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Buddy Turman
45
32 KOs
15
4 KOs
2
Draws
Last six: L-W-L-W-W-W
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
62
rounds
373
KO %
71.1%
KO wins
32
KO losses
4
career
1954–1967
debut
1954-09-28
last fight
1967-12-15
Profile
alias
Reagan
sex
M
height
6′ 1″ / 185cm
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Tyler, Texas
dob
1934-04-12
age
92
death
2007-04-22
Latest news
Buddy Turman: Still Fighting, Still Winning
2006-12-24 · TheSweetScience.com
“If I didn’t knock ‘em out, I usually didn’t win,” Turman says. “Clever fighters always gave me trouble, because you don’t hit them too good.”…
Fight history
date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Dec 15
Rudolf Nehring
28
17
10
W-KO
Circus Krone, Munich, Bayern, Germany
2 of 10
Event →
Dec 9
Manfred Ackers
4
21
2
W-TKO
Festhalle, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
4 of 6
Event →
Apr 15
Dave Bailey
15
15
3
W-TKO
Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany
9 of 10
Event →
Mar 10
Dante Cane'
10
1
1
L-PTS
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
8 of 8
Event →
May 28
Lars Norling
13
7
4
W-TKO
Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
4 of 8 · 189 / 198 lbs
Event →
Apr 20
Jack Bodell
21
5
0
L-TKO
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
4 of 8x3 · 191 / 195 lbs
Referee:
Micky Fox
Event →
Apr 2
Ivan Prebeg
9
8
3
L-DQ
Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
5 of 10 · 188 / 181 lbs
Event →
Mar 6
Carl Welschou
7
7
1
W-TKO
Neue Sporthalle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
4 of 8 · 187 / 200 lbs
Event →
Feb 13
Ray Cillien
4
9
0
W-KO
Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany
2 of 8 · 194 lbs
Event →
Feb 5
Piero Tomasoni
24
3
3
L-PTS
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
10 of 10 · 190 / 181 lbs
Event →
Jan 16
Manfred Ackers
1
8
0
W-TKO
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
4 of 8 · 192 / 207 lbs
Event →
Nov 14
Ulli Ritter
25
19
8
W-TKO
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
5 of 8 · 190 / 192 lbs
Event →
Oct 3
Billy Lotter
27
6
0
L-PTS
City Hall, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
10 of 10
Event →
May 10
Dave Furch
10
15
4
W-PTS
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Feb 5
Sam Pride
4
4
1
W-PTS
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Nov 5
George Johnson
4
7
0
D-PTS
Tyler, Texas, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 19
Franco De Piccoli
16
0
0
L-DQ
Roma, Lazio, Italy
2 of 10
Event →
Nov 30
Pete Rademacher
13
6
1
L-TKO
Dallas, Texas, United States
9 of 10 · 197 / 199 lbs
Event →
Mar 25
Archie Moore
179
22
10
L-UD
Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
10 of 10 · 188 / 203 lbs
Event →
Nov 28
Archie Moore
178
22
10
L-UD
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 186 / 189 lbs
Judges:
William Shaw 96-94
|
Lonnie Hudkins 100-96
Referee:
Jackie Woodruff (99-94)
Event →
Oct 26
Bob Cleroux
23
1
1
L-KO
Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2 of 10 · 188 / 207 lbs · 0:53
Referee:
Tony Mancini
Event →
Apr 25
Sonny Moore
12
9
2
W-MD
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 182 / 185 lbs
Judges:
Gene Ellis 95-98
|
Norman Levinson 97-97
Referee:
Archie Moore (94-98)
Event →
Mar 21
Sonny Moore
12
8
2
W-MD
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 184 / 186 lbs
Event →
Mar 1
Tommy Sims
26
15
3
W-KO
Amarillo, Texas, USA
3 of 10 · 183 / 180 lbs · 2:06
Event →
Nov 2
Donnie Fleeman
30
6
0
D-PTS
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 183 / 181 lbs
Judges:
Norman Levinson 96-96
|
Charlie Cravotta 96-96
Referee:
Jackie Woodruff (95-96)
Event →
Sep 29
Tommy Sims
25
9
3
W-PTS
Tyler, Texas, USA
10 of 10
Event →
May 29
Bob Cleroux
12
0
1
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 180 / 198 lbs
Event →
May 5
Bob Albright
22
9
4
W-KO
Baseball Park, Tyler, Texas, United States
10 of 10 · 183 / 213 lbs · 2:40
Event →
Mar 21
Bob Albright
21
9
4
L-KO
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
2 of 10
Event →
Jan 27
Billy Walters
4
2
0
W-KO
Tyler, Texas, United States
2
Event →
Jun 30
Donnie Fleeman
22
1
0
L-UD
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 184 / 178 lbs
Judges:
Norman Levinson 98-97
|
Cotton Looper 98-95
Referee:
Morris Fair (98-95)
Event →
Apr 7
Jack Jacobs
11
10
3
W-KO
Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, United States
1 of 10 · 194 lbs · 2:30
Referee:
Oliver Ball
Event →
Mar 11
Dean Bogany
4
2
0
W-KO
Tyler, Texas, United States
3 · 185 / 184 lbs
Event →
Jan 28
Alvin Williams
50
20
6
W-PTS
Tyler, Texas, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Dec 17
Oscar Pharo
27
5
0
W-KO
Tyler, Texas, United States
1 · 183 / 195 lbs
Event →
Sep 30
Ben Marshall
2
2
0
W-KO
Tyler, Texas, United States
2 · 190 / 218 lbs
Event →
Jun 27
Tommy Fields
6
4
2
W-TKO
Dallas, Texas, USA
8 · 184 / 191 lbs
Event →
Apr 18
Art Swiden
24
11
1
L-PTS
Dallas, Texas, United States
10 of 10 · 186 / 191 lbs
Event →
Mar 4
Jesse Brown
10
7
1
W-KO
Tyler, Texas, United States
3 · 186 / 184 lbs
Event →
Jan 31
Otis Carr
0
0
0
W-KO
Dallas, Texas, United States
1
Event →
Jan 21
Haywood Crosser
1
1
0
W-KO
Tyler, Texas, United States
2
Event →
Dec 10
Ponce Leon
12
25
4
W-KO
Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, United States
4 of 10 · 185 / 215 lbs
Referee:
Fritzie Zivic
Event →
Nov 1
Emil Brtko
18
4
0
W-TKO
Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, United States
3 of 10 · 185 / 202 lbs
Event →
Sep 18
Felix Antonio
5
5
1
W-KO
Lubbock, Texas, United States
4 · 184 / 187 lbs
Event →
Aug 16
Felix Antonio
5
4
1
W-KO
Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, United States
5 of 10 · 180 / 174 lbs · 2:25
Event →
Jul 23
Soldier Daniel
0
0
0
W-KO
Tyler, Texas, United States
2
Event →
Jun 21
Freddie Thompson
4
2
0
W-KO
Dallas, Texas, United States
2
Event →
May 3
Dick Mays
1
1
0
W-KO
Dallas, Texas, United States
2 · 185 / 202 lbs
Event →
Mar 29
Jesus Alonzo
11
15
2
W-TKO
Waco Arena, Waco, Texas, United States
5 of 10 · 188 / 216 lbs
Event →
Nov 28
Roy Harris
9
0
0
L-SD
Tyler, Texas, United States
vacant USA Texas State heavyweight title
12 of 12
Event →