New HW Boxers Rated

[Rocco Del Sesto]

John Thomas Rating 1 USA
Heavyweight 1941-51

Mark Elwood did Thomas originally as a LHW. I modified his rating a bit doing this HW version.

27 wins / 23 losses / 2 losses / 11 KO

From Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Weighed 177-209.


Rating by: Mark Elwood, vistamann44 (LHW original)
Rocco Del Sesto (Modified for HW version)


A lot of Thomas' losses came against the better competition he met and with 16 KO/TKO's of his 23 losses. He lost fights to Coley Welch, Freddie Schott three times, Johnny Vorce, Billy Grant, Vince Pimpinella, Freddie Fiducia, Tami Mauriello twice, Nathan Mann twice, Johnny Colan, Jimmy Carollo, Joey Maxim, Harry Matthews and Archie Moore.

Thomas did manage wins against Teddy Randolph, Billy Grant three times, Abel Cestac in Cestac's first career fight, Jimmy O'Brien, Joey Maxim, Johnny Colan twice, George Kochan, and Ed Polly Smith. He managed draws with Smith and Jimmy Bell.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Ed Polly Smith Rating 1 Bermuda
Heavyweight 1949-56
16 wins / 15 losses / 5 draws / 8 KO

Nationality: Bermudan
Hometown: Rochester, NY

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Won his first three fights in Bermuda, the exact dates uncertain in 1949 including a 3rd round TKO over a PHillip Trott for the Bermuda Heavyweight Title. Then in January and again in October 1950, Smith fought John Thomas twice. Thomas won the 10 round decision in the first fight while the 2nd match ended in a 10 round draw. After that Smith moved to the States where he fought from 1951 through early 1954 except for three more fights in Bermuda. During that time he won fights against Rocky Jones and Billy Grant while loosing fights to Maynard Jones, Billy Gilliam and Willie Wilson. In early April 1954 he won a 10 round decision over Bob Isler, the location of the fight not know in BoxRec.

After one more fight, a 1st round KO loss to Bobby Hughes in Akron, Ohio on April 8th of that year, Smith then took his show to Europe where he fought for the remainder of his career except for one fight in Kennewick, WA, in March 1955, a 1st round KO loss to Duke Sabedong. Most of his fights in Europe were in England winning fights against Dennis Powell, Joe Bygraves, Bryan Anders and Trevor Snell while loosing bouts to Uber Bacilieri, Bygraves, Yolande Pompey, Willie Besmanoff, Randy Turpin and Federico Friso. He drew 8 rounds with Besmanoff in another fight. The fights against Besmanoff were in Germany and his last fight against FRiso was staged in Bologna, Italy.

[IceTea]

Michael Bentt HW
Rating 2

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Hi guys,

Been away for a bit starting work on restarting my 1967 HW replay. Some of you may remember some time ago I'd started replaying all the HW/LHW fights from 1967 rating new fighters as I went along. Well that dragged out for about the first 1/2 month of January then it kind of fizzled going on and doing other things. Well I've always wanted to get back into that. I've always been intrigued by that year in heavyweight fighting with all the goings on of Clay/Ali and the WBA tournement to replace him as the heavyweight champ. So I'm going to restart this project with a little twist. I'm going to rewrite history some and see what would 1967 maybe have been like amongst the heavies in boxing IF Clay/Ali had not been stripped of his title and had been allowed to continue on boxing?

Well, it's going to be a little bit of time yet before I get into the actual replay as I'm going to try to do a lot of the leg work up front, rating all the heavyweights who fought even once in 1967 who we've not seen done yet. I may include still the LHW's or at least the most prominent ones for the year or those who fought any HW's. I'd think I'll do all the LHW's as I'd probably never get started with the replay. To help me with this I've even started picking up some 1967 Ring magazines off Ebay to give me some insite into the going ons in boxing that year. I've gotten about 5 of the months. I'd never owned or seen any old copies of the Ring. Really great stuff if you like to read up on the history of the sport.

I've started by searching through BoxRec to get a list of all HW's who fought for each country at least once int 1967. I've got every country searched through now except the US which I'm still only through the C's. But, with that I'm going to start going through and rating guys who I don't have in my data base at this time. I've attached a zipped copy of an Excel 2000 spreadsheet showing all the HW's I found so far in my search through BoxRec. It lists the fighter, his record at the start of 1967, his career record, his Nationality and there's inserted a link that will open up his boxrec page. The column marked DIV shows if he's a HW or LHW. If there's something in that column for the fighter listed I've got a rating for him currently. If it's blank, those are the ones I'll be rating. There is currently listed here some LHW's. I'm going to check for more later when I get all the HW's done. As you can seen, most of the prominent HW's for the year are already done. A lot of 1,2,3 fight guys, that will pad your bank of tomato cans for you if you like. As mentioned, I still got quite a list of US fighters to search through yet.

