1972 National Golden Gloves Champions
Tournament held in Minneapolis, MN
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· BoxRec Link: http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/38385
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Self-represented
the United States at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, boxing in the 125 pound
weight class. Self was also the 1971 and 1972 National Golden Gloves champion
at 125 pounds, defeating Greg Whaley of Cincinnati in the final.
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Olympic Results:
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- BoxRec link: http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/2516
- James Busceme competed at
132lbs. at the 1972 Olympics.
Olympic results:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Praianan Vichit
(Thailand) 5-0
- Lost to Jan Szczepanski (Poland) 0-5
- BoxRec Link: http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/11449
- AMATUER
CAREER: (
338 – 12)
- Seales was a
product of the Tacoma Boys Club amateur boxing program, and was coached
by Joe
Clough.
o 1972 Olympic gold medalist
(139 lbs.)
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1972 Munich Olympic results:
§ Defeated Ulrich Beyer (East Germany) on
points
§ Defeated Jim Montague (Ireland) on
points
§ Defeated Andres Molina (Cuba) 3–2
§ Defeated Zvonimir Vujin (Yugoslavia) 5–0
§ Defeated Angel Angelov (Bulgaria) 3–2
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1971 National AAU light welterweight champion
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1972 National Golden Gloves 139 pounds champion,
defeating Donnie Nelson of Lowell, MA in the final
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PRO CAREER:
Seales was a contender for
the middleweight title during the late '70s and early '80s, winning the
regional level USBA and NABF titles in the process. In his two most memorable
fights, he lost a narrow decision to future middleweight champion Marvin Hagler in
July 1974, and then drew with Hagler in a rematch three months later. After
losing to European champion Alan Minter in 1976,
Seales remained on the outskirts of contention, until a first-round technical
knockout at the hands of Hagler effectively ended his title hopes.
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RETIREMENT:
In 1980, Seales injured his
left eye in a fight with Jaime Thomas, and retired due to a serious retinal
tear. He was subsequently declared
legally blind, and was used as a cause célèbre along with Sugar Ray Leonard during
the 1980’s, for those pushing for a ban on boxing.
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LIFE AFTER BOXING:
Years later, doctors
operated and restored Seales’ vision in his right eye, though he wears
glasses. Seales later worked as a
schoolteacher of autistic students at Lincoln High School in Tacoma for 17
years, retiring in 2004. In 2006, he
moved to Indianapolis with his wife, and currently teaches at Indy Boxing and
Grappling.
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HONORS:
Seales was a 2005 inductee
into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame.
On May 5th,
2018, Seales was inducted to the Indiana Boxing Hall of Fame in their inaugural
class.
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HONORS:
- National
AAU Welterweight Champion 1964
- Upset
Olympic Bronze medalist Quincey Daniels.
- National
Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion 1967
- National
AAU Light Middleweight Champion 1970
- National
Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion 1972
- Qualified
for 1972 US national team by defeating future world light-heavyweight
champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. \
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1972 Bronze Medalist at
the Munich Olympic Games
o 1972 MUNICH
OLYMPIC RESULTS:
- Defeated Kolman Kalipe (Togo)
5-0
- Defeated Carlos Burga (Peru) 4-1
- Defeated David Jackson (Uganda)
4-1
- Defeated Anatoly Khohlov (Soviet
Union) 5-0
- Lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba)
2-3
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PRO CAREER: Valdez never turned pro after his impressive
amateur career but remained in the Air Force as a career military man.
(Revolvy.com)
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References/Links for Jesse Valdez:
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pbUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3409,817202&dq=jesse-valdez+boxer&hl=en
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075965/2/index.htm
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hfUZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WiQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7322,531622&dq=mexican-american+olympian&hl=en
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Light Middleweight
Champion 1972 - Lamont Lovelady – Iowa
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HONORS:
o Iowas’s First National Golden Gloves Champion
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Links:
o YouTube fight between Kronk gym legend Bernard “Superbad”
Mays vs. Lamont Lovelady [Rounds 6-10] = 3/20/1982 https://youtu.be/uwEOSr600vY o http://davenportboxingclub.wix.com/dbc#!history
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*UNCLEAR IF THIS
IS LAMONT LOVELADY OR HIS SON. FORUM
POST FOUND SAYS THIS OBIT REFERS TO HIS SON WHO DIED IN BAR BRAWL. I WILL HAVE TO DO MORE RESEARCH TO CLARIFY THIS.
Obituaries:
Lamont Lovelady
The deceased was born Sunday, January 14, 1973 and was
living in the state of Minnesota when they applied for Social Security
benefits.
Lamont Lovelady died November 9, 1999 at the age of 26
years, 9 months and 26 days.
Obituary Details:
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Age at Death: 26 years, 9 months, 26 days
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Death Place: ---
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Record Date: ---
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Obituary Link: https://newspaperarchive.com/lamont-lovelady-obituary-266927521/
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AMATUER CAREER:
o 1972 MUNICH
OLYMPIC RESULTS:
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: Defeated Ewald Jarmer
(West Germany) on points, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Alejandro
Montoya (Cuba) on points, 5-0
- Semifinal: Lost to Vyacheslav Lemeshev (Soviet
Union) by second-round TKO (was awarded bronze medal)
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HONORS:
o 1971 National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion,
March 22 at Fort Worth Texas.
o 1971 National AUU Light Heavyweight (178lb.) Championship
o 1972 National Golden Gloves Middleweight (165lb.)
Championship, March 20 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
o Represented the United States at the 1972 Munich Olympic
Games, earning a medal in the 165 pound class, after he was knocked out in the
second round of a semifinal by eventual gold medalist Vyacheslav Lemechev of
the Soviet Union.
o The Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year fighter for 1984
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PRO CAREER:
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Links:
o YouTube fight –
WBA Light Heavyweight Title – Champ Marvin Johnson VS Leslie Stewart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XonNx-IA1vc
o YouTube fight –
Marvin Johnson VS Victor Galindez (rd 10, TKO 11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxboEsFvqWg
o YouTube fight –
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad VS Marvin Johnson 3/31/1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyasXL73fRk
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Garland
was the 1972 National Golden Gloves champion at 178 pounds, defeating Tom Prater of Indianapolis in the final.
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*Not included are Light
Flyweight (added in 1975) or Super
Heavyweight (added in 1982)
