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Lance Whitaker
Born
Lance Whitaker

(1972-05-29) May 29, 1972 (age 52)
Granada Hills, California, U.S.
NationalityVereinigte Staaten American
Other namesMount
Goofi
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Reach84 in (213 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins35
Wins by KO28
Losses7
Draws1
Lance Whitaker
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing the  Vereinigte Staaten
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata Super Heavyweight

Lance Whitaker (born May 29, 1971 in Granada Hills, California) is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Nicknamed "Mount", or more recently "Goofi", Whitaker was known for his size and personability.

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

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (28 knockouts, 7 decisions), 7 Losses (3 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 No Contest [1]
Result Record Opponent Typ Round Date Standort Notes
Loss 12-2-2 Vereinigte Staaten Franklin "Yah-Yah" Lawrence KO 7 11/09/2010 California Riverside, California, Vereinigte Staaten IBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.. Lawrence knocked out at 2:59 of the seventh round.
Win 21-1 Russland Andrey Fedosov SD 12 12/06/2010 California Hollywood, California, Vereinigte Staaten 112-115, 115-112, 114-113.
Loss 53-9 Vereinigte Staaten Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall UD 10 23/10/2009 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, Vereinigte Staaten IBO Continental Heavyweight Title.. 94-95, 94-95, 94-95.
Win 20-8-2 Vereinigtes Königreich Mathew "Magic" Ellis TKO 1 21/08/2009 California Redondo Beach, California, Vereinigte Staaten WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title.. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the first round after Ellis had been knocked down thrice.
Win 25-6-1 Vereinigte Staaten Danny Batchelder UD 10 17/07/2009 California Redondo Beach, California, Vereinigte Staaten 96-94, 96-94, 96-94.
Loss 11-1 Vereinigte Staaten Jason "Big Six" Estrada UD 10 04/04/2008 Rhode Island Lincoln, Rhode Island, Vereinigte Staaten 92-98, 92-98, 93-97.
Win 22-24 Vereinigte Staaten Ron Johnson TKO 1 23/02/2008 Arkansas Russellville, Arkansas, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the fight at 0:51 of the first round.
Loss 18-0 Russland Sultan Ibragimov TKO 7 15/12/2005 Florida Hollywood, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title.. Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the seventh round.
Win 17-5-1 Vereinigte Staaten Gabe "Big G" Brown TKO 5 01/10/2005 Florida Tampa, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the fifth round.
Win 14-30-4 Vereinigte Staaten Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco TKO 3 26/08/2005 Florida Hollywood, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the third round.
Loss 27-1-1 Deutschland Luan Krasniqi KO 6 28/05/2005 Deutschland Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Deutschland WBO Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Whitaker knocked out at 2:06 of the sixth round.
Win 22-15-1 Vereinigte Staaten Otis Tisdale TKO 1 05/08/2004 Florida Hollywood, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the first round.
Win 20-1-1 Nigeria Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya TKO 5 17/04/2004 Florida Tampa, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten NABA/WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fifth round.
Win 34-11-3 Vereinigte Staaten Alfred "Ice" Cole UD 12 30/10/2003 Florida Coconut Creek, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten NABA Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 117-111, 116-112.
Win 20-6 Vereinigte Staaten Russell "The Sandman" Chasteen TKO 2 28/06/2003 Florida Coconut Creek, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the second round.
Win 23-7-2 Vereinigte Staaten Cliff "The Black Bull" Couser KO 5 13/10/2002 Mississippi Choctaw, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten Couser knocked out at 2:45 of the fifth round.
Draw 16-3 Vereinigte Staaten Ray "The Rainman" Austin SD 10 13/04/2002 West Virginia Chester, West Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten 97-93, 93-96, 95-95.