After a lot of jumping around here and there working on various things rating fighters, I'm going to really work hard at sticking at this one and get all these guys done to then do this replay. I'm going to rate everyone at prime and then do the adjustments via the game once I start the replay dependent on where the fighter is at in his career.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

And here's the first 5 new fighters, working down in order of my spreadsheet. All these guys are from Argentina.

Alberto Benassi Rating 1
HW 1957-68
4 wins / 11 losses / 0 draws / 2 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Benassi's record shows 4 fights in 1957, winning the first then loosing the next 3, 2 by KO. His next fight is December 1965, a 6th round KO of Miguel Angel Silva. In 1966, he then looses fights to Jose Giorgetti, Santiago Alberto Lovell, Eduardo Corletti, and twice in a row to Oscar Bonavena. In April 1967 he knocks out Luis Caru in the 2nd round for his 3rd career win. In September Benassi is then KO'd in the 2nd round by Lovell. In early 1968 he's then stopped in 5 and 3 rounds by Giorgetti and Bonavena. In October 1968 he fights Humberto Ghiotti, winning a 1st round DQ victory.


Justo Benitez Rating 1
1957-69
5 wins / 17 losses / 2 draws / 3 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Benitez shows his first fight, a 10 round draw with Jose Angel Manzur, a very busy LHW of the late 50's to mid 60's, in November 1957. A couple months later, Benitez then managed a 7th round TKO after the doctor stopped the fight for his opponent. Three losses then followed in 58 to Rodolfo Diaz, Gregorio Peralta an Guillermo Dutschmann. In June 1959, he managed to avenge his first loss to Peralta by out pointing him in 10 rounds. Justo then lost to Dutschmann again and was KO'd in the 6th in Feb 1960 by Humberto Loayza. After an April 1960 TKO victory over Aurelio Diaz, he lost fights to Dutschmann and Manzur and fought a 10 round draw with Juan Baylon in a fight in which both fighters were down in the eight round. Even with those set backs though, in Sept 1962 he fought Gregorio Peralta for the Argentin (FAB) HW Title. Peralta won the decision in 12 rounds.

Benitez fought again less then a month later to win a 10 round decision over Jose Manzur again. That was then followed though by four straight fights through 1963 with Peralta, ,loosing 3 by decision and the last one by 6th round TKO.Benitez then is shown missing then from the ring by BoxRec until April 1967 when he's knocked out in the 8th by Santiago Alberto Lovell. After a 4th round TKO over Humberto Ghiotti, in August of 67, Benitez then looses to Luis Pires, Peralta and Lovell in 1967. After a 2 year absence again, Benitez looses one more time in December 1969 to Lovell.



Miguel Carranza Rating 1
1963-71
16 wins / 12 losses / 1 draw / 11 KO

Hometown/Birthplace: Cordoba, Argentina

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Carranza was an Argentinian local fighter all his career fighting pretty much the other local club fighters who also went no where else with thier careers. Carranza did fight Andres Selpa late in Selpa's career, in July 1964. Selpa KO'd Carranza in the 6th. Sometime in 1969 Carranza fought an Oscar Wondryk for the Cordoba State HW title. Wondryk TKO'd Miguel.


Luis Caru Rating 1
1967-69
1 win / 3 losses / 0 draws / 0 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Won a 10 round decision over Miguel Angel Silva in Feb 1967 then lost by 2nd round KO to Alberto Benassi in April that year. Fought again in May 1968 being KO'd in 3 by Adolfo Cardozo and again was stopped by Cardozo in Feb 1969.


