Mickey Dolan (of Florida)

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Name: Mickey Dolan
Alias: Roely Andrews
Birth Name: Roelis Brooks
Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA
Height: 191cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Trainer: Dwaine Simpson

Mickey Dolan; born Roelis Brooks in 1944. Dolan (Brooks) was a Miami, Florida club-fighter on a number of South Florida boxing promotions.

He fought under different names: Roelis Brooks (His birth name), Mickey Dolan, Roely Andrews, and Micky Nolan.

Dolan was trained by Dwaine Simpson, and was a sparring partner for Eddie Linder, Linnes Johnson, and Willie Taylor. He was tall for a middleweight, standing about 6 feet 3 inches tall.

According to the Miami News, Dolan was to fight undefeated Larry Gibavitch on August 29, 1967 in Miami Beach, Florida, on the undercard of the Levi Forte-Tony Ventura match. However, Dolan dropped out of the match.

Dolan retired from boxing in 1966 following a loss to a fighter named Johnson (possibly Eddie "Mad Dog" Johnson) on the undercard of the Herman "Scatterhawk" Dixon-Jimmy Ralston main event in Melbourne, Florida.

2013, the 69 year old Dolan still works out in the gym. He trains in boxing, kickboxing, ju-jitsu, and mixed martial arts.

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