Ron Stander

Ron Stander
Statistics
Real name	Ron Stander
Nickname(s)	The Council Bluffs Butcher
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	5'11"
Nationality	American
Born	October 17, 1944 (1944-10-17) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	61
Wins	37
Wins by KO	28
Losses	21
Draws	3
No contests	0

Ron Stander (born 17 October 1944 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a boxing referee and former professional boxer from Council Bluffs, Iowa, who was once a challenger for the heavyweight championship of the world.

Stander built up a 23-1-1 record, including a knockout win over future world title challenger, the hard-punching Earnie Shavers, and decisions over fringe contenders Jack O'Halloran, Manuel Ramos, and Thad Spencer. Stander was ranked in the top 15 among the world's Heavyweights when he was given a shot at world champion Joe Frazier, prompting his wife Darlene to say the now famous words, "You don't take a Volkswagen into the Indianapolis 500 unless you know a short-cut."

The fight took place at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska on 25 May 1972. Stander was not knocked out by Frazier, but he lost by a technical knockout after the fourth round, due to heavy cuts, requiring 32 stitches after the fight. This was Frazier's last successful title defense; he would lose to George Foreman in his next bout.

Stander continued boxing until 1982; among his most notable opponents were future world title holders Ken Norton and Gerrie Coetzee, losing to both by TKO. He retired with a record of 37 wins, 21 losses and 3 draws, 28 of those wins coming by knockout.

Stander's success earned him a unique title: The Council Bluffs Butcher.

In 2004, an award-winning documentary entitled "The Bluffs Butcher" and produced by journalism student Andrew Batt, was released. The documentary told the story of Iowa's arguably best shot at a World Heavyweight Boxing Title and chronicled Stander's journey from virtual unknown to boxing's largest stage.