Alejandro Gallardo Rating 1
1959-68
2 wins / 10 losses / 3 draws / 2 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Gallardo fought sparingly from 1959 thru early 1962 with a 2-4-3 record. The 3 draws were in 1959 against Jose Angel Manzur, Guillermo Dutschmann and middleweight Farid Salim. In October 1959 and November 1960 he lost 10 round decisions to Andres Selpa and Manzur and in October 1961 lost another 10 round decision to Salim. In January 1962 Selpa knocked out Gallardo in 5. After that Gallardo dissappears until Sept 1965 when he's knocked out in the 1st round by Santiago Lovell. Lovell knocks him out again in the 9th round in Feb 1966. A month later Selpa wins a 10 round decision over Gallardo. In August of 66 he looses by 3rd round KO to Alex Miteff. In June 1967 Gallardo looses to Jorge Omar Tissera, whom Gallardo had beaten twice in 1961 for his only career victories, when the physician stops the fight. In November 1968 Adolfo Cardozo knocks Gallardo out in the 8th round for the end to Gallardo's career.

[a87star]

Good to see you back to your fine work Rocco. Angentina seemed to produce quite a few HW back in that era. Some were tomato cans but you had quite a few that were good and even contenders like Bonavena and Lovell. Looking forward to your re-creation of 1967 without Ali being stripped. A young Frazier vs. a prime Ali would be a good one.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Felipe Pablo Marich Rating 1
Argentina HW 1966-70
4 wins / 8 losses / 0 draws / 2 KO

Hometown/Birthplace: San Pedro, Buenos Aires

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Won a couple of decisions against local plunder, Telmo Gonzalez and Carlos Paez in 1966. Marich then lost fights to Santiago Alberto Lovell and Gregorio Peralta in 1967 and then was TKO's by Oscar Bonavena in Feb 1968. In two fights against Gregorio Peralta in April of 68, Marich was disqualified in the 9th round in both. After a couple wins against Enrique Mareque(these were Mareque's only career fights), Marich lost 10 round decisions to Miguel Angel Paez in Sept 1969 and then two to Eduardo Corletti in Feb and April 1970.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Originally Posted by a87star

Good to see you back to your fine work Rocco. Angentina seemed to produce quite a few HW back in that era. Some were tomato cans but you had quite a few that were good and even contenders like Bonavena and Lovell. Looking forward to your re-creation of 1967 without Ali being stripped. A young Frazier vs. a prime Ali would be a good one.

Glad you've really enjoy my ratings. This is a great community effort of who all contributes to this game! I'm really looking forward to doing the replay but I'm enjoying rating these guys also, so it will be awhile I think before I start the replay. I don't want to be stopping too often having to rate guys along the way.

But, enjoy the new ratings for now!

Rocco

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Richardo Medina Rating 1
Argentina LWH 1962-67
2 wins / 10 losses / 1 draw / 0 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Not sure why BoxRec has this guy listed as a HW. IN his career he fought Welters, Middleweights and LHW's?? His only wins were over a middleweight Andres Cejas in 1962 and managed a draw against Cejas in 1963. Medina's losses were all by KO or TKO, twice to Welterweight Jose Lino Lemos(32-4-1,26KO), once to MW-Antonio Aguilar(79-18-11,15), once to MW-Ignacio Magallanes(36-6-12,13KO), once to Miguel Carranza, his one heavyweight opponent and that was in 1963. In 1965 he lost his only fight to MW-Alberto Massi(22-28-7,15KO). In 1966 there were early round knockouts to WW-Jorge Jose Fernandez(114-10-3,81KO) twice and to LHW-Ramon Avenamar Peralta. In 1967, his last fight he was KO'd in the 2nd by LHW David Bondulich.

Again, not sure why he's listed as a heavyweight. I went ahead and did this quick rating as a Lightheavy for the heck of it. No playtesting done with it though. Doubt I'll even use this guy in the 67 replay.

[CONN CHRIS]

Thanks Rocco! This is an ambitious project but one that I am glad to see you get back to.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

These punching bags finish up the Argentinians I found active in 1967....

Robert Petrauskis Rating 1
1967 HW
1 win / 1 loss / 0 draws / 1 KO

Hometown: Buenos Aries, Artentina

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Won a 3rd round TKO over Joe Brewster on June 8th, 1967, then two weeks later lost a 6 round UD to Charley Polite.


Pablo Sagrispanti Rating 1
HW 1957-67
3 wins / 14 losses / 0 draws / 2 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Lost a 12 round decision to Alberto Benassi in June 1957 then knocked out Benassi in the 7th round of a rematch in October that year. In November and December that same year Sagrispanti then lost twice to Dogomar Martinez, the first a 10 round decision the 2nd time by 7th round KO. There's then no record for a fight by Sagrispanti again until July and September 1959 when he's KO'd by Mauro Mina and Alfredo Arguello.

