Английская Википедия:Bruce Seldon

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Bruce Samuel Seldon (born January 30, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1996, and 2004 to 2009. He held the WBA heavyweight title from 1995 to 1996, most notably losing to Mike Tyson via knockout in his second defense.

Amateur career

Seldon compiled an amateur record of 20 wins and 4 losses, and won the New Jersey Golden Gloves in the super heavyweight division.Шаблон:Citation needed

Professional career

Known as "The Atlantic City Express", Seldon began his career on October 4, 1988 with a first-round knockout of Joel McGraw and won his first 18 fights without a blemish. During his winning streak he defeated some notable boxers: Ezra Sellers (future world cruiserweight title challenger), Ossie Ocasio (former cruiserweight champion and heavyweight title challenger), David Bey (former world rated contender), and Jose Ribalta (former world title contender).

On April 18, 1991 future WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall handed Seldon his first defeat. Seldon was ahead on the scorecards but tired and was knocked down by McCall three times in the ninth. In his next fight Seldon was matched with future undisputed world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe who defeated him.

Seldon returned in 1992 with a victory over Jesse Ferguson whom he stopped on an eye injury, but was knocked down and outpointed the same year by ex-champion Tony Tubbs. Seldon signed with promoter Don King in 1993 and boxed on a series of his undercards, most notably in August 1993 when he stopped ex-champion Greg Page in nine rounds.

WBA heavyweight champion

In 1995, world heavyweight champion George Foreman was stripped of the WBA title for declining to defend it against Tony Tucker. As Seldon was the second-ranked contender, a fight between him and Tucker was arranged for the vacant belt on April 8, 1995 in Las Vegas. Seldon, the underdog, used his jab to great effect and swelled Tucker's eye shut, to the point where the fight was stopped by the ringside doctor after seven rounds.

On August 18, 1995, Seldon fought on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Peter McNeeley fight that marked Tyson's return to boxing. In the first defense of his title, Seldon again used his jab to control Joe Hipp and stop him in the tenth round.

Seldon vs Tyson

Шаблон:Main Seldon's next defense was scheduled against Tyson, who in early 1996 won the WBC title for a second time by knocking out Frank Bruno. The bout was originally to be a title unification fight, with both Seldon's WBA belt and Tyson's WBC belt at stake. However, the WBC mandated that Tyson defend his belt against former champion Lennox Lewis first. Since the fight with Seldon was already signed, Tyson vacated his belt and only Seldon's was on the line when the two fought on September 7, 1996.

The fight was marred by controversy as Seldon lost by knockout in the first round. His performance in the fight was vastly criticized, as he was knocked down twice on what appeared to be light or "phantom" punches from Tyson. Rumors started that Seldon had been paid to take a dive against Tyson, with the fans chanting "fix" following the decision. Although Seldon claimed in a post fight interview with Jim Gray that he did not take a dive, the criticism of his performance (including accusations that he took a dive) did not stop and Seldon elected to retire following the fight. Rapper Tupac Shakur attended the fight and was shot on the journey home, leading to his death six days later.

Legal problems after first retirement The Independent reported on the 23rd May 1998 "Seldon is currently on $50,000 bail in Camden, New Jersey, awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to supplying a 15-year-old girl with marijuana and having unspecified sexual activity with her at his house. He faces a maximum of 10 years in jail, the sentence to be delivered on 26 June".[4] According to the New York Times/Associated Press dated 27th June 1998 "The former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon was sentenced to five years' probation and 364 days in jail by a Camden, N.J., judge yesterday for smoking marijuana with a 15-year-old girl and taking part in sexual activity with her last year. I'm terribly sorry for everything that happened, Seldon said. I'm not a criminal. I'm not a bad person. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. Seldon pleaded guilty last month to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. In exchange, prosecutors dismissed a more serious charge of sexual assault as well as drug and weapons offenses.[5]

