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Jeff Merritt

2419 KOs

33 KOs

1Draws

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

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

28

rounds

86

KO %

79.2%

KO wins

19

KO losses

3

career

1968–1982

debut

1968-02-23

last fight

1982-10-14

Profile

alias

Candy Slim

sex

M

height

6′ 5″ / 196cm

nationality

USA

origin

Kansas City Missouri USA

city / state / zip

New York, New York

dob

1947-01-18

age

79

Latest news

Wild West Hero: Ron Lyle

2012-12-29 · Boxing.com

The members of boxing's shark family were plentiful and assorted in their potency and staying power. In the back waters were those who flattered to deceive in Jeff (Candy Slim) Merritt, Stan Ward, Mac Foster, Jose Urtain, Jose Luis Garcia and Alvin…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

11 32 2

W-TKO

Duke's Country Nightclub, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

1 · 2:40

23 21 3

D-PTS

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

10 of 10

5 0 2

L-TKO

Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, USA

3 of 10 · 231 lbs · 2:54

28 8 3

L-TKO

Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA

1 of 10 · 217 / 215 lbs · 0:47

Referee: Tony Bosnich

24 3 1

W-TKO

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

3 of 10 · 218 / 245 lbs · 0:41

Referee: Lew Eskin

46 8 0

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

1 of 10 · 222 / 227 lbs · 2:42

Referee: Arthur Mercante

4 11 2

W-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

2 of 10 · 204 / 212 lbs

Referee: Cy Gottfried

18 16 1

W-KO

Kingston, Jamaica

2

9 12 0

W-KO

Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA

2 of 10 · 208 / 203 lbs · 2:53

21 38 0

W-KO

Nassau, Bahamas

2

Willie McMillan

13 10 1

W-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

2 of 10 · 214 / 200 lbs · 0:43

Referee: Dick Tobin

Stamford Harris

13 24 2

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

9 18 4

W-KO

Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

1 of 10 · 0:47

12 15 3

W-TKO

Miami Beach, Florida, USA

2 of 10

Referee: Cy Gottfried

11 14 3

W-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

4 of 10 · 213 / 201 lbs · 1:45

Referee: Cy Gottfried

9 7 3

W-KO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

2 of 10 · 212 / 192 lbs

17 5 3

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 210 / 219 lbs

12 4 2

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

6 of 6

8 20 2

W-KO

Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York, USA

1 of 8 · 212 / 238 lbs · 1:48

7 4 1

W-TKO

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

3 of 8 · 210 / 216 lbs · 2:22

Referee: Teddy Martin

9 0 0

W-UD

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

8 of 8 · 216 / 222 lbs

Jimmy Patterson

1 6 0

W-KO

National Maritime Union Hall, New York, New York, USA

1 of 6 · 212 / 205 lbs · 0:46

1 0 0

L-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

3 of 4 · 206 / 192 lbs · 2:46

2 8 1

W-KO

National Maritime Union Hall, New York, New York, USA

1 of 6 · 206 / 182 lbs · 1:14

3 3 2

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

1 of 4 · 210 / 184 lbs · 2:11

Bobby Lee Hines

1 3 0

W-KO

National Maritime Union Hall, New York, New York, USA

1 of 6 · 207 / 191 lbs · 0:17

0 1 0

W-PTS

National Maritime Union Hall, New York, New York, USA

4 of 4 · 206 / 205 lbs

Ronnie Williams

0 0 0

W-KO

National Maritime Union Hall, New York, New York, USA

1 of 4 · 209 / 209 lbs · 1:20