{"id":994,"date":"2007-07-30T14:39:55","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=994"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:00:38","slug":"heart-and-soul-rsr-sits-down-with-vinny-paz-to-discuss-the-amazing-career-of-the-pazmanian-devil-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=994","title":{"rendered":"Heart and Soul: RSR Sits Down with Vinny Paz to Discuss the Amazing Career of The Pazmanian Devil, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=994\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=994\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-935\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"vinny paz header 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/vinny-paz-header-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Interview by Mike \u201cThe Rubber Warrior\u201d Plunkett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI felt it was awesome. Just to be even able to come back and do what I wanted to do in life. Because it\u2019s all I ever wanted to do is fight, since I was five years old.\u201d &#8211;Vinny Paz<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all heard the various stories of altered destiny in the world of sport. How a fluke injury or unfortunate accident has altered the destiny of some up and coming hopeful or ended the career of a known athlete. Equally devastating but not necessarily so readily recognized is the toll such an unfortunate detour can take on one\u2019s spirit.<\/p>\n<p>In boxing, too often a fighter is only as good as his last fight. With few exceptions, a fighter\u2019s body of work is too often forgotten in the blink of an eye after a major setback or heartbreaking loss. Such losses have taken the fighting spirit of many talented and great fighters, forever stripping them of the one intangible needed for success.<\/p>\n<p>In the unique case of Vinny Paz, we have before us a man that has known his calling since childhood. He threw every fiber of his being into his quest to become a champion, enduring near impossible expectations and often unwarranted, even ignorant criticism. Ignoring the disappointment of setbacks and choosing to thrust ahead after being literally blindsided by fate, The Pazman is indeed a shining example of championship heart and soul, both in the ring and in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity of a lifetime being able to sit down with The Pazmanian Devil for RSR to discuss his championship career and views on life. So often, when a fan meets a fighter he has followed for years, the realization hits that your subject is somewhat different than your original expectation. In the case of Vinny Paz, I was pleasantly surprised to find that he was everything he seemed to be in clips of past interviews and in sound bits. I found Vinny to be a very generous, forthright and fun individual. The kind of guy you\u2019d enjoy spending an afternoon with, over a couple of beers.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: In February of 1990 you signed for a WBO Light Welterweight Title bout with Hector \u201cMacho\u201d Camacho at a catch weight of 138lbs despite having faced your last several opponents at or just above 140lbs. What made you decide to go back down for such a gifted, undefeated southpaw opponent? What are your recollections of that bout, Camacho as a fighter and the oft-humorous build-up towards it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, Camacho when I fought him, like a lot of guys I fought, they gave their last great effort against me. Just because they were so high, so prepared and in shape for me. They could never match it again and they went downhill after me. I feel that way about Camacho. He fought great against me and it was close, but he was real hard for me to hit. He was in great condition, and you know, he had everything on his side. The big ring, the weight to his liking, I couldn\u2019t make the weight. He fought a good fight and that was it. He won a close decision and Joe Perez was on his side. The ref being from Puerto Rico also couldn\u2019t hurt. I was pissed off because I wanted to beat him so bad. But\u2026it wasn\u2019t meant to be that day. We tried to get him to fight again at a heavier weight but he never would. He was very smart, Hector. Very smart business-wise and in the ring. Outside the ring he\u2019s a crazy character. He\u2019s crazy like a fox, Camacho. Know what I mean?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: He\u2019s had some serious legal issues as of late<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it\u2019s just coming out now. He\u2019s doing time now. It\u2019s too bad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: In December of 1990, you faced the talented Loreto Garza for the WBA Light Welterweight Title. You couldn\u2019t seem to get going to your usual standard in that one. The ref also seemed overly aggressive towards you that night, ultimately disqualifying you in the 11<sup>th<\/sup> round after tying Garza up against the ropes. From your perspective, what happened that night?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My one regret in life, my one regret, is that I didn\u2019t toss Garza out of the ring. I figured, I was losing no matter what, I wasn\u2019t gonna win. As I picked him up, I literally thought to myself, \u201cdon\u2019t do it Pazman, because they\u2019ll never let you fight again.