Anthony Hanshaw
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| Anthony Hanshaw | |
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| Real name | Anthony Lavar Hanshaw |
| Nickname(s) | The Tyger |
| Rated at | Light-Heavyweight |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | March 28, 1978 |
| Birth place | Warren, OH, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
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[edit] Life
Anthony Lavar Hanshaw is a professional boxer, from Massillon, Ohio. Born on March 28, 1978 in Warren, Ohio, he is noted by many as the hungry 'Tyger'. Anthony graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1996. He most recently lost for the first time in his career to boxing legend, Roy Jones Jr., on July 14, 2007.
[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 Super Middleweight (168 lb) 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 an IBF titleshot at middleweight.
Later he was rather unmotivated and inactive; it took him until 2006 to step it up a little and 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 Jr. took place on July 14, 2007, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, at a catch weight of 175 lb. Jones Jr. won the bout by decision after dropping Hanshaw in the 11th round.
