Bud Bercot
Name: Bud Bercot
Alias: Monroe Buzz Saw
Birth Name: Earl Oren Bercot
Hometown: Monroe, Washington, USA
Birthplace: Washington, USA
Died: 1993-02-21 (Age:84)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Division: Featherweight
Manager: Lonnie Austin
Bud Bercot was the younger brother of fellow Monroe/Everett boxer Dode Bercot (born Henry Bercot). His exact date of birth had been unknown, but was believed to have been sometime in late 1908 to 1910. He was reported as being 14-years-old, per a January 1924 Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper article. According to the U.S. Census database, one Henry Bercot (born about 1903) had only one living younger brother (born about 1909) during both 1910 (while living in Everett, Washington) and 1920 (while living in Monroe, Washington). The younger brother was listed as "Oren E. Bercot" in 1910 and as "Earl O. Bercah" in 1920. In 1930, one "Earle Bercot," 21 years old, was living with his wife, Thelma, was living in North Bend, Washington. At the time, it appears that he was working in the logging industry. According to the U.S. Census database on the FamilySeaech website, one "Earl Bercot," 31 years old, was living with his wife, Thelma, and his daughter, Donna, 4-years-old, in Redmond, Washington during 1940. At the time, he was working as a "logger" for $1,500 a year. He had an eighth grade education, while his wife had one year of high school. And, according to the Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com, one Earl O. Bercot was born on December 16, 1908 and died on February 21, 1993. His last residence was in Marysville, Washington. (Until otherwise confirmed, BoxRec is using the birth name of Earl Oren Bercot.)
Bercot fought on the January 9, 1924 Tacoma fight card. Reporters said that he was still an amateur at the time, and that if he were to fight on that card, he would lose his amateur status. He fought a certain Mr. Dixon (first name not given), and won on a disqualification in the first round when Referee Harold Bird ordered Dixon out of the ring. Yet, not more than a couple of weeks later, he was still fighting amateur bouts. Buddy also had some bouts in California in 1925.
The Jan. 28, 1927 Wenatchee Daily World listed many of his bouts-to-date. Some bouts mentioned there, but not yet recorded in Bercot's BoxRec Fight Record, are:
- KO-3 Frankie Green at Everett
- KO-1 Vincent Shea at Monroe
- KO-3 Vincent Shea at Seattle
- KO-1 Johnny Rose at Los Angeles
- KO-1 Tuffy Fuller at Seattle
- W-4 George Ishii
- W-6 Slip Dean
- W-4 Johnny Woods
After he ended his boxing career, Bercot became a longshoreman living in Mukilteo, Washington. He then moved to Marysville, WA. His son, John, as of 2005, operated a hunting camp near Royal City, WA.