Lance Whitaker
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Lance Whitaker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Mount Goofi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 84 in (213 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lance Whitaker (born May 29, 1971) is an American former professional boxer and heavyweight contender. As an amateur in the super heavyweight division, he won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. Nicknamed "Mount", or more recently "Goofi", Whitaker was known for his size – 6 feet, 8 inches – and personability.
Amateur career
National Golden Gloves, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 1993:
U.S. Olympic Festival, San Antonio, Texas, July-August 1993:
United States National Championships, 1994:
Goodwill Games, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1994:
U.S. Pan Am Trials, Portland, Oregon, January 1995:
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Giraldo Córdova Cardín, Matanzas, Cuba, February 1995:
Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina, March 1995:
United States National Championships, Colorado Springs, Colorado, February 1996:
U.S. Olympic Box-Offs, 1996:
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Professional career
Whitaker turned pro in 1996 and quickly climbed the rankings with knockout wins over limited competition. A win over faded contender Alex Stewart landed him a fight against Lou Savarese in 1999. Savarese ended Whitaker's 18 fight unbeaten streak with a decision win. Whitaker then went on later that year to hand Monte Barrett his first loss and in 2000 knocked out undefeated Robert Davis. Whitaker then scored a devastating KO victory over contender Oleg Maskaev 2001, perhaps the biggest win of his career. At this point Whitaker was seen by many as having the potential to be a future heavyweight champion. Unfortunately for Whitaker, he lost his next fight to Jameel McCline by unanimous decision. He then drifted into journeyman obscurity, and was knocked out by Luan Krasniqi in 2005. In 2006 Whitaker lost to Sultan Ibragimov by knockout, effectively putting an end to his hope for future title belt opportunities. Whitaker continues to fight, but hasn't been highly ranked as a heavyweight in several years.
Nickname
Whitaker is likely most known for his bizarre adoption of the "Goofi" nickname prior to his fight with McCline in 2001. Whitaker's popularity was skyrocketing in boxing circles, and his promoter, the infamous Rock Newman, concocted the stunt to generate publicity and sentiment towards Whitaker.
Amateur career
- National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight (1993)
- United States (AAU) National Amateur Super Heavyweight champion (1994)
Professional boxing record
References
External links
- Boxing record for Lance Whitaker from BoxRec (registration required)
- BoxingRecords
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Granada Hills, Los Angeles
- Boxers from California
- Heavyweight boxers
- National Golden Gloves champions
- Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
- Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles
- American male boxers
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
- Goodwill Games medalists in boxing