Robert Daniels (born August 30, 1968) is an American former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed from 1984 to 2007, with a comeback in 2012. He held the
WBA cruiserweight title from 1989 to 1991.
Professional career
Daniels turned pro in 1984 and in 1989 he captured the vacant
WBA cruiserweight title by defeating a badly faded 36-year-old
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
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in France. He defended the title twice before losing the title to
Bobby Czyz
Robert Edward Czyz ( ; born February 10, 1962) is an American retired boxer and commentator. Czyz was a two-division world titlist at light heavyweight and cruiserweight.
Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey. He grew up in Wanaque, New Jersey an ...
in 1991 in a close
split decision
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A split dec ...
in
Atlantic City
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. He continued to fight as both a cruiserweight and
heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
through 1997. In his highest profile fights as a heavyweight, he lost to
Lawrence Clay-Bey
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and
David Tua
Faumuina To'aletai Mafaufau David Tua (born 21 November 1972), best known as David Tua, is a Samoan-New Zealand former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. A highly ranked heavyweight contender for most of his career, Tua was kno ...
.
Robert Daniels was managed by Michael Frost, the boxing manager and former marketing agent for
Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. He is a sports agent.
For most of his career, Sheffield played right ...
,
Jeff Conine
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, Robb Nenn,
Bret Barberie
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, and others.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of cruiserweight boxing champions
This is a chronological list of world cruiserweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
Championship recognition
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing ...
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Cruiserweight boxers
Heavyweight boxers
World cruiserweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
International Boxing Organization champions
People from Hialeah, Florida
Boxers from Florida
American male boxers