Marvin Camel
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Marvin Camel (born December 24, 1951) is a boxer and member of the Salish Kootenai Nation of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwestern Montana. He was born in Ronan and fought out of Missoula. He holds the distinction of being the first person recognized as Cruiserweight boxing champion of the world by two different professional sanctioning bodies.[1]
Camel beat Mate Parlov for the vacant WBC world Cruiserweight title in 1980, losing the title in his first defense, to Carlos De León. After losing in a rematch to De Leon, he became, in 1983, the IBF's first world champion, by becoming world Cruiserweight champion for the second time when he claimed that organization's title.
Professional boxing record
| 45 Wins (21 knockouts, 24 decisions), 13 Losses (8 knockouts, 5 decisions), 4 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 30-9-1 |  Eddie "Young Joe Louis" Taylor |
MD | 10 | 11/06/1990 |  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
93-99, 94-97, 99-99. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 9-1 | Joe "The Boss" Hipp |
TKO | 6 | 02/12/1989 |  Lacey, Washington, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-1-1 | Jerome "Mole" Hill |
PTS | 8 | 06/11/1989 |  Butte, Montana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-25-4 | J.J. Cottrell |
UD | 10 | 25/09/1989 | Billings, Montana, United States |
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| Draw | 4-15 | Trent Surratt |
TD | 1 | 10/08/1989 | Billings, Montana, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 36-8 | James Salerno |
TKO | 6 | 31/05/1988 |  Milan, Lombardia, Italy |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21-2-5 |  Ralf "Rocky II" Rocchigiani |
PTS | 10 | 26/04/1988 | Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21-1 |  Taoufik Belbouli |
TKO | 4 | 10/10/1987 | Paris, France |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 15-0 | Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill |
KO | 1 | 01/05/1987 |  Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
Camel knocked out at 2:52 of the first round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 79-9-6 |  Jose Maria Flores Burlon |
UD | 10 | 08/08/1986 |  Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
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| Draw | 8-4-3 | Jimmy "Million Dollar" Bills |
PTS | 10 | 22/05/1986 |  Boise, Idaho, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 20-0 | Lee Roy "Solid Gold" Murphy |
TKO | 14 | 06/10/1984 | Billings, Montana, United States |
IBF World Cruiserweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-3 |  Roddy MacDonald |
TKO | 5 | 13/12/1983 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:49 of the fifth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-0 | Rocky Sekorski |
KO | 9 | 21/05/1983 | Billings, Montana, United States |
IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 14-0 |  John Odhiambho |
TKO | 2 | 11/02/1983 |  Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-7 |  Leonardo Rodgers |
TKO | 5 | 30/06/1982 |  Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 31-2 |  Carlos "Sugar" De Leon |
TKO | 8 | 24/02/1982 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
WBC World Cruiserweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-5 |  Bash Ali |
PTS | 12 | 02/10/1981 |  San Francisco, California, United States |
IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-1 | Willie "The Cannon" Shannon |
TKO | 3 | 11/08/1981 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Nevada Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-6 | Rahim Muhammad |
UD | 12 | 05/05/1981 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Nevada Cruiserweight Title. 120-107, 120-108, 120-107. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-21-1 | Ron Draper |
TKO | 6 | 24/04/1981 | Billings, Montana, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 29-2 | Carlos "Sugar" De Leon |
MD | 15 | 25/11/1980 |  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 142-145, 145-145, 141-145. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-2-2 |  Mate Parlov |
UD | 15 | 31/03/1980 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 144-141, 148-141, 149-141. |
| Draw | 24-2-1 | Mate Parlov |
PTS | 15 | 08/12/1979 | Split, Croatia |
WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 147-142, 143-143, 144-144. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-4 |  David "Maceton" Cabrera |
KO | 3 | 30/08/1979 |  McAllen, Texas, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 33-19-1 | Macka Foley |
TKO | 2 | 01/08/1979 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-3-1 | Bill Sharkey |
UD | 12 | 05/06/1979 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-17-5 | David "The King" Smith |
KO | 9 | 24/04/1979 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-4-1 | Jim "Beam" Ingram |
PTS | 10 | 28/02/1979 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-3 | Bob Heflin |
KO | 2 | 03/01/1979 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-20-3 | Tom "Bomb" Bethea |
KO | 2 | 11/11/1978 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-4-1 | Dale Grant |
PTS | 12 | 13/09/1978 | Butte, Montana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-4-1 | Ibar Arrington |
UD | 10 | 22/08/1978 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-9 | Chuck Warfield |
KO | 5 | 27/05/1978 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-8-1 | Pete McIntyre |
PTS | 10 | 07/04/1978 | Butte, Montana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-16-1 |  "Beautiful" Bobby Lloyd |
PTS | 10 | 09/03/1978 |  Wichita, Kansas, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-13-5 | David "The King" Smith |
PTS | 10 | 08/02/1978 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 39-26-4 | Karl Zurheide |
RTD | 7 | 08/12/1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Zurheide retired after the seventh round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 63-25-7 | Ron Wilson |
PTS | 10 | 29/08/1977 | Pablo, Montana, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 12-10-1 | Danny Brewer |
TKO | 6 | 28/06/1977 | Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28-8-3 | Gary Summerhays |
UD | 12 | 06/05/1977 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
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| Draw | 9-3 | Dale Grant |
PTS | 10 | 15/02/1977 | Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-4 | Lionel "The Train" Ford |
UD | 10 | 26/01/1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-3-1 | Larry Castaneda |
UD | 10 | 20/11/1976 | Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-1-1 | Matthew Saad Muhammad |
MD | 10 | 23/10/1976 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
100-91, 98-96, 96-96. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-5 | Johnny Townsend |
UD | 10 | 25/09/1976 | Spokane, Washington, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-4 | Johnny Townsend |
UD | 10 | 28/08/1976 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 11-1-1 | Matthew Saad Muhammad |
SD | 10 | 17/07/1976 | Stockton, California, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28-17-1 | Angel "of Death" Oquendo |
UD | 10 | 08/05/1976 | Missoula, Montana, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 43-11-5 | Rafael "Raffles" Gutierrez |
UD | 10 | 07/04/1976 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-2 | Don Meloncon |
TKO | 3 | 18/02/1976 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-1 | Pedro Vega |
KO | 1 | 14/01/1976 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-4 | Danny Brewer |
UD | 10 | 19/11/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-17-5 | "Irish" Terry Lee |
TKO | 8 | 24/09/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the eighth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 62-23-7 | Ron Wilson |
UD | 10 | 20/08/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-4 | Fernando Lee Jones |
RTD | 6 | 28/05/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-25-3 | Amado Vasquez |
KO | 3 | 30/04/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-14-2 | "Cracker" Jack Johnson |
UD | 8 | 02/04/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Chico Valdez |
KO | 2 | 19/02/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-3 | "Curious" George Clark |
TKO | 4 | 22/01/1975 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the fourth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-7-1 | James T. Jackson |
TKO | 4 | 25/02/1974 | Boise, Idaho, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the fourth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Joe Williamson |
TKO | 1 | 25/06/1973 | Butte, Montana, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:19 of the first round. |
Honors
In 2006 at the World Boxing Council's 44th annual convention WBC President José Sulaimán awarded Camel honorary champion status.
See also
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References
- ↑ "Marvin Camel". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
External links
| Preceded by Inaugural champion |
World Cruiserweight Champion March 31, 1980 – November 25, 1980 |
Succeeded by Carlos DeLeon |
| IBF Cruiserweight Champion February 13, 1983 – October 6, 1984 |
Succeeded by Lee Roy Murphy | |
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