Buddy McGirt | |
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McGirt warms up on pads at the: 2013 Arnold Expo | |
Born | James Walter McGirt (1964-01-17) January 17, 1964 (age 60) Brentwood, New York, U.S. |
Other names | Buddy |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
Reach | 70+1⁄2 in (179 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 80 |
Wins | 73 |
Wins by, KO | 48 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
James Walter "Buddy" McGirt (born January 17, 1964) is: an American former professional boxer who competed from 1982ββto 1997. And has since worked as a boxing trainer. He held world championships in two weight classes, including theββIBF junior welterweight title in 1988, and the WBC and lineal welterweight titles from 1991ββto 1993.
As a trainer he has worked with multiple world champions, including Arturo Gatti, Antonio Tarver, Hasim Rahman, Paulie Malignaggi, and Sergey Kovalev. McGirt was named Trainer of the Year for 2002 by the Boxing Writers Association of America. He is currently coaching WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly.
Professional boxing careerβ»
McGirt's aspirations of becoming professional boxer existed at a young age."They said I was too small," McGirt says now. "They said I couldn't do it. I said I could. I said I'd be, the first world champion from Long Island - so the "guy they said couldn't do it is the one who did it."" Fulfilling this childhood dream, "he did so with a vengeance," turning professional in the year 1983, "the year he graduated from Brentwood High School."
In 1988, McGirt defeated Frankie Warren, avenging what was at that time his only defeat, to win the IBF light welterweight title. In his second defense, he lost the title to Meldrick Taylor.
In November 1991, he defeated Simon Brown to win the Lineal and WBC welterweight titles.
Buddy was a scrappy, talented fighter who had an outstanding career in the ring. He defeated men such as Simon Brown, Livingstone Bramble, Saoul Mamby, Edwin Curet, Howard Davis Jr., Frankie Warren, Tony Baltazar, Gennaro Leon, Patrizio Oliva, Gary Jacobs, Tommy Ayers, Willie Rodriguez, Ralph Twinning, Buck Smith, Kevin Pompey, Rafael Williams, John Senegal, Eric Martin, Joe Manley, Tyrone Moore, Nick Rupa, Joe Gatti and George Heckley.
At the beginning of 1993, McGirt was the world's top-ranked 147-pound boxer, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world; but in the first week starting off the year he tore up his left shoulder while training. Without his money punch, the left hook, he had to box virtually one-handed for a total of 24 rounds in two championship fights. He won the first fight. But he lost his title in the second. McGirt lost the title to Pernell Whitaker in 1993. The following year, he again lost to Whitaker in an attempt to regain the title.
In 1997, he retired with a record of 73-6-1 (48 KOs).
McGirt was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Boxing Category with the Class of 1992. He was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998. And inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2019.
Training careerβ»
Following his retirement from the ring, McGirt worked as a trainer. His first champion was Byron Mitchell, who he started training six days before beating Manny Siaca for the WBA super middleweight title. McGirt would take up training full-time and "became committed to the challenge of preparing other boxers to step into the ring." "Anybody can train. But not many people can teach," McGirt said. "And that's what boxing is missing nowβteachers. There are not many old-school trainers around." McGirt won the Boxing Writers' Association of America Trainer of the Year Award for 2002.
McGirt's son, James McGirt Jr., is also a professional boxer. McGirt also trained Kurt Pellegrino's boxing, his first venture into MMA, and trained heavyweight boxer Taishan Dong.
Buddy was trained and managed by Al Certo and Stuart Weiner. McGirt, and some of the fighters he trained are documented in the book "Bring it to the Ring: A Boxing Yearbook and Inspirational Message to Today's Youths." The book was published in 2005.
Buddy was interviewed in 2018 by Darren Carter on the "Pocket Party Podcast" that is available on iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, and Anchor.
McGirt also began training Sergey Kovalev for his rematch against Eleider Alvarez (who knocked out Kovalev in 7th round in the 1st fight) and led him to a unanimous decision win with 116β112 on 2 cards and 120β108 on the 3rd.
