Clifford Couser (born May 18, 1971) is a
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
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. Nicknamed "The Black Bull" and often "Twin Tyson" for his resemblance to
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is cons ...
, Couser fought several contenders from his era. Couser has also claimed numerous times to be the half brother of
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is cons ...
.
Professional career
Couser turned pro in 1993 and has beaten notable fighters, such as
James "Quick" Tillis,
Jorge Luis Gonzalez
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...
and
Monte Barrett
Monte Barrett (born May 26, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2014. He challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2006, and fought many top heavyweight champions and contenders during his career.
Am ...
.
His career peak was 25–10, until he lost to former light Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion
Michael Moorer
Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2008. He won a world championship on four occasions in two weight classes, having held the WBO light heavyweight title from 1988 to ...
and went 1-11 after that. He has won the Utah State Heavyweight title and also the North American Heavyweight titles.
Outside the Ring
Couser played
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is cons ...
in the
HBO
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film ''
Don King: Only in America''.
He has a son by the name of
Sky Christopher King who resides in Rosedale, Mississippi and a daughter by the name of Shae Moore who lives in Las Vegas.
Professional boxing record
, -
, align="center" colspan=8, 26 Wins (14 knockouts), 22 Losses, 2 Draws, 2 No Contests
, -
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Opponent
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Round
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Date
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Location
, align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Notes
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left, Billy Zumbrun
, KO
, 4
, 21/01/2012
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Joe Hanks
Joe Hanks (born March 27, 1983) is an American professional boxer. He is currently being promoted by Star Boxing.
Professional career
On December 4, 2010, Hanks beat Villi Bloomfield by KO in round 4, on the undercard of Donaire-Sidorenko.
On A ...
, KO
, 1
, 10/02/2010
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left, John Hopoate
, TKO
, 4
, 20/03/2009
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Travis Kauffman
Travis Kauffman (born August 21, 1985) is an American former professional boxer.
Background and amateur career
Kauffman was born and raised alongside his brother Jason, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Kauffman's father, Marshall, a former 7–1 amat ...
, KO
, 1
, 07/02/2009
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Solomon Haumono
Solomon Haumono ( to, Solomone Haumono; born 13 October 1975) is a former professional boxer and former rugby league footballer of Tongan descent.
Early life
He attended Newtown Boys High School, Newtown, New South Wales. He then went on to C ...
, UD
, 8
, 27/08/2008
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Cedric Boswell
Cedric Boswell (born July 21, 1969) is an American professional boxer. He was touted as a future heavyweight contender early in his pro career, which began in 1994.
As an amateur, he defeated Shannon Briggs on points at the National Golden Glo ...
, TKO
, 2
, 12/07/2008
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left, Johnnie White
, UD
, 8
, 28/06/2008
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Chris Arreola
, TKO
, 1
, 09/02/2008
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Monte Barrett
Monte Barrett (born May 26, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2014. He challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2006, and fought many top heavyweight champions and contenders during his career.
Am ...
, TKO
, 2
, 06/12/2007
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Tony Thompson
, TKO
, 2
, 27/09/2007
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
,
, align=left,
Monte Barrett
Monte Barrett (born May 26, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2014. He challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2006, and fought many top heavyweight champions and contenders during his career.
Am ...
, TKO
, 2
, 07/07/2007
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Rob Calloway
Rob Calloway (born July 18, 1969) is an American boxer. He had forty amateur bouts, was the Kansas City Golden Gloves champion three times, and a semifinalist for the 1992 US western Olympic trials. He has held the World Boxing Council Continen ...
, TKO
, 2
, 10/05/2007
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left,
Michael Moorer
Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2008. He won a world championship on four occasions in two weight classes, having held the WBO light heavyweight title from 1988 to ...
, KO
, 1
, 09/12/2006
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
,
, align=left, Troy Beets
, TKO
, 4
, 07/04/2006
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, style="background:#ddd;", NC
,
, align=left, Andrew Greeley
, ND
, 5
, 08/07/2005
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
,
, align=left, Volodymyr Vyrchys
, TKO
, 5
, 26/06/2004
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 24-9-2
, align=left,
Malcolm Tann
Malcolm Earl Tann (born August 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2017.
Amateur career
Tann started boxing while serving in the United States Air Force. In 2002 Tann became National Golden Gloves Super ...
, DQ
, 1
, 11/07/2003
, align=left,
, align=left, Couser was disqualified in round 1 for slamming Tann & attempting to hit him while he was on the mat.
