '50s, headed by promoter [[Jim Norris]]. It was dissolved in October of 1960.
It is to be distinquished from the current [[IBC (Sanctioning Body)|International Boxing Council]] (IBC)--a governing body that sanctions and recognizes world title bouts.

[[Category:Promoters|IBC]]

IBC (Promotional Company)

2007-10-16T23:18:21Z

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The [[International Boxing Club]] (IBC) was a prominent promotional outfit of the 1940s and '50s. headed by [[Jim Norris]]. It was dissolved in October of 1960.
It is to be distinquished from the current [[IBC (Sanctioning Body)|International Boxing Council]] (IBC)--a governing body that sanctions and recognizes world title bouts.

[[Category:Promoters|IBC]]

IBC (Promotional Company)

2007-10-16T23:17:54Z

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The [[International Boxing Club]] (IBC) was a prominent promotional outfit of the 1940s and '50s. It is to be distinquished from the current [[IBC (Sanctioning Body)|International Boxing Council]] (IBC)--a governing body that sanctions and recognizes world title bouts headed by [[Jim Norris]]. It was dissolved in October of 1960.

[[Category:Promoters|IBC]]

IBC (Promotional Company)

2007-10-16T23:17:31Z

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IBC (Promotional Company)

2007-10-16T23:17:02Z

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The [[International Boxing Club]] (IBC) was a prominent promotional outfit of the 1940s and '50s. It is to be distinquished from the current [[IBC (Sanctioning Body)|International Boxing Council]] (IBC)--a governing body that sanctions and recognizes world title bouts. It was headed by Jim Norris. It was dissolved in October 1960.

[[Category:Promoters|IBC]]

Julius Helfand

2007-10-16T23:16:32Z

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He was chairman of the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]
from January 1, 1955, to January 1, 1960. Due to its corruption, shady dealings and monopoly status, he disolved [[New York State Boxing Guild]] on Monday, January 16, 1956. A separate federal probe of the [[IBC]] and nationwide boxing was also taking place.

Nino Valdes vs. Brian London

2007-10-16T23:13:42Z

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<fight>68599</fight>
Valdez's last victory.
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Nino did not want to end his career with this victory. He was forced to retire due to eye problems.

Nino Valdes vs. Brian London

2007-10-16T23:13:07Z

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<fight>68599</fight>
Valdez's last bout.
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Nino did not want to end his career with this victory. He was forced to retire due to eye problems.

Gene Fullmer

2007-10-16T23:07:48Z

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[[file:Fullmer.Gene2.jpg|left|300px|photo]]
<boxer>009707</boxer>
'''Manager''': [[Marv Jensen]]
 
* Started professional boxing career with 29 consecutive victories.
* Fullmer had two brothers who boxed: [[Don Fullmer]], who twice challenged for the World Middleweight Title; and [[Jay Fullmer]], who boxed as a Lightweight.
* Another [[:Image:Fullmer.Gene.jpg|image]]

==External Link==
International Boxing Hall of Fame [http://www.ibhof.com/fullmer.htm Bio]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Sugar Ray Robinson]]|
title=[[World Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sugar Ray Robinson]]|
years=2 Jan 1957– 1 May 1957
}}
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before=[[Sugar Ray Robinson]] Stripped|
title=[[NBA World Middleweight Champion]] Later [[WBA]] Title|
after=[[Dick Tiger]]|
years=28 Aug 1959– 23 Oct 1962
}}
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[[Category:World Middleweight Champions|Fullmer, Gene]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Fullmer, Gene]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Fullmer, Gene]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Fullmer, Gene]]

Mickey Rourke

2007-10-16T22:40:02Z

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<boxer>029155</boxer>
 

==Biography==

Better known as a movie actor ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000620/ credits]), '''Mickey Rouke''' also had an amateur and professional boxing career. He was born in Liberty City, Florida, and attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where he played second-string first baseman for coach Skip Bertman.

Rouke began his amateur boxing career at the Boys Club in Miami, Florida, at age 12. He fought as a bantamweight through welterweight under his birth name of "Phillip Rourke.” He reportedly fought a few fights using his middle name Andre — fighting as "Andre Rourke.” He had a mauling style of holding and hitting, shoving and pushing. He continued his amateur boxing career at the [[5th Street Gym (Miami)|5th Street Gym]] where he fought in the Police Athletic League Amateur boxing program.

