Maurice Blocker
| Maurice Blocker | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Thin Man |
| Rated at | Welterweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
May 15, 1963 Washington, District of Columbia, 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 and 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.
See also
- List of lineal boxing world champions
- List of welterweight boxing champions
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.