Anthony Mosco

Name: Anthony Mosco
Birth Name: Anthony John Mosco
Hometown: Tampa, Florida, USA
Birthplace: New York, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 188cm
Reach: 184cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Amateur career

• Anthony Mosco was a New York Golden Gloves heavyweight open champion in the 1980s, and later a Florida Golden Gloves champion before turning professional, and was considered a promising prospect.

• Anthony Mosco was a popular local fighter in the Tampa, Florida area.

Professional Career

• Mosco Trained at the gym at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa in Florida by Dan Birmingham, a trainer of Ronald (Winky) Wright, Jeff Lacy, and Keith Thurman.

• Mosco was a sparring partner for the late heavyweight contender Smokin' Bert Cooper.

• Anthony Mosco retired undefeated in his brief professional heavyweight career. Mosco was considered a legitimate heavyweight prospect during his promising brief career.

• Anthony Mosco unintentionally became world famous long after retirement, when his 22 second knockout of Jimmy Smith (who never landed a punch) went viral on YouTube.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBphddLd4Ho</ref>

• Mosco retired from boxing after three professional bouts, due to a congenital fused vertebrae in his neck. Mosco returned to school, and received an MBA degree. As of 2017, he was Vice-President of Sales at Polymer Logistic.

• Source: Tony Mosco – The Story of a Heavyweight Who Went Viral <ref>http://www.boxingscene.com/tony-mosco-story-heavyweight-who-went-viral--117164#sthash.YvZ9Cdgz.dpuf</ref>