Boxer KO's Ref
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The picture at the link is from the opening credits to "Malcolm in the
Middle." The boxer on the right accidentally punched the referee and
knocked him out. He's from Cuba and the boxer on the left might be
from Canada. Looks like a leaf on his shirt. Does anyone know the
details?
Bud Light
The Canadian fighter was Willie DeWitt.
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Scott
IIRC, but don't know his name, Funny thing is I remember the refs name was
Bert something while I can't remember where my car keys are sometimes :-|
Maybe Mel would know the details.
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Scott
stopped him in the second round.
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can't find it. Yes it was Willie DeWitt and the Cuban fighter knocked the
Ref out cold (he was trying to break them up) .. he didn't even try and
break his fall on the way down because his lights were totally out!
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Melanie Ley
>> IIRC, but don't know his name, Funny thing is I remember the refs name was
>> Bert something while I can't remember where my car keys are sometimes :-|
>>
>> Maybe Mel would know the details.
Yes, I know who the ref was and, along with not being able to
find my keys either, can't remember his last name. He was a terrible
amateur ref and it took Canada some years to finally get rid of him.
He never lived down his being KOd. He came to a So. Calif. tournament
many years ago with one of the Canadian teams. He was awful! Even
the Canadian boxers and coaches were embarrassed by his lack of
skills.
Mel
Amateur Boxing News at
www.amateurboxing.com
Dave N.
questions.
Did DeWitt knock out Cardenas?
Who was the referee?
When was the fight?
Where was the fight?
Was it for a title?
DeWitt won Silver for Canada in the 1984 Olympics. Was this fight
connected to the Olympics?
Thanks for helping solve the mystery... Dave N
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Scott
maybe 1983.
Don't know any other details to those questions...
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Melanie Ley
>Thanks for the info so far. Just to be complete, here are a few more
>questions.
>
>Did DeWitt knock out Cardenas?
>Who was the referee?
>When was the fight?
>Where was the fight?
>Was it for a title?
The bout took place in June, 1982 in Las Vegas at the North
American Championships. DeWit won by RSC (KO) in the second round.
The referee was Bert Lowes from Vancouver (he was awful!).
>
>DeWitt won Silver for Canada in the 1984 Olympics. Was this fight
>connected to the Olympics?
No.
>
>Thanks for helping solve the mystery... Dave N
Mel
Dave N.
link to yours, Mel. Thanks. -Dave
Melanie Ley
>Great! I updated the page... www.dualmoments.com/refko.htm and made a
>link to yours, Mel. Thanks.
Thanks for the link, Dave. I appreciate it!
You have a very interesting web site. 8-) I'm not sure what
you're doing, but I like your photos.
Ruddell
> On 2 Mar 2005 11:44:33 -0800, "Dave N." <neu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Great! I updated the page... www.dualmoments.com/refko.htm and made a
>>link to yours, Mel. Thanks.
>
> Thanks for the link, Dave. I appreciate it!
>
> You have a very interesting web site. 8-) I'm not sure what
> you're doing, but I like your photos.
And thanks to you Mel and everyone else who helped on this one. I know
this question has come up before and never really answered. Tillman
always stuck in my head but it just didn't sound right...
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Cheers
Dennis
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Dave N.
who can help you find what you need to know.
Thanks for your comment about my site, Mel. A similar discussion arose
from a composite photo I made from a 1954 movie clip. The picture and
link to the discussion are here:
http://dualmoments.com/prelinger/conniemack.htm
About Tillman:
DeWit fought Tillman a number of times in his amateur and pro career.
The following is about the 1984 Olympics and comes from
"sportsbookmagazine.com":
"DeWit faced American Henry Tillman in the heavyweight final. Tillman,
who learned to box while in prison for armed robbery, had defeated a
then-unknown Mike Tyson in the U.S. Olympic trials. DeWit had beaten
Tillman in their two previous meetings but was upset by the American in
a unanimous decision."
I read elsewhere that that decision was controversial.
I think DeWit's final pro fight was against Tillman. He won that one.
He then went on to become a partner in a law firm in Alberta, Canada.
Dave N.
Scott
being controversial, though it was fairly close.
Also, I believe Willie is a judge now (and has been one for some time)...
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