\u201d My intention was to throw him out of the ring. And I\u2019m pissed that I didn\u2019t do it. Now, looking back, I couldn\u2019t make the weight for that fight. I later moved up literally three weight classes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: A year later you moved up to 154lbs and won your second major world championship when you out boxed and out punched Gilbert Dele for the WBA Light Middleweight Title in front of a chorus of rabid Pazmaniacs at the Civic Center Arena in Providence, Rhode Island. You looked quicker and stronger than ever at the new weight. It looked to be a career performance. What do you remember of that night and what went through your mind after winning another championship despite past setbacks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I felt like I was on top of the world and I felt it was the best I ever boxed. I was in phenomenal shape, I didn\u2019t get hurt, didn\u2019t have to lose too much weight. I just felt stronger than I ever had, just because of the new weight. I just thought that I was gonna make a real mark in my boxing life, in the boxing game because I was only the second guy in the history of boxing to do that, go from lightweight to junior middleweight. Amazingly enough, I was at Duran\u2019s fight as an amateur, when he beat Davey Moore to be the first man ever to go from lightweight to junior middleweight. I happened to only be the second guy to do that at that time. You know, by doing that to Dele. Who would ever think that I would grow up and one day fight Duran? I would have never thought that would have happen in a million years for me. It did and the Dele fight was my best performance ever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: Watching that fight live, I gave you a very good chance to beat \u201cTerrible\u201d Terry Norris, the reigning WBC Light Middleweight Champion and your counterpart during that period in time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, that\u2019s what I thought too. At one time he really had it going on. It\u2019s just his chin gave out on him because I think a lot of guys just can\u2019t take it when they lose a lot of weight. He was another guy that used to do that. I feel so fortunate when I start talking about that and I think I never got knocked out. There were times when I lost literally forty pounds to make weight. Ten pounds in a day, the day before a fight in order to make weight. It\u2019s just crazy and I\u2019m so thankful that I never got knocked out because of that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: Shortly after that, near tragedy struck when you were involved in a serious automobile accident. What happened?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was getting ready to make my first title defense against Pat Lawlor, a dude that I knocked out in sparring, and I liked Pat. A good kid ranked in the top ten at the time, and I just remembered thinking to myself, that was the only time I ever thought about money. I can remember thinking \u201cOh My God! They\u2019re gonna give me $250,000 to fight Pat Lawlor? This is ridiculous! Oh my God, this is like robbing money!\u201d Then I got into the accident leaving the gym after a workout not to far from where I live now. That was it\u2026the rest is history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: In the aftermath of it all, having faced the prospect of never boxing or even walking again, they gave you a slim chance at a full recovery. You wore a \u201chalo\u201d in order to keep your neck and spine aligned. You wore it through grueling workouts, never giving up the dream of being a fighter and who you felt you were destined to be in life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video captures it very well, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: Yes it does. To this day, I cannot believe you did that.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well guess what? Neither can I. Back then was a different story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: You staged a miraculous comeback a year later, putting on a clinic against Luis Santana, a cagey and difficult journeyman that would go on to a controversial trilogy with \u201cTerrible\u201d Terry Norris, and the WBC Light Middleweight Title. How did it feel to prove the doctors and the doubters wrong? Did you feel as though you had been blessed with another chance from above?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I felt it was awesome. Just to be even able to come back and do what I wanted to do in life. Because it\u2019s all I ever wanted to do is fight, since I was five years old. I felt just great. It felt like that\u2019s where I was supposed to be. People ask me, was I scared or was I nervous. I tell them no. I wasn\u2019t because literally if I died in the ring or got hurt, you know, that\u2019s the way I would have chosen to go out. And I meant that with all my heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: You next big rivalry came with the Roberto Duran matches. You initially fought Duran in June of 1994 for the IBC Super Middleweight Title, taking a controversial decision after getting off of the canvas. What are your recollections?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duran is so God damn tough. We had a terrific build-up. I boxed him early and I don\u2019t even know what happened. The next thing I know I open my eye and all I saw was canvas next to my eye. I was throwing a bomb, one of those Melvin Paul punches, I\u2019m chuckin\u2019 a Melvin and the next thing I know I seeing canvas next to my eye. I asked myself \u201cwhat the hell you doing down here?