| Rocky Lockridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| Career Snapshot | ||
| Born | January 30, 1959 | |
| Died | ||
| Total Fights | 53 | |
| Won | 44 | |
| Lost | 9 | |
| Drew | 0 | |
| Knockouts | 36 | |
| Titles Won | World, WBA, IBF Junior Lightweight | |
Rocky Lockridge (born January 30, 1959 in Seattle, WA), is a former professional boxer. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight,
Amateur career
Lockridge started boxing as an amateur out of the Tacoma Boys Club. He was one of four world champions to originate from Tacoma: Freddie Steele, Leo Randolph, and Johnny Bumphus were the others. For the English footballer of the same name see Freddie Steele (footballer. Leo Randolph (born February 27, 1958 in Tacoma Washington) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at Johnny Bumphus (born August 17, 1960 in Tacoma WA) is a former boxer who was world Light welterweight champion His highlights as an amateur include:
- 1977 National AAU Bantamweight Champion, stopping David Douglas of the U. S. Army in the 2nd round of the final.
- 1978 National Golden Gloves Champion in Bantamweight Class
- 1978 Runner Up in National AAU Championships in Bantamweight Class, losing to Jackie Beard in Biloxi, MS
- Defeated in Quarterfinals of World Amateur Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia by Fazlija Sacirovic of Yugoslavia (3-2)
Professional career
Rocky mainly fought in the Seattle, Washington area, then in various New Jersey communities in his early pre-title days. He had two cracks at the WBC featherweight title, both against Eusebio Pedroza, one in 1980 and the other in 1983. Eusebio Pedroza (born 1953) is a native of Panama who holds two records in Boxing: His 19 defenses as world Featherweight champion are a record Both times, however, he would come up short by close decisions. His only other loss at that time was between those two fights - an August 1981 loss by TKO 2 to Juan LaPorte. Juan Laporte (born November 24, 1959) is a former boxer who was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Then, in February 1984, Lockridge needed just over one minute - and exactly one punch - to dismantle WBA junior lightweight champion Roger Mayweather and finally win a title. Roger Mayweather (born April 24, 1961) is a retired professional boxer. Lockridge defended his title twice, with TKO's of Tae Jin Moon and Kamel Bou Ali, before going to Puerto Rico in May 1985 and fighting a tough 15 rounds with former two-time champion and hometown hero Wilfredo Gomez. Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion It was Gomez, though, who won the decision, and with it the title. Lockridge continued to fight, though, losing a 12-round majority nod to Julio Cesar Chavez in 1986 for Chavez' WBC 130-lb. Julio César Chávez González (born July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a retired Mexican professional boxer title, yet received a shot at the junior lightweight title in the third major boxing organization - the IBF - in August 1987. He battered defender Barry Michael into submission and after eight rounds, Rocky was again a champ. Barry Michael is a former Australian boxer He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 1985 fight against Lester Ellis, which received nationwide Two defenses followed - a TKO of Johnny DeLaRosa and a decision over Harold Knight - before Lockridge went to Sacramento to fight hometown boy Tony Lopez in July 1988. "Tony The Tiger (boxer" redirects here For other uses see Tony The Tiger (disambiguation. It was a tough fight, but Lopez was victorious by decision and became the new champ. Lockridge would then challenge Lopez in a rematch eight months later, but again would come up short via decision. Lockridge then would fight some more, but then would call it quits sometime in the early 1990's. Upon retiring, Lockridge held a 44-9 record with 36 knockouts. He was managed by Dan and Lou Duva, and was a friend of Johnny Bumphus, a junior welterweight champion from Clemington, New Jersey. Louis "Lou" Duva (born May 28 1922) is a Hall of Fame Boxing trainer and manager who has through a long and successful career handled Johnny Bumphus (born August 17, 1960 in Tacoma WA) is a former boxer who was world Light welterweight champion Lockridge is an inductee of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.
| Preceded by Roger Mayweather |
WBA Super Featherweight Champion 26 Feb 1984– 19 May 1985 |
Succeeded by Wilfredo Gómez |
| Preceded by Barry Michael |
IBF Super Featherweight Champion 9 Aug 1987– 23 Jul 1988 |
Succeeded by Tony Lopez |
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