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Eddie Perkins

326 KOs

90 KOs

1Draws

No contest: 1

Last six: W-W-W-W-W-L

Career

division

Light Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

43

rounds

350

KO %

18.8%

KO wins

6

KO losses

0

career

1956–1974

debut

1956-12-27

last fight

1974-10-26

Profile

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 5″ / 165cm

nationality

United States

origin

Clarksdale, MS, USA

city / state / zip

Chicago, Illinois

dob

1937-03-03

age

89

Latest news

Three Friends Go to Heaven

2012-12-04 · Doghouse Boxing

2012 has been an unusually hard year for boxing fans. This year, it seems the uppercuts and hooks from life have rained down from every angle. Not only have we lost Andy Ganigan, Eddie Perkins Johnny Tapia, Julio Gonzalez, Michael Dokes and Corrie…

Remembering Eddie Perkins

2012-07-29 · Doghouse Boxing

By Antonio Santiago, Doghouse Boxing. - A few weeks ago, more specifically during the Danny Garcia - Amir Khan slugfest, it came to my attention that the fight was being dedicated to the memories of, among others, Eddie Perkins. Sad to say but in today…

Former champ was one of the best boxers Chicago produced - Chicago Sun

2012-05-18 · Times

Boxer Eddie Perkins posing in this Dec. 1, 1962, photo in Chicago in advance of his junior welterweight championship match against Italy's Duilio Loi. Perkins was named to the 2008 induction class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame,…

Ex-boxing champ Eddie Perkins, 75, dies

2012-05-11 · FOXSports.com

over Roberto Cruz of the Philippines and defended his title twice before losing a disputed decision to Carlos Hernandez. He retired in 1975 with a 74-20-2 record, including 21 knockouts, and was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Maxwell Malinga

33 6 3

L-PTS

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10 · 146 / 145 lbs

44 7 2

W-PTS

Tokyo, Japan

10 of 10 · 147 / 148 lbs

31 3 2

W-PTS

Vienna, Austria

10 of 10

15 2 1

W-PTS

Mill Run Theater, Niles, Illinois, United States

10 of 10

11 1 0

W-UD

Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States

10 of 10

18 3 3

W-UD

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

44 9 4

W-TKO

Santiago de Chile, Chile

6 of 10

31 8 1

?-NC

Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States

5 of 10 · 147 / 145 lbs

Referee: Joey White

43 11 4

L-MD

National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica

10 of 10 · 141 / 143 lbs

17 1 1

W-PTS

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

10 of 10 · 142 / 142 lbs

26 0 1

L-UD

GinÃ¡sio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

10 of 10

Judges: Fausto Martins 99-88 | Jose Expedito Gurgel 99-88 | Moacir Andrade 98-89

Referee: Antonio Ziravello

39 5 2

W-UD

K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark

8 of 8

15 4 4

W-PTS

Curries Fountain, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

10 of 10 · 140 / 139 lbs

32 1 2

W-PTS

K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark

10 of 10

44 18 1

W-KO

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

6 of 10 · 2:36

18 0 0

D-PTS

GinÃ¡sio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

10 of 10 · 141 / 141 lbs

Judges: Americo Vieira 193-193 | Moacir Andrade 197-198 | Fausto Martins 199-195

20 6 2

W-UD

Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 141 / 139 lbs

Judges: Bill Kipp 42-49 | Harold Buck 42-49 | Mike Petrovich 43-48

18 5 2

W-PTS

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 140 / 142 lbs

32 4 2

W-UD

National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica

WBC World light welterweight title; WBA World light welterweight title

15 of 15 · 139 / 138 lbs

Judges: Anthony Petronella 139-148 | Vivian Blake 141-145

Referee: Willie Pep (140-147)

12 7 1

W-UD

Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Malate, Metro Manila, Philippines

WBC Light Welterweight Title

15 of 15 · 138 / 140 lbs

8 5 0

W-PTS

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

10 of 10

Francisco Santos

17 8 0

W-UD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States

10 of 10 · 140 / 139 lbs

37 6 0

W-UD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 140 / 139 lbs

13 0 2

L-UD

Alhambra A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10 · 143 / 145 lbs

Hilario Morales

22 1 1

W-UD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

10 of 10 · 137 / 136 lbs

Judges: Jack McDonald 94-97 | John Thomas 95-99

Referee: Tommy Hart (94-98)

46 6 2

L-SD

Capitol Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

10 of 10 · 138 / 140 lbs

16 5 1

W-TKO

Capitol Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

7 of 10 · 134 / 134 lbs · 2:40

Referee: Ray Bowen

14 2 0

W-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 138 / 138 lbs

10 1 0

W-TKO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

2 of 8 · 141 / 147 lbs

Candy McFarland

11 1 0

W-SD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

8 of 8 · 136 / 138 lbs

9 0 0

L-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

8 of 8 · 144 / 145 lbs

15 1 1

W-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 of 6 · 144 / 140 lbs

11 10 2

W-TKO

Joe Louis Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

5 of 8 · 146 / 144 lbs

24 12 1

W-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 of 6 · 143 / 146 lbs

17 3 0

W-TKO

Joe Louis Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

1 of 6 · 142 / 137 lbs

12 7 2

W-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 of 6 · 144 / 137 lbs

20 3 0

W-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 of 6 · 144 / 149 lbs

3 2 1

W-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 of 6 · 144 / 150 lbs

12 0 0

L-PTS

Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

6 of 6

1 2 0

W-PTS

State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

4 of 4 · 135 lbs

1 0 0

W-SD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

4 of 4 · 142 / 144 lbs

0 0 0

L-SD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

4 of 4 · 143 / 145 lbs

16 1 1

L-UD

Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

6 of 6 · 141 / 140 lbs