James Pritchard (boxer)

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". James Pritchard (born April 28, 1961, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1997. He challenged once for the IBF cruiserweight title in 1991.

Amateur

Pritchard had a stellar amateur career, becoming the 1985 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion.[1]

Professional career

Pritchard turned pro in 1985 and went undefeated in 17 bouts, including a draw with Mike 'The Bounty' Hunter, before facing ex-world heavyweight champion Mike Weaver in a crossroads fight. Pritchard was stopped by the big punching Weaver on his feet in six, but returned to win three fights in a row before meeting another former world champion, this time Michael Dokes. Pritchard was stopped in seven, but gained a reputation for toughness as Dokes, like Weaver, could not drop Pritchard.

Pritchard travelled to apartheid South Africa for several fights, boxing to a controversial draw with Johnny DuPlooy when he had apparently got the better of DuPlooy. He was stopped in 10 in a rematch, then stopped in eight by DuPlooy's rival Pierre Coetzer. Pritchard returned to the States where he was a chief sparring partner of Frank Bruno prior to his Tyson fight. He also put together a string of wins including a KO of novice Lionel Butler. A trip to England to face world-ranked Gary Mason resulted in a 9th-round stoppage loss, although yet again Pritchard gained respect for his durability – no one could knock him down.

World title fight

Having been relegated to opponent status in the heavyweights, the 26–5–2 Pritchard moved down to the Cruiserweight division. He beat two-time world title challenger Siza Makathini in his debut winning an IBF Intercontinental title, but in his 1991 fight with James Warring for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title he was dropped for the first time in his career and stopped in 36 seconds, a record for a world title fight.

Journeyman

Pritchard returned to the heavyweights after his cruiserweight title disaster, but was relegated to journeyman status. He knocked out undefeated West Turner to win the USBA heavyweight title, but lost to the likes of Tim Witherspoon, Orlin Norris, Michael Moorer and Herbie Hide.

By the mid to late 1990s he was an aged heavyweight and not much more than cannon fodder for Corrie Sanders, Brian Nielsen and Wladimir Klitschko. He retired in 1997 with a respectable record of 30–18–2 (25 KOs).