He wins a 10 round against Luis Britos in April 1960. In 1961 he looses fights to Jose Giorgetti twice and Gregorio Peralta twice while stopping Alfredo Arguello in what turns out to be Sagrispanti's last win. He fights very infrequently after that lossing fights to Juan Morales in 1962, Peralta in 1963 and again in 1964 and Oscar Bonavena twice in oct 1965 and June 1967.


Bruno Segura Rating 1
HW 1964-67
0 wins / 7 losses / 0 draws / 0 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

He was knocked out in 3 rounds or less by Eduardo Corletti, Santiago Alberto Lovell, Jose Giorgetti, Oscar Bonavena, Humberto Ghiotti and finally twice by Ramon Avenamar Peralta, loosing the last 3 fights in 1967. Enough said.


Miguel Angel Silva Rating 1
HW 1967-76
0 wins / 4 losses / 1 draw / 0 KO

Hometown/Birthplace: Azul, BA, Argentina

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Was knocked out in the 9th round against Miguel Angel Paez in October 1967. Lost fights in 1969, 1973, fought a draw in 1975 then lost one more time in 1976 all to no one.

[a87star]

Good work Rocco. Looks like these Argentinian tomato cans were stepping stones for Lovell, Paez, Peralta, and Bonavena

[Rocco Del Sesto]

This and the next 3 posts after are all HW's from Australia who fought in 1967

Mick Bare Rating 1
0 wins / 1 loss / 0 draws / 0 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Was KO'd in 2nd round in November 1967 by Mick Thurlow in Melbourne, VIC Australia.



Drago Barific Rating 1
2 wins / 2 losses / 1 draw / 0 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Drago fought twice in 1957 against Ray Borge. They fought one, 4 round draw and Drago won the 2nd 4 rounder. He then fought twice in early 1959 loosing both fights, a 6 round decision to Mike Kenna(8-2-0,3KO), and was KO'd in the 4th in the other fight. Drago then resurfaces eight years later in April 1967(date not confirmed) where he wins a 10 round decision over Peter Leaney for the New South Wales Heavyweight Title. That all that's on record for Drago.


Colin Beatty rating 1
1 win / 3 losses / 1 draw / 1 KO

Hometown: Adelaide, SA, Australia

Rating bY: Rocco Del Sesto

Beatty won a 1st round KO in March 1957. He then shows up next in BoxRec in Feb 1964 when he's TKO'd in 3 by Neville Robertson. In April and June 1965, Beatty and newcomer Rudy Wolfgang fight a couple times with the first ending in a 6 round draw and then Wolfgang wins the 2nd in a 6 round decision. Beatty next reappears in February 1967 when he'd knocked out in the 1st round of a scheduled 10 rounder against Bob Dunlop.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

More Australians

Foster Bibron Rating 1
27 wins / 13 losses / 1 draw / 15 KO

Hometown: Clayton, VIC, Australia
Birthplace: Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Trainer: Ambrose Palmer

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

From 1959 through March 1963, Bibron compiled a 12-3-1,4KO record. He padded that record fighting Young Stanko(9-14-1,5) six times, winning 5, Orlando Guerini(5-6-0,5) three times winning all three, and beating Tony Vickers(7-10-3,4) 2 out of 3 fights. The one loss to Vickers was in July 1962, a 2nd round KO when the two fought for the Australian HW Title. Other wins came against Gary Truscott(3-2-2,0), LHW Dido Sylvester(11-6-1,7) and Arnie Winkleman(2-3-0,0). No world beaters in all that group.

Bibron then shows no fights for almost 2 years before loosing 3rd round KO to Fred Casey(8-9-1,6). After a couple wins in 1965 he lost two fights to Bob Dunlop in 1966 and then lost a 10 round decision to LHW Roy Thurgar(16-10-2,6) in May 1967. Later in 1967 he managed wins over Buck Jones(Jones'only career fight) and Fred Casey. In 1968 after beating Mick Thurlow(1-1-0,1), Bibron lost a 15 round decision to Casey in October 1968 in a bid for the then vacant Australian HW title.

From 1969 through 1972 he fought Mani Vaka four times, loosing three of those, beat a Marika Momo(1-2-0,1) twice. In may 1970 he stopped Fred Casey in 7 rounds to win the Australian HW Title which was vacant again at the time. Foster then won four more fights in 1970 against Marika Naivalu(1-3-0,0), Fred Williams(4-17-1,1), Semi (Sam Haley) Halalilo(21-10-0,16KO) and Billy Aird. He fought once in 1971 getting knocked out in 7 by Vaka and then Foster finished his career in Feb 1972 after being stopped in the 11th round by Tony Mundine for the Australian HW Title.



