Anthony Hanshaw

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Anthony Lavar Hanshaw (b.1978-March-28 in Warren, OH, USA) is a US-American boxer.

[edit] Amateur

A naturally left-handed boxer who fights from the right-handed stance, he beat Sechew Powell, Kelly Pavlik and Sergio Mora but lost to Jermain Taylor. Right before the Olympic trials 2000 his father had an accident at work and passed away. Hanshaw didn't qualify. He won the 1998 National Golden Gloves championships at 147 pounds and was 2000 U.S. National champion at 156 pounds. His record was 300-22.

[edit] Pro

Hanshaw turned pro in 2000 as a supermiddleweight (168lbs) under powerful Shelly Finkel and started very active with 11 fights in his initial 12 months as a pro. The Ring Magazine featured him early. He fought a credible opponent in July 2001 in previously undefeated middleweight Kingsley Ikeke and got the narrow decision. Ikeke later got a IBF titleshot at middleweight.

Later he was rather unmotivated and inactive, it took him until 2006 to step it up a little,beat Esteban Camou (record 19-1) and Lafarrell Bunteng (16-1-1) and draw with the undefeated French amateur star Jean Paul Mendy (23-0). A fight with Roy Jones is discussed.