If you love boxing and the real life Rocky story, this is it. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. He went on to win 9 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage. After the fight, on his arrival to Mexico, the President Carlos Salinas de Gortari sent the special car reserved for the Pope to take him from the airport to the President's house. The fight was fiercely contested when they collided heads, opening a large cut over Chvez's eyebrow in the seventh round. Haugen (right) absorbs a left hook from Pazienza. There was a lot of politics and favoritism up there at some of the clubs. Of his total 40 wins, 19 of them were via KO (47.5%). Whitaker was on a one-fight win streak with 10 KO wins. Whitaker: If he got hurt, hed tie you up and if he wasnt hurt, hed move and a moving target is a lot harder to hit than a stationary target. Money was bad back then. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. BoxingInsider.com: Give me your thoughts on the second Camacho fight, losing the title? Haugen defeated Camacho via 12 round split-decision to win the WBO super-lightweight title. Julio Cesar Chavez v Greg Haugen . In a career spanning 17 years and 1 month, Greg Haugen fought 53 times with 40 wins, 10 losses, and 1 draw. Greg Haugen: Were up and going now, the website is up and going to, its www.greghaugenfoundation.com. He holds records for most successful consecutive defenses of world titles (27), most title fights (37), most title-fight victories (31) and he is after Joe Louis (with 23) for most title defenses won by knockout (21). He trained under Jim Montgomery.Haugen turned pro in 1982 and won his first 17 fights before challenging for a world title. HBO Punchstat showed Rosario landing 263 of 731 punches thrown in the fight (36%) and Chavez 450 of 743 (61%). He was obviously the favorite, in his town. He was held to a draw by two others: Pernell Whitaker and Miguel ngel Gonzlez. , ISBN-13 You know, I'm not the timekeeper, and I don't care about the time. Like I said, when you fight a good smart, southpaw its a nightmare cause everything youve been taught as an amateur pretty much goes out the window. We have a lot of great fighters signed up; Norton, Foreman, Frazier, Duran, ect. Chavez was on a 84-fight win streak with 70 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Haugen. H was #1 as an amateur last year in the USA, like #6 in the world. Hector "Macho" Camacho takes on Greg Haugen for the WBO Jr. Welterweight Title in the first fight of an HBO World Championship Boxing Doubleheader. Thomas Damgaard, Henry Hughes, Paul Nave, Oscar Gabriel Gonzalez, and Tony Lopez are some of the boxers who have beaten Haugen. However, on November 24, 2003, he came out of retirement to avenge his earlier loss to Willy Wise, knocking Wise out in two rounds in Tijuana, Mexico. The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. We dont have much information about Hes past relationship and any previous engaged. Enjoyed reading it. Did Camacho give away the decision by refusing to touch your gloves? Something went wrong. For all the details about Haugen's world title wins and defenses refer to "Greg Haugen World Titles". In his first defense, Haugen ventured to Providence, Rhode Island, to face popular local hero Vinny Pazienza. This book this book is written about my brothers boxing career met Anthony on several occasions not enough grit!! It marked the first stoppage loss of Haugen's career. Haugen made his debut against Noel Arriesgado at the age of 22 on November 4, 1982, defeating Arriesgado via 3 round PTS. In his next bout, Chvez defeated former champion Joey Gamache in his 100th career bout. Greg Haugen vs. Ray Mancini From BoxRec Jump to navigationJump to search Haugen throws a right at Mancini Greg Haugen140 lbs beat Ray Mancini140 lbs by TKO at 2:27 in round 7 of 12 Date:1992-04-03 Location:Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, USA Referee:Mills Lane Judge:Burt A Clements59-55 Judge:Jerry Roth59-55 Greg's smartass gamesmanship is classic, and it's why we love him. Your boxing knowledge is off the charts. Boxing is a fine art. However, he won the title back in a rematch with Pazienza in 1988. In that fight, nicknamed Adis, Mxico, Gracias (Good-bye, Mexico, Thank you), he beat his former conqueror, Frankie Randall, by a ten-round decision. About one in every eight people I talk to are affected. Pazienza was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Haugen. It was kind of my protest fight, a boycott against management. The 80,000 that saw Froch . In his final bout for a major title, Haugen lost to Julio Cesar Chavez in 1993 by a 5th round TKO. This was Mancini's first fight in three years and just his second fight in seven years. [31], Chvez is the father of Omar Chvez and former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Csar Chvez, Jr.