LaMar Clark

LaMar Clark
LaMar Clark
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Nationality	American
Born	December 1, 1934; Cedar City, Utah
Died	November 5, 2006 (aged 71)
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	43
Wins by KO	42
Losses	3

LaMar F. Clark (December 1, 1934 – November 5, 2006) was an American professional boxer who fought in the heavyweight division. He was active from 1958 to 1961 and fought a recorded 46 times in his 3 year-career, most of which in his home state of Utah. Clark has the current record of most consecutive knockouts at 44 (including unsanctioned bouts).[1][2] It is still however unclear how the officials of the Utah State Boxing Commission sanctioned most of his bouts versus inexperienced debutants being aware of his knockout-winning streak without ever questioning the level of opposition.

The Guinness Book of World Records credits Clark not only with the most consecutive 44 KOs record, set at Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 11, 1960, but also with the world record for most knockouts at one night for he reportedly knocked out 6 opponents in one night (5 in the first round) at Bingham Canyon, Utah, on December 1, 1958.[3] This helped to put his name not only to the Guinness Book, but in the sports history books as well (cf. Boxing Legends: Greatest Boxers, Toughest Fights, Classic Rivalries)[4] without any asterisk to his achievements, which are questionable to say the least, with his sensational record-breaking six-at-a-time fight night main event with a seven-seconds knockout was reportedly held at the place, which was underpopulated at that time,[5] and soon became a ghost town.[6]

An uneducated glance at the Clark's official career record statistics (43–3, 42 KOs, 28 of which were scored in the 1st round) could create an illusionary impression of Clark being one of the greatest knockout artists of all time, one of the all-time boxing greats pound-for-pound for sure (and it actually did, with his bout versus Tony Burton in Palm Springs was refereed by legendary Jack Dempsey himself.) However, a more careful look at his record breakdown tells that over 90% of his fights were against limited-to-none opposition. His few match-ups against considerable level opponents ended with Clark being knocked out by world-class contenders. His entire career might have gone completely differently had his manager been less careful in selecting opponents for him.[7]

Amateur career

Clark claimed an amateur record of 25–2, winning a regional Golden Gloves championship in the process.[7]

Professional career

Clark debuted on January 4, 1958 in a fight against John Hicks which he won by decision after 4 rounds. From his next fight with Willard Whitaker to his January 11, 1960 bout with Kenneth Hayden, Clark would amass a 44 knockout streak. Of his total 46 bouts 27 were against boxers making their professional debut.

His last fight was on April 19, 1961 against Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay. Ali knocked out Clark in the 2nd round breaking his nose. Clark retired after his fight with Ali.[8][9][10]

