Mike Knight - Revision history

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	Mike Knight boxed amateur from 1971–1981 and won several amateur titles, including 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion - 156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978 South Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest) Heavyweight Champion - 201 lbs.		Mike Knight boxed amateur from 1971–1981 and won several amateur titles, including 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion - 156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978 South Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest) Heavyweight Champion - 201 lbs.

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	Mike Knight boxed amateur from 1971–1981 and won several amateur titles, including 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion - 156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978 South Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest) Heavyweight Champion - 201 lbs.		Mike Knight boxed amateur from 1971–1981 and won several amateur titles, including 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion - 156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978 South Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest) Heavyweight Champion - 201 lbs.

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	Mike Knight boxed amateur from 1971–1981 and won several amateur titles, including 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion - 156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978 South Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest) Heavyweight Champion - 201 lbs.		Mike Knight boxed amateur from 1971–1981 and won several amateur titles, including 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion - 156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978 South Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest) Heavyweight Champion - 201 lbs.

Mikeknight: Corrected spelling of Joe Souza (not Sousa) cutman.

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	On November 5, 1977, after a ring absence of over 3 years, in Vilseck, Germany, Knight, who weighed in at 183 lbs., lost to future heavyweight champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith, who weighed 235. This was reportedly James Smith's first amateur boxing match (European Stars and Stripes - Monday, November 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany).		On November 5, 1977, after a ring absence of over 3 years, in Vilseck, Germany, Knight, who weighed in at 183 lbs., lost to future heavyweight champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith, who weighed 235. This was reportedly James Smith's first amateur boxing match (European Stars and Stripes - Monday, November 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany).

	In January 1978, Mike Knight competed in the 178 lb. light-heavyweight division, where he won the USAFE Boxing Championships in Upper Heyford, England. With all of his wins coming by way of knock out [9][10], Knight was selected for the All Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas, where he trained with Roger Leonard (Sugar Ray Leonard's older brother), Jerome Bennett, Will Esperon, Juan Ruiz, Richard Wood, Wade Walker and coach Osmar Alaniz. Knight won the 1978 South Texas AAU light-heavyweight Championship (winning 2 fights, 1 by KO) in Corpus Christi, Texas, with trainers Tony Ayala, Sr., and Joe ~~Sousa~~ (Corpus Christi Caller, April 2, 1978). Knight competed in the 1978 AAU National Boxing Championships in Biloxi, Mississippi, but was eliminated due to a severe ankle injury.		In January 1978, Mike Knight competed in the 178 lb. light-heavyweight division, where he won the USAFE Boxing Championships in Upper Heyford, England. With all of his wins coming by way of knock out [9][10], Knight was selected for the All Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas, where he trained with Roger Leonard (Sugar Ray Leonard's older brother), Jerome Bennett, Will Esperon, Juan Ruiz, Richard Wood, Wade Walker and coach Osmar Alaniz. Knight won the 1978 South Texas AAU light-heavyweight Championship (winning 2 fights, 1 by KO) in Corpus Christi, Texas, with trainers Tony Ayala, Sr., and Joe Souza (Corpus Christi Caller, April 2, 1978). Knight competed in the 1978 AAU National Boxing Championships in Biloxi, Mississippi, but was eliminated due to a severe ankle injury.

