Ricky "Wonderful" Womack
Light-heavyweight
1984-2001
From Detroit, Mich.
Former U.S. amateur star and world champion. Beat Sherman Griffin, David Lester and Bennie Heard, went 2-2 with Evander Holyfield, including losing two straight after winning the first at the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Weighed 164-204.
13-0-1, 6 KOs.
As a pro, beat David Vedder, Dawud Shaw, Curt Paige, Billy Saunders, Uriah Grant, Kenny Snow, John Smith and Willie Chapman.
Drew with Sonny Jones in Womack's first pro fight.
Never lost/ko'd as a pro.
Spent 16 years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder.
Committed suicide two months after Chapman win.