Clark died on November 5, 2006.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
46 fights	43 wins	3 losses
By knockout	42	3
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Opp Record	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
46	Loss	43–3	Cassius Clay	5–0–0	KO	2 (10), 1:27	1961-04-19	Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
45	Win	43–2	Chuck Wilburn	6–12–4	KO	2 (10)	1961-03-04	Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
44	Loss	42–2	Pete Rademacher	6–3–1	TKO	10 (10), 2:27	1960-06-29	Derks Field, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
43	Loss	42–1	Bartolo Soni	12–2–1	TKO	9 (10), 2:02	1960-04-08	Weber High School Gymnasium, Ogden, Utah, USA
42	Win	42–0	Kenneth Hayden	0–4–0	KO	1 (6), 0:59	1960-01-11	Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
41	Win	41–0	Kooey Garcia	debut	KO	1 (8), 1:07	1960-01-02	West Jordan, Utah, USA
40	Win	40–0	Charley Davis	debut	KO	1 (8)	1959-12-04	George Nelson Field House, Logan, Utah, USA
39	Win	39–0	Tony Borne	debut	KO	1 (8)	1959-05-04	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
38	Win	38–0	Treach Phillips	debut	KO	1 (8)	1959-05-04	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
37	Win	37–0	Tony Burton	4–2–1	KO	4 (6)	1959-04-04	Polo Grounds, Palm Springs, California, USA
36	Win	36–0	Rod Orell	debut	KO	1 (8), 1:29	1959-03-20	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
35	Win	35–0	Ferrin Barr	0–2–0	KO	1 (8)	1959-02-07	Helper, Utah, USA
34	Win	34–0	Ferrin Barr	0–1–0	KO	2 (6)	1959-01-26	Eldred Recreation Center, Provo, Utah, USA
33	Win	33–0	Bob Hall	0–3–0	KO	1 (8)	1959-01-24	Helper, Utah, USA
32	Win	32–0	Ox Anderson	debut	KO	2 (8)	1959-01-23	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
31	Win	31–0	Phil Paxton	debut	KO	1 (8), 1:39	1959-01-16	Uintah High School Gym, Vernal, Utah, USA
30	Win	30–0	Dennis Forsland	debut	KO	1 (8), 1:31	1958-12-26	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
29	Win	29–0	Ferrin Barr	debut	KO	2 (8)	1958-12-22	Cedar City, Utah, USA
28	Win	28–0	Cornell Butler	2–9–0	KO	1 (8), 1:21	1958-12-15	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
27	Win	27–0	Allan Hedge	0–2–0	KO	1 (8), 0:35	1958-12-15	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
26	Win	26–0	Del Randall	debut	KO	1 (8), 0:22	1958-12-01	Bingham, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
25	Win	25–0	John Lowd	debut	KO	1 (8), 1:19	1958-12-01	Bingham, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
24	Win	24–0	Dick Pierce	debut	KO	1 (8), 0:44	1958-12-01	Bingham, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
23	Win	23–0	Jack Read	1–2–0	TKO	1 (8), 0:07	1958-12-01	Bingham, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
22	Win	22–0	Tom Kidd	debut	KO	1 (8)	1958-12-01	Bingham, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
21	Win	21–0	Wayne Ennis	debut	KO	2 (8), 1:37	1958-12-01	Bingham, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
20	Win	20–0	Sain Thompson	debut	KO	1 (8)	1958-11-29	Kanab, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
19	Win	19–0	Jimmy King	debut	KO	1 (8), 2:12	1958-11-28	Kanab, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
18	Win	18–0	Hal Crump	debut	KO	2 (8), 1:40	1958-11-28	Kanab, Utah, USA	Part of 'Intermountain Heavyweight Champion' tournament.
17	Win	17–0	Ken Howard	debut	KO	1 (4), 1:35	1958-11-10	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
16	Win	16–0	Dick Tanner	0–7–0	RTD	2 (4), 3:00	1958-11-10	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
15	Win	15–0	Maurice Leniece	debut	KO	1 (4), 2:11	1958-11-10	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
14	Win	14–0	Ricky Smith	debut	KO	1 (4), 2:32	1958-10-13	West Jordan Elementary School, West Jordan, Utah, USA
13	Win	13–0	Oscar Talley	0–4–0	KO	1 (4), 0:55	1958-10-13	West Jordan Elementary School, West Jordan, Utah, USA
12	Win	12–0	Rusty Davis	debut	KO	1 (6), 2:01	1958-09-11	Derks Field, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
11	Win	11–0	Joe Sullivan	0–1–0	KO	4 (8)	1958-07-26	Arena, West Jordan, Utah, USA
10	Win	10–0	Willie Dalton	debut	KO	1 (8)	1958-07-17	West Jordan, Utah, USA
9	Win	9–0	Dynamite Jackson	1–5–0	KO	1 (6), 0:37	1958-07-07	West Jordan, Utah, USA
8	Win	8–0	Buck Dixon	0–1–0	KO	4 (4), 0:39	1958-06-04	West Jordan Park, West Jordan, Utah, USA
7	Win	7–0	Jerry Olster	debut	KO	2 (8)	1958-04-05	Cedar City, Utah, USA
6	Win	6–0	Buck Dixon	debut	KO	1 (4), 2:30	1958-03-03	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
5	Win	5–0	Keith Jacobsen	debut	KO	1 (4), 1:02	1958-01-28	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4	Win	4–0	Jack Read	1–1–0	KO	2 (8)	1958-01-21	Cedar City, Utah, USA
3	Win	3–0	John Hicks	0–1–0	KO	3 (8)	1958-01-18	Cedar City, Utah, USA
2	Win	2–0	Willard Whitaker	debut	KO	2 (10)	1958-01-11	Cedar City, Utah, USA
1	Win	1–0	John Hicks	debut	PTS	6 (6)	1958-01-04	Cedar City, Utah, USA

References

David L. Hudson Jr. (13 May 2009). Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts. ABC-CLIO. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-0-313-34384-1.
John Grasso (14 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Boxing. Scarecrow Press. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7867-9.
Guinness Book of World Records, 1988, p. 359.
Boxing Legends: Greatest Boxers, Toughest Fights, Classic Rivalries by Angus G. Garber, 1988, p. 123
Bingham Canyon Demographics & Statistics
For example, George Foreman took up five opponents on April 26, 1975, at 12,000+ Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada.
Historical Dictionary of Boxing by John Grasso, 2013, pp. 102-103.
"Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 38.
Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.

External links

Boxing record for LaMar Clark from BoxRec (history)

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[Jr.2009-1] David L. Hudson Jr. (13 May 2009). Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts. ABC-CLIO. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-0-313-34384-1.

[Grasso2013-2] John Grasso (14 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Boxing. Scarecrow Press. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7867-9.

[3] Guinness Book of World Records, 1988, p. 359.

[4] Boxing Legends: Greatest Boxers, Toughest Fights, Classic Rivalries by Angus G. Garber, 1988, p. 123

[5] Bingham Canyon Demographics & Statistics

[6] For example, George Foreman took up five opponents on April 26, 1975, at 12,000+ Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada.

[Grasso-7] Historical Dictionary of Boxing by John Grasso, 2013, pp. 102-103.

[ESPN_record-8] "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[Hauser-9] Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 38.

[Glory_Years-10] Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.