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Howard Davis, Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Howard Edward Davis, Jr. (born February 14, 1956) is a retired world-class American amateur and professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muhammad Ali, Davis embarked on his amateur career. He won the 1976 Olympic gold medal one week after his mother died. He was also awarded the "Val Barker Trophy at the Olympics, beating out such boxers Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks.

He turned professional after the Olympics and went on to a professional record of 36–6–1 with 14 knockouts. He retired in 1996.[1] As of 2009, he works as boxing director at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, where he trains both amateur and professional boxers and MMA fighters. He is also a motivational speaker and a musician.

As an amateur, Davis was trained by his father, a former boxer. He had an outstanding amateur career. In 1976, Davis won the Olympic gold medal in the lightweight division in Montreal, Canada. Davis was also named the Outstanding Boxer of the 1976 Olympics and given the Val Barker Trophy. His Olympic teammates included Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks.

His Olympic victory came just one week after his mother died of a heart attack.

Davis had an amateur record of 125–5.

Amateur accomplishments include:
1973 National AAU Champion (125 lb) Defeated Leroy Veasley of Detroit in the final

1974 World Championships (125 lbs) in Havana, Cuba Defeated Roberto Andino (Puerto Rico) on points
Defeated Rumen Peshev (Bulgaria) on points
Defeated Eddie Ndukwu (Nigeria) on points
Defeated Mariano Álvarez (Cuba) on points
Defeated Boris Kuznetsov (Soviet Union) on points

1976 National AAU Champion (132 lbs) Defeated Thomas Hearns on points.

1976 Olympic Trials Defeated Aaron Pryor to qualify at 132 pounds

1976 Summer Olympics – Gold Medal (132 lbs) and Val Barker Award winner for Most Outstanding Boxer of the Games Defeated Yukio Segawa (Japan) won on points
Defeated Leonidas Asprilla (Colombia) won by KO 2
Defeated Tzvetan Tzvetkov (Bulgaria) won by TKO 3
Defeated Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) won on points
Defeated Simion Cuţov (Romania) won on points

Professional career

Davis turned professional in 1977. After winning his first thirteen fights, he challenged Jim Watt for the WBC lightweight title in 1980. Watt won by a fifteen-round unanimous decision. In 1984, with a record of 26–1, Davis fought Edwin Rosario for the WBC lightweight title. Rosario retained his title with a twelve-round split decision. His final attempt to win a world title came in 1988. Davis was stunningly knocked out in the first round by IBF junior welterweight champion Buddy McGirt. He retired after the fight. In 1994, Davis launched a comeback as a middleweight. He retired for good after a second-round knockout loss to Dana Rosenblatt. He finished with a professional record of 36–6–1 with 14 KO's.[2]

Honors

In August 1976, Davis' hometown of Glen Cove, New York honored Davis with a parade for his Olympic achievement, which was attended by Lt. Governor Mary Anne Krupsak.

In July 2009, Glen Cove honored Davis by naming a street after him. The Mayor also proclaimed July 10 as Howard Davis Day in honor of both father and son.[3]

Life after boxing

Davis trains professional fighters like Chuck Liddell and others.
Currently, Davis is serving as a boxing trainer to MMA fighters, including Chuck Liddell and fighters from American Top Team. He also works as a sports commentator, a public speaker, and a promoter for Fight Time Promotions.

Davis is currently the boxing coach/trainer for Chuck Liddell on The Ultimate Fighter 11.[4]

Davis' wife Karla Guadamuz-Davis serves as his Publicist and Business Manager. (www.kgcmarketingteam.com)

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Johnny Bumphus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Johnny 'Bump City' Bumphus (born 17 August 1960 in Tacoma, WA), is a former boxer who was world light welterweight champion.

Professional career

Dubbed "Bump City," Bumphus began his career as a hot prospect, winning his first 22 fights, including the Vacant WBA Light Welterweight Title with a decision win over Lorenzo Luis Garcia in 1984. Bumphus lost the belt in June 1984 in Buffalo, New York to Gene Hatcher. Hatcher scored an 11th-round technical knockout that featured Hatcher knocking Bumphus down, then slipping and falling on a follow-up attempt, then throwing Bumphus down to the mat when both fighters clinched. A post-fight melee in the ring then ensued, as Hatcher was celebrating in triumph while the now-deposed champion was slugging away in frustration. The fight was named as Ring Magazine Upset of the year for 1984. In 1987 Bumphus took on Lloyd Honeyghan for the WBC and IBF Welterweight Title, but lost a 2nd round TKO. He retired after the loss, with a record of 29-2-0.

