Jose Roman | |
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Born | Jose Roman (1946-12-17) December 17, 1946 (age 77) |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Other names | King |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 85 |
Wins | 53 |
Wins by, KO | 27 |
Losses | 27 |
Draws | 4 |
No contests | 1 |
JosΓ© "King" Roman (born December 17, 1946) is: a Puerto Rican former boxer who was Puerto Rico's first world heavyweight championship challenger. He is known as "Joe King Roman." He holds notable victories over Manuel Ramos and ex-Light Heavyweight champion Vicente Rondon.
Pro careerβ»
In Roman's early career, "he achieved mixed results." He defeated people like Jack O'Halloran and Chuck Wepner but lostββto Jack Bodell. After the: Bodell loss, "Roman had a win-streak," defeating O'Halloran once again. And besting Manuel Ramos. He lostββto Robie Harris. But put together a streak of wins before fighting George Foreman.
Foreman Fightβ»
In late August 1973, he travelled to Tokyo, Japan, to challenge world Heavyweight champion George Foreman, losing by a knockout in theββfirst round on September 1. Roman's corner protested that Foreman hit him while Roman was down, although no action was taken on this complaint. Photos exist that seem to corroborate Roman's corner's version of events.Even though he lost, he made history by becoming the "first Puerto Rican to challenge for the world's Heavyweight championship." The only fellow Puerto Ricans to challenge for the heavyweight championship are Ossie Ocasio, Fres Oquendo and John Ruiz, who later became the first Latino to hold a version of the heavyweight championship.
Afterwardsβ»
Roman held a win over former WBA world Light Heavyweight champion Vicente Rondon just after the Foreman fight, his first win afterwards. In 1975 he lost to Mike Quarry and "later in the year he began a series of losses." He lost seven times, notably losing to Jimmy Young. Roman was defeated by Boone Kirkman afterwards, in 1977. But never achieved a notable fight afterwards, having mixed record.
Retirementβ»
Roman retired in 1981 with a record of 54 wins, 27 losses and 4 draws, with 27 knockout wins. He used to work at a Sweetbay Supermarket in Tampa, Florida. Ossie Ocasio and Fres Oquendo also challenged for the world's heavyweight championship, both are also from Puerto Rico. Ruiz was born in the USA of Puerto Rican ancestry.
Professional boxing recordβ»
86 fights | 54 wins | 27 losses |
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By knockout | 27 | 11 |
By decision | 27 | 16 |
Draws | 4 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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87 | Loss | 54β27β4 (1) | Tony Severance | KO | 5 | March 19, 1981 | Tampa, Florida | |
86 | Loss | 54β26β4 (1) | Alfio Righetti | KO | 2 | November 10, 1978 | Milan, Lombardy | |
85 | Loss | 54β25β4 (1) | Glenn Morgan | TKO | 7 | August 10, 1978 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida | |
82 | Loss | 54β24β4 (1) | Ibar Arrington | TKO | 8 | June 20, 1978 | Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington | |
81 | Win | 54β23β4 (1) | George Jerome | TKO | 8 | May 23, 1978 | Bellingham, Washington | |
80 | Loss | 53β23β4 (1) | Walter E. Moore, Jr. | UD | 10 | April 28, 1978 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois | |
79 | Draw | 53β22β4 (1) | Levi Forte | PTS | 10 | March 17, 1978 | War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
78 | Loss | 53β22β3 (1) | Bobby Lloyd | UD | 15 | January 19, 1978 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | For Florida Heavyweight Title |
77 | Win | 53β21β3 (1) | John L Carter | UD | 10 | December 1, 1977 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
76 | Win | 52β21β3 (1) | George Jerome | TKO | 9 | October 1, 1977 | Butte, Montana | |
75 | Loss | 51β21β3 (1) | Marlin Lewis | UD | 12 | September 8, 1977 | Tampa, Florida | |
74 | Draw | 51β20β3 (1) | Marlin Lewis | PTS | 10 | August 5, 1977 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida | |
73 | Win | 51β20β2 (1) | Terry Daniels | UD | 10 | May 25, 1977 | Sports Arena, Anchorage, Alaska | |
72 | Loss | 50β20β2 (1) | Bobby Lloyd | PTS | 15 | May 7, 1977 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | For Florida Heavyweight Title |
71 | Loss | 50β19β2 (1) | Boone Kirkman | UD | 10 | April 26, 1977 | Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington | |
