Sugar Ray SealesBorn: April 9, 1952 St. Croix, Virgin IslandsFought out of Tacoma, WA Height: 6-1 (Southpaw) Professional Record: 56-8-3 (33 kayos) Amateur Record: 338-12 Sugar Ray Seales, the only American fighter to win a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics, was a contender for the Middleweight title during the late 70's and early 80's. Seales was born in the Virgin Islands, his father being stationed their with the Army. Seales moved to Tacoma as a boy and began to box. At that time, Tacoma was developing future title claimants such as Rocky Lockridge, Leo Randolph, and Johnny Bumpus. Seales used his lanky 6-1 frame and southpaw style to rack up an amateur record of 338-12. |
1972 Olympic Games in Munich, (West) Germany Light Welterweight (139 lbs.) Gold Medalist Opponent Country Result Ulrich Beyer West Germany W Dec Jim Montague Ireland W Dec Andres Molina Cuba W Dec Zvonimir Vujin Yugoslavia W Dec Anghei Anghelov Bulgaria W Dec (Gold Medal Match) 1973 Jan 11 Gonzalez Rodriguez Tacoma, WA W 8 Feb 12 Conrad Green Eugene, OR KO 2 Mar 1 Sugar Montgomery Stockton, CA KO 6 Mar 15 Felix Alvarado Seattle W 8 Mar 26 Jose Miranda Eugene, OR W 8 Apr 12 Chico Andrade Reno KO 4 May 20 Roger Buckskin Hoquiam, WA KO 5 Jun 25 Leroy Romero Butte, MT W 10 Jul 7 Frank Davila Gardnerville, CA W 10 Jul 20 Chucho Padilla Tucson, AZ KO 2 Aug 22 Chu Chu Garcia Tacoma, WA W 10 Oct 12 Ray Barrientos Dallas W 10 Nov 2 Dave Coventry Portland, OR KO 4 Dec 12 Jose Miranda San Francisco W 10 1974 Feb 13 Angel "Robinson" Garcia Las Vegas W 10 Feb 28 Omar Chavez Las Vegas KO 8 Mar 7 Beto Gonzalez Reno KO 3 Mar 19 Jose Espinoza Denver KO 4 Apr 16 Jose Martin Flores Tacoma, WA KO 10 Jun 8 John L. Sullivan Lacey, WA KO 2 Aug 6 David Love Tacoma, WA KO 12 Aug 30 Marvin Hagler Boston L 10 Sep 18 Les Riggins Seattle KO 1 Nov 26 Marvin Hagler Seattle D 10 1975 Feb 11 Mike Nixon Seattle W 10 Mar 28 Johnny Rico Tucson, AZ W 10 Apr 22 Manuel Elizondo Sacramento, CA KO 2 May 14 Rudy Cruz Sacramento, CA W 10 Aug 15 Eugene "Cyclone" Hart Atlantic City L 10 Oct 21 Mike Lancaster Seattle KO 2 Dec 2 Renato Garcia Seattle W 10 1976 Mar 9 George Cooper Seattle W 12 May 25 Rico Hoye Seattle KO 4 Oct 15 Gianni Mingardi Milan, Italy KO 6 Dec 7 Alan Minter London KO by 5 1977 Mar 2 Ronnie Harris New York L 10 Apr 26 George Davis Seattle KO 2 May 25 Tony Gardner Anchorage, AK KO 4 Jun 23 Cliff Wills Vancouver, BC W 10 Jun 29 Vicente Medina Anchorage, AK W 10 Jul 19 Nate Lenoir Seattle KO 2 Sep 6 Eddie Davis Memphis, TN KO 7 Sep 21 Mike Hallacy Wichita, KS W 10 Oct 25 Joe Gonzalez Seattle KO 4 Dec 2 Doug Demmings Chicago W 15 (Wins US Middleweight Title) 1978 Jan 26 Emmett Atlas Seattle KO 2 Feb 28 Willie Warren Seattle D 10 Apr 8 Mayfield Pennington Pikesville, MD KO 8 Jun 9 Johnny Heart Butterfield, MO KO 2 Jun 20 Tommy Howard Seattle W 12 Jun 28 Johnn Heard Washington, DC W 10 Aug 29 Sammy NeSmith Seattle KO 5 Nov 9 Ayub Kalule Copenhagen L 10 1979 Feb 3 Marvin Hagler Boston KO by 1 Jun 21 Mike Colbert Seattle D 12 1980 Apr 5 Art "Tap" Harris Akron, OH KO 6 Apr 19 Ted Sanders Billings, MT KO 7 May 23 Dwight Davison Clarkston, WV L 10 Aug 2 Jamie Thomas Baton Rouge, LA W 10 Dec 23 James Williams Tacoma, WA W 10 1981 Mar 31 Sammy NeSmith Indianapolis KO 5 (Wins NABF Middleweight Title) Sep 23 Juan Rivas Bakersfield, CA KO 1 1982 Jan 23 Alejos Rodriguez Stateline, NV KO 6 Mar 31 John LoCicero New York W 10 Aug 7 Jesse Lara Albuquerque KO 4 Oct 30 James Shuler McAfee, NJ L 12 (Loses NABF Middleweight Title) 1983 Jan 22 Max Hord Denver KO 1
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