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Thaddeus Spencer Jr. (March 28, 1943 – December 13, 2013) was an American heavyweight boxer. A native of Portland, Oregon, Spencer made his professional boxing debut in May 1960. After building up a 31–5 record.
No.ResultRecordOpponent46Loss32–13–1Tony Doyle45Loss32–12–144Loss32–11–1Jose Luis Garcia43Loss32–10–1Tony DoyleThad Spencer 32: 13: 1: 14 KOs 7 KOs; unregistered. 1 followers Box-pro ... Spencer was knocked down in the 4th and 10th rounds. 1967-08-05: Ernie Terrell: 39 5 0: Astrodome, Houston W-UD. event bout wiki. ref: Jimmy Webb 118-110 Chris Jordan 116-110 E ...
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Thad Spencer never became world heavyweight champion, but for six months in 1968, he was the Number 1 Heavyweight Contender in the World. NEWS REPORT, Thad Spencer. He died December 13 2013, at the age of 70. Sources. Ring Magazine, September 1968, page 53: MARTIN WHIPS SPENCER AS BRITISH ALIEN RULE CRACKS, by Johnny Sharpe.
18. Okt. 2023 · Jerry Quarry 193 lbs beat Thad Spencer 200 lbs by TKO at 2:57 in round 12 of 12Date: 1968-02-03Location: Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, USAReferee: Jack...
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The brainchild of this tournament was the WBA who today are often heavily criticized for their handling of their regular heavyweight title not fought for since 2017. Back in 1967, however, they were on the ball to crown a new champion after the sudden exclusion of Muhammad Ali. Most know the story of Ali’s boxing license being suspended after refus...
Leotis Martin 31-5 (19) Jimmy Ellis 40-12-1 (24) Thad Spencer 32-13-1 (14) Ernie Terrell 46-9 (21) Jerry Quarry 53-9-4 (32) Floyd Patterson 55-8-1 (40) Oscar Bonavena 58-9-1 (44) Karl Mildenberger53-6-3 (19) The young 1964 Olympic champion Joe Frazier had been asked to join the tournament, but he declined to face his old amateur rival Buster Mathis...
Jimmy Ellis (23-5) TKO 9 V Leotis Martin (24-1) Thad Spencer (31-5) UD12 V Ernie Terrell (39-5) The first two bouts took place on the same evening on August 5, 1967, in Texas with Jimmy Ellis stopping Leotis Martin in 9 rounds with the winner receiving a $50,000 purse and Martin taking $22,500. On the other side, Thad Spencer surprised many by outp...
Jimmy Ellis (24-5) UD 12 V Oscar Bonavena (31-3) Jerry Quarry (25-1-4) WTKO 12 V Thad Spencer (32-5) Near the end of 1967, the first of the semi-finals took place with Ellis scoring a unanimous decision victory of Bonavena. The bout took place on December 2 in Oakland. Ellis dropped Bonavena twice in rounds 3 and 10. Bonavena tried to use his size ...
27 April 1968, Coliseum Arena, Oakland Jimmy Ellis (25-5) MD 15 V Jerry Quarry (26-1-4) Both fighters received $125,000 for reaching the final of the WBA tournament. Ellis performance was written up as a tactical masterclass by the press. It was an Ali Esq performance using his footwork and fast jab. He stuck to the basics of the 1-2, which kept Qu...
Ellis first defense was against Floyd Patterson in Sweden. Patterson was hugely popular there due to his trilogy with the native Ingemar Johansson. Only the referee scored the bout, which ironically worked against Floyd. He dominated the fight, but Ellis got the decision. This was the last heavyweight title fight to be scored only by a referee. Ell...
2. Sept. 2005 · On February 3, 1968, in a one-sided fight that Thad was expected to easily win, Jerry Quarry stunned the boxing world and hammered Thad Spencer continuously until the fight was stopped in the...
14. Nov. 2000 · Eight losses and a draw. Five times he was knocked out. The last by Jose Luis Garcia in two rounds in 1970. How could a fighter’s fortunes change so dramatically? Such was the tragic demise of Sad Thad Spencer. WATCH RELATED VIDEOS ON BOXINGCHANNEL.TV. Comment on this article