Fred Casey Rating 1
8 wins / 9 losses / 1 draw / 6 KO

Hometown: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Birthplace: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Trainer: Reg Layton

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

BoxRec notes that Casey is the amateur light heavyweight champion of Australia. He represented Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.

He started out his career in late 1964 and through Oct 1965 with knockouts of Orlando Guerini, Foster Bibron, TKO of Peter Leaney(for the Australian HW Title), KO of Ron Fritzsche in defense of the HW title and then won a 12 round decision over Earl Nikora. In December 1965, Tonga's LHW Sipa Fine knocked Casey out in the 2nd round for Casey's first defeat. Casey then didn't fight for almost 2 years before coming out to knock out Ned Maric in 7 round in November 1967. A week later he was stopped in the 2nd round by Foster Bibron due to a cut eye.

After a win over untried Jim Hastingsm Casey lost a 12 round decision to Bobby Stininato, drew 10 rounds and lost 10 rounds to Jose Humberto Menno. In October 1968 Casey won a 15 round decision over Bibron to win back the vacant Australian HW title. After that though it was three lost 10 round decisions in 1968 to Menno, and twice to Mani Vaka. In August 1969 he lost the Australian HW Title to Bob Dunlop when the fight was stopped in the 8th again due to cut eye. In May 1970 Bibron stopped Casey in the 7th round in another bout for the again vacant Australian HW title. Casey lost again due to a cut eye.


Buck Jones Rating 1
0 wins / 1 loss / 0 draws / 0 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Was KO'd in the 3rd round by Foster Bibron in october 1967. Jones' nationality is not listed in BoxRec, but since this one fight was in Australia, I'm assuming he's from down under.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

3 more Aussies

Peter Leaney Rating 1
6 wins / 10 losses / 2 draws / 4 KO

Hometown: Canberra, ACT., Australia
Trainer: Jack Blorn

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Beat Young Stanko 2 out of 3 fights. Lost to LHW Roy Thurger(16-10-2,6) twice and beat LHW Carlo Marchini(27-29-4,16). In December 1964 Leaney knocked out Ron Fritzsche in the 2nd round to win the Australian HW title. He successfuly defended that in a 15 round decision over Young Stanko three months later. In March 1965 he lost that title to Fred Casey by 4th round TKO. That was the start of 6 consecutive defeats to end his career with other losses to Fritzsche, Foster Bibron, Drago Barific(for the New South Wales HW title), Dave Cullen(3-5-1,1) for the Australian HW Title and finally to Bobby Stininato. Those last 3 fights coming in 1967 after an almost 2 year layoff after the Barific fight.


Ron Murray Rating 1
10 wins / 2 losses / 1 draw / 6 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Fought nothing by local club fighters with no one of note. Won a fight in November 1967 then does not show up again per BoxRec until January 1970 and fights on through March 1972.



Young Stanko Rating 1
9 wins / 14 losses / 1 draw / 5 KO

Birthname: Stanko Kvesich
Birthplace: Mostar, Yugoslavia
Hometown: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Trainer: Jack Rennie

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Lost to Tony Vickers in his first bout, then fought Foster Bibron 3 straight times in 1959 loosing 2 of the bouts. Later in 1960 lost twice more to Tony vickers. January 1961 he lost to Bibron again. In January 1962 he managed a 10 round decision over a Dave Napier(this was Napier's only recorded career bout) for the Northern Territory HW State Title. A couple months later, Stanko defended successfuly that title against an Alec Ross(11-7-0,6) when the fitht was stopped for a cut eye on Ross. In June of 62, Stanko lost to Vickers for a 4th time getting KO'd in the 14th round of a fight for the Australian HW Title.

In Jan 1963 he lost to Bibron for the 5th time in 6 tries. Following a 1 year 3 month layoff, Stanko beat Peter Leaney in a 10 round decision in May 1964. He then didnt' fight again for amost a year then lost a 10 rounder to Bob Dunlop in Feb 1965. Three weeks after the Dunlop fight, Stanko squared off against Peter leaney loosing the 15 round decision to Leaney for the Australian HW title. 10 round decision losses to Leaney later in 65 and Bob Dunlop in 1966 and then a 9th round TKO loss to Semi Halalilo in March 1967 finished Stanko's career.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Last 2 from "Down Under"

Mick Thurlow Rating 1
1 win / 1 loss / 0 draws / 1 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Knocked out Mick Bare in 2nd round in November 1967, then was knocked out in 2 by Foster Bibron in January 1968.