In 1969, at the 5th Street Gym, Rourke sparred with former world welterweight champion [[Luis Rodriguez]], who was in training for his title match with [[Nino Benvenuti]]. Rourke reportedly received a concussion in that sparring match. Rourke received yet another concussion fighting in a 1971 [[Golden Gloves]] tournament. He was told by doctors to take a year off and decided to retire from amateur competition. From 1968 to 1971, Rourke had compiled an amateur boxing record of 20-6 with 17 knockouts. He was disqualified 4 times and lost 2 decisions. (According to his Internet Movie Database biography, Rourke won 12 straight first round knockouts as an amateur.)

As an amateur, Rouke had been friendly with pro-boxer [[Tommy Torino]]. (Torino later promoted some of Rourke's professional fights.) Rouke returned to boxing as a professional just to see "if I still can do it for real, and not make believe." He was trained by former professional boxer and lightweight contender [[Freddie Roach]] at Miami’s 5th Street Gym and the [[Outlaw Boxing Club Gym]] in Los Angeles.

[[file:Rourke-Miller-Fight.jpg|right|thumb|Rourke knocks out Miller]]
Rouke made $250.00 for his pro debut. In his first year and a half as a professional boxer, Rourke made a million dollars. He has sparred with such well-known boxers as [[James Toney]], [[Tommy Morrison]], [[John David Jackson]], and [[John Montes]]. He once appeared on the cover of [[World Boxing]] magazine (June 1994). Rourke wanted to have sixteen pro fights and end his career by fighting for a world title. However, he retired after seven bouts and never got his desired title shot. His boxing career resulted in facial injuries which required a number of operations to repair his damaged face.

At one time, Rouke visited former world middleweight boxing champion [[Carlos Monzon]] in Argentina, where Monzon was serving a prison sentence for killing his common-law-wife. Rourke was rumored to have sparred with Monzon there in prison, but photos of Rourke's visit (which appeared in Argentine newspapers and magazines) fail to support this claim.

On January 6, 1994, Rourke was arrested outside the night-club he owned at 1203 Washington Avenue, on South Beach, called "Mickey's," by Miami Beach police officers for causing a disturbance.

On February 1, 2007, Rourke made the news when he led a protest on Espanola Way in South Beach to protest the treatment of pet-store pets. Rourke had bought an expensive puppy at a pet store on Espanola Way and the dog died after a week. Rourke and a group of 20 protesters, some former sparring partners from Rourke's boxing days, carried picket signs and demanded the store owners be jailed.

===Sources===
*''Internet Movie Database'': [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000620/]
*''Miami Herald'', October 16, 2004, 4B: BROTHER OF ACTOR MICKEY ROURKE.
*''Miami Herald'', September 10, 1994, Sports, page 6d: STATE MAY KO ROURKE.
*''World Boxing'', June 1994, pages 34-37 and 50-51: MICKEY ROURKE: ACTING LIKE A BOXER...OR BOXING LIKE AN ACTOR, by Tommy Deas, Jr.
*''Miami Herald'', January 7, 1994, Local, page 1B:ROURKE ARRESTED OUTSIDE HIS CLUB.
*''Miami Herald'', June 29, 1992, Sports, page 2D: ROURKE'S LATEST FIGHT NOTHING BUT A FARSE.
*''Miami Herald'', June 9, 1992, Front, page 2A: MICKEY ROURKE'S MANLY ART.
*''Miami Herald'', April 26, 1992, Sports, page 9D: FANS BOOS ROURKE AFTER DRAW.
*''Miami Herald'', April 2, 1992, Neighbors MB, page 16: NEIGHBORS.
*''Miami Herald'', April 9, 1992, Sports, page 2d: SPORTS.
*''Miami Herald'', April 8, 1992, Sports, page 1D: SPORTS.
*''Miami Herald'', April 19, 1992, Sports, page 13D: OH, MICKEY, YOU'RE SO SLY, YOU KEEP UMPS GUESSING ALL THE TIME.
*''Miami Herald'', March 28, 1992, Sports, page 9D: ACTOR ROURKE PLANS TO FIGHT AGAIN APRIL 25.
*''Miami Herald'', May 24, 1991, Front, page 1A: ROURKE'S NEW ROLE: ROCKY.

Julius Helfand

2007-10-16T22:38:16Z

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Julius Helfand

2007-10-16T22:32:48Z

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He was chairman of the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]
from January 1, 1955, to January 1, 1960. Due to its corruption, shady dealings and monopoly status, he disolved [[New York State Boxing Guild]] on Monday, January 16, 1956. A federal probe of the IBC and nationwide boxing was also taking place.

Julius Helfand

2007-10-16T22:32:20Z

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He was chairman of the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]
from January 1, 1955, to January 1, 1960. Due to its corruption, shady dealings and monopoly status, he disolved New York State Boxing Guild on Monday, January 16, 1956. A federal probe of the IBC and nationwide boxing was also taking place.