Towards the end of his boxing career he developed an addiction to cocaine, which he briefly kicked. When he returned to Tacoma's ex-drug infested Hilltop neighborhood in 1989, he quickly became addicted to crack cocaine. In 1995, he spent a year in rehab, and then left Tacoma to work as a trainer for his former manager Lou Duva in West Palm Beach, Florida.

As a trainer, he has worked with Kassim Ouma and Emmett Linton.

Amateur career

Bumphus began boxing as an amateur at the age of eight out of the Tacoma Boxing Club, and claimed a career amateur record of 341-16.[1] He was one of five World Champions to begin boxing in Tacoma; Freddie Steele, Rocky Lockridge, Sugar Ray Seales and Leo Randolph, were the others. His amateur highlights were:
1977 National AAU Featherweight Champion, decisioning Lee Simmons of Akron, OH, in the final.
1979 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs), defeating Efrain Nieves at Indianapolis

Olympics

Bumphus qualified at 139 pounds and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team [2] that perished in an air crash in Warsaw, Poland, on 14 March 1980 [3]. The team was en route to Warsaw, Poland for the USA vs. Poland Box-off as part of "USA vs. the World." event. Bumphus was not with the team. Among the USA Boxing teammates who were killed in the plane crash were Lemuel Steeples from St. Louis; Calvin Anderson from Connecticut; Paul Palomino - the brother of Carlos Palomino; George Pimentel, and Olympic Coach, Sarge Johnson. Members of the team who were also not aboard included Bobby Czyz, Alex Ramos, and James Shuler.

Bumphus earned his berth on the team with a win over Ronnie Shields. Bumphus did not compete in the Olympics, due to the U. S. boycott.

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Wilfredo Gómez.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956), sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion.

Biography

Gómez was born in a poor area of Las Monjas in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has admitted to newspapers that, as a little child, he had to fight off bullies on Las Monjas' streets. He has told some Puerto Rican newspapers that he felt he was born to fight because of that situation. Gómez's father was a taxi driver and his mother was a homemaker. Gómez himself reportedly used a bicycle as means of transportation when he was young, and he sold candy to earn pocket money before becoming an amateur boxer.

Amateur career and professional debut

Gómez won the gold medal at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba before turning professional.He also competed in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, getting eliminated by an Egyptian rival in the Olympic's first round of bouts.He compiled an overall record of 96 wins and 3 defeats as an amateur boxer. Because of his family's economical situation, he decided not to wait for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, opting to begin making money right after the Cuban competition instead. Coming from Puerto Rico, he settled for less money and exposure from the American media, and moved to Costa Rica, where he began to tour all of Central America in hopes of finding matches. His professional debut came in Panama City, Panama, where he fought to a draw with Jacinto Fuentes.

Professional career

After this inauspicious debut, he reeled off a streak of 32 knockout wins in a row.Including wins over Fuentes, who was dispatched in 2 rounds in a rematch, and future world champion Alberto Davila, who lasted 9 rounds before being defeated. His 32 knockout wins in a row make him the world champion with the longest knockout streak in history, placing him in third place behind Lamar Clark (44) and Billy Fox (43) for the all-time knockout streak. Among world champions, Gómez had the longest knockout winning streak; neither Clark nor Fox won world titles.

Gómez's knockout streak caught the eye of the WBC Super Bantamweight champion Dong Kyun Yum of South Korea, who travelled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to defend his crown against Gómez. Yum had a promising start, dropping Gómez 30 seconds into the bout, but Gómez picked himself up and eventually won the crown, his first world title, with a 12th round knockout.His first defense took him to the Far East, where he beat former world champion Royal Kobayashi in 3 rounds in Tokyo.Kobayashi had lasted 5 rounds vs Alexis Argüello and 10 rounds vs Roberto Durán when Duran was a Featherweight. Next was Ryu Tomonari in a small city of Thailand. He lasted 2 rounds.