\u201d I started punching myself in the head. It\u2019s funny, I remember that moment, I happened to catch eyes with Montell Williams the talk show host the very second Duran caught me. I came back and boxed him and won the fight after that. That\u2019s how I gained Duran\u2019s respect.<\/p>\n<p>The second fight was much different, much more calm. He aged dramatically from the first fight to the second fight. I white washed him in the rematch. He aged in the second fight. I could feel him age in it.\u00a0 In the first fight, he really didn\u2019t like me. And I got his respect after and you know, we ended up being very friendly. You know I love the guy. I was a fan, I started boxing because of Muhammad Ali and I loved Roberto Duran, I loved his tenacity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: In 1995, you were thrust into a very high profile match with the reigning IBF Super Middleweight Champion and the consensus pound per pound king of that period, Roy Jones, JR., Recollections?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good puncher and as fast as lightning. He was at the top of his game. The guy was like a machine, hard to hit. Just, fast, fast, fast. I felt like shit going into it. It was for sure one of my Please God fights. I end up going into the ring at 12:30 when I thought I was going in around ten. Besides that, I had to be two-hundred percent to beat that guy. You know, I couldn\u2019t have beat him unless I had a big punch. He was just incredible at the time. Still, I thought I could give it a shot, and maybe hurt him and get him out. It didn\u2019t happen, especially the way the fight was. I was sleeping in the back before the fight, and I don\u2019t sleep period. I\u2019m not a good sleeper to begin with but for that one I was out like a light. I had been all jacked-up on cappuccino and fired-up at 10 o\u2019clock. By the time you crash, you lose all of your electrolytes and potassium, you\u2019re pissing out all of your fluids and I was just dead and Roy Jones, JR., was just too good for that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: Compare Roberto Duran and Roy Jones, JR., as punchers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duran\u2019s a little heavier handed. Jones hits you with lightning-fast speed that\u2019s still hard, but Duran\u2019s got that thudding power. I can\u2019t explain it. It\u2019s the difference between a Magnum and a \u201938.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: Let\u2019s talk about Dana Rosenblatt. You literally decapitated him fourteen months after the loss to Roy Jones, JR., to win the WBU Super Middleweight Title. By that time, many had counted you out. What is your recollection of that period?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I loved it because I had just lost to one of the best fighters in the world and people were counting me out. I\u2019m like, when are you people gonna learn not to count me out? I didn\u2019t fight Rosenblatt by coincidence. I fought him purposely because he was a young undefeated kid I wanted to comeback against. I could have fought a million guys who where 20-10 or 15-15 and beat them very easily. I wanted to take on this young up and coming kid to show people that I ain\u2019t going no where, I\u2019m still one of the best and I\u2019m going to fight this guy to prove it to you. That\u2019s why I fought Rosenblatt. I literally thought I was giving him a break and a chance to make money, because I liked him. A nice white boy from Boston, I gonna do the kid a favor. I\u2019m gonna take him to school, but, I\u2019m gonna give him a chance to make money and make a name for himself and I think he should kiss my ass and thank me.<\/p>\n<p>Then when the fight starts happening, he starts talking shit about me, and talks like he\u2019s doing me a favor and that he\u2019s gonna retire me. I\u2019m like what?! Kid, are you out of your mind? Whoa buddy! I picked you here to do you a favor almost, and make it look good on my record because I\u2019m kicking your ass. I\u2019m gonna show people that I\u2019m not going nowhere and this guy thought that he was using me as a stepping stone.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t like his cocky demeanor. He was kind of down talking to me, because like I said, he\u2019s got that Community College degree and he thinks he\u2019s a genius. I didn\u2019t like him and it showed in the fight and it cost me $10,000 but it was worth every penny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: A late loss to Aaron \u201cSuperman\u201d Davis and one last shot at a major world championship against Canadian Eric Lucas for the WBC Super Middleweight Title. Did you feel as though you were nearing the end of a long and storied career? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. When I was in the ring with Lucas\u2026Aaron Davis was another guy I was thinking where I left too much in the gym. I was too old to train as hard as I did. I just left everything in the gym against Davis. Against Lucas, I was in the ring literally thinking \u201cOh my God kid, ten years ago I\u2019d of eat you up.