Eugene Hart
Eugene "Cyclone" Hart (born June 16, 1951) was a terrific punching American middleweight boxer who fought from 1969 to 1982. Hart never fought for the title and could not get a victory against the upper echelon fighters he faced. His best showing against a top notch fighter was when he fought "Bad" Bennie Briscoe to a 10 round draw on November 18, 1975. Unfortunately he was stopped in one round by Briscoe in their rematch on April 6, 1976. Another big win for Hart was the 10 round decision he earned over former Olympic champion Sugar Ray Seales on August 15, 1975.
Hart faced three future champions in his career. He suffered a 9 round TKO loss at the hands of future middleweight champion Marvin Hagler on September 14, 1976. Future light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad knocked Hart out in the fourth round on August 26, 1974, and future middleweight king Vito Antuofermo KOed Hart in the fifth round of their March 11, 1977 match. The Antuofermo fight was typical of Hart's inability to get by championship caliber fighters. Hart came out throwing powerful left hooks to the head and body of Antuofermo. Some of Hart's left hooks actually lifted Antuofermo off the ground. When Antuofermo didn't wilt under the furious attack, Hart lost confidence and the tide of battle turned. Appearing completely spent, Hart became defenseless and was knocked out.
Hart was trained by legendary boxing figure Cus D'Amato for a short period in 1973 and 1974, but another veteran, Sam Solomon, trained him before and after D'Amato. Hart never realized his great potential. Nevertheless, in 2003 Hart was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. His son is professional fighter Jesse Hart.[1]
Professional boxing record
| 30 Wins (28 knockouts, 2 decisions), 9 Losses (8 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 30-9-2 |  |
KO | 4 | 09/02/1982 |  |
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| Loss | 30-8-2 |  |
KO | 5 | 11/03/1977 |  |
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| Loss | 30-7-2 | |
RTD | 8 | 14/09/1976 | |
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| Win | 30-6-2 |  |
KO | 2 | 11/08/1976 | |
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| Loss | 29-6-2 | |
KO | 1 | 06/04/1976 | |
Hart knocked out at 1:49 of the first round. |
| Win | 29-5-2 | |
KO | 3 | 10/02/1976 | |
Dennis knocked out at 0:56 of the third round. |
| Draw | 28-5-2 | |
PTS | 10 | 18/11/1975 | |
44-46, 45-44, 45-45. |
| Win | 28-5-1 | |
PTS | 10 | 15/08/1975 | |
7-2. |
| Win | 27-5-1 |  |
TKO | 6 | 02/06/1975 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:39 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 26-5-1 | |
KO | 4 | 28/04/1975 | |
Rosa knocked out at 2:57 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 25-5-1 | |
KO | 8 | 31/01/1975 | |
Cabrera knocked out at 2:53 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 24-5-1 | |
KO | 4 | 26/08/1974 |  |
Hart knocked out at 0:51 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 24-4-1 | |
KO | 1 | 15/07/1974 | |
Hart knocked out at 2:49 of the first round. |
| Loss | 24-3-1 | |
UD | 10 | 18/02/1974 | |
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| Win | 24-2-1 | |
KO | 2 | 12/11/1973 | |
Quinney knocked out at 2:01 of the second round. |
| Win | 23-2-1 | |
KO | 2 | 06/08/1973 | |
Holliday knocked out at 0:33 of the second round. |
| Loss | 22-2-1 |  |
TKO | 9 | 23/04/1973 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the ninth round. |
| Loss | 22-1-1 | |
TKO | 8 | 07/03/1972 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 22-0-1 | |
KO | 2 | 07/02/1972 | |
Donovan knocked out at 2:39 of the second round. |
| No Contest | 21-0-1 | |
NC | 6 | 21/09/1971 | |
Both fighters fell out of the ring and suffered injuries stopping the fight. |
| Win | 21-0 | |
KO | 5 | 10/08/1971 | |
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| Win | 20-0 | |
UD | 10 | 22/06/1971 | |
47-44, 47-44, 47-43. |
| Win | 19-0 | |
TKO | 1 | 03/05/1971 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the first round. |
| Win | 18-0 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
TKO | 4 | 22/03/1971 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 17-0 | |
KO | 3 | 26/01/1971 | |
Martinovich knocked out at 1:40 of the third round. |
| Win | 16-0 | |
KO | 4 | 09/12/1970 | |
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| Win | 15-0 | |
KO | 5 | 17/11/1970 | |
Dittmar knocked out at 0:43 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 14-0 |  |
KO | 2 | 02/11/1970 | |
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| Win | 13-0 | |
TKO | 4 | 16/09/1970 | |
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| Win | 12-0 | |
KO | 5 | 16/06/1970 | |
Trottman knocked out at 2:00 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 11-0 | |
TKO | 4 | 26/05/1970 |  |
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| Win | 10-0 | |
KO | 1 | 18/05/1970 | |
Floyd knocked out at 0:58 of the first round. |
| Win | 9-0 | |
KO | 3 | 07/04/1970 | |
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| Win | 8-0 | |
KO | 3 | 25/03/1970 | |
Saunders knocked out at 1:42 of the third round. |
| Win | 7-0 | |
KO | 1 | 25/02/1970 | |
Masters knocked out at 2:57 of the first round. |
| Win | 6-0 | "Country" Joe Williams | KO | 1 | 27/01/1970 | |
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| Win | 5-0 | |
KO | 1 | 13/01/1970 | |
Mosley knocked out at 2:08 of the first round. |
| Win | 4-0 | |
TKO | 3 | 09/12/1969 | |
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| Win | 3-0 | |
KO | 2 | 11/11/1969 | |
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| Win | 2-0 | |
KO | 1 | 14/10/1969 | |
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| Win | 1-0 | |
KO | 1 | 30/09/1969 | |
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