	In 1979, Mike Knight was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. It was in Omaha at the 1140 Boxing Gym where Knight sparred with Lamont Kirkland, 1980 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion, and was trained by Kenny Jackson. Other sparring partners at the time were pro heavyweights Lupe Guerra, Walter Ware, Dan Murphy and Rick Kellar. In 1979, Knight competed as a heavyweight in the Kansas/Oklahoma Regional Golden Gloves Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. In his semi-final bout, Knight KO'd Rick Redford in the 2nd round (Hutchinson News - Saturday, March 10, 1979, Hutchinson, Kansas). In the final championship fight, Knight (5'11", 205 lbs.) lost a close decision to Richard Cade (6'4", 235 lbs.) who was the previous year's winner and ranked in the top 10 in the USA.		In 1979, Mike Knight was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. It was in Omaha at the 1140 Boxing Gym where Knight sparred with Lamont Kirkland, 1980 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion, and was trained by Kenny Jackson. Other sparring partners at the time were pro heavyweights Lupe Guerra, Walter Ware, Dan Murphy and Rick Kellar. In 1979, Knight competed as a heavyweight in the Kansas/Oklahoma Regional Golden Gloves Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. In his semi-final bout, Knight KO'd Rick Redford in the 2nd round (Hutchinson News - Saturday, March 10, 1979, Hutchinson, Kansas). In the final championship fight, Knight (5'11", 205 lbs.) lost a close decision to Richard Cade (6'4", 235 lbs.) who was the previous year's winner and ranked in the top 10 in the USA.

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	Mike Knight won several amateur titles - 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion -		Mike Knight boxed amateur from 1971–1981 and won several amateur titles, including 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion - 156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978 South Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest) Heavyweight Champion - 201 lbs.
	156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978
	South-Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest)
	Heavyweight Champion (201 lbs~~.) He knocked out Roger Pepel (who fought as~~
	~~Rocky Pepeli in the pros) in the 2nd round to win that title~~.

