We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Reading "Tough Man" inspired me to find several YouTube videos that featured Haugen fights.Greg Haugen was an exceptional talent. His 1993 fight with Greg Haugen featured trash talk from Haugen, who derided Chavez's 82-fight unbeaten streak as consisting mostly of "Tijuana taxi drivers that my mother could have knocked out" and insisting that "There aren't 130,000 Mexicans who can afford tickets" to see the fight in Estadio Azteca. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. That fight ended in a draw. Mancini was on a three-fight losing streak. ref: Davey Pearl Robert Cox 143-143 Ed Levine 141-144 Art Lurie 142-143 . About De La Hoya, Chvez stated years after, "I have nothing against him, even though he beat me twice. On May 28, 2005, Chvez once again stepped into a boxing ring, outpointing Ivan Robinson in ten rounds at the Staples Center (this fight was televised by Showtime Championship Boxing). In the 11th round they took a point away from him, cause I was taunting him and laughing again. He was the type of guy who never really got hurt. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old? I fought from ages 5-15 and then quit until I was 20. Greg Haugen: 18 0 0: Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas L-MD. I think that I fought Pernell (when) he was coming up. I thought I won as well, a lot more that the first one! By his last professional fight on December 17, 1999, Haugen's boxing record stood at 40-10-1 (19 KO wins, 3 KO losses). Gabriela Fundora, proud WBC Youth World Champion. That was one of my easier fights. As you will see if you read the book, a lot of fighter's underestimated Haugen, before they lost to him. On December 5, 1986, Haugen captured the IBF lightweight title with After regaining his title, Haugen made successful defenses against Miguel Santana and Gert Bo Jacobson. Just going to try and get the foundation going and would like to open a community center where kids can go to box or to hang out. Haugen had lost to Pazienza in their last fight, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Haugen. Chavez lost the bout via 6th-round TKO. Learn more. He has been stopped three times and lost seven times via decision. Luis Nery: I am ready to be WBC world champion again! Anyone who has ever known Greg has respected him immensely as a boxer, even those who hate him. I thought I fought a couple fights too many anyways. We have estimated Greg Haugens net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. Chavez easily took apart an ill-prepared Haugen in five rounds. Greg Haugen made a name for himself in the 1980s and 90s fighting some of the biggest names in boxing. Haugen had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on December 5, 1986 after 19 professional fights, against Jimmy Paul for the lightweight IBF title. On March 18, 1991, he defeated WBC number four ranked fighter John Duplessis (34-1) by fourth-round TKO. But for the longest time there was never any doubt in my mind that I could win every fight. I had death threats, 24-hr bodyguards and it was ugly for awhile. It's been 23 years, 2 months, and 12 days since this fight. On April 10, 1992, he scored a TKO victory over number-one ranked contender Angel Hernandez (37-0-2, 22 KOs) in the fifth round. Greg Haugen fought a total of 53 times during his professional career. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Do you want to fight him?. , Item Weight Within seconds of the opening round, Chavez dropped Haugen with a straight right hand, but rather than dispatching him quickly, pulled back with the intent of punishing him for his pre-fight remarks. [citation needed] As an in-fighter or "swarmer," Julio Csar Chvez was renowned specially for his devastating left hook and his extremely strong chin. He is now the IBF lightweight world champion. Greg Haugen: I was around 5 years old. Haugen made his debut against Noel Arriesgado at the age of 22 on November 4, 1982, defeating Arriesgado via 3 round PTS. He was 17-3-2 with 16 KOs. BoxingInsider.com: He got mad about me not wanting to touch his gloves and tried to sucker-punch me. Hector Camacho: Thats a tossup between Hector and Pernell. By his last professional fight on December 17, 1999, Haugen's boxing record stood at 40-10-1 (19 KO wins, 3 KO losses). Haugen won all 24 of his Toughman contests before returning to boxing. He is a former 2-weight-class world champion. , Paperback It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. [citation needed] Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, stated that Chvez was one of the greatest fighters of his generation and top five of all time from his point of view. He was fast. Chvez faced Frankie Randall on January 29, 1994, in a fight that most expected him to win easily. