Thad Spencer

Thad Spencer
Statistics
Real name	Thad Spencer
Nickname(s)	Babe
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	American
Born	(1943-03-28) March 28, 1943 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	32
Wins by KO	14
Losses	13
Draws	1

Thad Spencer (born 28 March 1943 – 13 December 2013) was an American heavyweight boxer.

A native of Portland, Oregon, Spencer made his professional boxing debut in May 1960. After building up a 31-5 record, which included wins over contenders Doug Jones, Brian London and Amos Lincoln, he was highly regarded enough to be a part of the eight-man WBA elimination tournament, held after Muhammad Ali had been stripped of the title. Spencer won a 12 round decision over former title-holder Ernie Terrell in August 1967 and was then matched against Jerry Quarry in the semi-finals. Despite entering the bout as a 6/4 favourite, Spencer lost to Quarry by a 12th round TKO.

Spencer lost his next three fights by knockout, to Leotis Martin, Billy Walker and Mac Foster, and was never a serious title contender again. He continued boxing until 1971, though without winning another bout.

Spencer died in his sleep on December 13, 2013 in Valleo, CA.^[1]

Spencer's son Todd Spencer was a football star for U.S.C., and played 3 seasons in the N.F.L. for the Steelers and the Chargers.

Professional boxing record

32 Wins (14 knockouts, 18 decisions), 13 Losses (7 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	36-9-1	"Irish" Tony Doyle	UD	10	07/06/1971	Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas	92-99, 95-98, 95-99.
Loss	15-0-1	Ron Stander	UD	10	23/04/1971	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska
Loss	15-2-1	Jose Luis Garcia	KO	2	05/10/1970	Caracas
Loss	32-6-1	"Irish" Tony Doyle	UD	10	28/05/1970	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Draw	5-4	Charlie Reno	PTS	10	18/03/1970	Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
Loss	17-0	Mac Foster	KO	1	20/05/1969	Selland Arena, Fresno, California	Spencer knocked out at 3:09 of the first round.
Loss	20-7-2	Billy Walker	TKO	6	12/11/1968	Empire Pool, Wembley, London	Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the sixth round.
Loss	25-4	Leotis Martin	TKO	9	28/05/1968	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the ninth round.
Loss	25-1-4	Jerry Quarry	TKO	12	03/02/1968	Oakland Arena, Oakland, California	WBA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals.
Win	39-5	Ernie Terrell	UD	12	05/08/1967	Astrodome, Houston, Texas	WBA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Finals.
Win	40-10-1	Amos Lincoln	TKO	8	26/06/1967	Cow Palace, Daly City, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:09 of the eighth round.
Win	29-7-1	Doug Jones	UD	10	14/10/1966	Cow Palace, Daly City, California	11-0, 10-0, 8-1.
Loss	21-15-1	Bill McMurray	TKO	7	13/09/1966	Sacramento, California	California Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the seventh round.
Win	34-12	Brian London	PTS	10	02/05/1966	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
Win	35-6	Jack Bodell	RTD	2	18/04/1966	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester	Bodell did not come out for the third round.
Win	20-10-1	Billy "The Barber" Daniels	TD	6	21/02/1966	Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California	2-3, 4-2, 4-2.
Win	11-8-2	Chuck Leslie	UD	12	19/01/1966	Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California	California Heavyweight Title. 6-3, 11-0, 7-1.
Loss	34-7-1	Amos Lincoln	SD	10	22/11/1965	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	27-8-2	Roger Rischer	UD	12	26/04/1965	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California	California Heavyweight Title. 10-1, 9-3, 12-0.
Win	19-7-1	Billy "The Barber" Daniels	UD	10	17/03/1965	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	8-2, 8-2, 7-1.
Win	9-4-1	Chuck Leslie	UD	10	22/02/1965	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	6-3, 7-3, 8-1.
Loss	28-6-1	Amos Lincoln	TKO	9	15/12/1964	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the ninth round.
Win	33-8	Tom McNeeley	KO	5	09/11/1964	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	Tom knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round.
Win	18-28	Ollie Wilson	TKO	7	13/10/1964	Castaways Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:21 of the seventh round.
Win	7-8-2	George "Scrap Iron" Johnson	KO	4	04/08/1964	Castaways Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	18-14-2	Ray Shiel	KO	5	05/07/1964	Rasunda, Solna Municipality
Loss	6-2	Chuck Leslie	PTS	10	30/11/1963	Reno, Nevada
Win	4-1-3	"King" Jim Fletcher	TKO	6	12/10/1963	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the sixth round.
Win	17-3	Jefferson Davis	UD	10	01/08/1963	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	5-3, 5-4, 5-3.
Win	17-19-4	Monroe Ratliff	TKO	9	13/05/1963	Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California
Win	1-1	Alvin Tiger	TKO	5	08/04/1963	Moulin Rouge, Santa Monica, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the fifth round.
Win	6-1	Leonard Dugan	UD	10	20/10/1962	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Win	9-4-1	Prince Bongoa	KO	7	09/10/1962	San Jose, California
Win	6-0	Otis Lee	PTS	6	10/07/1962	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
Win	24-11-1	John Riggins	PTS	6	28/05/1962	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Win	17-16	Art Wright	KO	2	14/04/1962	San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California
Win	7-6-2	Dave Furch	PTS	10	14/11/1961	Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California
Win	8-15-5	Lou Bailey	UD	10	09/09/1961	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Win	1-2	Jerry Gaines	TKO	2	11/07/1961	Interstate Fairgrounds, Spokane, Washington	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Loss	17-9-3	Shirley Pembleton	PTS	4	01/07/1961	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	23-7-1	John Riggins	UD	6	04/05/1961	Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, Washington
Win	19-15-6	Yancy D. Smith	KO	3	10/04/1961	Cow Palace, Daly City, California
Win	14-22-4	Frankie Haynes	PTS	10	21/03/1961	San Jose, California
Win	27-12-2	Harvey Taylor	PTS	8	23/01/1961	Seattle Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington
Win	--	Theo Lolanzo	PTS	6	07/09/1960	Sick's Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Win	13-19-2	Frankie Rowe	TKO	3	03/05/1960	Tacoma Armory, Tacoma, Washington

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Thad Spencer from BoxRec