Sport & Note

Ronnie HARRIS

Male

"Mazel"
(Ronald Woodson Harris)
Middleweight, USA, Canton, Ohio
Born: September 3, 1948, Canton, Ohio, USA
Height: 5ft 10in, mt 1,78
Southpaw

as an amateur:
1966, 1967 and 1968 National AAU lightweight champion
1967 Winnipeg, Canada, Panamerican Games lightweight bronze medal
1968 US National Golden Gloves lightweight winner
1968 Mexico City, Olympic Games lightweight gold medal
Wpts 5:0 Chang Kyl Lee, Korea
Wpts 4:1 John H. Stracey, Great Britain
Wpts 5:0 Mohamed Muruli, Uganda
Wpts 5:0 Calistrat Cutov, Romania
Wpts 5:0 Josef Grudzien, Poland

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Below are reported 51 contests, won 46, lost 5

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1965
Cleveland, Ohio, Plain Dealer Golden Gloves Novice semi-finals, 126 lbs
+ Feb. 5	Ken Sroka	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio District Golden Gloves Novice winner, 126 lbs
+ Feb. 12	Joe Coanole	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Mountains AAU Jr. Novice winner, 126 lbs
+ Feb. 18	Eddie Budley	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	WTKO 3
+ Feb. 18	David Kosar	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	WWO
1966
Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio District Golden Gloves 2nd place, 132 lbs
+ Feb. 4	Rich Hill	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
- Feb. 11	Lyle Randolph	Cleveland, Ohio	LPTS 3
High Point, North Carolina, United States National Championships winner, 132 lbs
+ Apr. 14	James Lowery	High Point, North Carolina	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 15	Arnaldo Valdez	High Point, North Carolina	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 16	John Cromer	High Point, North Carolina	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 16	Renaldo Victoria	High Point, North Carolina	WPTS 3
- May 12	Lyle Randolph	Akron, Ohio	LPTS 5
+ May 27	Tom Kristian	Akron, Ohio	WPTS 3
Napoli, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs USA, 132 lbs
- Sept. 19	Enzo Petriglia	Napoli, Italy	LPTS 3
West Berlin, West Germany, Dual Match West Germany vs USA, 132 lbs
+ Sept. 23	Wolfgang Schmitt	West Berlin, West Germany	WPTS 3
London, England, Dual Match England vs USA, 132 lbs
+ Sept. 26	Ron Thurston	London, England	WTKO 2
1967
+ Jan. 6	Phil Hunter	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
Cleveland, Ohio, Plain Dealer Golden Gloves winner, 132 lbs
+ Feb. 11	Tom Kristian	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US National Golden Gloves quarter-finals, 132 lbs
+ Feb. 25	Allen Ford	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 26	Edward Parks	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	WPTS 3
- Feb. 28	Joe Espinoza	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	LPTS 3
Houston, Texas, Dual Match USA vs Mexico, 132 lbs
+ Mar. 6	Jesse Alvarado	Houston, Texas	WPTS 3
San Diego, California, United States National Championships winner, 132 lbs
+ Apr. 6	Arnaldo Valdez	San Diego, California	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 7	Jimmy Trosciair	San Diego, California	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 7	John Cole	San Diego, California	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 8	Eddie Miller	San Diego, California	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 8	Quincelan Daniel	San Diego, California	WTKO 3
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US Panamerican Trials winner, 132 lbs
+ July 6	Michael Taylor	Saint Paul, Minnesota	WPTS 3
+ July 7	Quincelan Daniel	Saint Paul, Minnesota	WPTS 3
Winnipeg, Canada, Panamerican Games bronze medal, 132 lbs
+ Aug. 3	Jose Antonio Duran	Winnipeg, Canada	WPTS 3
- Aug. 4	Enrique Regueiferos	Winnipeg, Canada	LPTS 3
+ Dec. 15	Gil King	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 5
1968
Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio District Golden Gloves winner, 132 lbs
+ Mar. 9	James Griffin	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
Salt Lake City, Utah, US National Golden Gloves winner, 132 lbs
+ Mar. 20	Jim Smith	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 22	Dean Kromarek	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 23	John Jenkins	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 23	Richard Armendariz	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
Toledo, Ohio, United States National Championships winner, 132 lbs
+ Apr. 5	Larry Martin	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 5	Edwin Malave	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 6	Harrison Payne	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 6	Juan Ruiz	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie AAU vs Michigan, 132 lbs
+ June 15	Mark Musarik	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 1
+ Aug. 18	Marion Thomas	Dayton, Ohio	WPTS 3
Maumee, Ohio, US Olympic Trials winner, 132 lbs
+ Sept. 4	Juan Ruiz	Maumee, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 5	Bennie Garrett	Maumee, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 6	Michael Taylor	Maumee, Ohio	WPTS 3
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US Olympic Box-Offs winner, 132 lbs
+ Sept. 21	Michael Taylor	Albuquerque, New Mexico	WPTS 3
Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games gold medal, 132 lbs
+ Oct. 17	Chang-Gil Lee	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 20	John Stracey	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 4:1
+ Oct. 23	Mohamed Muruli	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 24	Calistrat Cutov	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 26	Jozef Grudzien	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 5:0

