Name: Boone "Boom Boom" Kirkman
Rugged Heavyweight Contender in 1970s
- 1964 Northwest Heavyweight Champion.
- 1965 National AAU Heavyweight Champion.
- Defeated Doug Jones (TKO 6).
- Defeated Eddie Machen (TKO 3).
- Defeated Jimmy Ellis (SD 10).
- Defeated Jose "King" Roman (W 10).
- Defeated Ron Stander (KO 7).
- Defeated Amos "Big Train" Lincoln (KO 2).
- Defeated Jack O'Halloran (W 10).
- Won 36 (KO 25) + Lost 6 (KO 5) = 42 Bouts
- http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/5931/boone-kirkman-looks-back/
Favorite Book: "Somebody Up There Likes Me"
"I started boxing because of all those medals & the pig-skin leather-sleeved jackets I saw the fighters wearing when my dad brought me to The Golden Gloves. And I was mesmerized by reading the book "Somebody Up There Likes Me" about Rocky Graziano. There was just something special about boxing." |
