Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Forgotten warriors.. Philadelphia's Vaughn Hooks.

Who remembers Philadelphia light heavyweight Vaughn Hooks, a crafty boxer puncher who went 20 fights unbeaten with a NC against tough Frankie Swindell for the USBA title, a fight where Hooks was announced the winner only to fail a drugs test..  He would lose his unbeaten streak on points to Adolpho Washington in 1993 before losing his final bout that same year to Fabian Garcia on a retirement at the end of the 9th round..   Hooks was ranked as high as 11 by the IBF but never got close to a title shot..

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  2. God Bless Steve.. Thankyou once again.

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  3. Anthony KOOL TONE WILLIAMS18 June 2019 at 20:16

    Very close friend of mines came from a neighborhood of fighters we had Gary Chap Hinton who fought Aaron Pryor for the championship we also had Big John Godfather Owens who fought Marvis Frazier for the Pennsylvania Golden Glove all home boys from the same neighborhood

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