Comeback

Seldon attempted a comeback at age 37 in 2004. He defeated two journeymen before gaining a high-profile fight on HBO with Gerald Nobles. Abandoning his jab and boxing style for a punch out, Seldon decked Nobles in the second and was ahead on points but ended up throwing in the towel due to an eye injury in the ninth. In his next bout, an overweight Seldon was stopped in two rounds by Tye Fields. Seldon launched a second comeback in 2007, now into his 40s, and knocked out a series of journeymen before being knocked out himself by ranked contenders Kevin Johnson and Fres Oquendo. He was also KO'd in four during an exhibition with Alexander Povetkin.Шаблон:Citation needed

Professional boxing record

Шаблон:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
48	Шаблон:No2Loss	40–8	Fres Oquendo	KO	9 (10), Шаблон:Small	Jul 24, 2009	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
47	Шаблон:Yes2Win	40–7	Gabe Brown	TKO	5 (8)	May 15, 2009	Шаблон:Small
46	Шаблон:Yes2Win	39–7	Brad Gregory	TKO	2 (8), Шаблон:Small	Nov 7, 2008	Шаблон:Small
45	Шаблон:No2Loss	38–7	Kevin Johnson	TKO	5 (10), Шаблон:Small	Sep 5, 2008	Шаблон:Small
44	Шаблон:Yes2Win	38–6	Livin Castillo	TKO	5 (8), Шаблон:Small	May 31, 2008	Шаблон:Small
43	Шаблон:Yes2Win	37–6	Jay Sweetman	KO	2 (8), Шаблон:Small	Mar 10, 2007	Шаблон:Small
42	Шаблон:Yes2Win	36–6	Marcus Rhode	TKO	1 (6), Шаблон:Small	Feb 10, 2007	Шаблон:Small
41	Шаблон:No2Loss	35–6	Tye Fields	KO	2 (10), Шаблон:Small	Oct 28, 2005	Шаблон:Small
40	Шаблон:No2Loss	35–5	Gerald Nobles	TKO	9 (10), Шаблон:Small	May 15, 2004	Шаблон:Small
39	Шаблон:Yes2Win	35–4	Lenzie Morgan	TKO	2 (6)	Apr 9, 2004	Шаблон:Small
38	Шаблон:Yes2Win	34–4	Otis Tisdale	KO	3 (6), Шаблон:Small	Mar 6, 2004	Шаблон:Small
37	Шаблон:No2Loss	33–4	Mike Tyson	TKO	1 (12), Шаблон:Small	Sep 7, 1996	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
36	Шаблон:Yes2Win	33–3	Joe Hipp	TKO	10 (12), Шаблон:Small	Aug 19, 1995	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
35	Шаблон:Yes2Win	32–3	Tony Tucker	RTD	7 (12), Шаблон:Small	Apr 8, 1995	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
34	Шаблон:Yes2Win	31–3	Bill Corrigan	KO	1	Dec 17, 1994	Шаблон:Small
33	Шаблон:Yes2Win	30–3	Tui Toia	TKO	3 (10)	Jul 2, 1994	Шаблон:Small
32	Шаблон:Yes2Win	29–3	Nathaniel Fitch	TKO	4 (12)	Feb 19, 1994	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
31	Шаблон:Yes2Win	28–3	Greg Page	TKO	9 (12), Шаблон:Small	Aug 6, 1993	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
30	Шаблон:Yes2Win	27–3	Mike Robinson	KO	2	Apr 17, 1993	Шаблон:Small
29	Шаблон:Yes2Win	26–3	Al Shoffner	TKO	7	Feb 15, 1993	Шаблон:Small