, -align=center
, Win
, 24-8-2
, align=left, Karl Evans
, TKO
, 3
, 09/05/2003
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 23-8-2
, align=left,
Lance Whitaker
Lance Whitaker (born May 29, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur in the super heavyweight division, he won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. Nicknamed "Mount", or more recently "Goofi", Whitaker was known ...
, KO
, 5
, 13/10/2002
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 23-7-2
, align=left, Vladyslav Andreyev
, TKO
, 5
, 16/02/2002
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 22-7-2
, align=left, James Johnson
, KO
, 2
, 06/12/2001
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 21-7-2
, align=left, Willie Chapman
, PTS
, 10
, 21/09/2001
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 21-6-2
, align=left, Anthony Moore
, UD
, 10
, 29/03/2001
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 20-6-2
, align=left,
Clifford Etienne
Clifford Etienne (born March 9, 1970) is an American former professional boxer and convicted robber, who is currently serving a 105-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole. Known for his aggressive, high-volume style despite being ...
, TKO
, 3
, 09/09/2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 20-5-2
, align=left,
Jorge Luis Gonzalez
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...
, TKO
, 3
, 05/08/2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 19-5-2
, align=left, Dale Crowe
, UD
, 10
, 11/06/2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 18-5-2
, align=left, Bradley Rone
, UD
, 8
, 12/05/2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 17-5-2
, align=left, Rodney McSwain
, UD
, 8
, 10/02/2000
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 16-5-2
, align=left, Wesley Martin
, PTS
, 8
, 22/04/1999
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 16-4-2
, align=left, Mike Sedillo
, SD
, 8
, 07/03/1999
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 16-3-2
, align=left, Everett Martin
, UD
, 10
, 01/10/1998
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 15-3-2
, align=left, Lorenzo Boyd
, KO
, 4
, 11/06/1998
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 14-3-2
, align=left, Derrick Roddy
, KO
, 2
, 23/04/1998
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 13-3-2
, align=left, Gary Tompkins
, PTS
, 6
, 21/11/1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 12-3-2
, align=left,
Bomani Parker
, PTS
, 10
, 28/10/1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 11-3-2
, align=left, Frankie Hines
, KO
, 2
, 16/10/1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 10-3-2
, align=left, Kevin Smalls
, KO
, 1
, 16/08/1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, style="background:#ddd;", NC
, 9-3-2
, align=left, Keith McMurray
, NC
, 9
, 10/05/1997
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 9-3-2
, align=left,
James Tillis
James Tillis (born July 5, 1957) is a retired American professional boxer and actor. Known as "Quick", he was known for his fast hand speed, quite astonishing for a man of his size and build. A natural southpaw, Tillis turned around to orthodo ...
, TKO
, 6
, 30/08/1996
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 8-3-2
, align=left, Marco Dickson
, PTS
, 6
, 22/04/1996
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 7-3-2
, align=left, Marco Dickson
, PTS
, 6
, 18/03/1996
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 6-3-2
, align=left, Carlos Monroe
, PTS
, 6
, 12/02/1996
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 6-2-2
, align=left,
Craig Brinson
Craig Brinson (born August 24, 1965) is a former professional heavyweight boxing, boxer.
Brinson is best known for losing to Larry Donald on 1993-01-03 at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA. Donald scored two knockdowns in round two, both by ...
, KO
, 1
, 11/12/1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, style="background:#abcdef;", Draw
, 5-2-2
, align=left,
John Bray
, PTS
, 6
, 15/09/1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 5-2-1
, align=left, Krishna Wainwright
, PTS
, 4
, 09/05/1995
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 4-2-1
, align=left, Jeff Williams
, PTS
, 6
, 24/05/1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 4-1-1
, align=left, Ken Kirkwood
, PTS
, 6
, 01/04/1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 3-1-1
, align=left, Brian LaSpada
, PTS
, 6
, 02/02/1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 3-0-1
, align=left, Chris Walker
, KO
, 3
, 24/01/1994
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 2-0-1
, align=left, Lopez McGee
, KO
, 1
, 20/11/1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 1-0-1
, align=left, Ray Kipping
, PTS
, 4
, 27/09/1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, style="background:#abcdef;", Draw
, 0-0-1
, align=left, Ron Williams
, PTS
, 4
, 31/07/1993
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Boxers from St. Louis
American male boxers
Heavyweight boxers