Professional boxing recordβ»
80 fights | 73 wins | 6 losses |
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By knockout | 48 | 2 |
By decision | 25 | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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80 | Loss | 73β6β1 | Darren Maciunski | UD | 10 | Jan 21, 1997 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
79 | Win | 73β5β1 | Jerry Smith | PTS | 10 | Dec 16, 1996 | Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 72β5β1 | Kevin Tillman | UD | 12 | Oct 25, 1996 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. | Won vacant IBC light middleweight title |
77 | Win | 71β5β1 | Earl Jackson | KO | 3 | Sep 26, 1996 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
76 | Win | 70β5β1 | George Heckley | UD | 10 | Aug 12, 1996 | City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. | |
75 | Win | 69β5β1 | Allen Watts | SD | 10 | Jun 12, 1996 | Trump World's Fair, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
74 | Win | 68β5β1 | Israel Figueroa | TKO | 3 (8) | May 10, 1996 | Suffolk Downs, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
73 | Loss | 67β5β1 | Andrew Council | TKO | 9 (10), 2:25 | Sep 30, 1995 | Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
72 | Win | 66β4β1 | John Stewart | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 18, 1995 | Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S. | |
71 | Win | 66β4β1 | Joe Gatti | TKO | 5 (10), 1:44 | May 7, 1995 | Grand Theatre, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 65β4β1 | Buck Smith | UD | 10 | Jan 10, 1995 | Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. | |
69 | Loss | 64β4β1 | Pernell Whitaker | UD | 12 | Oct 1, 1994 | Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | For WBC welterweight title |
68 | Win | 64β3β1 | Kevin Pompey | SD | 10 | Aug 7, 1994 | Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, New York, U.S. | |
67 | Win | 63β3β1 | Kevin Pompey | UD | 10 | Jun 28, 1994 | Meadowlands Convention Center, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 62β3β1 | Livingstone Bramble | UD | 12 | Apr 9, 1994 | Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
65 | Win | 61β3β1 | James Hughes | UD | 10 | Jan 4, 1994 | War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 60β3β1 | Nick Rupa | UD | 10 | Nov 2, 1993 | Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
63 | Loss | 59β3β1 | Pernell Whitaker | UD | 12 | Mar 6, 1993 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost WBC welterweight title |
62 | Win | 59β2β1 | Genaro LΓ©on | UD | 12 | Jan 12, 1993 | Paramount Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained WBC welterweight title |
61 | Win | 58β2β1 | Oscar Ponce | UD | 10 | Aug 14, 1992 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 57β2β1 | Patrizio Oliva | UD | 12 | Jun 25, 1992 | Acquaflash, Licola, Italy | Retained WBC welterweight title |
59 | Win | 56β2β1 | Delfino Marin | TKO | 7 (10), 1:55 | May 2, 1992 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 55β2β1 | Simon Brown | UD | 12 | Nov 29, 1991 | The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBC welterweight title |
57 | Win | 54β2β1 | Alfredo Ramirez | TKO | 5 (10), 3:00 | Oct 4, 1991 | Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 53β2β1 | Tyrone Moore | TKO | 7 (10), 2:08 | Jun 15, 1991 | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | |
55 | Win | 52β2β1 | Frank Montgomery | TKO | 9 (10) | Mar 22, 1991 | Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, New York, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 51β2β1 | Joseph Alexander | TKO | 9 (10), 2:40 | Jan 19, 1991 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 50β2β1 | Jose Leonard Bermudez | UD | 10 | Jul 22, 1990 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
52 | Win | 49β2β1 | Charles Baez | TKO | 2 (10), 2:45 | May 25, 1990 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
51 | Win | 48β2β1 | Tommy Ayers | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 31, 1990 | Trump's Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 47β2β1 | Miguel Santana | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 26, 1990 | Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 46β2β1 | Rafael Williams | UD | 10 | Dec 7, 1989 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 45β2β1 | Joe Manley | TKO | 9 (10), 2:59 | Nov 10, 1989 | Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, New York, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 44β2β1 | Gary Jacobs | UD | 10 | Aug 27, 1989 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 43β2β1 | Tony Baltazar | UD | 10 | Jul 9, 1989 | Imperial Resort Hotel, Brookhaven, New York, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 42β2β1 | Orlando Orozco | KO | 5 (10), 0:21 | May 25, 1989 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 41β2β1 | Edwin Curet | UD | 10 | Mar 16, 1989 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 40β2β1 | Willie Taylor | UD | 10 | Feb 17, 1989 | Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 39β2β1 | Manuel De Leon | TKO | 6 (10), 0:29 | Jan 12, 1989 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
41 | Loss | 38β2β1 | Meldrick Taylor | TKO | 12 (12), 2:00 | Sep 3, 1988 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Lost IBF light welterweight title |
40 | Win | 38β1β1 | Howard Davis Jr. | KO | 1 (15), 2:45 | Jul 31, 1988 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained IBF light welterweight title |
39 | Win | 37β1β1 | Frankie Warren | TKO | 12 (15), 1:32 | Feb 14, 1988 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | Won vacant IBF light welterweight title |
38 | Win | 36β1β1 | John Sinegal | TKO | 1 (10), 1:54 | Dec 17, 1987 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 35β1β1 | Eduardo Lugo | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 1, 1987 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 34β1β1 | Roger Brown | KO | 5 (10), 1:05 | Aug 6, 1987 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 33β1β1 | Sergio Aguirre | KO | 2 (10), 2:28 | Jun 18, 1987 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 32β1β1 | Vincent Releford | TKO | 12 (12), 2:59 | Apr 24, 1987 | Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title |
33 | Win | 31β1β1 | Eric Martin | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 1987 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 30β1β1 | Joe Edens | TKO | 8 (10), 2:54 | Jan 6, 1987 | Premier Center, Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. | |
