Maurice Blocker

Maurice "The Thin Man" Blocker (born May 15, 1963 in Washington, D.C.) is an American retired professional welterweight (147 lb) boxer who held the WBC, IBF and Lineal Welterweight Championships.[1]

Maurice Blocker
Statistics
Nickname(s)Thin Man
Weight(s)Welterweight
Light middleweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
NationalityAmerican
Born(1963-05-15)May 15, 1963
Washington, D.C., USA
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins36
Wins by KO20
Losses4

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.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
40 fights 36 wins 4 losses
By knockout 20 3
By decision 16 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Win 36–4–1 Bobby Butters TKO 5 (10), 2:40 Apr 29, 1995 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
40 Win 35–4–1 Hector Lopez TKO 4 (10) Dec 10, 1994 Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico
39 Loss 34–4–1 Felix Trinidad KO 2 (12), 1:49 Jun 19, 1993 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Lost IBF welterweight world title
38 NC 34–3–1 Steve Langley NC 2 (12), 3:00 May 20, 1993 Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico
37 Loss 34–3 Terry Norris TKO 2 (12), 0:49 Feb 20, 1993 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. For WBC light middleweight title
36 Win 34–2 Luis Garcia SD 12 Aug 28, 1992 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila, Veracruz, Mexico Retained IBF world welterweight title
35 Win 33–2 Glenwood Brown SD 12 Oct 4, 1991 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won vacant IBF world welterweight title
34 Loss 32–2 Simon Brown TKO 10 (12), 2:10 Mar 18, 1991 Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico Lost WBC and lineal welterweight titles;
For IBF world welterweight title
33 Win 32–1 Marlon Starling MD 12 Aug 19, 1990 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBC and lineal welterweight titles
32 Win 31–1 Saoul Mamby UD 10 Feb 16, 1990 Palenque de la Feria, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
31 Win 30–1 James Hughes UD 10 Nov 3, 1989 Tepic, Mexico
30 Win 29–1 Willie Montana TKO 6 (10) Jul 27, 1989 Auditorio Siglo XXI, Puebla, Mexico
29 Win 28–1 Kent Acuff TKO 1 (10) Jun 21, 1989 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
28 Win 27–1 Lester Yarbrough TKO 6 (10), 2:38 May 1, 1989 Xcaret Park, Cancún, Mexico
27 Win 26–1 Ruben Villaman TKO 3 (8), 2:51 Oct 22, 1988 Gimnasio Niños Héroes, Tepic, Mexico
26 Win 25–1 Orlando Orozco TKO 5 (10) Jun 27, 1988 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
25 Loss 24–1 Lloyd Honeyghan UD 12 Apr 18, 1987 Royal Albert Hall, London, England For IBF, WBC, and lineal welterweight titles
24 Win 24–0 Adam George TKO 2 (10) Feb 21, 1987 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
23 Win 23–0 Juan Alonso Villa TKO 8 (10), 2:55 Jul 26, 1986 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 Leland Hart UD 10 Mar 21, 1986 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
21 Win 21–0 Efren Olivo KO 1 (10) Dec 7, 1985 Palenque Calle 2, Zapopan, Mexico
20 Win 20–0 Pedro Vilella UD 12 Jul 23, 1985 Tepic, Mexico Won NABF welterweight title
19 Win 19–0 Ricardo Bryant UD 10 May 7, 1985 Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
18 Win 18–0 Clayton Hires UD 10 July 10, 1984 Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Mexico
17 Win 17–0 Robert Adams UD 10 Jun 2, 1984 Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
16 Win 16–0 Terry Holmes TKO 6 (10) Jan 24, 1984 Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico
15 Win 15–0 Miguel Mayan TKO 4 (10) Dec 27, 1983 Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, Mexico
14 Win 14–0 Ernest Jackson UD 10 Oct 22, 1983 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
13 Win 13–0 Danny Paul UD 10 July 5, 1983 Casino de los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
12 Win 12–0 Inocencio De la Rosa TKO 1 (10), 2:30 May 3, 1983 Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico
11 Win 11–0 Don Morgan UD 10 Mar 1, 1983 Arena-Casino Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Roberto Hernandez UD 10 Jan 11, 1983 Casino Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
9 Win 9–0 Jerome Artis UD 8 Nov 30, 1982 Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
8 Win 8–0 Leo Davis TKO 1 (6), 1:18 Nov 2, 1982 Tonalá, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 Larry Fleming TKO 4 (6), 2:11 Jun 22, 1982 Guadalajara, Mexico
6 Win 6–0 Tony Reed TKO 1 (6), 0:22 May 23, 1982 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
5 Win 5–0 Michael Ross PTS 4 Apr 27, 1982 Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Cliff Lee TKO 6 (6) Apr 13, 1982 Men's Club, Guadalajara, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Charles Triplett TKO 1 (4), 0:53 Mar 30, 1982 Guadalajara, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Calvin Hardnett TKO 1 (4), 0:46 Mar 9, 1982 Arena Chololo Larios, Tonalá, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Leon Gardner TKO 2 (4), 0:18 Feb 16, 1982 Arena Chololo Larios, Tonalá, Mexico Professional debut

See also

References
  1. "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.
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


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