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1971
+ Nov. 11	Joey Blair	Parma, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 9	Otis Goode	Akron, United States	KO 2
1972
+ Jan. 15	Ted Hamilton	Canton, United States	TKO 2
+ Feb. 12	Ellis Poole	Canton, United States	W 6
+ Feb. 19	Morris Jordan	Canton, United States	W 6
+ May 2	Bobby Harmon	Detroit, United States	W 8
+ May 6	Morris Jordan	Wooster, United States	W 8
1973
+ Jan. 22	Chucho Garcia	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 1	Ruben Arocha	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ May 2	Roland Pryor	New York, United States	W 10
+ June 20	Frank Davila	Las Vegas, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 5	Leon Washington	New York, United States	W 10
1974
+ Apr. 20	Chucho Garcia	Toronto, Canada	W 10
1975
+ July 22	John Taylor	Montreal, Canada	KO 3
+ July 23	Tony Batera	Chicoutimi, Canada	KO 1
+ Aug. 22	Tony Garcia	Quebec City, Canada	KO 2
+ Sept. 9	Alan Kemp	Montreal, Canada	TKO 4
+ Nov. 4	Gary Bailey	Montreal, Canada	W 10
1976
+ Jan. 24	Tom Hannah	Las Vegas, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 26	Marion Connor	Canton, United States	TKO 10
+ Oct. 22	Sandy Torres	Sunnyside, United States	W 10
1977
+ Feb. 15	James Parks	Sunnyside, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 2	Sugar Ray Seales	New York, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 12	Alan Minter	Kensington, Great Britain	cTKO 8
+ July 17	Frank Reiche	Miami Beach, United States	TKO 2
+ Sept. 28	Clifford Wills	Canton, United States	TKO 10
1978
+ Jan. 27	Angel Jose Ortiz	Hempstead, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 25	Gratien Tonna	Las Vegas, United States	W 12
- Aug. 5	Hugo Pastor Corro	Buenos Aires, Argentina	L 15
WBA and WBC Middleweight Titles
1979
+ Apr. 10	Edgar Wallace	Phoenix, United States	W 12
NABF Middleweight Title
+ July 22	Bob Patterson	Canton, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 12	Leo Saenz	Canton, United States	TKO 8
1980
- May 13	Sammy NeSmith	Indianapolis, United States	KO by 10
NABF Middleweight Title
1981
+ Apr. 26	Fermin Guzman	Canton, United States	W 10
+ June 28	Leroy Green Jr	Canton, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 9	Carlton Swift	Tarrytown, United States	TKO 4
1982
+ Aug. 7	Bob Patterson	Philadelphia, United States	W 8

Summary

Total bouts: 37, Won: 35 (14 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0