Rickey Parkey

Ricky Parkey (born November 7, 1956) is the former IBF Cruiserweight Champion of the World. He hails from Morristown, Tennessee.

Professional career

Parkey turned pro in 1981 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986. He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification bout. He retired in 1994.

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (16 knockouts, 6 decisions), 20 Losses (11 knockouts, 9 decisions)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 22-20 France Christophe Bizot TKO 4 07/05/1994 France Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Loss 22-19 Denmark Mark Hulstrom PTS 6 22/04/1994 Denmark Aalborg, Denmark
Loss 22-18 Germany Mario Schiesser TKO 5 05/02/1994 Germany Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Loss 22-17 France Akim Tafer PTS 8 24/06/1993 France Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Loss 22-16 Kazakhstan Alexander Miroshnichenko KO 3 20/03/1993 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Loss 22-15 United States Kenny Keene UD 10 27/02/1993 Idaho Caldwell, Idaho, United States 92-99, 93-99, 93-98.
Loss 22-14 United States Nathaniel Fitch TKO 5 24/10/1992 South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Loss 22-13 Germany Axel Schulz PTS 8 02/10/1992 Germany Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany .
Loss 22-12 United States Kimmuel Odum MD 8 01/08/1992 Ohio Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss 22-11 Russia Alexander Zolkin TKO 10 10/04/1992 Ohio Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss 22-10 France Anaclet Wamba KO 8 04/04/1992 France Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Loss 22-9 United States Dwight Muhammad "Camden Buzzsaw" Qawi RTD 8 07/11/1991 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. Parkey could not answer the bell for round nine due to a broken nose.
Win 22-8 United States Eddie Taylor TKO 6 07/12/1990 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States WBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the sixth round.
Win 21-8 United States Charles Dixon KO 5 16/11/1990 Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Loss 20-8 United States Alfonzo Ratliff KO 7 12/08/1988 Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 20-7 United Kingdom Gary Mason TKO 1 09/03/1988 United Kingdom Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Loss 20-6 South Africa Johnny du Plooy KO 10 31/10/1987 Bophuthatswana Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Loss 20-5 United States Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield TKO 3 15/05/1987 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States IBF/WBA World Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the third round.
Win 20-4 Zambia Chisanda Mutti TKO 12 28/03/1987 Italy Lido di Camaiore, Toscana, Italy IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:54 of the 12th round.
Win 19-4 United States Lee Roy "Solid Gold" Murphy TKO 10 25/10/1986 Italy Marsala, Sicilia, Italy IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the tenth round.
Win 18-4 Cuba Carlos Hernandez TKO 7 28/01/1986 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the seventh round.
Win 17-4 United States Michael Arms UD 12 10/09/1985 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. 119-110, 119-109, 118-110.
Loss 16-4 United States Eddie Mustafa Muhammad UD 10 18/06/1985 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3-6, 3-6, 2-7.
Win 16-3 United States Bobby Crabtree TKO 1 23/04/1985 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the first round.
Win 15-3 United States Broderick Mason TKO 1 11/12/1984 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:08 of the first round.
Win 14-3 United States Renaldo Snipes SD 10 30/10/1984 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3-6, 5-4, 6-3.
Loss 13-3 United States Bernard "The Bull" Benton PTS 12 11/09/1984 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win 13-2 Keith Wilson KO 1 20/05/1984 North Carolina Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Win 12-2 United States Pat Cuillo PTS 8 11/01/1984 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 11-2 United States Stanley Ross UD 8 15/11/1983 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 10-2 United States Phil Clinard PTS 8 25/06/1983 Virginia Pennington Gap, Virginia, United States
Win 9-2 United States Anthony Phillips KO 3 26/05/1983 Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win 8-2 United States Kemper Morton KO 4 12/03/1983 Kentucky Raceland, Kentucky, United States
Win 7-2 United States Keith Allen KO 4 04/02/1983 Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 6-2 United States Bobby Jennings PTS 8 13/01/1983 Tennessee Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Win 6-1 United States Keith Allen PTS 6 08/01/1983 Virginia Pennington Gap, Virginia, United States
Win 5-1 United States Maurice Moore KO 4 16/10/1982 North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win 4-1 United States Frankie Hines KO 3 27/08/1982 Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win 3-1 United States Tim Johnson KO 1 08/07/1982 Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 2-1 United States James "Bonecrusher" Smith PTS 6 30/01/1982 Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win 2-0 United States Miles Prince KO 5 27/11/1981 Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 1-0 United States Phil Clinard KO 2 24/10/1981 Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee, United States

References

  1. ↑ "Ricky Parkey". BoxRec.


Preceded by
Lee Roy Murphy		 IBF Cruiserweight Champion
25 October 1986 – 15 May 1987 		Succeeded by
Evander Holyfield
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