Jeff Lampkin

Jeff Lampkin (born September 21, 1961) is an American former professional boxer. During his 11-year professional career, Lampkin won the USBA cruiserweight title and IBF cruiserweight belt.[1]

Jeff Lampkin
BornSeptember 21, 1961
Youngstown, Ohio
Other namesnickname: Prime time

Amateur career

Lampkin had a stellar amateur career, winning the National AAU Light Heavyweight Championship in 1980. He became a professional later that year. On June 11, 1982, Lampkin, along with another Youngstown-area boxer, Earnie Shavers, had an undercard spot on the Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney fight.[2][3]

Professional career

Lampkin's professional boxing career peaked on March 22, 1990, when he won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a technical knockout of British boxer Glenn McCrory, in London.[1][4] He defended the belt once against Siza Makathini before vacating the title in 1991.[1] This decision came in the wake of a controversy surrounding Lampkin's participation in an IBF bout in South Africa, which prompted the WBA and WBC to withhold recognition of his title. (Both bodies had sanctions against fighters who competed in that country.)[4]

The IBF's subsequent failure to offer Lampkin a fight led him to request a purse offer in the summer of 1991.[4] When IBF President Bobby Lee offered Lampkin a fight just three weeks before the bout was scheduled, a move that denied him adequate training time, the boxer concluded that the IBF had no intention of allowing him to defend his title.[4] After vacating his title, Lampkins never challenged for a major belt again.

Later years

Despite Lampkins' accomplishments, his economic rewards were relatively modest. Contracts he signed left the fighter with little more than $50,000, even though he won and defended a cruiserweight world champion title.[5] The former champion indicated that frustration over the apparent mishandling of his career contributed to his decision to vacate the title.[5] Today, Lampkin lives and works in Youngstown.[5]

Preceded by
Glenn McCrory		 IBF Cruiserweight Champion
22 Mar 1990–1991
Stripped		 Succeeded by
James Warring