Win 13-13-1 Vereinigte Staaten "Wreckless" Willie Chapman TKO 4 01/02/2002 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the fourth round.
Loss 26-2-3 Vereinigte Staaten Jameel "Big Time" McCline UD 12 01/12/2001 New York (state) New York City, Vereinigte Staaten WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. 112-116, 113-114, 112-115.
Win 20-3 Russland Oleg "The Big O" Maskaev KO 2 10/03/2001 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, Vereinigte Staaten WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Maskaev knocked out at 1:03 of the second round.
Win 22-0 Vereinigte Staaten Robert "Desert Storm" Davis TKO 2 07/10/2000 Connecticut Uncasville, Connecticut, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the second round.
Win 21-3-2 Vereinigte Staaten "Dangerous" David Dixon DQ 1 21/07/2000 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout due to repeated low blows from Dixon.
Win 26-8 Vereinigte Staaten Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams TKO 2 11/06/2000 Oklahoma Concho, Oklahoma, Vereinigte Staaten WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the second round.
Win 21-0 Vereinigte Staaten Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett SD 12 28/08/1999 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, Vereinigte Staaten WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. 117-111, 116-112, 113-115.
Loss 38-2 Vereinigte Staaten Lou Savarese SD 10 06/03/1999 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, Vereinigte Staaten 95-94, 93-97, 93-95. Savarese took a knee in the sixth round.
Win 38-2 Vereinigte Staaten Alex "The Destroyer" Stewart TKO 7 16/01/1999 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the seventh round.
Win 10-1 Vereinigte Staaten Jason Yarosz TKO 2 08/10/1998 Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:09 of the second round.
Win 4-1 Vereinigte Staaten Ray Butler TKO 6 01/05/1998 Texas San Antonio, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 1:29 of the sixth round.
Win 16-14-2 Vereinigte Staaten Garing "Freight Train" Lane UD 8 27/03/1998 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, Vereinigte Staaten 79-73, 79-73, 80-72.
Win 20-20-1 Vereinigte Staaten Everett "Bigfoot" Martin UD 8 27/02/1998 California Studio City, California, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 1:29 of the sixth round.
Win 11-2 Vereinigte Staaten Joe "Grizzly" Ballard TKO 1 16/01/1998 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:49 of the first round.
Win 26-18-1 Vereinigte Staaten Eddie Gonzales TKO 1 13/12/1997 Illinois Northlake, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the first round.
Win 20-6 Vereinigte Staaten Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode TKO 2 14/11/1997 Texas South Padre Island, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the second round.
Win 10-0 Vereinigte Staaten Larry Menefee TKO 2 17/10/1997 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 1:11 of the second round.
Win 10-5 Vereinigte Staaten Isaac Brown TKO 1 09/08/1997 Texas South Padre Island, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the first round.
Win 3-1-1 Vereinigte Staaten Muhammed Raheem KO 1 19/07/1997 California Indio, California, Vereinigte Staaten
Win 8-0-1 Vereinigte Staaten Jerriel Bazile TKO 3 05/07/1997 Illinois Moline, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the third round.
Win 1-1 Vereinigte Staaten Orlando Leavall KO 2 25/02/1997 California Long Beach, California, Vereinigte Staaten
Win 1-8-1 Vereinigte Staaten Marco Dickson KO 2 17/01/1997 California Reseda, California, Vereinigte Staaten
Win 1-4 Vereinigte Staaten Ricardo Phillips KO 2 03/12/1996 California Indio, California, Vereinigte Staaten
Win 1-4 Vereinigte Staaten Ricardo Phillips KO 2 03/12/1996 California Indio, California, Vereinigte Staaten
Win 6-7 Vereinigte Staaten Dion Burgess KO 1 21/11/1996 California Reseda, California, Vereinigte Staaten
Win 3-6-1 Mexiko Mario Osuna TKO 1 16/09/1996 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, Vereinigte Staaten
Win 2-2 Vereinigte Staaten John Keyes KO 1 10/07/1996 California Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Preceded by United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1994 		Succeeded by

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