Rudy Wolfgang Ratin 1
1 win / 1 loss / 1 draw / 0 KO

Trainer: Colin Beatty

In April and June 1965 Wolfgang fought Colin Beatty twice, drawing one 6 rounder and winning the 6 round decision in the 2nd. He shows up again and lastly in boxrec in December 1967 loosing a 6 round decision to LHW Bob Murdoch.


Next ones I'll be working on 3 from the Bahamas and 1 Belgian

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Boston Blackie Rating 1
HW-Bahama 1952-78
10 wins / 16 losses / 2 draws / 1 KO

Alias: Leonard Miller
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Blackie started out with a loss in December 1952, won a fight in May 1955, won a 10 round decision over Stamford Harris in December 1959, fought an 8 round draw with MW Bobo Reckley(12-6-1,10) in Jan 1962 and then won his 3rd fight a year later in Jan 1963. He then lost fights to MW Herman Dixon(26-35-6,13) and LHW Justin Duncanson(8-0-0,4) in 1963 and lost again to Gomeo Brennan in Feb 1964.

Then in July 1964, Feb 1965, March 1966, July 1966 and April 1967 he fought Baby Boy Rolle in 6 consecutive fights, winning 3, drawing 1 and loosing the last two, all of them decisions of 10, 12 and 15 rounds. In Sept 1967 Boston defeated Willie Johnson in 10 rounds. Boston then did not fight again till May 1969 and on through November 1970 he lost three times to Bert Perry(14-8-0,10) for the Bahaman HW Title. Boston did manage to take the title from Perry defeating him in a 12 round decision in October 1969, only to loose it back to Perry a year later. He also lost once to John Hudgins(15-20-5,12) durin g this span. From 1971 through 1973, Boston defeated Carl Baker twice, but lost fights to Bobby Lloyd twice, Dave Lee Royster and LHW Tim Wood(19-11-1,7). After a 4-1/2 year layoff, Boston staged a brief comeback in 1978 but was knocked out both times in two fights against Adnros Ernie Barr.

[a87star]

Thanks for the Aussies and lone Bahamian. Is that your only HW from 67 from the Bahamas? I always appreciate the guys that come from under represented nations.

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Here's the other two Bahamian HW's from 67 that I found....

Bert Perry Rating 1
1967-83
14 wins / 8 losses / 0 draws / 10 KO

Trainer: Kid Chocolate

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Perry started his career with 1st and 2nd round knockout wins over Joe Brewster(7-5-1,3) and Ray Batey(8-10-4,5) in Sept and October 1967. It was then almost a year later until Sept 1968 when he faced Canadian Bob Cleroux who was winding down his career. Cleroux stopped Perry in the 5th round. After that in 1969 came wins over Ollie Wilson and Boston Blackie twice(for the Bahaman HW Title). Then in July and October 1969 he lost by 9th round KO to Levi Forte and 12 round decision to Blackie(loosing the Bahaman title).

From 1970 through May 1971 Perry won 8 fights, 7 by knockout against mostly very marginal opponents, though he did beat Blackie to regain the Bahaman HW Title in November 1970. In july 1971 he lost his HW title to Baby Boy Rolle by 8th round TKO. That was the start of loosing 5 of his last 6 career bouts fighting very sporadically over the next 10 years. Two of the losses were to Carl Baker and once to Kip Lane in March 1983.


Man Power Rating 1
1967
0 Wins / 1 loss / 0 draws / 0 KO

Rating bY; Rocco Del Sesto

Was KO'd in 2nd round in February 1967 by Carl Baker.

Man Power?? Who knows.....

[Rocco Del Sesto]

Here's the only additional Belgian to the 67 HW's....not much....

Louis Croes Rating 1
1967-71
0 wins / 7 losses / 1 draw / 0 KO

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Croes fought Hans Jorgen Jacobsen srom Denmark in April 1967. Jacobsen at 6-1-0 was starting in 1967 to garner some discussion in the heavyweight circles. Jacobsen stopped Croes in the 1st round by TKO. Croes lost 3 more fights in 1967 including twice to fellow Belgium, Freddy Hubert(2-9-0,0). Croes lost twice in 1968, once in 1969. He then last fought in Feb 1971, his only non loss, a 4 round draw with someone named Yvon Because whom BoxRec notes had not fought from 1963 through 1970.