Benjamin Tackie (born 23 July 1973) is a Ghanaian

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and world title challenger. He is known for his excellent

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and ability to throw a high volume of punches. All but one of his losses have come via decision.

Professional career

Known as "Wonder", Tackie turned pro in 1994 and won his first 18 fights before losing a decision to

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in 1999. In 2002, he took on Kostya Tszyu for the unified WBC, WBA and IBF light welterweight titles but lost a decision. He lost his next two fights to

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and

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. He lost to

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on 22 September 2008 on the undercard to

's Light Welterweight title defence in Las Vegas. Tackie's 10th-round knockout of Robert Garcia was named

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for 2000. So far in his 41 pro fights Tackie has been knocked down only once.

Stalking charge

In February 2015, Tackie's stalking conviction was reversed in

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county court in New York. The threat communicated "Don't let me use my boxing skills on you" apparently did not rise to the legal requirement to uphold his conviction. http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2015/2015-ny-slip-op-50117-u.html

Statistics

As of April 2009, Tackie's record stands at 29–11–1 with 17 knockouts.

References

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* 1973 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers from Accra Ga-Adangbe people African Boxing Union champions {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub