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Howard King

3914 KOs

2914 KOs

8Draws

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

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

76

rounds

528

KO %

35.9%

KO wins

14

KO losses

14

career

1952–1964

debut

1952-08-29

last fight

1964-09-30

Profile

alias

Honeyboy

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 2″ / 188cm

nationality

United States

origin

Texas

city / state / zip

Reno, Nevada

dob

0000-00-00

Latest news

Funeral arrangements set for boxing promoter Don King's wife Al Sharpton to ...

2010-12-04 · Palm Beach Post

By Willie Howard BOYNTON BEACH ? A memorial service for Henrietta King, wife of boxing promoter Don King, is set for 2 pm Tuesday at St. John's Missionary…

An unlikely family an unspeakable bond

2005-03-22 · Boston.com Book Reviews

By Dave King. Little Brown and Company pp.340. $23.95 For a man who can't utter a sound Howard Kapostash has lots to say.…

Hopkins remains undisputed middleweight king with 20th defence

2005-02-20 · AFP via Yahoo! News

Bernard Hopkins remained the undisputed world middleweight boxing champion here, winning by unanimous decision over England's Howard Eastman in their 12-round title fight.…

Hopkins remains undisputed middleweight king

2005-02-20 · Australian Broadcasting Corporation News - Sports News

Bernard Hopkins has remained the undisputed world middleweight boxing champion winning by unanimous decision over England's Howard Eastman in their 12-round title fight in Los Angeles. Judges scored the bout for American Hopkins by 119-110 117-111 and 116-112. He takes a hell of a shot Hopkins said. He was able to give me some good shots but I gave them back.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

2 5 0

L-PTS

Houston, Texas, United States

8 of 8

10 4 0

L-PTS

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

4 of 4

Franco De Piccoli

22 0 0

L-KO

Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy

1 of 10 · 206 / 214 lbs · 0:11

14 5 1

W-PTS

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 209 / 200 lbs

25 9 0

L-KO

Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

6 of 10x3 · 205 / 214 lbs · 2:17

Referee: Wally Thom

183 22 10

L-KO

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

1 of 10 · 200 / 199 lbs · 1:15

Referee: Joe Louis

20 6 2

L-KO

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

USA California State heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 198 / 195 lbs · 1:28

Karl Mildenberger

28 1 0

L-PTS

Festhalle, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

10 of 10

Dick Richardson

30 11 2

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

31 1 0

L-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

3 of 10 · 204 / 220 lbs · 0:53

Referee: Cy Gottfried

Willi Besmanoff

43 23 7

L-SD

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 200 / 199 lbs

Judges: Ralph Mosa 47-46 | Dick Kanellis 47-46

Referee: Truman King (43-49)

7 10 4

W-TKO

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

5 of 10

34 7 1

W-MD

Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, United States

10 of 10 · 203 / 204 lbs

26 1 0

L-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

8 of 10 · 195 / 212 lbs

Referee: Jimmy Peerless

20 5 2

D-PTS

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 195 / 219 lbs

Judges: Ray Lessard 47-45 | Ralph Mosa 46-47

Referee: Scott Sneddon (48-48)

32 7 1

L-KO

Boise, Idaho, United States

10

17 1 0

L-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

6 of 10 · 194 / 183 lbs · 1:20

Referee: Charley Randolph

46 3 2

L-MD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 203 / 199 lbs

Judges: Art Williams 95-95 | Mario Duccini 98-92

Referee: Johnny Reno (97-93)

57 8 0

L-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 193 / 180 lbs

28 13 2

W-PTS

Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, United States

10 of 10 · 192 / 198 lbs

173 21 9

D-PTS

Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 191 / 189 lbs

Referee: Jimmy Olivas

172 21 9

L-UD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 194 / 197 lbs

Judges: Fred Bottaro 99-91 | Mario Duccini 100-90

Referee: Johnny Reno (99-90)

170 21 9

L-UD

Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA

10 of 10 · 195 / 196 lbs

Judges: Frank Rustich 100-81 | Hal Rickards 100-82

Referee: Jimmy Wilson (100-81)

13 2 0

L-KO

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2 of 10 · 190 / 209 lbs · 1:11

Bob Satterfield

49 25 4

L-SD

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 183 lbs

Roque Maravilla

22 1 0

W-PTS

Fairgrounds Arena, Boise, Idaho, United States

10 of 10 · 187 / 177 lbs

21 5 3

W-SD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

10 of 10 · 188 / 218 lbs

24 1 1

L-PTS

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10

Frankie Daniels

28 12 1

D-PTS

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 191 / 188 lbs

Judges: Fred Bottaro 97-97 | Johnny Bassanelli 97-96

Referee: Pete Morelli (95-97)

6 0 0

W-SD

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8 of 8 · 187 / 207 lbs

12 10 3

W-UD

Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, United States

10 of 10

12 9 3

W-PTS

Herlong Race Track, Herlong, California, United States

10 of 10 · 185 / 218 lbs

14 2 2

L-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

10 of 10 · 193 / 191 lbs

151 20 9

L-UD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 188 / 191 lbs

Judges: Merle Ziegler 60-50 | Pete Morelli 60-50

Referee: Johnny Bassanelli (62-48)

7 4 2

W-TKO

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, United States

5 of 10 · 186 / 185 lbs · 2:20

Referee: Johnny Lotsey

148 20 9

L-PTS

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA

10 of 10 · 186 / 197 lbs

12 3 1

W-TKO

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, United States

3 of 10 · 186 / 182 lbs

Referee: Vern Bybee

9 4 2

W-TKO

Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, United States

5 of 6 · 185 / 179 lbs

12 3 0

D-PTS

Auditorium, Richmond, California, United States

10 of 10 · 180 / 182 lbs

14 4 1

W-KO

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

9 of 10 · 179 / 175 lbs

8 0 0

L-TKO

Auditorium, Richmond, California, USA

10 of 10 · 184 / 196 lbs

12 2 0

W-UD

Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, United States

6 of 6 · 179 / 185 lbs

8 2 1

L-TKO

Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA

1 of 10 · 188 / 212 lbs · 2:30

Referee: Davey Ward

41 22 5

W-PTS

Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, United States

10 of 10 · 186 / 209 lbs

14 9 6

W-PTS

Reno, Nevada, United States

10 of 10 · 184 / 194 lbs

17 0 1

L-KO

Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California, United States

1 · 187 / 190 lbs

29 14 1

D-PTS

Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10 · 187 / 180 lbs

40 21 5

L-PTS

Auditorium, Richmond, California, United States

12 of 12 · 186 / 213 lbs

27 13 1

W-PTS

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

6 of 6 · 186 / 180 lbs

24 10 1

W-KO

Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

1 of 6 · 2:51