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (25 knockouts, 5 decisions), 18 Losses (12 knockouts, 6 decisions), 2 Draws [2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 30–18–2 Template:Flagicon Darroll Wilson TKO 2 29/11/1997 Template:Flagicon Vineland, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 30–17–2 Template:Flagicon Wladimir Klitschko TKO 3 20/09/1997 Template:Flagicon Aachen, Germany
Loss 30–16–2 Template:Flagicon Damon Reed UD 10 11/08/1997 Template:Flagicon Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Loss 30–15–2 Template:Flagicon Brian Nielsen (boxer) KO 3 13/06/1997 Template:Flagicon Slagelse, Denmark
Win 30–14–2 Template:Flagicon Greg Suttington TKO 4 13/05/1996 Template:Flagicon Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fourth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 29–14–2 Template:Flagicon Corrie Sanders TKO 1 05/08/1995 Template:Flagicon Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Loss 29–13–2 Template:Flagicon Brian Morgan SD 8 20/03/1995 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 29–12–2 Template:Flagicon Ralph Jackson TKO 3 13/02/1995 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Loss 28–12–2 Template:Flagicon Zeljko Mavrovic UD 10 18/06/1994 Template:Flagicon Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Loss 28–11–2 Template:Flagicon Kenny Keene PTS 10 05/12/1993 Template:Flagicon Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.
Loss 28–10–2 Template:Flagicon Michael Moorer TKO 3 22/06/1993 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 28–9–2 Template:Flagicon Herbie Hide TKO 2 12/12/1992 Template:Flagicon London, England
Win 28–8–2 Template:Flagicon West Turner TKO 3 10/07/1992 Template:Flagicon Ringgold Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. USBA Heavyweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 27–8–2 Template:Flagicon Tim Witherspoon UD 10 23/03/1992 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 27–7–2 Template:Flagicon Orlin Norris PTS 8 13/12/1991 Template:Flagicon Bercy, France
Loss 27–6–2 Template:Flagicon James Warring KO 1 07/09/1991 Template:Flagicon Salemi, Italy IBF Cruiserweight Title. Pritchard knocked out at 0:36 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 27–5–2 Template:Flagicon Siza Makathini DQ 6 06/04/1991 Template:Flagicon Darlington, England IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. Makathini disqualified for low blows.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 26–5–2 Template:Flagicon Gary Mason (boxer) TKO 9 12/12/1990 Template:Flagicon London, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:09 of the ninth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 26–4–2 Template:Flagicon Rick Enis TKO 8 28/07/1990 Template:Flagicon Saint Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Win 25–4–2 Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Boyd KO 4 01/06/1990 Template:Flagicon Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win 24–4–2 Template:Flagicon Ladislao Mijangos TKO 6 08/05/1990 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 23–4–2 Template:Flagicon Lee Moore TKO 2 02/03/1990 Template:Flagicon Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Win 22–4–2 Template:Flagicon Lionel Butler TKO 6 09/12/1989 Template:Flagicon Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win 21–4–2 Template:Flagicon Rodney Bolden KO 1 26/08/1989 Template:Flagicon Murray, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 20–4–2 Template:Flagicon Larry Givens TKO 2 25/05/1989 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 19–4–2 Template:Flagicon Mike Russell KO 5 25/04/1989 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Loss 18–4–2 Template:Flagicon Pierre Coetzer TKO 8 18/03/1989 Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss 18–3–2 Template:Flagicon Johnny DuPlooy TKO 10 22/10/1988 Template:Flagicon Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Template:DrawDraw 18–2–2 Template:Flagicon Johnny DuPlooy PTS 10 02/07/1988 Template:Flagicon Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Loss 18–2–1 Template:Flagicon Michael Dokes TKO 7 28/04/1988 Template:Flagicon New York City, U.S. WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 18–1–1 Template:Flagicon Steve Zouski TKO 4 25/03/1988 Template:Flagicon Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the fourth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 17–1–1 Template:Flagicon Mike Cohen KO 3 21/02/1988 Template:Flagicon Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. Cohen knocked out at 2:28 of the third round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 16–1–1 Template:Flagicon Bruce Johnson KO 5 05/01/1988 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. Johnson knocked out at 2:09 of the fifth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 15–1–1 Template:Flagicon Mike Weaver (boxer) TKO 6 24/08/1987 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the sixth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 15–0–1 Template:Flagicon Frankie Hines KO 2 28/07/1987 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. Hines knocked out at 2:08 of the second round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 14–0–1 Template:Flagicon Kevin Casimier TKO 7 20/04/1987 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 13–0–1 Template:Flagicon Darryl Peppers TKO 2 17/03/1987 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the second round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 12–0–1 Template:Flagicon Larry Phelps TKO 2 24/02/1987 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:09 of the second round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:DrawDraw 11–0–1 Template:Flagicon Mike Hunter (boxer) PTS 6 20/02/1987 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 11–0 Template:Flagicon Bobby Crabtree TKO 2 25/11/1986 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 10–0 Template:Flagicon Warren Thompson (boxer) PTS 6 31/10/1986 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 9–0 Template:Flagicon Michael Johnson KO 1 03/10/1986 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 8–0 Template:Flagicon Robert Evans PTS 6 28/08/1986 Template:Flagicon New York City, U.S.
Win 7–0 Template:Flagicon Melvin Epps UD 6 29/07/1986 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 6–0 Louis Brooks TKO 1 10/07/1986 Template:Flagicon Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win 5–0 Template:Flagicon Tim Miller KO 2 24/06/1986 Template:Flagicon Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 4–0 Template:Flagicon John Morton TKO 1 25/04/1986 Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Win 3–0 Template:Flagicon Allen Hudson KO 4 22/03/1986 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Hudson knocked out at 1:03 of the fourth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 2–0 Template:Flagicon Jack Jackson UD 4 Jan 17, 1986 Template:Flagicon Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Win 1–0 Template:Flagicon Vince Parker KO 2 21/09/1985 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

References

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