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Photo by THE RING Archive. I knocked him through the ropes and he finally went down. Greg Haugen: I was pretty disappointed at that time with my management. Chvez has fought multiple exhibition bouts for charitable causes. He was such a good technician. The final scores were 117111, 119-110 and 120-107 for Chvez. Whitaker was in his prime; he was a little quicker. A lot have parents, one parent, that needs to work, and the kids are left alone. : Id probably give the call to Hector. (Camacho) jumped in and tried to hit me. He was the quickest fighter I fought. We had a rematch clause that he would go to my town for a rematch and he wouldnt honor it. BoxingInsider.com: Whats the future hold for you? In their 3rd fight, a 29-year old Greg Haugen (25-2, 13 KO) fought Vinny Pazienza again, who was now 27 years old with a record of 28-4. A 32-year old Greg Haugen (32-4, 16 KO) faced an undefeated Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, who was 30 years old with a record of 84-0. Greg Haugen: The rule is that you only have to touch gloves in the first round. Afterwards, Haugen remarked: "They must have been very tough taxi drivers." I will fight De La Hoya for a lot of money, and then retire."[25][26]. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. [9] In 2010 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for the Class of 2011. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Greg Haugen's losses". The only thing I said was a couple remarks about his wife. It's good to see a boxer like Greg Haugen get a book dedicated to his impressive career. Greg Haugen: I worked for awhile for an Indian tribe, working for their boxing program. 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I was conscious enough to know I got hit with a right hand and I had to bang into him and grab him because he was going to throw the left hook. Of his total 40 wins, 19 of them were via KO (47.5%). It's almost like the author tried to hard, it just doesn't flow. If I had been in better shape (and hadnt been going through) a nasty divorce it would have been a lot different, said the former champion ruefully. While Taylor carried the fight to Chavez through round 8, Julio rallied in the last four rounds. Haugen believes that it was his career-best win. If you love boxing and the real life Rocky story, this is it. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. : Chavez then faced Meldrick Taylor in a rematch, four years after their historic first fight. The next day, however, his manager, Ramn Felix, consulted with the Mexican boxing commission, and after further review, the result was overturned and Chvez was declared the winner. On December 8, 1990, he defeated the WBC mandatory challenger Kyung-Duk Ahn (29-1) by third-round knockout. Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico, Retained WBC and IBF light welterweight titles. On this day, legendary JC Chavez defeats Greg Haugen in front of a record crowd of 132,274. Total bouts 59, won 50, lost 8, draw 1 Photo by THE RING Archive, He got his ass kicked in the second fight and he knows it, Haugen said. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Greg Haugen: I was taking speed to make weight, I wasnt training well as I knew it was my last fight. BoxRec: BoxRec is not under the control of any governing or sanctioning body, data . My mindset was in no place it should have been. When youre fighting a good southpaw, its a nightmare. I never needed people to know me or to get rich. I have no resentment towards him De La Hoya was younger than me during our fight, and I was on my way out of boxing. Round by round detail of all of Greg's best fights. "[6] This generated a huge uproar in the Mexican community and ignited publicity for the bout. Camacho was on a 38-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Haugen. Haugen was champion at both the lightweight and light welterweight classes. Haugen turned pro in 1982 and with an 18-0 record, received a title shot against Jimmy Paul in 1986.. I've always been a fan of Mutt, growing up in Washington State I followed his career and remember listening to him on 96.5 the Seattle radio show with Robin and Maynard. Following two tune-up contests, he met Pazienza in their rubber match and dropped a 10-round unanimous decision. [citation needed]. Greg Lee Haugen (born August 31, 1960) is a retired American boxer. Chvez won his first championship, the vacant WBC Super Featherweight title, on September 13, 1984, by knocking out fellow Mexican Mario "Azabache" Martnez at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. If someone took my best shot, I never thought about it because I wasnt a real big puncher. He was tough, confident, and cocky, but most importantly, he had superior boxing skills. Tough Man: The Greg Haugen Story, peel the intriguing onion of the man they called, 'Mutt," boxings career. Chvez holds records for the most total successful defenses of world titles (27, shared with Omar Narvez), most title fight victories and fighters beaten for the title (both at 31), and most title fights (37); he has the second most title defenses won by knockout (21, after Joe Louis with 23). I guess it didnt help that I came into the ring to Born In The USA! Recently I spoke with former Lightweight and Light Welterweight champ Greg Haugen. He lost the IBF lightweight title to Pernell Whitaker in 1989 by decision, it was his biggest paycheck at that time at $426,000.