| Vincent Maddalone | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Vincent Maddalone |
| Nickname(s) | none |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 29, 1973 Flushing, NY, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 33 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Vincent Maddalone (born December 29, 1973 in Flushing, New York) is an American boxer and is a fringe contender in the heavyweight division.
Maddalone, a hard-hitting brawler, turned pro in 1999 and is a popular fighter who is often featured on ESPN. He suffered his first loss against former titlist Alfred Cole, and later fought twice against Brian Minto, coming up short in both fights.
At 33, Vincent Maddalone stands at 6 foot 2 inches tall. He was ranked 204th of out 1078 in the world. His trainer is Al Certo and his manager is Bobby Lancellotti. Maddalone has fought 8 amateur fights and 37 professional fights, of which he has won 32 (23 of these through knock-outs) and lost the other 5.
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Maddalone is the youngest of three boys, and was pitching minor league baseball for the Adirondack Lumberjacks of the independent Northern League when the idea to enter a ToughMan contest first crossed his mind. He fought Friday nights and Saturday nights and was instantly hooked. A proud Italian American and a member of the Teamsters, Maddalone says that he is fighting hard and training hard to finally come to the day when it is just him and the heavyweight champion alone in the ring. He does admit that he had to learn quite a bit when going professional because he never had long amateur career.
Maddalone has had two fights with Brian Minto, the first on July 23, 2004, where Maddalone was stopped in the 10th and final round by knockout. Maddalone showed that he is a strong puncher (knocking Minto down in the very first round)and that he is very tough and can take a lot of hits. His next fight with Minto on October 1, 2005 Maddalone was stopped again, this time in the 7th round of 10 by a TKO. Maddalone has had some great success in the ring, winning most of his fights (16) by TKO. When he has knocked out opponents for a 10 count, it has been in the 1st or 2nd rounds, showing he is an extremely hard hitter.
As of October 2010, his professional record is 33-6-0.
Maddalone's recent fights included two defeats. A fight against Evander Holyfield on March 17, 2007, ended in a loss by TKO when his corner threw in the towel in the third round. This defeat was followed by four wins and a lost fight against Denis Boytsov in November 2008 and on April 28, 2009 he defeated Benji Baker by fourth round retirement. Thereafter he lost by unanimous decision against Jean Marc Mormeck but won his next fight against Dominique Alexander by way of technical knockout in the fifth round.[1] On December 9, 2010 he lost fight against Tomasz Adamek who defended his IBF International Heavyweight and WBO and NABO Heavyweight Titles.[2][3]