Maurice Blocker

Maurice Blocker
Statistics
Nickname(s) Thin Man
Weight(s) Welterweight
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nationality American
Born (1963-05-15)May 15, 1963
Washington, D.C., USA
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 40
Wins 36
Wins by KO 20
Losses 4

Maurice "The Thin Man" Blocker (born May 15, 1963 in Washington, D.C.) is an American retired professional welterweight (147 lb) boxer who held the WBC, IBF and Lineal Welterweight Championships.[1]

Professional boxing career

Blocker became a professional boxer in 1982. He lost his first opportunity to win a title in 1987 to Lloyd Honeyghan. In 1990 he captured the lineal and WBC welterweight titles from Marlon Starling, but lost them during his next fight to Simon Brown. In 1991 he defeated Glenwood Brown to capture the vacant IBF welterweight title. He defended the title successfully once and in 1993 moved up a weight class to fight Terry Norris for the WBC light middleweight title. He was TKO'd, and later that year took on Félix Trinidad to defend his IBF welterweight title but was KO'd in the 2nd. He retired in 1995.

His record was 36-4 with 20 knockouts.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
40 fights 36 wins 4 losses
By knockout 20 3
By decision 16 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Win 36–4–1 United States Bobby Butters TKO 5 (10), 2:40 Apr 29, 1995 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
40 Win 35–4–1 Mexico Hector Lopez TKO 4 (10) Dec 10, 1994 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico
39 Loss 34–4–1 Puerto Rico Felix Trinidad KO 2 (12), 1:49 Jun 19, 1993 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Lost IBF welterweight world title
38 NC 34–3–1 United States Steve Langley NC 2 (12), 3:00 May 20, 1993 Mexico Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico
37 Loss 34–3 United States Terry Norris TKO 2 (12), 0:49 Feb 20, 1993 United States Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. For WBC light middleweight title
36 Win 34–2 Venezuela Luis Garcia SD 12 Aug 28, 1992 Mexico Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila, Veracruz, Mexico Retained IBF world welterweight title
35 Win 33–2 United States Glenwood Brown SD 12 Oct 4, 1991 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won vacant IBF world welterweight title
34 Loss 32–2 Jamaica Simon Brown TKO 10 (12), 2:10 Mar 18, 1991 Mexico Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico For IBF world welterweight title. Lost WBC world welterweight title
33 Win 32–1 United States Marlon Starling MD 12 Aug 19, 1990 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBC world welterweight title
32 Win 31–1 United States Saoul Mamby UD 10 Feb 16, 1990 Mexico Palenque de la Feria, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
31 Win 30–1 United States James Hughes UD 10 Nov 3, 1989 Mexico Tepic, Mexico
30 Win 29–1 United States Willie Montana TKO 6 (10) Jul 27, 1989 Mexico Auditorio Siglo XXI, Puebla, Mexico
29 Win 28–1 United States Kent Acuff TKO 1 (10) Jun 21, 1989 Mexico Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
28 Win 27–1 United States Lester Yarbrough TKO 6 (10), 2:38 May 1, 1989 Mexico Xcaret Park, Cancún, Mexico
27 Win 26–1 Mexico Ruben Villaman TKO 3 (8), 2:51 Oct 22, 1988 Mexico Gimnasio Niños Héroes, Tepic, Mexico
26 Win 25–1 Venezuela Orlando Orozco TKO 5 (10) Jun 27, 1988 Mexico Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
25 Loss 24–1 Jamaica Lloyd Honeyghan UD 12 Apr 18, 1987 Mexico Foro Scotiabank, Mexico City, Mexico For IBF and WBC world welterweight titles
24 Win 24–0 United States Adam George TKO 2 (10) Feb 21, 1987 United States Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
23 Win 23–0 Mexico Juan Alonso Villa TKO 8 (10), 2:55 Jul 26, 1986 United States Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 United States Leland Hart UD 10 Mar 21, 1986 Mexico Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
21 Win 21–0 United States Efren Olivo KO 1 (10) Dec 7, 1985 Mexico Palenque Calle 2, Zapopan, Mexico
20 Win 20–0 United States Pedro Vilella UD 12 Jul 23, 1985 Mexico Tepic, Mexico Won NABF welterweight title
19 Win 19–0 United States Ricardo Bryant UD 10 May 7, 1985 Mexico Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
18 Win 18–0 United States Clayton Hires UD 10 July 10, 1984 Mexico Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Mexico
17 Win 17–0 United States Robert Adams UD 10 Jun 2, 1984 Mexico Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
16 Win 16–0 United States Terry Holmes TKO 6 (10) Jan 24, 1984 Mexico Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico
15 Win 15–0 United States Miguel Mayan TKO 4 (10) Dec 27, 1983 Mexico Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, Mexico
14 Win 14–0 United States Ernest Jackson UD 10 Oct 22, 1983 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
13 Win 13–0 United States Danny Paul UD 10 July 5, 1983 Mexico Casino de los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
12 Win 12–0 Dominican Republic Inocencio De la Rosa TKO 1 (10), 2:30 May 3, 1983 Mexico Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico
11 Win 11–0 United States Don Morgan UD 10 Mar 1, 1983 Mexico Arena-Casino Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Dominican Republic Roberto Hernandez UD 10 Jan 11, 1983 Mexico Casino Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
9 Win 9–0 United States Jerome Artis UD 8 Nov 30, 1982 Mexico Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
8 Win 8–0 United States Leo Davis TKO 1 (6), 1:18 Nov 2, 1982 Mexico Tonalá, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 United States Larry Fleming TKO 4 (6), 2:11 Jun 22, 1982 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico
6 Win 6–0 United States Tony Reed TKO 1 (6), 0:22 May 23, 1982 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
5 Win 5–0 United States Michael Ross PTS 4 Apr 27, 1982 Mexico Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 United States Cliff Lee TKO 6 (6) Apr 13, 1982 Mexico Men's Club, Guadalajara, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 United States Charles Triplett TKO 1 (4), 0:53 Mar 30, 1982 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Canada Calvin Hardnett TKO 1 (4), 0:46 Mar 9, 1982 Mexico Arena Chololo Larios, Tonalá, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 United States Leon Gardner TKO 2 (4), 0:18 Feb 16, 1982 Mexico Arena Chololo Larios, Tonalá, Mexico Professional debut

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.
Achievements
Preceded by
Marlon Starling		 Lineal Welterweight Champion
August 19, 1990 – March 18, 1991		 Succeeded by
Simon Brown
WBC Welterweight Champion
August 19, 1990 – March 18, 1991
Preceded by
Simon Brown
vacant title		 IBF Welterweight Champion
October 4, 1991 – June 19, 1993		 Succeeded by
Félix Trinidad


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