[3]. So look for Jante soon. We have a lot of great fighters signed up; Norton, Foreman, Frazier, Duran, ect. BoxingInsider.com: What about the decision in the first Pazienza fight.. Did you think you won that fight? At the giant Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the attendance record for a boxing match was shattered. I was disgusted that they robbed me of my title, my first loss. December 5, 1986: Haugen wins his first world title by defeating Jimmy Paul via 15 round majority decision. However despite my complaints I still enjoyed it, mainly because Greg's career was a worthy one at a time when boxers fought more frequently and against tougher opposition than is common today. Haugen, who is now 57 years old, never fought for a world title again and retired with a (40-10-1, 19 KOs) record. He handed Camacho the first loss of his career, and put an end to Camacho's 38-fight win streak. His defeat was avenged two years later by his son, Julio Csar Chvez, Jr., who knocked Wiley out in the third round of their fight. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. : I was basically knocked out on my feet. Describing the action of boxing matches without audio or video isn't an easy task, but the author's writing skill will keep your attention as he outlines each of Greg's pro bouts. I started out fighting ten rounders instead of the usual four. [30], During the late part of his career, Chvez struggled with drug addiction and alcohol abuse. In his next bout, Chavez defeated three-time champion Tony Lopez. Haugen turned pro in 1982 and won his first 17 fights before challenging for a world title. Greg Haugen had a total of 10 losses in his professional boxing career four of them in title bouts and six in non-title bouts. They met in February 1991 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in what was seen as a tune up for Camacho, who would be defending his WBO junior welterweight title. Sad to hear after all those amazing accomplishments he now lives on social security. On April 16, 1988, Chvez defeated number one ranked contender Rodolfo Aguilar (2001) by sixth-round technical knockout. Whitaker: If he got hurt, hed tie you up and if he wasnt hurt, hed move and a moving target is a lot harder to hit than a stationary target. Greg Haugen 11-0 (5 KOs) vs. Freddie Roach 39-8 (14 KOs) ESPN reported Haugen's record as 11-0-1 (5 KOs) and stated that the draw was a technical draw in his March 1985 bout with Juan Del Toro. Greg Haugen: I made a couple remarks, but there were a lot of remarks attributed to me that were made by Don King. After 13 months off, Haugen moved up to junior welterweight. He didnt like to get hit; he wasnt one of those guys whod trade punch for punch with you. He is currently single. (Laughs), Haugen said of how he spends his time. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. Chvez made his professional debut at age 17. Please try again. At the end of the fight, he ended up walking out of the ring. He is a member of famous Boxer with the age 61 years old group. In 2000, at the age of 38, Chvez challenged Light Welterweight Champion Kostya Tszyu. Life was difficult when his father left a couple of years later, leaving only his mother to take care of the family. BoxingInsider.com: You had fifteen fights after Chavez, retiring after the Nave fight in 1999. : I also am training a good fighter named Jante Willis; they call him Rock Steady. Money was bad back then. The two fighters nearly exchanged blows during a press conference after Rosario threatened to send Chvez back to Mexico in a coffin. They were both world class. World champions whom Chvez defeated include Jose Luis Ramrez, Rafael Limn, Rocky Lockridge, Meldrick Taylor, Roger Mayweather, Lonnie Smith, Sammy Fuentes, Hctor "Macho" Camacho, Juan Laporte, Edwin Rosario, Greg Haugen, Tony Lpez, Giovanni Parisi, Joey Gamache and Frankie Randall, who had taken the WBC Light Welterweight belt from Chvez just four months earlier. [27] After the bout, Chvez told his promoter, Bob Arum, that this time he was definitely retiring from boxing. He tells us at one point incorrectly that Leonard lost to Norris as part of his summation of 1990 and several pages later when describing 1991 the same information is repeated. Chvez's 1993 win over Greg Haugen at the Estadio Azteca set the record for the largest attendance for an outdoor boxing match: 136,274. And if you miss one of those right hands, youre wide open for a counter. Im trying to make enough money to build a hospital or somewhere families can go to get all the help they need, under one roof. Julio, won with a clobbering emotionally charged TKO after five torrid rounds and knockdowns in the first and then in that fateful fifth, of his brave but blitzed and shellshocked opponent . "[21] Ultimately, 136,274 showed up to set a world record for outdoor fight attendance[6] as they watched Chvez drop Haugen quickly and then back off with the apparent intention