\u201d I was literally thinking as I was fighting him, \u201cYou know what Pazman? Suck it up because it ain\u2019t ten years ago. Just like when you beat Roberto Duran\u2019s ass and it would have been different for that fight ten years before our fight. Just take the #^#$%^ beating like a man\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: Tocker Pudwill, your last opponent and number fifty in a career<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, number fifty. Good fighter, he was going for number forty. He was a pretty good fighter. I wanted number fifty or die trying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: In boxing, there are many stories of the negative impact a father\/son relationship can have on the career of a fighter. In your case, I recall your father not only being an animated and vocal presence in your corner and in the aftermath of your bouts, he seemed to be your biggest fan and an incredibly powerful boost of support to your spirit. Tell us about him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt. Well put and very accurate. He was my biggest fan. He thought I was better than I really was, to be honest with you. He just had a lot of pride and a lot of love for me. He did everything he could to make my life easier.\u00a0 I give him a mad shout out. He was an animal, my father. The apple don\u2019t fall far from the tree. It\u2019s funny, as we are talking, I\u2019m putting on my first world title ring. The thumb ring, because I gave it to my dad. The IBF Lightweight Championship of the world. I have a real nice championship ring, it\u2019s really pretty. I gave it to my dad. Now I put it on my thumb since my father died, obviously I inherited it. My mother passed also in the same year my dad did. If you remember, my last fight, my 50<sup>th<\/sup> win on the back on my trunks I put \u201cmiss you mom and dad.\u201d It was really hard for me to fight without my parents, you know because, I mean my whole life I did. It was real hard for me to fight without my parents. It was real hard for me to do that. They were nice and very supportive. Very loving parents, I got lucky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: Looking at today\u2019s super middleweight landscape, how do you rate titleholders such as Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler and Anthony Mundine? If you had the opportunity, which of the three would you feel that you were best suited to face?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe Calzaghe is just a terror to fight. He\u2019s a hard, hard, hard guy to fight. Incredibly hard guy to fight. He\u2019s tall, long, strong, fast, he\u2019s got good power. He don\u2019t look like much but very, very hard to fight. On top of it all, he\u2019s left-handed. The other two guys I\u2019m not really familiar with. I\u2019d love to see Joe and Kessler fight each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MP: In closing, is there anything you\u2019d like to say to all of your fans around the world that followed you through the highs and lows, the heartbreaks and the triumphs? How do you want to be remembered by history?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to thank my fans for watching me. I hope that I\u2019ve given them some inspiration in life to keep fighting, because that\u2019s what life is all about. Life is a great deal like a boxing ring. You get out of it what you put into it. You\u2018ve got to take the good with the bad. You have your highs and your lows but you\u2019ve got to keep fighting. On my DVD, it\u2019s like when I say, life is a battle and the wars only over when you quit, and you can\u2019t quit. To my fans, please buy my DVD because it will inspire you and motivate you and that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking to do out of my life. I think it\u2019s the greatest thing I\u2019ve done with my life is give people hope and inspiration and a lot of excitement, and I was very happy to have done that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vinny Paz<br \/>\nNickname: \u201cPazmanian Devil\u201d<br \/>\nDivision:\u00a0\u00a0 Light Welterweight<br \/>\nProfessional Record:\u00a0 50-10, 30 KO\u2019s<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opponent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Location\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Result<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1983-05-26 Alfredo Rivera\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 4<br \/>\n1983-06-30 Keith McCoy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 3<br \/>\n1983-07-10 Patrick Dangerfield\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n1983-08-16 Eddie Carberry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 2<br \/>\n1983-08-31 Rafael Alicia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 2<br \/>\n1983-09-09 Ricardo Moreno\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Las Vegas, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 3<br \/>\n1983-09-24 Jim Zelinski\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Totowa, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 2<br \/>\n1983-10-27 Robert Stevenson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n1983-12-02 Emilio Diaz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Warwick, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 3<br \/>\n1983-12-14 Jose Ortiz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Totowa, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1984-02-26 David Bell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beaumont, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 4<br \/>\n1984-04-15 Mike Golden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 8<br \/>\n1984-08-29 Rich McCain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0\u00a0 8<br \/>\n1984-11-17 Bruno Simili\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Riva del Garda, Italy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 