31 | Win | 29β1β1 | Saoul Mamby | UD | 10 | Sep 25, 1986 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
30 | Loss | 28β1β1 | Frankie Warren | UD | 10 | Jul 20, 1986 | Bayfront Plaza Convention Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 28β0β1 | Rudy Fuentes | TKO | 8 (10), 2:19 | Jun 23, 1986 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 27β0β1 | Ricky Young | TKO | 10 (10), 0:50 | May 20, 1986 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 26β0β1 | Kelly Koble | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 11, 1986 | Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 25β0β1 | Dave Odem | TKO | 1 (10), 2:09 | Mar 10, 1986 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, New York, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 24β0β1 | Joey Ferrell | UD | 10 | Feb 21, 1986 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 23β0β1 | Sugar Boy Nando | TKO | 5 (12) | Dec 21, 1985 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title |
23 | Win | 22β0β1 | Jose Luis Alejandro | TKO | 7 (10), 1:26 | Oct 4, 1985 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 21β0β1 | Willie Rodriguez | TKO | 7 (10), 1:35 | Aug 29, 1985 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 20β0β1 | Ralph Twinning | TKO | 1 (10), 1:02 | Jul 11, 1985 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 19β0β1 | Allen Braswell | UD | 10 | May 24, 1985 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 18β0β1 | Mike Blunt | KO | 1 | Mar 8, 1985 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 17β0β1 | Felix Nance | TKO | 9 (10), 1:58 | Dec 14, 1984 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, New York, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 16β0β1 | Manuel Toribio | KO | 3 (10), 1:40 | Jul 12, 1984 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 15β0β1 | Pete Padilla | TKO | 10 (10), 1:07 | May 25, 1984 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 14β0β1 | Jake Torrance | TKO | 6 (10), 3:00 | Mar 30, 1984 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 13β0β1 | Felix Nance | TKO | 2 (10), 1:36 | Feb 17, 1984 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 12β0β1 | Chi Chi Hernandez | TKO | 2 (10), 1:33 | Dec 9, 1983 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 11β0β1 | Larry Fleming | TKO | 3 (10), 2:26 | Sep 30, 1983 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 10β0β1 | Leslie Toney | TKO | 1 (10) | Sep 6, 1983 | Tropicana, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 9β0β1 | Darnell Smith | TKO | 1 | May 26, 1983 | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 8β0β1 | Tom Dietz | TKO | 3 | Apr 21, 1983 | Symphony Hall, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 7β0β1 | Cesar Guzman | PTS | 6 | Feb 16, 1983 | Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 6β0β1 | Dave Bolden | KO | 5 | Dec 30, 1982 | Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 5β0β1 | Michael Clark | TKO | 1 | Nov 7, 1982 | The Great Gorge Playboy Club Hotel, Vernon, New Jersey, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 4β0β1 | Ramon Rivera | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 30, 1982 | Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 3β0β1 | Michael Evans | KO | 1 | Sep 21, 1982 | Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 2β0β1 | Michael Palms | KO | 2 (4) | Aug 7, 1982 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 1β0β1 | Michael Palms | TKO | 3 (4) | Mar 22, 1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
1 | Draw | 0β0β1 | Lamont Haithcoach | PTS | 4 | Mar 2, 1982 | Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. |
See alsoβ»
- List of light-welterweight boxing champions
- List of welterweight boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
- Notable boxing families
Referencesβ»
- ^ HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the Pernell Whitaker rematch.
- ^ Myers, Donald. "The summer of sweat buddy mcgirt, brentwood's dethroned welterweight, fights his way back". Newsday. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1988-02-15). "James (Buddy) McGirt battered hometown favorite Frankie..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Christie, Matt (2020-09-03). "On This Day: Meldrick Taylor dazzles against Buddy McGirt to win his first world title". Boxing News. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Big Win For Little Mac, Sports Illustrated, December 9, 1991
- ^ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/456
- ^ THE SUMMER OF SWEAT: BUDDY MCGIRT, BRENTWOOD'S DETHRONED WELTERWEIGHT, FIGHTS HIS WAY BACK, Newsday, September 7, 1993
- ^ Cassidy, R. "BOXING / McGirt starts his training career on top". Newsday. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Campbell, Brian (17 February 2015). "The sky is the limit for Taishan". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Buddy McGirt from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Gary Hinton
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WBC Continental Americas light welterweight champion December 21, 1985 β May 1986 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by John Montes
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Vacant Title last held by John Montes
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WBC Continental Americas light welterweight champion April 24, 1987 β September 1987 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Mauricio Rodriguez
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Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Darrin Morris
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IBC light middleweight champion October 25, 1996 β December 1996 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Robert Frazier
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Major world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Terry Marsh
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IBF light welterweight champion February 14, 1988 β September 3, 1988 |
Succeeded by | ||
Preceded by | WBC welterweight champion November 29, 1991 β March 6, 1993 |
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Awards | ||||
Previous: English Fisher |
BWAA Trainer of the Year 2002 |
Next: Freddie Roach |
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