Professional boxing record
39 Wins (34 knockouts, 5 decisions), 19 Losses (2 knockouts, 17 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 39-19-1 Exum Speight TKO 4 27/06/1997 Liberty, Ohio, United States
Loss 38-19-1 "Super" Brian Nielsen UD 8 13/01/1995 Aalborg, Denmark
Loss 38-18-1 Andrew Golota RTD 1 13/08/1994 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lampkin did not answer the bell for round two.
Win 38-17-1 Danny Stonewalker KO 3 24/05/1994 Salta, Argentina
Loss 37-17-1 Tom "The Bomb" Glesby UD 10 22/03/1994 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 91-98, 91-98, 90-99.
Loss 37-16-1 Herbie Hide TKO 2 04/12/1993 Sun City, Bophuthatswana WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Loss 37-15-1 "King" Arthur Williams UD 10 08/06/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 37-14-1 Marcelo Victor Figueroa MD 10 03/10/1992 Paris, France
Win 37-13-1 Fred "Kip" Adams KO 7 05/09/1992 Paris, France
Win 36-13-1 Larry "Cable Guy" Davis KO 1 29/05/1992 Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Win 35-13-1 Siza Makathini KO 8 28/07/1990 Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States Retained IBF cruiserweight title
Win 34-13-1 Glenn McCrory KO 3 22/03/1990 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom Won IBF cruiserweight title
Win 33-13-1 "Big" Ed Smith TKO 9 19/10/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 32-13-1 Elvis Parks KO 1 12/05/1989 Youngstown, Ohio, United States Parks knocked out at 0:47 of the first round.
Win 31-13-1 Wali Muhammad TKO 12 14/02/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:41 of the 12th round.
Win 30-13-1 Alfonzo Ratliff TKO 5 17/11/1988 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fifth round.
Win 29-13-1 Freddie Rafferty KO 6 02/07/1988 Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Loss 28-13-1 Patrick "Killer" Lumumba PTS 8 09/04/1988 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 28-12-1 Lottie Mwale PTS 10 05/12/1987 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Loss 28-11-1 Sherman Griffin SD 12 23/06/1987 Houston, Texas, United States IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. 112-118, 114-116, 114-113.
Loss 28-10-1 Ramzi Hassan UD 10 23/02/1987 Inglewood, California, United States
Win 28-9-1 Jesse Shelby SD 10 22/01/1987 Inglewood, California, United States 98-92, 99-92, 93-97.
Win 27-9-1 Paul Madison KO 5 11/09/1986 Inglewood, California, United States
Win 26-9-1 Danny Blake UD 8 11/03/1986 Niles, Ohio, United States
Win 25-9-1 Tim Broady TKO 7 24/01/1986 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the seventh round.
Loss 24-9-1 Charles Williams PTS 10 03/12/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 24-8-1 Cedric Parsons SD 8 06/08/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 24-7-1 Jack "Beanstalk" Johnson UD 10 11/06/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 9-0, 7-3, 6-3.
Loss 23-7-1 Jerome Clouden PTS 10 20/11/1984 Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Draw 23-6-1 Chisanda Mutti PTS 10 26/05/1984 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win 23-6 "Wee" Willie Crawford KO 4 06/03/1984 Niles, Ohio, United States
Win 22-6 Arthel Lawhorne TKO 6 24/01/1984 Niles, Ohio, United States
Loss 21-6 Anthony Witherspoon PTS 10 11/01/1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 21-5 Fulgencio Obelmejias PTS 8 14/12/1983 Loano, Liguria, Italy
Loss 21-4 Johnny "Quest" Davis UD 10 12/07/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 21-3 Stanley "Boss" Ross KO 1 14/06/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 20-3 Richie Kates PTS 10 13/04/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 20-2 Rodney "Gang" Green UD 10 07/03/1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 19-2 Leonardo Rodgers TKO 3 22/01/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 18-2 Frank Payne TKO 3 30/12/1982 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 17-2 Willie Stallings PTS 10 30/11/1982 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 17-1 Al Bolden MD 10 27/08/1982 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 16-1 Willie "Sandman" Edwards UD 10 11/06/1982 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 16-0 Fred "Flintstone" Brown TKO 5 28/04/1982 Struthers, Ohio, United States
Win 15-0 Michael Hardin TKO 6 17/03/1982 Niles, Ohio, United States
Win 14-0 Phil "Thrill" Brown KO 4 22/02/1982 Niles, Ohio, United States
Win 13-0 Charles Williams TKO 6 29/10/1981 Warren, Ohio, United States Ohio Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 12-0 Darnell Hayes KO 2 15/08/1981 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 11-0 Sylvester Wilder TKO 1 19/07/1981 Warren, Ohio, United States
Win 10-0 Ernie Whitmore KO 3 28/06/1981 Canton, Ohio, United States
Win 9-0 Darnell Hayes KO 2 17/03/1981 Niles, Ohio, United States
Win 8-0 Randy "Idol" Jackson KO 1 20/01/1981 Niles, Ohio, United States
Win 7-0 Stanley "Great" Scott TKO 3 16/12/1980 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 6-0 "Wee" Willie Crawford TKO 4 09/12/1980 Warren, Ohio, United States
Win 5-0 Eddie Temple TKO 1 28/10/1980 Warren, Ohio, United States
Win 4-0 Earl "The Duke" Caldwell KO 1 24/09/1980 Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Win 3-0 Wes Rowe TKO 3 09/09/1980 Warren, Ohio, United States
Win 2-0 John "The Drink" Beveridge KO 1 20/08/1980 Warren, Ohio, United States
Win 1-0 Jim "Bad Ass" Hearn TKO 1 18/06/1980 Struthers, Ohio, United States
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References
  1. Kovach, John (September 25, 2007). "Former champs like Pavlik". The Vindicator. p. C-3.
  2. Bassetti, John (December 5, 1999). "Valley boxers, led by Mancini, ruled the ring". The Vindicator.
  3. Swanson, Ray (April 29, 1982). "Five Locals Triumph On Pro Boxing Card". The Vindicator. p. 23.
  4. Todor, Rob (July 11, 1991). "Lampkin gives up IBF title: Jeff Lampkin's next move is to seek sanctioning from the WBA and/or the WBC". The Vindicator. p. C-1.
  5. Shilling, Don (November 11, 2007). "City's past boxing champs offer advice: Past champs suggest Pavlik be nice to fans and careful with his money". The Vindicator. p. A-3. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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