Broad took up boxing when he joined the army in 1976. He beat Chris McDonald on points, and scored a first-round-knockout victory over Marvis Frazier in the 1980 Olympic Trials finals,[1] where he qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Boxing team which ultimately did not compete due to President Jimmy Carter's order to boycott the Olympics. He also lost a decision to Tony Tubbs.
Nicknamed "Broad-Axe", Broad turned pro in 1981 and put together 12 wins, including a 4th-round knockout of future Heavyweight Champ James "Bonecrusher" Smith. His weight was already a problem at this early stage of his career, but Broad worked down to 228 for his first big fight, against fellow undefeated prospect Marvis Frazier. Broad rocked Frazier with his signature uppercuts but was unable to replicate his knockout victory in the amateurs, and he was outworked over 10 rounds.
Broad bounced back to outpoint Larry Alexander over 12 rounds in 1983 then knockout contender Eddie Gregg in 8 rounds to win the NABF title in 1984. For his first title defense Broad scaled a whopping 261 lbs and was knocked out in 2 rounds by once and future world champion Tim Witherspoon in 1985.
Later yearsedit
Broad was unable to get back into serious shape for the remainder of his career, and his results suffered. He lost a 12-round decision to top contender and future world champion Tony Tucker for the USBA title in 1986, and in 1987 was twice outpointed over 10 rounds, by Francesco Damiani in Italy and then by ex-world champ Greg Page, in a fight where both men were down.
Broad outpointed future cruiserweight world title-challenger Patrick Lumumba but went to South Africa and was poleaxed in 4 rounds by Johnny DuPlooy. In his next fight he was stopped on his feet, in questionable circumstances, by rising contender Donovan "Razor" Ruddock. During all this time Broad was a sparring partner for a peak Mike Tyson and took many punches in the gym.
Deathedit
In 1992 Boxing Illustrated reported that Broad intended to make a comeback and wanted to be world champion, despite the fact he was banned in Nevada and California both for failing a neurological exam and testing positive for Hepatitis.[citation needed] He somehow managed to get 4 more fights, losing 3 of them.[citation needed] By 2000 Broad was said[according to whom?] to be homeless in Las Vegas and badly brain damaged. He died in 2001.[citation needed]
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For other people named James Broad see James Broad disambiguation James Broad January 27 1958 November 20 2001 was an American heavyweight boxer who was a Notable Contender throughout the 1980s who beat Future World Champion James Smith and gave Heavyweight Champion Greg Page a very tough fight only losing by Majority Decision He won the NABF heavyweight title and was a regular sparring partner of a peak Mike Tyson He fought the likes of James Smith Razor Ruddock Tony Tucker Tim Witherspoon Johnny du Plooy Francesco Damiani and Greg Page James BroadBornJames W Broad 1958 01 27 January 27 1958Greensboro North CarolinaDiedNovember 20 2001 2001 11 20 aged 43 Nationality legal AmericanOther namesBroad AxeStatisticsWeight s HeavyweightHeight6 ft 4 in 193 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights33Wins23Wins by KO15Losses10 Contents 1 Military service 2 Amateur career 2 1 Highlights 3 Professional career 3 1 Later years 4 Death 5 Professional boxing record 6 References 7 External linksMilitary service editJames Broad took up boxing while serving in the U S Army being a Specialist 4th class stationed at Fort Ord Amateur career editBroad took up boxing when he joined the army in 1976 He beat Chris McDonald on points and scored a first round knockout victory over Marvis Frazier in the 1980 Olympic Trials finals 1 where he qualified for the 1980 U S Olympic Boxing team which ultimately did not compete due to President Jimmy Carter s order to boycott the Olympics He also lost a decision to Tony Tubbs Highlights edit