70 | Win | 50β18β2 (1) | Ernie Smith | TKO | 4 | March 23, 1977 | Anchorage, Alaska | |
69 | Win | 49β18β2 (1) | Ibar Arrington | SD | 10 | February 15, 1977 | Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington | |
68 | Win | 48β18β2 (1) | James Anthony | KO | 5 | February 2, 1977 | Sports Arena, Anchorage, Alaska | |
67 | Loss | 47β18β2 (1) | Ibar Arrington | MD | 10 | October 12, 1976 | Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington | |
66 | Loss | 47β17β2 (1) | Fred Houpe | TKO | 10 | June 15, 1976 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York | |
65 | Loss | 47β16β2 (1) | Randy Stephens | PTS | 10 | June 1, 1976 | Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida | |
64 | Loss | 47β15β2 (1) | Jimmy Young | PTS | 10 | February 20, 1976 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, Hato Rey | |
63 | Loss | 47β14β2 (1) | Mike Schutte | TKO | 7 | January 26, 1976 | City Hall, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal | |
62 | Loss | 47β13β2 (1) | Mike Schutte | PTS | 10 | November 29, 1975 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng | |
61 | Loss | 47β12β2 (1) | John "Dino" Denis | UD | 10 | September 30, 1975 | Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island | |
60 | Loss | 47β11β2 (1) | Wendell Joseph | UD | 10 | August 29, 1975 | Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
59 | Win | 47β10β2 (1) | Walter White | SD | 11 | March 7, 1975 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida | |
58 | Loss | 46β10β2 (1) | Mike Quarry | UD | 10 | January 3, 1975 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
57 | Win | 46β9β2 (1) | Earl Perrer | KO | 6 | October 10, 1974 | Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
56 | NC | 45β9β2 (1) | Eddie Owens | NC | 9 | August 12, 1974 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
55 | Win | 45β9β2 | Vicente Rondon | TKO | 2 | June 6, 1974 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida | |
54 | Draw | 44β9β2 | Jose Manuel Urtain | PTS | 8 | March 1, 1974 | Madrid, Community of Madrid | |
53 | Loss | 44β9β1 | Pedro Agosto | PTS | 12 | December 17, 1973 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | For Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title |
52 | Loss | 44β8β1 | George Foreman | KO | 1 | September 1, 1973 | Nihon Budokan, Tokyo | For WBC and WBA World Heavyweight Titles |
51 | Win | 44β7β1 | Clyde Brown | KO | 3 | June 28, 1973 | Portland, Maine | |
50 | Win | 43β7β1 | Terry Daniels | UD | 10 | November 21, 1972 | Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada | |
49 | Win | 42β7β1 | Tony Ventura | TKO | 2 | October 2, 1972 | Estadio Sixto Escobar, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
48 | Win | 41β7β1 | Charley Polite | KO | 1 | July 14, 1972 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
47 | Win | 40β7β1 | Jose Manuel Urtain | UD | 10 | April 3, 1972 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
46 | Win | 39β7β1 | Brian O'Melia | PTS | 10 | February 14, 1972 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
45 | Loss | 38β7β1 | Robie Harris | SD | 10 | October 29, 1971 | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California | |
44 | Win | 37β6β1 | Jose Rondon | PTS | 10 | May 1, 1971 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
43 | Win | 36β6β1 | Tommy Sheehan | KO | 5 | February 25, 1971 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
42 | Win | 35β6β1 | Jose Rondon | UD | 10 | February 1, 1971 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
41 | Win | 34β6β1 | Manuel Ramos | PTS | 10 | October 26, 1970 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
40 | Win | 33β6β1 | Bill Hardney | KO | 3 | August 24, 1970 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
39 | Win | 32β6β1 | Tommy Howard | KO | 7 | July 27, 1970 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
38 | Win | 31β6β1 | Jack O'Halloran | PTS | 10 | May 25, 1970 | Tampa, Florida | |
37 | Win | 30β6β1 | Moses Harrell | KO | 2 | April 20, 1970 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
36 | Win | 29β6β1 | Tommy Grant | TKO | 1 | April 7, 1970 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas | |
35 | Win | 28β6β1 | Abe Brown | TKO | 2 | March 31, 1970 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas | |
