Rocky Mosley Jr

Rocky Mosley Jr.
Statistics
Real name Roxell Mosley Jr.
Weight(s)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach 75 in (191 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1956-03-03) March 3, 1956 Riverside, California
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 42
Wins 33
Wins by KO 13
Losses 8
Draws 1

Rocky Mosley Jr. (born Roxell Mosley Jr., March 3, 1956 in Riverside, California)[1] is a retired American professional boxer who fought out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mosley was the NABF and USBA Junior Middleweight Champion.[1] At his peak Mosley was ranked as the No. 4 Junior Middleweight in the world by the Ring magazine in 1981, until he lost his North American Championship to Rocky Fratto.[2][3] Mosley's biggest wins were a knockout over former Olympic Bronze medalist Johnny Baldwin and a split-decision over Larry Bonds.[1] Baldwin's only loss at the time was a 10 round decision loss to Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

Rocky Mosley was managed by professional poker player Billy Baxter.[4][5] His trainer was the legendary Eddie Futch.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BoxRec - Rocky Mosley Jr". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Ring Ratings". Post-Gazette. April 2, 1981.
  3. ↑ Leo, Tom (April 27, 1981). "Rocky, Never any doubt of a victory". Finger Lakes Times.
  4. ↑ "Rocky Mosley Jr. - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  5. ↑ Leo, Tom (April 24, 1981). "Mosley not to be denied". Finger Lakes Times.
  6. ↑ "10 Nov 1978, 21 - Press and Sun-Bulletin at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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