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Allan Green
Allan Lamar Green (born September 20, 1979) is an American professional boxer. He is a former NABO super middleweight champion and has challenged for world titles at both super middleweight and light heavyweight. Amateur career Green had a stellar amateur career despite not making the Olympic Games, winning the 2002 National Golden Gloves, at 178 lbs, and compiling a 55–6 record. During the 2002 Golden Gloves tournament Allan beat Mike Tyson's two-decade-old, 8-second knockout record. He also was five-time Oklahoma state champion, and four-time regional champion, before coming pro at age 23. Amateur accomplishments *5-time Oklahoma State Champion *National Pal Silver Medalist *4-time regional Golden Glove Championships *2002 National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion Professional career Early years at Light Heavyweight Green made his professional debut on November 9, 2002, with a one-round TKO victory against Robert Dykes, in his fourth fight he outpointed Ola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Teddy Atlas
Theodore A. Atlas Jr. (born July 29, 1956) is an American boxing trainer and fight commentator. Early life The son of a doctor, Atlas grew up in a wealthy area of Staten Island, New York City, New York. His mother, Mary Riley Atlas, was a former contestant in the Miss America pageant system, as well as a model. His father was of Hungarian Jewish ancestry and his mother of Irish descent. Atlas was raised in his mother's Catholic faith and spent summers in Spring Lake, New Jersey, with his family's friends. By his own admission, Atlas had a somewhat troubled, rebellious youth. He dropped out of school and was arrested several times. He participated in an armed robbery and served time on Rikers Island. Atlas was involved in a street fight in Stapleton, Staten Island, in which his face was severely slashed with a "007" pocketknife. The wound took 400 stitches in total to close, with 200 on the outside of his face and 200 on the inside. The attack left him with a distinctive sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jaidon Codrington
Jaidon "The Don" Codrington (born June 5, 1984 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American professional boxer. He fights at Light Heavyweight out of Queens, New York and had a record of 20 wins and 2 losses, with 16 wins by knockout. A contestant on Season 3 of the boxing reality television series '' The Contender'', Codrington went on to lose in the final to Sakio Bika, in a brave effort and a candidate for fight of the year. Amateur career Codrington had a stellar amateur career, winning the 2002 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Championship. Amateur highlights 2004 * Beat Dennis Draper in 2004 National Golden Gloves via decision on 2004-05-04. * Lost to Rocco Tettis in 2004 National Golden Gloves via decision on 2004-05-05. 2003 * Beat James Parison in 2003 National Golden Gloves via decision (5-0) on 2003-05-26. USA Box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mikkel Kessler
Mikkel Kessler (born 1 March 1979) is a Danish former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2013. He held multiple super-middleweight world championships, including the World Boxing Association (WBA) title (Super and Regular versions) three times between 2004 and 2013, and the WBC title twice between 2006 and 2010. Early life Kessler was born to a Danish father and an English mother, Ann, who hails from Salisbury, Wiltshire. He began his vocation early, training in boxing gyms at age 13. Amateur career Kessler competed five years as an amateur (2/93-1/98). He finished his amateur career with a record of 44 wins and three losses. He won the 1995 European Cadet (15-16 age group) Championship, 1996 and 1997 Danish Junior Championships, the 1996 Nordic Amateur Championship, and in his last amateur bout won the 1998 Zealand International Tournament after stopping all 3 of his opponents. Professional career Early career Kessler originally campaigned as a light middlewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |