Elisha Obed

Elisha Obed (21 February 1952 – 28 June 2018) was a Bahamian light middleweight boxer.[1]

Amateur career

Obed entered the amateur ranks at age 12. Fighting almost weekly, he ran up an undefeated record of 46-0 (16 knockouts). At 14, he decided to turn professional.

Professional career

For almost 6 years, he lingered on small promotions on the island of Nassau, in the Bahamas. He was billed as undefeated, but he had lost a fight by knockout to veteran Kid Carew. His loss to Kid Carew was unlisted for almost 8 years, as he was reported incorrectly as undefeated in the press until his loss to Eckhard Dagge.

Veteran trainer, manager, and promoter Moe Fleischer traveled to Nassau to "check-out" this upcoming prospect. Mike Dundee, nephew of Angelo Dundee came in as his manager.

Soon after Obed was fighting main events. He earned a top ten ranking by knocking out former title contender Bunny Grant. Obed made his U.S. debut in Florida. Knocked out every top middleweight boxer in Florida in the early 1970s, including state Champion Dennis Riggs and former champion Jimmy Williams.

In 1975 he captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title by defeating Miguel de Oliveira. He defended the title twice before losing the belt to Germany's Eckhard Dagge in 1976 when he quit, claiming he had blurred vision. Obed stated that he had been thumbed in the eye by Dagge. In actuality, he was later found to have a detached retina and was legally blind in that eye.

Obed decided to enter the middleweight ranks. By 27, he was back to where he started from, fighting on local fight cards in Nassau. He retired in 1988.

Preceded by
Miguel de Oliveira		 WBC Light Middleweight boxing champion
13 Nov 1975– 17 Jun 1976		 Succeeded by
Eckhard Dagge

