Candy McDaniels (of Orlando)

Name: Candy McDaniels
Birth Name: Lardrell McDaniels
Hometown: Orlando, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, USA
Died: 2006-05-17 (Age:80)
Pro Boxer: Record

Famed basketball player Darryl Dawkins claimed in an interview after his NBA finals fight with Maurice Lucas that Candy McDaniels was his uncle and taught him how to fight. McDaniels was indeed the half-brother of Dawkins's mother. Most of his career he was promoted on all black shows in segregated Florida which were put on by "Blind Babe" Lancaster an African-American promoter.

- On the 8th of February 1950 McDaniels fought a six round exhibition with Joe Louis at the Tangerine Bowl in front of 3000 fans.

- Was scheduled to fight "Deacon" Dave Sutton in Tampa 10 December 1951, no result found.

- Was scheduled to fight "Big Boy" Williams in Melbourne, FL 1 June 1953, no result found.

- 5 November 1951 he won a 3rd round TKO over an unnamed fighter from the Army.

- He was scheduled to fight on 10 Dec 1951, no result found.

- Scheduled to fight 25 Nov 1954 Lucky Jordan in Orlando.

- Scheduled to rematch Johnny Gould 23 April 1956 in Fort Pierce, FL.