3<br \/>\n1984-12-01 Abdelkader Marbi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milan, Italy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L TKO\u00a0 5<br \/>\n1985-03-27 Antoine Lark\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 6<br \/>\n1985-09-18 Jeff Bumpus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1985-11-26 Melvin Paul\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>1986-02-05 Joe Frazier Jr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 7<br \/>\n1986-05-18 Harry Arroyo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1986-09-18 Nelson Bolanos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 6<br \/>\n1986-11-08 Roger Brown\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Juan, Puerto Rico\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 4<\/p>\n<p>1987-02-08 Roberto Elizondo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO 10<br \/>\n1987-06-07 Greg Haugen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 15<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IBF Lightweight Title<\/p>\n<p>1988-02-06 Greg Haugen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L UD\u00a0 15<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IBF Lightweight Title<br \/>\n1988-06-27 Felix Dubray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 4<br \/>\n1988-10-04 Rick Kaiser\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 3<br \/>\n1988-11-07 Roger Mayweather\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Las Vegas, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L UD\u00a0 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WBC Light Welterweight Title<br \/>\n1989-04-14 Jake Carollo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 2<br \/>\n1989-06-11 Vinnie Burgese\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO 10<br \/>\n1989-11-27 Eddie VanKirk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p>1990-02-03 Hector Camacho\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L UD\u00a0 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WBO Light Welterweight Title<br \/>\n1990-08-05 Greg Haugen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1990-12-01 Loreto Garza\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sacramento, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L DQ\u00a0 11<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WBA World Light Welterweight Title<br \/>\n1991-07-02 Ron Amundsen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USBA Light Middleweight Title<br \/>\n1991-10-01 Gilbert Dele\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WBA World Light Middleweight Title<\/p>\n<p>1992-12-15 Luis Santana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1993-03-02 Brett Lally\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W RTD\u00a0 6<br \/>\n1993-06-26 Lloyd Honeyghan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO 10<br \/>\n1993-10-26 Robbie Sims\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1993-12-28 Dan Sherry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aspen, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0 11<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IBO International Boxing Organisation Super Middleweight Title<\/p>\n<p>1994-04-05 Jacques LeBlanc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1994-06-25 Roberto Duran\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Las Vegas, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 International Boxing Council Super Middleweight Title<br \/>\n1994-11-08 Rafael Williams\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>1995-01-14 Roberto Duran\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 International Boxing Council Super Middleweight Title<br \/>\n1995-06-24 Roy Jones Jr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L TKO\u00a0 6<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IBF Super Middleweight Title<\/p>\n<p>1996-08-23 Dana Rosenblatt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlantic City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 4<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Boxing Union Super Middleweight Title<\/p>\n<p>1997-12-06 Herol Graham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wembley, United Kingdom\u00a0\u00a0 L UD\u00a0 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WBC International Super Middleweight Title<\/p>\n<p>1998-07-26 Glenwood Brown\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W MD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1998-11-06 Arthur Allen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>1999-01-08 Undra White\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 9<br \/>\n1999-04-09 Joseph Kiwanuka\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1999-06-25 Esteban Cervantes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W SD\u00a0 10<br \/>\n1999-11-05 Dana Rosenblatt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L SD\u00a0 12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IBO International Boxing Organisation Super Middleweight Title<\/p>\n<p>2001-02-09 Aaron Davis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mashantucket, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L TKO\u00a0 8<br \/>\n2001-07-27 Pat Lawlor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cranston, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n2001-09-21 Tim Shocks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cranston, 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