of punishing him for his prefight remarks. Discover Greg Haugens Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. "BOXING; Haugen Regains I.B.F. This was Mancini's first fight in three years and just his second fight in seven years. He was always moving. Greg Haugen: I know I won that fight! In their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 30-year old Greg Haugen (28-3, 13 KO) faced Hector Camacho again, who was now 28 years old with a record of 38-1 in a super-lightweight title defense fight. The fight was fiercely contested when they collided heads, opening a large cut over Chvez's eyebrow in the seventh round. Macho was already looking ahead to a showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez, but Haugen hadnt read the script. Your destination for the best boxing news, videos and live streams! In a pro career that started in 1982 and stretched into late 1999, Haugen finished with a record of 40-10-1 with 19 KOs, winning the IBF lightweight title in 1986. Haugen defeated Mancini via 7th round TKO. You gotta believe in yourself, believe in what youre doing. After his fight with Camacho; Haugen tested positive for marijuana and was fined $25,000. Switch to interactive mode Greg Haugen's Record Greg Haugen is a retired American professional boxer. What did surprise me was the lack of a written tribute to his fantastic career.Author Anthony "Zute" George has done an excellent service to the sport of boxing and Greg Haugen with this wonderful book. He was a great fighter and he beat a lot better guys than me., Haugen (right) on the receiving end from Whitaker. Chvez would ultimately give a career-defining performance as he defeated Rosario by an eleventh-round TKO to win the title. When I fought him I was training on cocaine and vodka, going through a bad divorce. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A multiple-time world champion in three weight divisions,[4] Chvez was listed by The Ring magazine as the world's best boxer, pound for pound, from 1990 to 1993. Lopez was on a two-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. Its dear to my heart because it has affected my family also. Centro de Espectculos Alamar, Tijuana, Mexico, Plaza de Toros Monumental, Ciudad Jurez, Mexico. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Chvez dominated Camacho en route to a unanimous decision win. Greg Haugen: Pretty bad, like $100 a round if you were lucky. We need to keep them off the streets. Theres a lot of guys who just cant walk away from it. Boxer List. Unable to add item to List. They didnt know boxing and I didnt know much about the fight business. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. On September 14, 1991, Chvez won a twelve-round unanimous decision over former champion Lonnie Smith. [31], Chvez is the father of Omar Chvez and former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Csar Chvez, Jr.[32] He works as an analyst for ESPN and TV Azteca, and spends his time between Mexico and the United States, where he owns businesses and properties. On March 17, 1990, he faced Meldrick Taylor, the undefeated IBF Light Welterweight Champion, in a title unification fight. On fight night, a record 132,247 fans turned up at the Azteca Stadium for what turned out to be a public flogging. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Thats when Padilla took a point.. Haugen was challenging Chavez' WBC super-lightweight title. Calvin: The guy he fought before me, (Shawn Thomas, died from injuries sustained in the bout). [7] After several more rounds of punishment, Chavez dropped him again in the 5th round, and after delivering another barrage of punches, the referee intervened and waved it off. He was also awarded The Ring Lightweight title after the victory. April 3, 1992: Greg Haugen beats Ray Mancini via 7th round TKO. BEST CHIN Haugen was staggered in round three. I had a stiff jab. Haugen defeated Camacho via 12 round split-decision to win the WBO super-lightweight title. After that, I followed his career, and when Greg later became a world champion, I wasn't surprised. After outpointing Edwin Curet for the vacant NABF belt, Haugen, in what he views as his proudest moment, upset Jimmy Paul by 15-round majority decision to capture the IBF lightweight title. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. He won the gold medal (at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984). Haugen lived in Southern Nevada for 12 years as he pursued boxing. legendary JC Chavez defeats Greg Haugen in front of a record crowd of 132,274. Im not afraid to say that. In his next bout, he handed Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes (440) his first career loss by scoring a third-round knockout. To see our price, add these items to your cart. One of these items ships sooner than the other. They fought once (in '91) so it seems nobody was proofreading this book, not even the author himself before it was submitted for publication. Greg Haugens income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. 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