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Herbie Hide

4240 KOs

22 KOs

0Draws

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

Career

division

Cruiserweight

status

inactive

bouts

44

rounds

158

KO %

95.2%

KO wins

40

KO losses

2

career

1989–2009

debut

1989-10-24

last fight

2009-06-26

Profile

birth name

Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu

alias

Dancing Destroyer

manager

trainer

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad et al.

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 2″ / 188cm

reach

75″ / 191cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Owerri, Nigeria

city / state / zip

Norwich, Norfolk

dob

1971-08-27

age

54

Latest news

'Dancing Destroyer' boxer Herbie Hide had 'hardest punch' and was 'buried' by coke sting

2022-08-27 · Daily Star

Herbie Hide: The original chaotic British heavyweight

2022-07-06 · Boxing News Online

The Curious Career Of Herbie Hide

2021-08-27 · East Side Boxing

Khan vs Lo Greco: How well do you know Amir Khan?

2018-04-17 · SkySports

title at a younger age in the post-war era than Khan, Herbie Hide (pictured) and who else? x. Naseem Hamed. Ryan Burnett. John Conteh. Joe Calzaghe. 19. Next. How many times have Khan and rival Kell Brook been on the same bill? x. How many times…

Steve Bunce on Boxing: Tyson Fury v Dereck Chisora II evokes great British ...

2014-03-19 · The Independent

But real class emerged in the Nineties with Herbie Hide, who is currently in prison, and former undisputed world champion Lennox Lewis, who beat Mason in a great fight of unbeaten boxers in 1991, which the Fury and Chisora rematch will be measured …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

22 12 0

W-TKO

Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Voelklingen, Saarland, Germany

3 of 4 · 203 / 197 lbs · 2:23

Judges: Erich Straub | Ernst Salzgeber | Aleksandr Schunkow

Referee: Ingo Barrabas

Aleksejs Kosobokovs

10 5 0

W-RTD

Norwich Showground, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 211 / 222 lbs · 3:00

Referee: Bob Williams

Ehinomen Ehikhamenor

9 2 0

W-UD

Pabellon Lasesarre, Baracaldo, PaÃs Vasco, Spain

WBC International Cruiserweight Title

12 of 12 · 200 / 199 lbs

Referee: Adrio Zannoni

36 3 3

W-TKO

Maritim Hotel, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

WBC International Cruiserweight Title

2 of 12 · 199 / 195 lbs · 1:47

Judges: Robin Dolpierre | Esa Lehtosaari | Juergen Langos

Referee: Massimo Barrovecchio

Mikhail Nasyrov

18 0 0

W-TKO

Maritim Hotel, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Vacant WBC International Cruiserweight Title