Professional boxing record
88 Wins (59 knockouts, 29 decisions), 21 Losses (9 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Draws, 2 No Contests
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 87–21–3 (2) James Coakley PTS 10 06/03/1988 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 86–21–3 (2) James Coakley PTS 10 21/03/1987 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 86–20–3 (2) Arnold Neal KO 4 02/02/1986 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 86–19–3 (2) Earl Boger TKO 8 22/01/1986 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Loss 86–18–3 (2) Arnold Neal KO 5 17/05/1985 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 86–17–3 (2) Rocky Fabrizio PTS 10 28/09/1984 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 85–17–3 (2) Jeff Nelson KO 8 18/06/1984 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 85–16–3 (2) Allen Briscoe KO 3 01/07/1983 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 84–16–3 (2) Jeff Nelson PTS 10 22/03/1983 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 84–15–3 (2) Lonnie Wilcox KO 3 05/11/1982 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 83–15–3 (2) Willie Ray Taylor PTS 8 15/05/1982 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 83–14–3 (2) Homer Jackson PTS 10 16/02/1982 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 83–13–3 (2) Bobby Czyz DQ 6 12/11/1981 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Loss 83–12–3 (2) Ralph Hollett UD 10 25/08/1981 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 83–11–3 (2) Edison Stubbs KO 2 10/08/1981 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 82–11–3 (2) Sherwin Johnson PTS 10 01/05/1981 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 81–11–3 (2) Homer Jackson PTS 10 25/03/1981 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 80–11–3 (2) Eddie McNeeley KO 4 14/03/1981 Freeport, Bahamas
Win 79–11–3 (2) Rocky Stevens KO 9 30/01/1981 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 78–11–3 (2) Sammy Masias KO 5 07/10/1980 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 77–11–3 (2) Steve Gregory PTS 10 24/07/1980 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 77–10–3 (2) Apakuki Sakuru PTS 10 30/05/1980 Suva, Fiji
Loss 76–10–3 (2) Fulgencio Obelmejias KO 3 03/03/1980 Caracas, Venezuela
Win 76–9–3 (2) Willie Featherstone SD 10 12/02/1980 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 75–9–3 (2) Sammy Barr KO 4 26/12/1979 Nassau, Bahamas
NC 74–9–3 (2) Sammy Barr NC 4 23/11/1979 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 74–9–3 (1) Richie Lee Roberts PTS 10 19/10/1979 Freeport, Bahamas
Loss 73–9–3 (1) Curtis Parker TKO 7 11/09/1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 73–8–3 (1) Charlie Grimmett KO 9 17/08/1979 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 72–8–3 (1) Hector Maldonado KO 5 22/06/1979 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 71–8–3 (1) Terry Rondeau KO 6 04/05/1979 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 70–8–3 (1) Pablo Rodriguez KO 5 21/04/1979 Freeport, Bahamas
Win 69–8–3 (1) Juan Serrano PTS 10 30/03/1979 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 68–8–3 (1) Lionel Cameron KO 4 23/02/1979 Nassau, Bahamas
NC 67–8–3 (1) Gary Smith NC 4 13/01/1979 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Loss 67–8–3 Tony Chiaverini UD 10 02/12/1978 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 67–7–3 Georg Steinherr PTS 10 31/10/1978 Munich, Bayern, Germany
Loss 67–6–3 Marijan Beneš PTS 10 02/09/1978 Berlin, Germany
Win 67–5–3 Henry Hall KO 7 28/04/1978 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 66–5–3 Rocky Mattioli KO 7 11/03/1978 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia For WBC light middleweight title
Loss 66–4–3 Joao Mendonca PTS 10 02/12/1977 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win 66–3–3 Henry Mitchell KO 3 23/10/1977 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Loss 65–3–3 Ayub Kalule PTS 10 02/06/1977 Randers, Denmark
Draw 65–2–3 Jean-Claude LeClair PTS 10 22/02/1977 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 65–2–3 Fernand Marcotte UD 10 18/01/1977 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 64–2–3 Sammy Barr SD 10 19/11/1976 Nassau, Bahamas
Draw 63–2–3 Sammy Barr PTS 10 24/09/1976 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 63–2–2 Victor Perez UD 10 21/09/1976 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 62–2–2 Larry Brazier KO 1 07/08/1976 Freeport, Bahamas
Loss 61–2–2 Eckhard Dagge TKO 10 18/06/1976 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany Lost WBC light middleweight title
Win 61–1–2 Sea Robinson UD 15 24/04/1976 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Retained WBC light middleweight title
Win 60–1–2 Tony Gardner KO 2 28/02/1976 Nassau, Bahamas Retained WBC light middleweight title
Win 59–1–2 Miguel de Oliveira TKO 11 13/11/1975 Paris, France Won WBC light middleweight title
Win 58–1–2 Nick Peoples KO 6 13/10/1975 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 57–1–2 Gene Wells KO 5 22/07/1975 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 56–1–2 Chucho Garcia KO 5 20/06/1975 Freeport, Bahamas
Win 55–1–2 Nat King KO 8 30/05/1975 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 54–1–2 Marcel Clay KO 8 29/04/1975 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 53–1–2 Manuel Elizondo KO 10 22/02/1975 Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win 52–1–2 Fernand Marcotte TKO 11 21/01/1975 Miami Beach, Florida, United States Won NABF light middleweight title
Win 51–1–2 Sammy Rookard UD 10 25/12/1974 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 50–1–2 Renato Garcia UD 10 16/11/1974 Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win 49–1–2 Johnny Rico KO 2 19/10/1974 Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win 48–1–2 Bobby Williams KO 5 27/09/1974 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 47–1–2 Guillermo Escalera KO 5 06/09/1974 Freeport, Bahamas
Win 46–1–2 Frank Flores KO 5 16/08/1974 Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win 45–1–2 Carlos Marks PTS 10 11/07/1974 Nassau, Bahamas
Draw 44–1–2 Dario Hidalgo PTS 10 11/06/1974 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 44–1–1 Chucho Garcia PTS 10 31/05/1974 Freeport, Bahamas
Win 43–1–1 Roy Lee PTS 10 26/04/1974 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 42–1–1 Jesse Rios KO 2 09/04/1974 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 41–1–1 Eddie Davis KO 4 15/03/1974 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 40–1–1 Vicente Medina TKO 7 26/02/1974 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 39–1–1 Wendell Spencer KO 3 15/02/1974 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 38–1–1 Tom Van Hatten TKO 2 15/01/1974 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 37–1–1 Saulo Hernandez KO 1 14/12/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 36–1–1 Mike Lankester TKO 8 04/12/1973 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 35–1–1 Dennis Riggs KO 4 12/11/1973 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 34–1–1 Jose Melendez TKO 8 19/10/1973 Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Win 33–1–1 Bunny Grant PTS 10 26/09/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 32–1–1 Doug Rogers KO 4 06/08/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 31–1–1 Jimmy Williams KO 1 13/07/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 30–1–1 Roy Goss UD 10 23/04/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 29–1–1 Al Cook KO 6 29/03/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 28–1–1 Terry Hayward KO 1 03/02/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 27–1–1 Sandy Torres KO 8 26/01/1973 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 26–1–1 Joe Hooks KO 6 17/11/1972 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 25–1–1 Jimmy Hamm KO 8 26/08/1972 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 24–1–1 Roscoe Bell PTS 10 15/07/1972 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 23–1–1 Dorman Crawford KO 10 26/05/1972 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 22–1–1 Sugar Cliff TKO 6 08/04/1972 Nassau, Bahamas Won Bahamas Welterweight Title
Win 21–1–1 Larry Adkins PTS 10 25/09/1971 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 20–1–1 Ray Minus PTS 15 05/06/1971 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 19–1–1 Don Fraser KO 10 20/12/1970 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 18–1–1 Buddy Taylor PTS 10 27/11/1970 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 17–1–1 Droopy Davis KO 6 29/08/1970 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 16–1–1 Bert Woods KO 3 15/05/1970 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 15–1–1 Milton Hall KO 2 03/04/1970 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 14–1–1 Don Fraser PTS 8 08/12/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 13–1–1 Sandy Ronnie Jeffries PTS 8 31/10/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 12–1–1 Winston Green PTS 8 26/09/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 11–1–1 Sugarboy Monroe KO 1 15/08/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 10–1–1 Kid Joe KO 6 14/03/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 9–1–1 Cornbread Rhamina KO 5 21/02/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 8–1–1 Mighty Joe KO 2 07/02/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 7–1–1 Mike Whymms KO 1 20/01/1969 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 6–1–1 Taylor Ventura KO 2 02/12/1968 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 6–1–1 Mike Whymms KO 3 22/11/1968 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 5–1–1 Freddie Majors PTS 4 10/08/1968 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 4–1–1 Droopy Davis PTS 8 11/07/1968 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 3–1–1 Tony Mortimer PTS ? 16/02/1968 Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 2–1–1 Kid Carew KO 2 11/12/1967 Nassau, Bahamas
Draw 2–0–1 Taylor Ventura PTS 4 10/11/1967 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 2–0 Pino Romano KO 3 13/10/1967 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 1–0 Taylor Ventura KO 1 15/09/1967 Nassau, Bahamas

References
  1. Elisha Obed was known as a hard-hitting boxer (PDF), Bahamas.gov.bs, retrieved October 11, 2013
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