Professional boxing record

38 Wins (29 knockouts, 9 decisions), 21 Losses (9 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	7-2-2	Otis Bates	PTS	10	06/07/1982	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Loss	1-1	Les Myers	TKO	6	24/10/1981	Dodge City, Kansas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:32 of the sixth round.
Loss	--	Jeff May	UD	4	25/06/1981	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Draw	0-1	Otis Bates	PTS	10	27/07/1980	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Loss	18-2	Jeff Shelburg	PTS	10	24/05/1980	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Loss	13-0	James "The Fighting Cowboy" Tillis	TKO	7	03/03/1980	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Stander did not come out for the eighth round.
Loss	10-0	Scott Frank	TKO	1	08/01/1980	Totowa, New Jersey, United States	Doctor stopped the fight after the first round.
Loss	20-4	Tom "Roughhouse" Fischer	PTS	10	24/08/1979	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win	2-5	Jim Pearish	TKO	5	16/08/1979	North Platte, Nebraska, United States
Loss	10-13-1	James Dixon	UD	12	25/06/1979	Omaha, Nebraska, United States	Midlands Heavyweight Title.
Loss	9-13-1	James Dixon	UD	10	28/04/1979	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	--	Rick Howe	TKO	5	03/04/1979	Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
Win	8-17	Charles Atlas	KO	1	29/11/1978	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win	17-35-3	Charley Polite	UD	10	25/10/1978	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	1-11	Bill Jackson	KO	1	26/07/1978	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	0-1	Jesus Montes	KO	3	20/06/1978	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Win	6-3	Clyde Mudgett	TKO	4	23/03/1978	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Loss	6-4	Horace "Big City" Robinson	KO	5	30/11/1977	White Plains, New York, United States
Win	--	Raul Hernandez	KO	4	15/11/1977	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Loss	33-6	Boone "Boom Boom" Kirkman	TKO	7	19/07/1977	Seattle, Washington, United States
Loss	11-0	Gerrie "The Bionic Hand" Coetzee	KO	8	17/07/1976	Kensington, Johannesburg, South Africa
Win	1-1	Beau Williford	KO	3	01/06/1976	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Loss	35-3	Ken Norton	TKO	5	30/04/1976	Landover, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:19 of the fifth round.
Win	--	Jesus Montes	KO	3	26/01/1976	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Win	0-1	Willie Jackson	KO	1	06/01/1976	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Loss	15-1-1	Scott "The Fighting Frenchman" LeDoux	UD	10	10/12/1975	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win	34-22-1	Terry Daniels	TKO	1	20/11/1975	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	15-4-1	Morris Jackson	TKO	2	04/09/1975	Omaha, Nebraska, United States	Iowa/Nebraska Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the second round.
Win	9-30-1	Bruce Scott	TKO	2	05/08/1975	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States	Scott did not come out for the third round.
Loss	14-12-1	Fred Askew	UD	10	07/05/1975	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Loss	29-3	Rodney "The Bowlus Bear" Bobick	UD	10	31/07/1974	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Draw	15-4	Morris Jackson	PTS	10	22/03/1974	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Loss	3-3-1	Charlie James	PTS	10	19/02/1974	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States	Hawaii Heavyweight Title.
Loss	22-1	Jeff "Candy Slim" Merritt	TKO	3	28/11/1973	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:41 of the third round after Stander was knocked down thrice in the second round.
Win	--	Walker Smith	TKO	3	10/09/1973	Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Loss	13-3-2	John "Speedy" Jordan	UD	10	29/03/1973	Portland, Maine, United States
Loss	28-0	"Smokin" Joe Frazier	TKO	5	25/05/1972	Omaha, Nebraska, United States	WBC/WBA World Heavyweight Titles.
Win	7-12	Johnny Mac	UD	10	20/03/1972	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win	13-6	Mike Boswell	UD	10	14/02/1972	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Loss	8-11-1	Rico Brooks	SD	10	22/01/1972	Denver, Colorado, United States
Win	5-4	Clyde Brown	TKO	3	20/12/1971	Elgin, Illinois, United States
Win	22-10-1	Jesse Crown	KO	3	26/10/1971	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	24-18-3	Manuel "Pulgarcito" Ramos	UD	10	26/08/1971	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	19-11-2	Jack "The Giant" O'Halloran	UD	10	29/07/1971	Omaha, Nebraska, United States	100-95, 99-94, 98-95.
Win	9-7	Lee Carr	KO	6	24/05/1971	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	32-11-1	Thad "Babe" Spencer	UD	10	23/04/1971	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	9-9	Frank Bullard	KO	6	30/03/1971	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	1-8-1	Joe Murphy "Mustang" Goodwin	KO	1	03/11/1970	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Draw	23-13-2	Manuel "Pulgarcito" Ramos	PTS	10	17/09/1970	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	15-16-1	"Wild" Bill Hardney	KO	1	28/08/1970	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	6-10	Ray "Junior" Ellis	TKO	3	17/07/1970	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	12-7	Eddie Dembry	UD	8	08/06/1970	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	12-1	Earnie "Black Destroyer" Shavers	KO	5	11/05/1970	Omaha, Nebraska, United States	Shavers knocked out at 0:52 of the fifth round.
Win	3-0-1	Woody Parks	TKO	1	09/04/1970	Omaha, Nebraska, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the first round.
Win	1-0-1	Joe "Tiger" Harris	KO	4	23/03/1970	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win	0-9	Lee Powell	KO	1	02/03/1970	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	0-2	Roy Rodriguez	UD	6	29/01/1970	Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Win	10-7	Joe "Nice Guy" Byrd	PTS	6	19/12/1969	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	0-6	Wilbert "Buddy" Elbert	KO	1	17/11/1969	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win	9-13	Lee "Duke" Estes	TKO	2	29/09/1969	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win	--	Red Ferris	KO	1	15/08/1969	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Win	1-1	Bobby "Two Ton" Street	KO	1	07/08/1969	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

External links

• Professional boxing record for Ron Stander from BoxRec