Edward Mills "Eddie" Machen (June 15, 1932 – August 8, 1972) was an American

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. He was one of 6 children of a rural mail carrier. Machen dropped out of high school and became an amateur boxer. However, after just 3 bouts he was arrested and convicted of armed robbery. After his release, he became a professional boxer, determined never to return to prison again. His 64-bout career began on March 22, 1955, and he went on to win his first 24 bouts. He was highly rated and fought most of the big names of his era.

Professional career

Early career

Machen often fought at Civic Auditorium or the

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. His first bout was with fellow first-timer Raul Flores, whom he

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in the first round. He had eleven fights in 1955 and the six-foot, 195-pounder won them all, ten by knockout or

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. He had eight more wins in 1956 against better competition. In 1957, he won all five fights he had, including two over former

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champion

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. The Maxim wins made him a ranked contender. In April 1958, he met highly ranked

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and fought to a draw over 12 rounds. But he was then knocked out in one round by undefeated future heavyweight champion

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, in September. After being caught flush by a big right hand Machen was floored three times, the last for some minutes. On the comeback trail in 1959, Machen posted seven straight wins to return him to contention. In January 1960, he lost a decision to Folley at the Cow Palace. Later that year he met top contender and future champion,

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, and although he lost by a clear 12-round unanimous decision, fought a sharp hit and move match that many believed was later studied by heavyweight champion

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. Liston was penalized three times for low blows in that match. 1961 began with two wins, then a very controversial loss to Harold Johnson by decision. Again, he came back with three very good wins, including a decision over undefeated Doug Jones. In 1962, Machen had two more wins before he had a draw with high-ranked big hitter

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in July 1962. In 1963 he resumed fighting and scored four straight knockouts to finish the year. He fought just twice in 1964, battling his personal issues. One was a win, the other a close 12-round loss to another former heavyweight champion,

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in Sweden in July 1964.

Title shot and late career

In 1965, Machen received his first world title shot when he and 6' 6"

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met for the vacated

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title that had been stripped from

. Terrell won the 15-round decision. In 1966 he lost a decision to German southpaw

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in Germany, then lost a close split-decision to powerful slugger Manuel Ramos. But he closed that year with two wins, one particularly notable over future contender

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, which was Quarry's first defeat

Versus Joe Frazier

In late 1966, Machen fought young future heavyweight champion

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and lost in a tenth-round technical knockout. Downed in the first round, Machen continued to try to out-slug rather than out-box the relentless Frazier.

Retirement

Machen retired in 1967 at age 35 following consecutive losses to Henry Clark,

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and Joe Frazier.

Health and death

Machen was admitted to the

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in the fall of 1962 after threatening to commit

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. Biographies state he suffered from clinical depression. He later filed for

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in 1966 and retired from boxing in 1967. His final record was 50-11-3, with 27 KOs. Eddie Machen was found dead in

on August 8, 1972, apparently the result of a fall from a second story apartment window. He was 40 years old. It is not known if the cause of death was suicide, accident, or murder.http://ringtalk.com/eddie-machen-sonny-liston-don-chargin

Professional boxing record

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, align=left, , - , Draw , 47-6-3 , align=left, Elmer Rush , PTS , 10 , 10/05/1965 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 47–4–2 , align=left, Duke Sabedong , KO , 1 , 17/02/1964 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 46–4–2 , align=left, Dave E. Bailey , KO , 8 , 30/11/1963 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 40–4–1 , align=left, Doug Jones , UD , 10 , 02/12/1961 , align=left,

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Brian London Brian Sidney Harper (19 June 1934 – 23 June 2021), known professionally as Brian London, was an English professional boxer who competed from 1955 to 1970. He held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight title from 1958 to 1959, and twice ...

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, align=left, , - , Win , 38–4–1 , align=left, Mike DeJohn , TKO , 9 , 16/09/1961 , align=left, Syracuse War Memorial Arena,

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, align=left, , - , Loss , 37–4–1 , align=left, Harold Johnson , PTS , 10 , 01/07/1961 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 37–3–1 , align=left, Mike DeJohn , UD , 10 , 10/04/1961 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 36–3–1 , align=left, Garvin Sawyer , KO , 5 , 22/02/1961 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 35–3–1 , align=left, Wayne Bethea , UD , 10 , 19/12/1960 , align=left,

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, UD , 12 , 07/09/1960 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 34–2–1 , align=left, Alonzo Johnson , UD , 10 , 08/06/1960 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 33–2–1 , align=left, Alex Miteff , UD , 10 , 20/05/1960 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 30–1–1 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 29–1–1 , align=left, Garvin Sawyer , PTS , 10 , 11/08/1959 , align=left, Memorial Auditorium,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 28–1–1 , align=left, Reuben Vargas , TKO , 6 , 22/07/1959 , align=left,

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, KO , 1 , 14/09/1958 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 23–0 , align=left, Edgardo Romero , KO , 5 , 18/09/1957 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , 22–0 , align=left, Bob Baker , UD , 10 , 24/07/1957 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 21–0 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 03/05/1957 , align=left,

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, UD , 10 , 25/01/1957 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 19–0 , align=left, Johnny Summerlin , UD , 10 , 05/12/1956 , align=left, Syracuse War Memorial Arena,

, align=left, , - , Win , 18–0 , align=left, John Holman , KO , 7 , 24/10/1956 , align=left, Portland Armory,

, align=left, , - , Win , 17–0 , align=left, Julio Mederos , UD , 10 , 04/09/1956 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , 16–0 , align=left, Walter Hafer , TKO , 4 , 16/08/1956 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 14–0 , align=left, Matt Jackson , TKO , 4 , 18/06/1956 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 11–0 , align=left, Ben Wise , UD , 10 , 12/12/1955 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 9–0 , align=left, Howard "Honeyboy" King , TKO , 10 , 27/09/1955 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , 8–0 , align=left, Bill Davis , KO , 1 , 13/09/1955 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , 7–0 , align=left, Frank Buford , TKO , 8 , 26/08/1955 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , 6–0 , align=left, Shamus Jones , KO , 2 , 08/08/1955 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Artie Lucido , KO , 1 , 22/06/1955 , align=left,

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Redding, California Redding is the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California and the county seat of Shasta County. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, north of Sacramento, and south of California's northern border wi ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Machen, Eddie 1932 births 1972 deaths People from Redding, California Boxers from California Heavyweight boxers American male boxers