Gómez's streak reached 32 knockouts in a row. Those 32 knockouts in a row included what is generally considered to be his biggest victory ever, a five round defeat of World Bantamweight champion Carlos Zarate, who was 55-0 with 54 knockout wins coming into their San Juan bout.Also included in that streak was future world champion Leo Cruz, beaten in 13 rounds at San Juan. After recording his 32rd. knockout win in a row, he moved up in weight to face the world Featherweight champion Salvador Sánchez of Mexico. He lost to Salvador Sanchez by 8th round TKO.
Hoping to get a rematch with Sanchez, Gómez went back to the super bantamweight division, where he got a dispense from the WBC to make 2 preparation bouts before defending his title again. He did so and won 2 non title bouts in a row, both by knockout in the 2nd round, one over Jose Luis Soto, who was a stablemate of Julio César Chávez back in Culiacán, Mexico. Wins over future world champ Juan 'Kid' Meza, knocked out in six in Atlantic City, and Juan Antonio Lopez, knocked out in ten as part of the Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney undercard followed.But all chances of a rematch with Sanchez were dashed when Sanchez died in a car crash outside Mexico City the morning of August 12, 1982. Mexico's boxing fans and general public mourned their gone champion, and boxing fans across Latin America joined Mexico in their tragedy. Gómez, who was training to defend against Mexican Roberto Rubaldino only 5 days later, took a quick trip to Mexico to offer Sanchez flowers and then returned to Puerto Rico the same afternoon. He beat Rubaldino by knockout in 8 rounds and made 1 more title defense, against the Mexican bantamweight world champ Lupe Pintor in the Carnival of Champions in New Orleans, winning by knockout in 14 rounds.The Pintor contest was the only time a Gómez fight was showcased on HBO, which at the time exclusively showcased the largest boxing fights, much like the Pay Per View system does currently.

By the time he was done with the Junior Featherweights, Gómez had established a division record of 17 defenses, and a world record of most defenses in a row won by knockout, all his defenses finishing before the established distance limit.

Featherweight division

He then re-tried winning the Featherweight title and this time, he achieved his dream, winning his second world title by dethroning Juan Laporte, a fellow Puerto Rican who had won the title left vacant after Sanchez died. He beat Laporte by a 12 round unanimous decision. This time, however, it didn't last that long. Ahead on all scorecards, Gómez was the victim of a rally by Azumah Nelson of Ghana who knocked him out in 11 rounds in San Juan, December 8, 1984.

Gómez wanted either a rematch with Nelson or a shot at Junior Lightweight world champ Rocky Lockridge of New Jersey, whichever came first. Lockridge was first to offer Gómez a try, and the 2 battled a closely scored 15 round bout in San Juan, with Gómez being given a unanimous 15 round decision, which many experts have said Lockridge deserved, but also which in the opinion of most who saw it live, was a justified decision.

This reign also came to an end quick, Gómez being handed his 3rd loss at the hands of young Alfredo Layne by knockout in 9 rounds. Layne lost the title in his own first defense to South Africa's Bryan Mitchell, and it became obvious Gómez's best years had gone by, so he retired after this fight.

Last fights and retirement

Gómez tried a comeback in 1988 and 1989, but after winning 2 more bouts by knockout, he realized boxing wasn't in his heart anymore and retired for good. He later moved to Venezuela, where he ran into drug problems, causing him trouble with the law and spending some months in jail.He attended a rehabilitation center in Colombia. Gómez rebounded and is now back in Puerto Rico, where he has managed to stay off drugs. He has helped the Hector 'Macho' Camacho with the training of Camacho's son Héctor Camacho Jr., who is a boxer in the Jr Welterweight division. In 1998, Gòmez became a born-again Christian.

On May 18, 2003, Gómez returned to Panama, where he was received by Duran and Eusebio Pedroza, among others. In a message geared towards Panamanians, he expressed thanks to that country, calling it his second country and saying, among other things "I'm very motivated now that I will return to Puerto Rico, and no one should be surprised if I buy an apartment in Panama and move my family here".However, he bought a house in Kissimmee, Florida in 2006, and plans to move there by May of that year. Gómez has three daughters Jennifer, Maria Helena and Linselina and one son Wilfredo Junior.

Gómez had a record of 44 win, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 42 knock out wins. In 1978, he was named Boxing Illustrated's fighter of the year. He is now a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In 2003 a biographical film entitled Bazooka: The Battles of Wilfredo Gómez was produced by Cinemar Films, the documental was directed by Mario Diaz and was filmed in New York City.

Professional record
44 Wins (42 knockouts, 2 decisions), 3 Losses, 1 Draw

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Igor Vysotsky
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Igor Vysotsky was an amateur boxer from Soviet Union, best known for twice defeating 1972, 1976, and 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist Teofilo Stevenson. He was the U.S.S.R. Heavyweight Champion in 1978 and had an amateur record of 161-24.

Vysotsky first fought Stevenson in July 1973, defeating him by a 3-2 decision. Their second and final meeting was in April 1976. Vysotsky stopped Stevenson in the third round.

