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Kid Ruckenstein

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'''Harry 'Kid' Ruckenstein''' was a Jewish amateur boxer from Berlin, Germany, who fled to Shanghai in 1939. While there, he started to box professionally.

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Kid Ruckenstein

2026-11-07T16:48:02Z

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'''Harry 'Kid' Ruckenstein''' was a Jewish amateur boxer from Berlin, Germany, who fled to Shanghai in 1939. While there, he started to box professionally.
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Mick Tyson

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Mick Tyson

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Virgil Hill

2026-11-07T16:31:53Z

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*'''Trainers:''' [[Freddie Roach]], [[Mike Hall]]; [[Eddie Futch]]
*'''Manager:''' [[Bill Sorensen]]

== Amateur Career ==
*1984 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion
Won the Silver Medal, while representing the United States as a Middleweight at the 1984 [[Olympic Games]]. His results were:
*Defeated Edward Neblett (Barbados) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Brian Schumacher]] (Great Britian) 5-0
*Defeated Damir Skaro (Yugoslavia) 4-1
*Defeated Mohamed Zaoui (Algeria) 5-0
*Lost to [[Shin Joon-Sup]] (South Korea) 2-3

== Failed Drug Tests ==
* On July 17th, 2002, France's Council to Prevent and Fight Doping announced that Hill tested positive for two banned substances in his post-fight drug test following his first meeting with [[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]. According the the announcement, the tests revealed traces of a banned diuretic and a drug used to treat inflammation. Hill did not appear at the hearing or contest the results and was subsequently banned for two years from fighting in France. [http://amarillo.com/stories/071702/spo_spbrief-1.shtml]
* Hill also allegedly failed a 2007 post-fight drug test following his loss to [[Firat Arslan]].

==Other==
*23 opponents (7 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.
**2 opponents'''*''' (1 by KO) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.
**22 opponents'''*''' (6 by KO) in World Light Heavyweight Title bouts.
**One opponent ([[Fabrice Tiozzo]]) beaten for World Cruiserweight (by SD) and World Light Heavyweight Title (by KO).
*Has a record of 24-5 (7 KO) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 11-7 (3 KO) against former or current world titleists.
* Scored victories over [[Marvin Camel]], [[Leslie Stewart]], [[Bobby Czyz]], [[Frank Tate]] (twice), [[Adolpho Washington]], [[Fabrice Tiozzo]] (twice), [[Lou Del Valle]], [[Henry Maske]], and [[Donny Lalonde]].
**Lost to [[Thomas Hearns]], [[Dariusz Michalczewski]], [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Jean-Marc Mormeck]] (twice), Henry Maske, and [[Firat Arslan]].
* Named [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 2000.
*Hill's ex-wife, Denean Howard-Hill was an Olympic 4 x 400 meters relay team medalist, winning the Gold in 1984, and Silver in 1988.
* His current wife Carla Hill is an established boxing promoter.[[http://www.carlaquicksilverhill.com/press.html]][[http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12939-new-promoter-on-the-block-is-carla-hill-ex-champ-virgils-wife]][[http://www.carlaquicksilverhill.com/uploads/2/8/9/9/2899896/carla_hillpresentation6212011.pdf]]
* Hill's son, Virgil Hill Jr. was a standout high school baseball player. He was taken as an outfielder in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Virgil_Hill]
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Leslie Stewart]]|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Thomas Hearns]]|
years=1987 Sep 5 – 1991 Jun 3
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Iran Barkley]]<br>Vacated|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Dariusz Michalczewski]]|
years=1992 Sep 29 – 1997 Jun 13
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Henry Maske]]|
title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Dariusz Michalczewski]]|
years=1996 Nov 23 – 1997 Jun 13
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Fabrice Tiozzo]]|
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]|
years=2000 Dec 9 – 2002 Feb 3
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]<br>Upgraded to Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Firat Arslan]]<br>Regular Champion|
years=2006 Jan 27 – 2007 Nov 24<br>'''Regular Champion'''
}}
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[[Category:1984 Olympians]]
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[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
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Bill Sorensen

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Bill Sorensen

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Show:962826

2026-11-07T12:43:56Z

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Reported in 1943-6-13 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''. The card also featured an amateur fight and a mixed bout. In the mixed bout amateur Henry Souza beat pro George Lookoff.

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2026-11-07T12:42:57Z

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Reported in 1943-6-13 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

Show:962819

2026-11-07T11:07:25Z

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Reported in 1943-5-23 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''. Because of rain the co-main event between [[Knocker Nakano]] and [[Joe Clara]] was cancelled. Preliminary fighters Ton and Chiang were not paid for their fights, so they could retain their amateur status despite fighting on a professional card.

Show:962819

2026-11-07T11:06:11Z

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Reported in 1943-5-23 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''. Because of rain the co-main event between [[Knocker Nakano]] and [[Joe Clara]] was cancelled.

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Angelo Delle Donne

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Angelo Delle Donne

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Show:962752

2026-11-06T06:04:49Z

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Reported in 1943-5-9 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''. The card also featured three mixed bouts, an amateur fight and an exhibition match. In the mixed bouts amateurs Baby Manuel and Perelli resp. beat professionals Fighting Mike and Young Victor, while professional Kid Golobeff beat amateur Obmenico Sgobba.

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2026-11-06T05:56:49Z

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Reported in 1943-5-9 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''. The card also featured three mixed bouts, an amateur fight and an exhibition match.

Show:962694

2026-11-05T18:06:00Z

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Reported in 1943-4-25 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

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Reported in 1943-4-11 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

Show:962688

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Reported in 1943-3-28 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

Show:962685

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Reported in 1943-3-7 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

Bobby Croucher

2026-11-05T16:15:57Z

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Although he fought on a professional card in July 1941, '''Bobby Croucher''' would continue his career as an amateur. There supposedly was no contradiction, as he claimed to not have been paid for the professional bout.

Show:962653

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Reported in 1943-2-28 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

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2026-11-04T17:44:08Z

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Paul Lojnikoff

2026-11-04T17:43:57Z

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Paul Lojnikoff

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Show:962617

2026-11-04T17:19:16Z

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Reported in 1943-1-31 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

File:MikeCorrin.jpg

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Human:1508731

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Mike Corrin

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Mike Corrin

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Kid Teddy

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File:JoeClara.jpg

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Human:1199469

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Joe Clara

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Joe Clara

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Show:962613

2026-11-04T16:10:14Z

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Reported in 1943-1-24 ''The Shanghai Times (Shanghai)''.

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Bobby Lee (of Shanghai)

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Bobby Lee (of Shanghai)

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Bobby Lee (of Shanghai)

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File:KidTeddy.jpg

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Kid Teddy

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