Tyrone Booze
| Tyrone Booze | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Rated at | Cruiserweight |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
February 12, 1959 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Tyrone Booze (born February 12, 1959) is a former boxer who held the World Boxing Organization cruiserweight world championship.
Booze became a professional boxer in 1982 and had mixed success during his early career. He had early losses in the 1980s to Evander Holyfield, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Johnny DuPlooy, Bert Cooper, Dwigh Braxton (to be known as Dwight Muhammad Qawi), and Henry Tillman. In 1990 he lost to Nate Miller for the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight title and lost by a unanimous decision. After winning one fight he then challenged Magne Havnaa in 1991 for the WBO cruiserweight belt. He lost a twelve-round split decision. When Havnaa relinquished his title, Booze knocked out Derek Angol on July 25, 1992, and won the WBO title. He defended the belt once, against Ralf Rocchigiani. On February 13, 1993, Markus Bott defeated Booze by a unanimous decision to take the title.
Booze did not fight for a title again and retired in 1998 after losing to Jesse Ferguson.
On September 19, 2011, Tyrone Booze and Super Bowl XXXVII MVP Dexter Jackson began a new radio show called "All Sports" with Randy Harris on Clearwater, Florida's WTAN AM 1340.[1] The show is also aired on WDCF, WZHR and online on the Talking Sports Network.[2]
Professional boxing record
| 22 Wins (8 knockouts, 14 decisions), 12 Losses (2 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Draws, 1 No Contest [3] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 24-17 |  Jesse "Boogieman" Ferguson |
UD | 10 | 1998-09-03 |  Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 10-7 | Tony Velasco |
TKO | 5 | 1997-11-22 |  Clearwater, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 5-28-1 | James "Giant Peach" Mullins |
TKO | 4 | 1996-03-23 |  Bristol, Tennessee, United States |
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| Win | 8-12 | Earl Talley |
TKO | 3 | 1995-12-09 |  Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
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| Win | 1-14 | Jack S. Jackson |
TKO | 3 | 1995-08-12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Albany, Georgia, United States |
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| Win | 8-10 | Marc Machain |
TKO | 5 | 1994-07-20 |  Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
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| Loss | 22-2 |  Markus Bott |
UD | 12 | 1993-02-13 | Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany |
WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 113-117, 112-117, 112-117. |
| Win | 28-6-6 | Ralf Rocchigiani |
UD | 12 | 1992-10-02 | Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany |
WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 114-113, 116-113, 116-112. |
| Win | 26-0 |  Derek Angol |
KO | 7 | 1992-07-25 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Angol knocked out at 2:32 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 16-2 |  Magne Havnaa |
SD | 12 | 1991-02-15 |  Randers, Denmark |
WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 115-116, 115-114, 113-117. |
| Win | 0-8-2 | Ruben Cardona |
UD | 6 | 1990-07-13 |  Westerly, Rhode Island, United States |
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| Loss | 15-1 | Nate Miller |
UD | 12 | 1990-03-26 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
NABF Cruiserweight Title. 110-118, 108-120, 106-120. |
| Loss | 29-6-1 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi |
PTS | 10 | 1989-02-15 |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 18-4 | Anthony Witherspoon |
UD | 10 | 1988-10-20 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
47-43, 48-43, 48-42. |
| Win | 13-18 | Dawud Shaw |
TKO | 2 | 1988-09-02 | Wallingford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 3-11 | Kevin Denson |
PTS | 8 | 1988-05-30 | Trumbull, Connecticut, United States |
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| No Contest | 2-15 | James Holly |
NC | 1 | 1988-01-23 |  Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States |
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| Loss | 14-0 |  Johnny DuPlooy |
KO | 2 | 1987-07-27 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Loss | 12-1 | Henry Tillman |
UD | 10 | 1986-10-17 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Loss | 12-1 | Bert Cooper |
SD | 12 | 1986-08-26 | Stateline, Nevada, United States |
NABF Cruiserweight Title. 112-116, 116-113, 113-116. |
| Win | 17-1 | Pablo Pizzarro |
UD | 10 | 1985-10-18 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Loss | 4-0 | Evander Holyfield |
UD | 8 | 1985-07-20 |  Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
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| Loss | 43-6-1 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad |
UD | 10 | 1985-02-08 |  New York City, United States |
4-6, 4-6, 1-9. |
| Draw | 15-1 | Tim Broady |
PTS | 10 | 1984-11-27 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
5-4, 4-5, 5-5. |
| Win | 5-7-2 | Demetrius "Oak Tree" Edwards |
PTS | 10 | 1984-09-11 | West Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 10-3 | Marcus Jackson |
UD | 12 | 1984-06-19 | West Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
New England Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Draw | 23-2 | Jerry Halstead |
PTS | 8 | 1984-01-13 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 1-1 | John "Speaker" Tyrell |
PTS | 6 | 1983-08-09 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 4-7 | Jose Verdejo |
PTS | 6 | 1983-05-31 | West Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Loss | 3-0 | Kelvin "Special K" Kelly |
SD | 4 | 1983-04-23 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 1-2-1 | Earl McNeill |
PTS | 6 | 1983-01-07 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | -- | Victor King |
UD | 4 | 1982-10-08 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | -- | Juan Quintana |
TKO | 3 | 1982-09-10 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 1-0 | Matt "The Raven" Lawrence |
PTS | 4 | 1982-08-13 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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| Loss | -- | Muhammad Hakeem | TKO | 3 | 1982-07-09 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 2-0-1 | Robert Folley |
PTS | 6 | 1982-06-05 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | -- | Jimmy "Steeler" Allen |
PTS | 4 | 1982-04-23 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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References
- ↑ http://tantalk1340.com/index.cfm?PID=4 WTAN-AM 1340 / WDCF-AM 1350 Tampa Bay – Weekday Schedule
- ↑ http://www.talkingsportswithrandyharris.com Talking Sports with Randy Harris
- ↑ Boxing record for Tyrone Booze. BoxRec.com.
External links
| Preceded by Magne Havnaa (vacated) |
WBO Cruiserweight Champion July 25, 1992 – February 13, 1993 |
Succeeded by Markus Bott |