28	Шаблон:Yes2Win	25–3	Alexander Popov	TKO	2 (12), Шаблон:Small	Jan 24, 1993	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
27	Шаблон:No2Loss	24–3	Tony Tubbs	UD	10	Oct 14, 1992	Шаблон:Small
26	Шаблон:Yes2Win	24–2	Percell Davis	TKO	3, Шаблон:Small	Sep 18, 1992	Шаблон:Small
25	Шаблон:Yes2Win	23–2	Mike Dixon	UD	10	Jul 9, 1992	Шаблон:Small
24	Шаблон:Yes2Win	22–2	Larry Givens	TKO	2	Jun 22, 1992	Шаблон:Small
23	Шаблон:Yes2Win	21–2	Jimmy Taylor	TKO	1	Apr 16, 1992	Шаблон:Small
22	Шаблон:Yes2Win	20–2	Dion Burgess	TKO	1	Feb 9, 1992	Шаблон:Small
21	Шаблон:Yes2Win	19–2	Jesse Ferguson	RTD	5 (15), Шаблон:Small	Jan 19, 1992	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
20	Шаблон:No2Loss	18–2	Riddick Bowe	KO	1 (10), Шаблон:Small	Aug 9, 1991	Шаблон:Small
19	Шаблон:No2Loss	18–1	Oliver McCall	TKO	9 (10), Шаблон:Small	Apr 18, 1991	Шаблон:Small
18	Шаблон:Yes2Win	18–0	Percell Davis	TKO	1 (10), Шаблон:Small	Mar 22, 1991	Шаблон:Small
17	Шаблон:Yes2Win	17–0	Jose Ribalta	RTD	3 (10), Шаблон:Small	Jan 11, 1991	Шаблон:Small
16	Шаблон:Yes2Win	16–0	David Bey	TKO	10 (10), Шаблон:Small	Nov 1, 1990	Шаблон:Small
15	Шаблон:Yes2Win	15–0	John Morton	TKO	7, Шаблон:Small	Aug 16, 1990	Шаблон:Small
14	Шаблон:Yes2Win	14–0	Tom Sandner	RTD	2 (8), Шаблон:Small	Jun 24, 1990	Шаблон:Small
13	Шаблон:Yes2Win	13–0	Ossie Ocasio	UD	8	May 18, 1990	Шаблон:Small
12	Шаблон:Yes2Win	12–0	Danny Wofford	UD	6	Apr 7, 1990	Шаблон:Small
11	Шаблон:Yes2Win	11–0	Jerry Jones	TKO	8 (8), Шаблон:Small	Mar 23, 1990	Шаблон:Small
10	Шаблон:Yes2Win	10–0	Amos Lisboa-Casillas	KO	1 (4), Шаблон:Small	Feb 18, 1990	Шаблон:Small
9	Шаблон:Yes2Win	9–0	Lorenzo Canady	Шаблон:Abbr	2, Шаблон:Small	Jan 15, 1990	Шаблон:Small
8	Шаблон:Yes2Win	8–0	Hassan Shabazz	TKO	5 (6), Шаблон:Small	Nov 28, 1989	Шаблон:Small
7	Шаблон:Yes2Win	7–0	Isaac Poole	KO	1 (4)	Sep 15, 1989	Шаблон:Small
6	Шаблон:Yes2Win	6–0	Ezra Sellers	TKO	2 (4)	Aug 22, 1989	Шаблон:Small
5	Шаблон:Yes2Win	5–0	Warren Thompson	TKO	3 (4)	Jun 25, 1989	Шаблон:Small
4	Шаблон:Yes2Win	4–0	Jesse McGhee	Шаблон:Abbr	4	May 30, 1989	Шаблон:Small
3	Шаблон:Yes2Win	3–0	Mike Robinson	TKO	3 (4)	Mar 21, 1989	Шаблон:Small
2	Шаблон:Yes2Win	2–0	Tyrone Barwell	Шаблон:Abbr	1 (4), Шаблон:Small	Nov 23, 1988	Шаблон:Small
1	Шаблон:Yes2Win	1–0	Joel McGraw	Шаблон:Abbr	1 (4)	Oct 4, 1988	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small

References

Шаблон:Reflist 4. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing-express-ride-to-oblivion-1157792.html 5. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/27/sports/plus-in-the-news-seldon-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail.html

External links

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