Name: Iran "The Blade" Barkley
WBC Middleweight Champion, WBA Light Heavyweight Champion &
IBF Super Middleweight Champion
- Defeated Thomas Hearns, (TKO 3) for the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship (1988 Upset of the Year - Ring Magazine 1992 Mar 20 – 1992 Sep 29.
- Defeated Thomas Hearns a second time (SD 12).
- Defeated Darrin Van Horn (TKO 2) for IBF Super Middleweight Championship.
1992 Jan 10 – 1993 Feb 13.
- Defeated Gerrie Coetzee (TKO 10).
- Defeated Michael Olajide (TKO 5).
- Amateur Accomplishments:
- 1981 New York Golden Gloves, Silver Medal (165 lbs) losing to Dennis Milton.
- 1981 Empire State Games, Gold Medal (165 lbs).
- 1982 Copenhagen Box Cup, Bronze Medal (165 lbs).
- 1982 World Amateur championship in Munich, Bronze Medal (165 lbs).
won 43 (KO 27) + lost 19 (KO 7) + drawn 1 = 63
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys6_2wWdWy8&feature=related
Favorite Book: "The Greatest--My Own Story by: Muhammad Ali"
"There were three fighters I looked up to: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and Joe Louis. I think I was a throw-back to those types of fighters. The Muhammad Ali story I really liked that book." |
