Nick Wells
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Nick Wells (born February 11, 1951) is a retired heavyweight boxer. He was selected a member of the All-American AAU boxing team for 1973, and was named the top heavyweight amateur boxer in the nation in 1973 by the National AAU Boxing Committee.[1]
Amateur career
Wells was a member of the
One of the most popular amateur boxers in Texas during the 1970s, Wells was a five-time Fort Worth Golden Gloves champion and a two-time Star-telegram Texas State Golden Gloves champion. Three-time Texas state champion, in 1969, 1970, 1971. Five time all air force champion, in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976. Two-time interservice champion in 1973, 1975. Three-time interservice runner up in 1972, 1974, 1976. Two-time Nevada state golden gloves champion in 1972, 1973. He was the 1972 National AAU Champion, as well as the Western Hemisphere Champion in 1972 or 1973. He also held the titles of World Military Champion (CISM games in 1973) and Texas state champion, in 1971.
Duane Bobick said Wells was the biggest challenge on his way to winning the Pan American gold medal.
Highlights
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Texas State Golden Gloves, Fort Worth, Texas, March 1969:
National Golden Gloves, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri , March 1969:
Las Vegas, Nevada , March 1970:
Pan Am Trials, Fort Bragg, North Carolina , June 1971:
Minneapolis, Minnesota , March 1972:
Interservice Championships, April 1972:
Las Vegas, Nevada , April 1972:
Treviso, Italy , June 1972:
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Olympic Trials, Fort Worth, Texas, July 1972:
USA–England Duals, Felt Forum, New York City , January 1973:
USA–USSR Duals, Las Vegas, Nevada , January 1973:
National Golden Gloves, Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts , March 1973:
USA–Poland Duals, West Patterson, New York , April 1973:
USA–FRG Duals, Hempstead, New York, August 1973:
National Championships, Knoxville, Tennessee , June 1974:
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Wells compiled an amateur record of 189–18 with 110 knockouts, 72 of them in the first round.
Professional career
Wells declined an opportunity to be trained by legendary trainer and manager Lou Duva in New Jersey, opting instead to train and fight out of his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. He compiled a professional record of 10 - 3 before taking a job with the Fort Worth Fire Department in 1978, in order to support his son Nickolas. He continued his professional boxing career, but lost the Texas State Heavyweight Title match to Roy Wallace in his first bout after becoming a firefighter. He went 3 - 4 from that point, his last two fights ending in knockout losses to heavyweight contenders Eddie "The Animal" Lopez and Tony "The Tongan Torpedo" Fulilangi. He retired from boxing in 1983 with a professional record of 13–8, although some accounts list his record at 15–8.
Professional boxing record
| 23 fights | 16 wins | 7 losses |
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| By knockout | 15 | 5 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
References
- ^ Boxing Results (UPI,) Cumberland Times, March 11, 1973, p. 41.
- Fort Worth Firefighter's Association
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram article by Jim Reeves
- Boxing record for Nick Wells from BoxRec (registration required)
- US Amateur Heavyweight Champions