6 of 12 · 200 / 193 lbs · 1:30

Judges: Adrio Zannoni | Esa Lehtosaari | Predrag Aleksic

Referee: Michael Griffin

3 13 1

W-TKO

Hansehalle, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

1 of 8 · 200 / 200 lbs · 1:16

Judges: Heinrich Muehmert | Juergen Langos

Referee: Arno Pokrandt

7 11 0

W-KO

AtatÃ¼rk Sport Salonu, Ankara, Turkey

1 of 8 · 202 / 201 lbs · 1:23

Pavol Polakovic

8 2 0

W-KO

Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany

6 of 8 · 202 / 204 lbs · 1:30

Valeri Semiskur

14 15 1

W-KO

Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany

1 of 6 · 201 / 204 lbs · 2:35

Referee: Juergen Langos

3 2 0

W-TKO

Convention Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

1 of 4 · 198 / 196 lbs · 1:24

Referee: Steve Thomasson

Mindaugas Kulikauskas

2 4 1

L-RTD

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 224 / 234 lbs · 3:00

Alexander Vasiliev

15 11 1

W-TKO

Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom

5 of 10 · 222 / 223 lbs · 1:15

Referee: Lee Cook

Derek McCafferty

2 9 1

W-TKO

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

7 of 8x3 · 224 / 240 lbs

Referee: Terry O'Connor

9 7 0

W-TKO

Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 231 / 228 lbs

Referee: Mickey Vann

21 1 1

W-TKO

Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

WBO World heavyweight title

2 of 12x3 · 220 / 231 lbs · 1:04

Judges: Dave Parris 9-10 | Bill Lerch 9-10 | Andre Van Grootenbruel 9-10

Referee: Joe Cortez

53 5 0

W-TKO

Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

vacant WBO World heavyweight title

2 of 12x3 · 223 / 243 lbs · 2:45

Judges: Jose Roberto Torres 9-10 | Rafael Lopez Santos 9-10 | Samuel Viruet 9-10

Referee: Raul Caiz, Sr.

Frankie Swindell

27 10 1

W-KO

Nynex Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

1 of 10x3 · 218 / 226 lbs

Referee: Terry O'Connor

14 8 0

W-TKO

Nynex Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

6 of 10x3 · 223 / 220 lbs

33 1 0

L-KO

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

WBO Heavyweight Title

6 of 12 · 214 / 241 lbs · 2:25

Referee: Richard Steele

10 1 0

W-KO

Millwall Football Stadium, Millwall, London, United Kingdom

WBO Heavyweight Title

7 of 12x3 · 216 / 230 lbs · 2:50

Referee: Paul Thomas

36 15 1

W-KO

Superbowl, Sun City, North-West, South Africa

WBC International Heavyweight Title

2 of 12 · 214 / 204 lbs

Referee: Stanley Christodoulou

12 9 0

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

WBC International Heavyweight Title

9 of 12x3 · 215 / 212 lbs

18 13 1

W-PTS

Granby Halls, Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 215 / 241 lbs

11 4 0

W-TKO

Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Heavyweight Title

5 of 12x3 · 208 / 226 lbs

10 0 0

W-TKO

International Centre, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

WBA Pentacontinental Heavyweight Title

3 of 10x3 · 205 / 214 lbs · 1:32

Referee: Larry O'Connell

James Pritchard

27 8 2

W-TKO

Alexandra Pavilion, Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom

2 of 10x3 · 208 / 205 lbs

18 4 1

W-TKO

Arenahal, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium

WBC International Heavyweight Title

6 of 12 · 207 / 220 lbs

Judges: Bob Logist | Daniel Van de Wiele

Referee: Bob Logist

26 12 0

W-TKO

Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

8 of 10x3 · 208 / 210 lbs

14 10 0

W-KO

Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1 of 10 · 204 / 296 lbs

20 16 2

W-TKO

Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title

2 of 12x3 · 206 / 241 lbs

Judges: Mickey Vann | Bernie Cormier

Referee: Franz Marti

8 9 1

W-KO

Star Leisure Centre, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

1 of 10x3 · 207 lbs

26 13 1

W-KO

Hamburg, Germany

2 of 10 · 206 / 232 lbs

Referee: Norbert Grosch

Tucker Richards

5 1 0

W-TKO

International Centre, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 199 lbs · 2:50

Referee: Richard James Davies

11 14 2

W-TKO

Town Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom

4 of 8x3 · 204 lbs

5 9 1

W-TKO

Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 196 / 217 lbs

Referee: Richard James Davies

13 14 0

W-TKO

Hudsons Sports Centre, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

1 of 10x3 · 190 lbs

Referee: Roy Francis

9 2 2

W-TKO

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

1 of 6x3 · 193 / 193 lbs · 2:28

Referee: Mike Donovan

2 9 0

W-KO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

2 of 6x3 · 181 lbs

14 28 1

W-TKO

Bowlers Club, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 194 / 192 lbs

9 1 2

W-TKO

Conference Centre, Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom

4 of 6x3 · 194 / 194 lbs · 1:40

Referee: Billy Warner

15 28 1

W-TKO

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

3 of 6x3 · 189 / 192 lbs · 2:18

Referee: Reg Thompson

6 8 0

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 192 / 186 lbs

3 2 0

W-TKO

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

1 of 6x2 · 193 lbs

0 1 1

W-KO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

2 of 6x2 · 188 / 188 lbs