Rickey Parkey

Rickey Parkey
Rickey Parkey
Born	Rickey Parkey; November 7, 1956; Morristown, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	April 7, 2024
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	22
Wins by KO	16
Losses	20

Ricky Parkey (November 7, 1956 — April 7, 2024^[1]) was an American former professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1986 to 1987.

Professional career[edit]

Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF cruiserweight title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986.^[2] He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification bout.^[3] He retired in 1994.

Professional boxing record[edit]

42 fights	22 wins	20 losses
By knockout	16	11
By decision	6	9

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
42	Loss	22–20	Christophe Bizot	TKO	4	07/05/1994	Levallois-Perret, France
41	Loss	22–19	Mark Hulstrom	PTS	6	22/04/1994	Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
40	Loss	22–18	Mario Schiesser	TKO	5	05/02/1994	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany
39	Loss	22–17	Akim Tafer	PTS	8	24/06/1993	Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux, France
38	Loss	22–16	Aleksandr Miroshnichenko	KO	3	20/03/1993	Philips Halle, Duesseldorf, Germany
37	Loss	22–15	Kenny Keene	UD	10	27/02/1993	O'Connor Field House, Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.
36	Loss	22–14	Nathaniel Fitch	TKO	5	24/10/1992	King Street Palace, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
35	Loss	22–13	Axel Schulz	PTS	8	02/10/1992	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany
34	Loss	22–12	Kimmuel Odum	MD	8	01/08/1992	Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
33	Loss	22–11	Alexander Zolkin	TKO	10	10/04/1992	Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
32	Loss	22–10	Anaclet Wamba	KO	8	04/04/1992	Levallois-Perret, France
31	Loss	22–9	Dwight Muhammad Qawi	RTD	8	07/11/1991	Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C., U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
30	Win	22–8	Eddie Taylor	TKO	6	07/12/1990	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Won WBF Cruiserweight Title
29	Win	21–8	Charles Dixon	KO	5	16/11/1990	Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
28	Loss	20–8	Alfonso Ratliff	KO	7	12/08/1988	Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	USBA Cruiserweight Title.
27	Loss	20–7	Gary Mason	TKO	1	09/03/1988	Grand Hall, Wembley, England, U.K.
26	Loss	20–6	Johnny du Plooy	KO	10	31/10/1987	Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa
25	Loss	20–5	Evander Holyfield	TKO	3	15/05/1987	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost IBF cruiserweight title, for WBA cruiserweight title
24	Win	20–4	Chisanda Mutti	TKO	12	28/03/1987	Palazzo Dello Sport, Lido di Camaiore, Italy	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
23	Win	19–4	Lee Roy Murphy	TKO	10	25/10/1986	Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala, Italy	Won IBF cruiserweight title
22	Win	18–4	Carlos Hernandez	TKO	7	28/01/1986	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21	Win	17–4	Michael Arms	UD	12	10/09/1985	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
20	Loss	16–4	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	UD	10	18/06/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
19	Win	16–3	Bobby Crabtree	TKO	1	23/04/1985	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18	Win	15–3	Broderick Mason	TKO	1	11/12/1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
17	Win	14–3	Renaldo Snipes	SD	10	30/10/1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Loss	13–3	Bernard Benton	PTS	12	11/09/1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	USBA Cruiserweight Title.
15	Win	13–2	Keith Wilson	KO	1	20/05/1984	Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
14	Win	12–2	Pat Cuillo	PTS	8	11/01/1984	The Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Win	11–2	Stanley Ross	UD	8	15/11/1983	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
12	Win	10–2	Phil Clinard	PTS	8	25/06/1983	Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S.
11	Win	9–2	Anthony Phillips	KO	3	26/05/1983	2001/VIP, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
10	Win	8–2	Kemper Morton	KO	4	12/03/1983	Raceland High School Gym, Raceland, Kentucky, U.S.
9	Win	7–2	Keith Allen	KO	4	04/02/1983	Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
8	Loss	6–2	Bobby Jennings	PTS	8	13/01/1983	Viking Hall, Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
7	Win	6–1	Keith Allen	PTS	6	08/01/1983	Pennington Gap High School, Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S.
6	Win	5–1	Maurice Moore	KO	4	16/10/1982	Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Frankie Hines	KO	3	27/08/1982	Viking Hall, Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
4	Win	3–1	Tim Johnson	KO	1	08/07/1982	Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
3	Loss	2–1	James Smith	PTS	6	30/01/1982	Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Miles Prince	KO	5	27/11/1981	Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Phil Clinard	KO	2	24/10/1981	Talley Ward Recreation Center, Morristown, Tennessee, U.S.