[32] He works as an analyst for ESPN and TV Azteca, and spends his time between Mexico and the United States, where he owns businesses and properties. It's good to see a boxer like Greg Haugen get a book dedicated to his impressive career. He stated that he started drinking the night after his fight against Edwin Rosario. That was one of my easier fights. If you're a fan of Greg's, or just a fan of boxing.. buy it. He turned professional in November 1982 and over the next couple of years advanced to 17-0. At the end of the first round, Chavez landed a blow that knocked Ruiz out. [citation needed] As an in-fighter or "swarmer," Julio Csar Chvez was renowned specially for his devastating left hook and his extremely strong chin. Haugen decisioned Paul to become the IBF Lightweight champ. They didnt know boxing and I didnt know much about the fight business. His next opponent, however, was Pernell Whitaker, who proved to be too much for the fighter known as Mutt. With about 30 seconds left in the 12th round, he landed a hard straight right hand on the chin of Taylor, which hurt him badly. "BOXING; Haugen Regains I.B.F. Haugen would defeat Freddie Roach, the future Hall-of-Fame trainer, as well as Chris Calvin, who came close to inflicting Haugens first professional defeat. A rematch took place three months later and this time it was Camacho who was awarded a split decision. I talked to him the whole fight and had him so frustrated cause he couldnt hit me. On February 23, 1991, he captured the WBO light welterweight title with an upset victory over then undefeated Hector Camacho by split decision, an outcome that resulted from Camacho being deducted a point for illegally hitting Haugen when Haugen refused to touch gloves at the beginning of the last round. The promoter, Dan Duva, had to talk him back into the ring. Haugen retired from professional boxing with a record of 40-10-1, which included 19 knockout wins and three losses via knockout, and three title wins. Haugen was champion at both the lightweight and light welterweight classes. "[15] He began boxing as an amateur at the age of 16 and he then moved to Tijuana to pursue a professional career. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. [16] On July 7, 1985, Chavez defeated former and future champion Roger Mayweather via a second-round knockout. Ray was slow and he telegraphed everything.. He didnt hit very hard, but he was a pin-point puncher. Greg Haugen: Never, none! After a 2001 victory over Terry Thomas in Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, Chvez retired. Haugen (left) on his way to defeating Camacho. Unable to add item to List. [citation needed]. BoxingInsider.com: He didnt really like to stand in front of you and get hit. Prior to the bout, there were concerns about how Chvez would handle the move up in weight. He lost the IBF lightweight title to Pernell Whitaker in 1989 by decision, it was his biggest paycheck at that time at $426,000.[3]. www.martialbot.com/boxing/g/greg-haugen.html. The fight was scheduled for Oct 25th 1997. However, the referee had seen enough by the fifth round and stopped it for a TKO victory for Chvez. Do you want to fight him?. About De La Hoya, Chvez stated years after, "I have nothing against him, even though he beat me twice. Please try again. He has four children and two grandchildren and is thankfully free from the cocaine habit that once threatened to destroy his life and career. Damgaard was on a 14-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage over Haugen. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. In their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 30-year old Greg Haugen (28-3, 13 KO) faced Hector Camacho again, who was now 28 years old with a record of 38-1 in a super-lightweight title defense fight. FASTEST HANDS The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The bout was savored by more than 130,000 avid fans, who roared up a storm of support for El Gran Campeon Mexicano, defending his WBC super lightweight championship, with aplomb via a laced up fisticuff bomb. Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2020. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. I would have liked a bit more on his personal life as he went through his career. "[22] Later that year, Chvez scored a sixth-round TKO victory over number one ranked contender Terrence Alli. Subscribe. His record was 89-0-1 going into his first loss to Frankie Randall and had an 87 fight win streak until his draw with Whitaker. Im not afraid to say that. He handed Camacho the first loss of his career, and put an end to Camacho's 38-fight win streak. Please try your request again later. I just went out and tried to tag em and tag em until they quit. A great read,I highly recommend it!! He has been stopped three times and lost seven times via decision. In their 2nd fight, a 27-year old Greg Haugen (20-1, 10 KO) faced Vinny Pazienza again, who was now 25 years old with a record of 23-1 for Pazienza's IBF lightweight title. 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