	He ~~sparred once~~ with Mike ~~McCallum~~ (~~the middlewt champ~~) in ~~Tampa~~, in ~~1981~~. ~~He also~~ was on the Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas ~~in 1978 (~~with Roger Leonard, Sugar Ray's older brother) and ~~1980~~. ~~Mr. Tony~~		In 1973 Mike Knight was a member of the Naval Training Center Boxing Team in Orlando, FL. He was trained by Willie Besmanoff and Larry Anzalone. Knight used to spar with Besmanoff, who was a heavyweight contender in the 1960s, having fought Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, and others. Knight defeated Scott Clark twice, first in the 1973 District Junior Olympic 156 lb. Championships at the Orlando Naval Training Center and again on 7/18/73 on the undercard of the Walter White vs. Andy Kendall bout at the Orlando Sports Stadium (The Ring Magazine, November 1973, page 48).
	~~Ayala (trainer) helped in his corner in his~~ 1978 South-Texas AAU
	light-heavyweight ~~championship win~~, ~~along~~ with Joe Sousa (~~now~~ a ~~world renown~~		Clark went on to turn professional and lost to Jose Pipino Cuevas in a World Welterweight Championship fight in 1979. Knight went on to win the Florida State Junior Olympic Championships and competed at the 1973 Junior Olympic National Championships in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he was defeated by the 156 lb. Champion, Tommy Sullivan, who went on to win the 1975 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Championship by defeating future World Light-Heavyweight Champion Michael Spinks
	~~"cut-man")~~. ~~He used to train~~ with Lamont Kirkland, the ~~national~~ Golden		On Friday, September 13, 1974, weighing 178 lbs., 16 year old Mike Knight KO'd 20 year old Bobbie Bessent in 32 seconds of the 1st round at the Orlando Sports Stadium.
	Gloves ~~middleweight champ (1980)~~ in ~~Omaha~~, ~~Nebraska~~ in 1979~~-81~~, ~~with trainer~~
	~~Kenny Jackson~~. ~~He sparred with~~ the ~~first World Cruiserweight~~		After enlisting in the United States Air Force, Mike Knight was stationed at Kapaun AS Air Station in Germany in 1976-78. In 1977, Knight became a member of the Ramstein Boxing Team.
	~~Champion-Marvin Camel~~, in ~~1982~~, in ~~Omaha~~, ~~Nebraska~~. ~~He trained~~, in ~~1983~~,		On November 5, 1977, after a ring absence of over 3 years, in Vilseck, Germany, Knight, who weighed in at 183 lbs., lost to future heavyweight champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith, who weighed 235. This was reportedly James Smith's first amateur boxing match (European Stars and Stripes - Monday, November 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany).
	~~along side light-weight champion~~, ~~Tony "~~the ~~tiger" Lopez~~, in ~~Sacramento~~, CA,
	~~with trainer~~, ~~Will Edgington~~, ~~for about 9 months~~, ~~but~~ had ~~trouble getting~~ a		In January 1978, Mike Knight competed in the 178 lb. light-heavyweight division, where he won the USAFE Boxing Championships in Upper Heyford, England. With all of his wins coming by way of knock out [9][10], Knight was selected for the All Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas, where he trained with Roger Leonard (Sugar Ray Leonard's older brother), Jerome Bennett, Will Esperon, Juan Ruiz, Richard Wood, Wade Walker and coach Osmar Alaniz. Knight won the 1978 South Texas AAU light-heavyweight Championship (winning 2 fights, 1 by KO) in Corpus Christi, Texas, with trainers Tony Ayala, Sr., and Joe Sousa (Corpus Christi Caller, April 2, 1978). Knight competed in the 1978 AAU National Boxing Championships in Biloxi, Mississippi, but was eliminated due to a severe ankle injury.
	fight. In 1981~~-82~~, he sparred ~~daily~~ with Walter "Snake" White -
	light-heavyweight contender of the '~~70's, in Tampa~~. ~~He beat Scott Clark~~		In 1979, Mike Knight was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. It was in Omaha at the 1140 Boxing Gym where Knight sparred with Lamont Kirkland, 1980 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion, and was trained by Kenny Jackson. Other sparring partners at the time were pro heavyweights Lupe Guerra, Walter Ware, Dan Murphy and Rick Kellar. In 1979, Knight competed as a heavyweight in the Kansas/Oklahoma Regional Golden Gloves Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. In his semi-final bout, Knight KO'd Rick Redford in the 2nd round (Hutchinson News - Saturday, March 10, 1979, Hutchinson, Kansas). In the final championship fight, Knight (5'11", 205 lbs.) lost a close decision to Richard Cade (6'4", 235 lbs.) who was the previous year's winner and ranked in the top 10 in the USA.
	~~( twice)(who went on~~ to ~~lose to Pepino Cuevas for the Welterweight title~~ in
	~~1979) in 1973~~ for the ~~Florida State Junior Olympic 156 lb~~. ~~Championship.~~		In February 1980, Mike Knight fought in a heavyweight bout at the Fire Hall in Blair, Nebraska, KOing his 6'8", 260 lb. opponent in the 3rd round and winning the Outstanding Boxer Award in the Blair Eagles Boxing Tournament.
	~~One of his first trainers (~~in ~~1973)~~ was ~~Willie Besmanoff~~, who ~~fought Ali~~ in		The same year, Mike Knight was again selected to be a member of the All Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas. In the All Air Force Boxing Tournament, Knight defeated Howard Lake (who was later ranked in the top 5 in the USA) by decision but lost in the Heavyweight Championship fight to Stanley Butler in a close (questionable) decision. Stanley Butler then represented the USAF in the 1980 Interservice Boxing Championships. Butler KO'd Parris Flowers in the 1st round in his semi-final bout. In the finals, Butler was KO'd by James Broad (Army). James Broad went on to win the 1980 Olympic Trials.
	~~1963~~. ~~Willie used~~ to ~~spar~~ and ~~train kids in Orlando~~, ~~Florida -~~ at ~~the Naval~~
	~~Training Center gym~~.		On February 28, 1981, Mike Knight won the Midwest USA/ABF Heavyweight (201 lb.) Championship with a 1st round KO (27 seconds) over Jeff Shubert in Sioux City, Iowa.[15] Knight went on to win the 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 Heavyweight Championship (201 lbs.) in Grand Island, Nebraska, with a 2nd round KO over Roger Pepel, who was the 1980 National Junior Olympic Heavyweight Champion and turned pro as Rocky Pepeli. At the 1981 National USA/ABF Championships in Concord, CA, Knight lost to Bennie Heard, who was runner-up in the Heavyweight (201 lbs) division and became the 1982 National USA/ABF Light-Heavyweight Champion. Bennie Heard also has a victory over Evander Holyfield as an amateur.

