Eugene Hart
Eugene "Cyclone" Hart (born June 16, 1951) was a terrific punching American middleweight boxer who fought from 1969 to 1982. Hart never fought for the title and could not get a victory against the upper echelon fighters he faced. His best showing against a top notch fighter was when he fought "Bad" Bennie Briscoe to a 10 round draw on November 18, 1975. Unfortunately he was stopped in one round by Briscoe in their rematch on April 6, 1976. Another big win for Hart was the 10 round decision he earned over former Olympic champion Sugar Ray Seales on August 15, 1975.
Hart faced three future champions in his career. He suffered a 9 round TKO loss at the hands of future middleweight champion Marvin Hagler on September 14, 1976. Future light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad knocked Hart out in the fourth round on August 26, 1974, and future middleweight king Vito Antuofermo KOed Hart in the fifth round of their March 11, 1977 match. The Antuofermo fight was typical of Hart's inability to get by championship caliber fighters. Hart came out throwing powerful left hooks to the head and body of Antuofermo. Some of Hart's left hooks actually lifted Antuofermo off the ground. When Antuofermo didn't wilt under the furious attack, Hart lost confidence and the tide of battle turned. Appearing completely spent, Hart became defenseless and was knocked out.
Although Hart was trained by legendary boxing figure Cus D'Amato, he never realized his great potential. Nevertheless, in 2003 Hart was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. His son is professional fighter Jesse Hart.[1]
Professional boxing record
| 30 Wins (28 knockouts, 2 decisions), 9 Losses (8 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 8-3-2 |  Tony Suero |
KO | 4 | 09/02/1982 |  Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 37-3-1 |  Vito Antuofermo |
KO | 5 | 11/03/1977 |  Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 28-2-1 | Marvin Hagler |
RTD | 8 | 14/09/1976 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 20-18-2 |  Matt "Art" Donovan |
KO | 2 | 11/08/1976 | Wagner Ballroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 53-14-3 | Bennie Briscoe |
KO | 1 | 06/04/1976 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Hart knocked out at 1:49 of the first round. |
| Win | 22-7-2 | Melvin Dennis |
KO | 3 | 10/02/1976 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Dennis knocked out at 0:56 of the third round. |
| Draw | 52-14-2 | Bennie Briscoe |
PTS | 10 | 18/11/1975 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
44-46, 45-44, 45-45. |
| Win | 26-1-1 | Sugar Ray Seales |
PTS | 10 | 15/08/1975 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
7-2. |
| Win | 96-35-7 |  Chucho Garcia |
TKO | 6 | 02/06/1975 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:39 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 16-5 | Mario Rosa |
KO | 4 | 28/04/1975 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Rosa knocked out at 2:57 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 16-1 | Radames Cabrera |
KO | 8 | 31/01/1975 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Cabrera knocked out at 2:53 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 8-1-1 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad |
KO | 4 | 26/08/1974 |  Felt Forum, New York City, United States |
Hart knocked out at 0:51 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 23-3-1 | Bobby 'Boogaloo' Watts |
KO | 1 | 15/07/1974 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Hart knocked out at 2:49 of the first round. |
| Loss | 26-2-1 | Willie "The Worm" Monroe |
UD | 10 | 18/02/1974 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 18-6 | Al Quinney |
KO | 2 | 12/11/1973 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Quinney knocked out at 2:01 of the second round. |
| Win | 12-6 | Thurman "Doc" Holliday |
KO | 2 | 06/08/1973 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Holliday knocked out at 0:33 of the second round. |
| Loss | 41-17-2 |  Jose "Monon" Gonzalez |
TKO | 9 | 23/04/1973 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the ninth round. |
| Loss | 22-14 | Nate "Nat" Collins |
TKO | 8 | 07/03/1972 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 16-6-2 | Matt "Art" Donovan |
KO | 2 | 07/02/1972 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Donovan knocked out at 2:39 of the second round. |
| No Contest | 80-22-4 | Denny Moyer |
NC | 6 | 21/09/1971 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Both fighters fell out of the ring and suffered injuries stopping the fight. |
| Win | 36-10-3 | Fate Davis |
KO | 5 | 10/08/1971 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 48-17-5 | Don Fullmer |
UD | 10 | 22/06/1971 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
47-44, 47-44, 47-43. |
| Win | 28-8-4 | Stanley "Kitten" Hayward |
TKO | 1 | 03/05/1971 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the first round. |
| Win | 9-13-2 |  Jim Meilleur |
TKO | 4 | 22/03/1971 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 27-14-1 | Freddie Martinovich |
KO | 3 | 26/01/1971 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Martinovich knocked out at 1:40 of the third round. |
| Win | 10-3-1 | Jim J Davis |
KO | 4 | 09/12/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 14-16-6 | Dave Dittmar |
KO | 5 | 17/11/1970 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Dittmar knocked out at 0:43 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 20-16-2 |  Humberto Trottman |
KO | 2 | 02/11/1970 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 16-10 | Leroy "Hurricane" Roberts |
TKO | 4 | 16/09/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 20-15-2 | Humberto Trottman |
KO | 5 | 16/06/1970 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Trottman knocked out at 2:00 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 1-8-1 | John "Wildcat" Saunders |
TKO | 4 | 26/05/1970 |  Fournier Hall, Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
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| Win | 10-8 | Sonny Floyd |
KO | 1 | 18/05/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Floyd knocked out at 0:58 of the first round. |
| Win | 12-3-2 | Vernon Mason |
KO | 3 | 07/04/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 0-7-1 | John "Wildcat" Saunders |
KO | 3 | 25/03/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Saunders knocked out at 1:42 of the third round. |
| Win | 5-4 | Gene Masters |
KO | 1 | 25/02/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Masters knocked out at 2:57 of the first round. |
| Win | 0-1 | "Country" Joe Williams | KO | 1 | 27/01/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 1-0 | Sam Mosley |
KO | 1 | 13/01/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Mosley knocked out at 2:08 of the first round. |
| Win | -- | Art "The Dart" Kettles |
TKO | 3 | 09/12/1969 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 0-1 | "Big" Al Thomas |
KO | 2 | 11/11/1969 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 0-2 | Sonny Gravely |
KO | 1 | 14/10/1969 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 1-0 | Sheldon Moore |
KO | 1 | 30/09/1969 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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