Shortly before the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Vysotsky was badly cut in a sparring session, which prevented his participation in the Olympics (cuts were a problem for Vysotsky throughout his career). The Cubans didn't know about the injury and sent two heavyweights to Montreal, Stevenson and Milyano Romero. If Vysotsky had participated, Stevenson would have been an alternate.

In 1976, He stopped future WBA Heavyweight Champion Tony Tubbs in two rounds.The following year, he fought another future WBA Heavyweight Champion, Greg Page, losing by a split decision. Both bouts were in Las Vegas, Nevada and were part of a series of matches between the U.S.A. team and the U.S.S.R team.

In June 1978, Muhammad Ali went on a ten-day tour of the Soviet Union. While there, he sparred several rounds with Vysotsky.

Vysotsky's last fight was at the 1980 U.S.S.R. National Championships. He lost to Zhenya Gorstkov due to a cut.

Rivalry with Stevenson

After the years, Vysotsky and Stevenson are no longer rivals
Teófilo Stevenson was known for two fights with Vysotsky, who defeated Stevenson twice. Vysotsky later revealed in his interview to East Side Boxing:


I fought Teofilo twice. We first met at the “Córdova Cardín” tournament in 1973 in Cuba. I took the first two opponents, both being Cuban, out early. In the third, I beat Stevenson on points. Although the score was 3:2, the pace of the fight forced Teofilo to take two necessary breaks to retie his gloves. We had a saying in the USSR, “It’s easier to win the World championships than it is to win ‘Córdova Cardín’.” The second time was at a class A International tournament in Minsk, in March 1976. In each stanza, Stevenson took a count, while in the final three minutes, I knocked him out.

—Igor Vysotsky, Interview with East Side Boxing, 2006


opinion personal:
admire mucho a igor,no por ser un extraclase,sino por apalear 2 veces al alabardero de la dictadura castrista,ademas de criminal y delincuente consuetudinario teofilo stevenson.
saludos.

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increible,he gastado mi tiempo inutilmente escribiendo un post,buscando datos,para que al final desaparezca.
jejeje,bueno,a la 3ra va la vencida(esta fue la 3ra).
que lastima!!!

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increible,he gastado mi tiempo inutilmente escribiendo un post,buscando datos,para que al final desaparezca.
jejeje,bueno,a la 3ra va la vencida(esta fue la 3ra).
que lastima!!!

Disculpa Cuquin al ser en Ingles y al intentarlo traducir con el traductor de Opera me da un error y dado el poco conocimiento de la lengua de "shkespeare"pues no he podido enterarme de mucho ,gracias de todas formas,un saludo amigo

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increible,he gastado mi tiempo inutilmente escribiendo un post,buscando datos,para que al final desaparezca.
jejeje,bueno,a la 3ra va la vencida(esta fue la 3ra).
que lastima!!!

Disculpa Cuquin al ser en Ingles y al intentarlo traducir con el traductor de Opera me da un error y dado el poco conocimiento de la lengua de "shkespeare"pues no he podido enterarme de mucho ,gracias de todas formas,un saludo amigo

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como podras notar,pernellcastellon,debajo de la cita a tu post,desaparece mi respuesta,gracias a la ineptitud tecnica de este forro foro.
saludos.

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Cuquin,no sé absolutamente NADA de inglés...Pero se agradece la información,la cuál trataré de traducir.

Aprovecho de consultarte si conoces el foro cubano PANELDEBOXEO; eS MUY BUENO.

http://www.paneldeboxeo.com/

Sobre Howard Davis Jr.,se que fue un extraordinario boxeador,algunos lo consideraban mejor que Leonard,pero en el boxeo profesional no rindió lo esperado...De hecho nunca fue campeon mundial.

saludos

[enrike007]

Cuquin,no sé absolutamente NADA de inglés...Pero se agradece la información,la cuál trataré de traducir.

Aprovecho de consultarte si conoces el foro cubano PANELDEBOXEO; eS MUY BUENO.

http://www.paneldeboxeo.com/

Sobre Howard Davis Jr.,se que fue un extraordinario boxeador,algunos lo consideraban mejor que Leonard,pero en el boxeo profesional no rindió lo esperado...De hecho nunca fue campeon mundial.

saludos

Estaba viendo el record de Davis,y las dos veces que disputó el Titulo mundial lo hizo en condiciones de visita;Primero ante el inglés Watt y luego en Puerto Rico ante el "Chapo" Rosario,es decir,en dos paises donde las puntuaciones suelen ser localistas.

Tendria que ver los combates para ver si fue robado o no.

saludos