			In 1981, Mike Knight turned professional as a Light-Heavyweight in Tampa, Florida, with trainer Bennie Marshall and manager Phil Alessi. Knight had a 2-0 (1 KO) record with both wins at fight cards that took place at Curtis Hixon Hall (St. Petersburg - The Evening Independent, January 7, 1982). In 1981, at Alessi's gym in Tampa, Knight sparred with Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum, Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight world champion and Walter "Snake" White, light-heavyweight contender from the '70s. Knight left Florida and moved back to Omaha, Nebraska, where he sparred with Cruiserweight Champion Marvin Camel, in June 1982, while Camel was training for his USBA Cruiserweight Title fight against Leonardo Rodgers at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Unable to get fights in the Midwest, Knight traveled to Sacramento, California, where he was trained by Will Edgington, who was also training Sal Lopez and future 3 x World Champion, Tony "The Tiger" Lopez in 1983. Due to the lack of sparring partners and inability to get fights, Knight retired from boxing and became a State of California correctional officer at CTF Soledad Prison in December 1983.

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	Mike Knight won several amateur titles - 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion -		Mike Knight won several amateur titles - 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion -

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			Mike Knight won several amateur titles - 1973 Florida State Junior Olympic Champion -
	156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978		156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978
	South-Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest)		South-Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest)
	Heavyweight Champion (201 lbs.) [He knocked out Roger Pepel (who fought as		Heavyweight Champion (201 lbs.) He knocked out Roger Pepel (who fought as
	Rocky Pepeli in the pros) in the 2nd round to win that title].		Rocky Pepeli in the pros) in the 2nd round to win that title.

	He sparred once with Mike McCallum (the middlewt champ~~, and 5x champion?~~) in Tampa, in 1981. He also was on the Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas in 1978 (with Roger Leonard, Sugar Ray's older brother) and 1980. Mr. Tony		He sparred once with Mike McCallum (the middlewt champ) in Tampa, in 1981. He also was on the Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas in 1978 (with Roger Leonard, Sugar Ray's older brother) and 1980. Mr. Tony
	Ayala (trainer) helped in his corner in his 1978 South-Texas AAU		Ayala (trainer) helped in his corner in his 1978 South-Texas AAU
	light-heavyweight championship win, along with Joe Sousa (now a world ~~renoun~~		light-heavyweight championship win, along with Joe Sousa (now a world renown
	"cut-man"). He used to train with Lamont Kirkland, the national Golden		"cut-man"). He used to train with Lamont Kirkland, the national Golden
	Gloves middleweight champ (1980) in Omaha, Nebraska in 1979-81, with trainer		Gloves middleweight champ (1980) in Omaha, Nebraska in 1979-81, with trainer

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	156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978		156 lbs., 1978 USAFE (All-Air Force European) Champion - 178 lbs., 1978
	South-Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest)		South-Texas AAU Champion - 178 lbs., 1981 USA/ABF Region 9 (Midwest)
	Heavyweight Champion (201 lbs.)(He knocked out Roger Pepel (who fought as		Heavyweight Champion (201 lbs.) [He knocked out Roger Pepel (who fought as
	Rocky Pepeli in the pros) in the 2nd round to win that title).		Rocky Pepeli in the pros) in the 2nd round to win that title].

	He sparred once with Mike McCallum (the middlewt champ, and 5x champion?) in Tampa, in 1981. He also was on the Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas in 1978 (with Roger Leonard, Sugar Ray's older brother) and 1980. Mr. Tony		He sparred once with Mike McCallum (the middlewt champ, and 5x champion?) in Tampa, in 1981. He also was on the Air Force Boxing Team in San Antonio, Texas in 1978 (with Roger Leonard, Sugar Ray's older brother) and 1980. Mr. Tony
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	Training Center gym.		Training Center gym.

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