Rickey Parkey

Ricky Parkey (born November 7, 1956) is a retired American boxer, the former IBF Cruiserweight Champion of the World, hailing from Morristown, Tennessee.

Professional career

Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986. He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification bout. He retired in 1994.

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (16 knockouts, 6 decisions), 20 Losses (11 knockouts, 9 decisions)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 22-20 Christophe Bizot TKO 4 07/05/1994 Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Loss 22-19 Mark Hulstrom PTS 6 22/04/1994 Aalborg, Denmark
Loss 22-18 Mario Schiesser TKO 5 05/02/1994 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Loss 22-17 Akim Tafer PTS 8 24/06/1993 Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Loss 22-16 Alexander Miroshnichenko KO 3 20/03/1993 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Loss 22-15 Kenny Keene UD 10 27/02/1993 Caldwell, Idaho, United States 92-99, 93-99, 93-98.
Loss 22-14 Nathaniel Fitch TKO 5 24/10/1992 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Loss 22-13 Axel Schulz PTS 8 02/10/1992 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany .
Loss 22-12 Kimmuel Odum MD 8 01/08/1992 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss 22-11 Alexander Zolkin TKO 10 10/04/1992 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss 22-10 Anaclet Wamba KO 8 04/04/1992 Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Loss 22-9 Dwight Muhammad Qawi RTD 8 07/11/1991 Washington, District of Columbia, United States WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. Parkey could not answer the bell for round nine due to a broken nose.
Win 22-8 Eddie Taylor TKO 6 07/12/1990 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Won WBF World Cruiserweight Title
Win 21-8 Charles Dixon KO 5 16/11/1990 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Loss 20-8 Alfonzo Ratliff KO 7 12/08/1988 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 20-7 Gary Mason TKO 1 09/03/1988 Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Loss 20-6 Johnny du Plooy KO 10 31/10/1987 Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Loss 20-5 Evander Holyfield TKO 3 15/05/1987 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost IBF cruiserweight title;
For WBA cruiserweight title
Win 20-4 Chisanda Mutti TKO 12 28/03/1987 Lido di Camaiore, Toscana, Italy Retained IBF cruiserweight title
Win 19-4 Lee Roy Murphy TKO 10 25/10/1986 Marsala, Sicilia, Italy Won IBF cruiserweight title
Win 18-4 Carlos Hernandez TKO 7 28/01/1986 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 17-4 Michael Arms UD 12 10/09/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. 119-110, 119-109, 118-110.
Loss 16-4 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad UD 10 18/06/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3-6, 3-6, 2-7.
Win 16-3 Bobby Crabtree TKO 1 23/04/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 15-3 Broderick Mason TKO 1 11/12/1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 14-3 Renaldo Snipes SD 10 30/10/1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3-6, 5-4, 6-3.
Loss 13-3 Bernard "The Bull" Benton PTS 12 11/09/1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win 13-2 Keith Wilson KO 1 20/05/1984 Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Win 12-2 Pat Cuillo PTS 8 11/01/1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 11-2 Stanley Ross UD 8 15/11/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 10-2 Phil Clinard PTS 8 25/06/1983 Pennington Gap, Virginia, United States
Win 9-2 Anthony Phillips KO 3 26/05/1983 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win 8-2 Kemper Morton KO 4 12/03/1983 Raceland, Kentucky, United States
Win 7-2 Keith Allen KO 4 04/02/1983 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 6-2 Bobby Jennings PTS 8 13/01/1983 Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Win 6-1 Keith Allen PTS 6 08/01/1983 Pennington Gap, Virginia, United States
Win 5-1 Maurice Moore KO 4 16/10/1982 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win 4-1 Frankie Hines KO 3 27/08/1982 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win 3-1 Tim Johnson KO 1 08/07/1982 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 2-1 James "Bonecrusher" Smith PTS 6 30/01/1982 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win 2-0 Miles Prince KO 5 27/11/1981 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 1-0 Phil Clinard KO 2 24/10/1981 Morristown, Tennessee, United States

References

  1. "Ricky Parkey". BoxRec.


Preceded by
Lee Roy Murphy
IBF Cruiserweight Champion
25 October 1986  15 May 1987
Succeeded by
Evander Holyfield
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