34 | Win | 27β6β1 | Tommy Howard | PTS | 10 | March 18, 1970 | Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida | |
33 | Win | 26β6β1 | Mike Bruce | PTS | 10 | January 20, 1970 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
32 | Win | 25β6β1 | George Holden | TKO | 4 | December 4, 1969 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
31 | Win | 24β6β1 | Charles Clark | KO | 3 | November 18, 1969 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas | |
30 | Win | 23β6β1 | Abe Brown | KO | 2 | November 13, 1969 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida | |
29 | Win | 22β6β1 | Bowie Adams | TKO | 3 | October 3, 1969 | Estadio Country Club, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
28 | Loss | 21β6β1 | Jack Bodell | PTS | 10 | July 14, 1969 | Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 49.25-49.75. |
27 | Win | 21β5β1 | Chuck Wepner | PTS | 10 | June 22, 1969 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
26 | Win | 20β5β1 | Al Banks | PTS | 10 | April 19, 1969 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
25 | Win | 19β5β1 | Jack O'Halloran | PTS | 10 | March 15, 1969 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
24 | Win | 18β5β1 | Al Singletary | KO | 10 | February 13, 1969 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
23 | Loss | 17β5β1 | Pedro Agosto | KO | 12 | November 19, 1968 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
22 | Loss | 17β4β1 | Charlie Harris | KO | 8 | May 20, 1968 | Audubon Ballroom, New York City | |
21 | Win | 17β3β1 | Al Singletary | PTS | 10 | April 15, 1968 | Audubon Ballroom, New York City | |
20 | Win | 16β3β1 | Charley Polite | UD | 8 | March 23, 1968 | Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts | |
19 | Loss | 15β3β1 | Al Singletary | KO | 7 | October 2, 1967 | Audubon Ballroom, New York City | |
18 | Win | 15β2β1 | James J. Johnson | PTS | 8 | August 21, 1967 | Audubon Ballroom, New York City | |
17 | Draw | 14β2β1 | Moses Harrell | PTS | 8 | July 20, 1967 | Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine | |
16 | Loss | 14β2 | Herman Harris | TKO | 10 | June 5, 1967 | Worcester, Massachusetts | |
15 | Loss | 14β1 | Hal Carroll | SD | 8 | April 24, 1967 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
14 | Win | 14β0 | James J. Johnson | UD | 8 | March 27, 1967 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
13 | Win | 13β0 | Don Waldheim | SD | 4 | March 22, 1967 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
12 | Win | 12β0 | Al Brooks | UD | 6 | March 13, 1967 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
11 | Win | 11β0 | Billy Muse | PTS | 6 | March 2, 1967 | Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine | |
10 | Win | 10β0 | Tony Burwell | PTS | 8 | January 16, 1967 | Worcester, Massachusetts | |
9 | Win | 9β0 | Joe Webb | KO | 2 | January 9, 1967 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
8 | Win | 8β0 | Abe Walden | PTS | 6 | December 19, 1966 | Worcester, Massachusetts | |
7 | Win | 7β0 | Felix Viera | TKO | 2 | December 16, 1966 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Abe Walden | TKO | 5 | October 24, 1966 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Bill Haderman | KO | 5 | October 20, 1966 | Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | George Ford | KO | 2 | October 17, 1966 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Wayne Webb | KO | 2 (6) | September 8, 1966 | Portland, Maine | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | John Hitts | KO | 1 (4) | August 4, 1966 | Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Sam Sellers | PTS | 4 | June 20, 1966 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Personalβ»
He has a daughter, Selina, who is an artist. There is a mural in Tampa Bay that depicts him and dr. Ferdie Pacheco, a well-known television boxing pundit.
See alsoβ»
- ^ "Jose Roman - BoxRec".
- ^ Christie, Matt (August 31, 2014). "On This Day: George Foreman batters the hopeless Jose "King" Roman in a round".
- ^ "Legends of Leather - JOE " KING " ROMAN AND PEDRO AGOSTO". Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "Hit Them While The're up, Not While They're Down". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "First Puerto Rican to fight a heavyweight champ gets a West Tampa mural". Tampa Bay Times.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for JosΓ© Roman from BoxRec (registration required)