Wesley Mouzon
Wesley Mouzon (August 15, 1927 – July 1, 2003) was a professional boxer.
Born in
Philadelphia, long considered one of the best boxing school cities in the United States
. In Philadelphia, he learned how to box.
Mouzon is better known in the boxing world for his results against two former world champions:
Ike Williams and Bob Montgomery. He drew with Williams, and beat Montgomery by knockout. His career had a sudden finish, however, when rematched with Montgomery: He lost by knockout in their second bout, and suffered a detached retina. At the time, detached retinas
meant automatic retirement for fighters, and Mouzon had to retire at the young age of 19. He had a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 9 wins by knockout.
Mouzon went on to train some recognizable boxing figures, such as the former two time world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi (whom he also managed),[1] Roy Jones Jr. title challenger Tony Thornton and Vinnie Burgese, the latter of whom called Mouzon the best trainer he had.[2]
On July 1, 2003, he died from kidney cancer.
References
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Mike Rossman vs Dwight Braxton 5-31-81. YouTube.
- ^ "Vinnie Burgese: One of South Philly's Finest!". www.doghouseboxing.com.
- ^ "CBZ Journal -- October 1999". www.cyberboxingzone.com.
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