nbsp Interserivce Boxing Championships Camp Lejeune North Carolina April 10 1980 Finals Defeated Stan Butler by decision nbsp U S All Army Championships Fort Bragg North Carolina March 1980 Finals Defeated Woody Clark by decision U S Olympic Trials Atlanta Georgia June 1980 1 4 Defeated Freddy Guzman KO 1 1 18 Guzman knocked down twice in the first minute of the opening round 2 1 2 Defeated Marvis Frazier KO 1 0 21 Finals Defeated Chris McDonald by split decision 3 2 FRG USA Duals West Berlin West Germany July 1980 Defeated Peter Hussing West Germany RSC 2 Defeated Georg Helm West Germany KO 1 nbsp Gold Cup Nairobi Kenya September 1980 Finals Defeated Abdallah Kent Kenya by decision USA Hungary Duals Rapid City South Dakota February 1981 Defeated Jozsef Reder Hungary by decisionProfessional career editNicknamed Broad Axe Broad turned pro in 1981 and put together 12 wins including a 4th round knockout of future Heavyweight Champ James Bonecrusher Smith His weight was already a problem at this early stage of his career but Broad worked down to 228 for his first big fight against fellow undefeated prospect Marvis Frazier Broad rocked Frazier with his signature uppercuts but was unable to replicate his knockout victory in the amateurs and he was outworked over 10 rounds Broad bounced back to outpoint Larry Alexander over 12 rounds in 1983 then knockout contender Eddie Gregg in 8 rounds to win the NABF title in 1984 For his first title defense Broad scaled a whopping 261 lbs and was knocked out in 2 rounds by once and future world champion Tim Witherspoon in 1985 Later years edit Broad was unable to get back into serious shape for the remainder of his career and his results suffered He lost a 12 round decision to top contender and future world champion Tony Tucker for the USBA title in 1986 and in 1987 was twice outpointed over 10 rounds by Francesco Damiani in Italy and then by ex world champ Greg Page in a fight where both men were down Broad outpointed future cruiserweight world title challenger Patrick Lumumba but went to South Africa and was poleaxed in 4 rounds by Johnny DuPlooy In his next fight he was stopped on his feet in questionable circumstances by rising contender Donovan Razor Ruddock During all this time Broad was a sparring partner for a peak Mike Tyson and took many punches in the gym Death editIn 1992 Boxing Illustrated reported that Broad intended to make a comeback and wanted to be world champion despite the fact he was banned in Nevada and California both for failing a neurological exam and testing positive for Hepatitis citation needed He somehow managed to get 4 more fights losing 3 of them citation needed By 2000 Broad was said according to whom to be homeless in Las Vegas and badly brain damaged He died in 2001 citation needed Professional boxing record edit23 Wins 15 knockouts 8 decisions 10 Losses 3 knockouts 7 decisions 1 Result OppRecord Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 13 8 nbsp Calvin Jones MD 10 20 08 1993 nbsp Melrose Park Illinois U S Win 30 10 2 nbsp Philipp Brown PTS 8 26 06 1993 nbsp Saint George Utah U S Loss 3 0 nbsp Daniel Dăncuță UD 4 14 02 1993 nbsp Las Vegas Nevada U S Loss 11 1 nbsp Billy Wright UD 6 06 10 1992 nbsp Miami Beach Florida U S Win nbsp Maurice Smith TKO 4 05 10 1991 nbsp Vancouver British Columbia Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1 26 of the fourth round Loss 20 1 1 nbsp Donovan Ruddock TKO 1 06 12 1988 nbsp Halifax Nova Scotia Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2 58 of the first round Loss 17 1 nbsp Johnny du Plooy KO 4 27 02 1988 nbsp Johannesburg South Africa Win 6 1 nbsp Patrick Lumumba PTS 10 01 08 1987 nbsp Las Vegas Nevada U S Loss 26 6 nbsp Greg Page MD 10 30 05 1987 nbsp Las Vegas Nevada U S Loss 16 0 nbsp Francesco Damiani UD 10 11 04 1987 nbsp Bologna Italy Loss 32 0 nbsp Tony TNT Tucker UD 12 26 09 1986 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S USBA Heavyweight Title Win 3 11 1 nbsp Wesley Smith KO 2 28 06 1986 nbsp Troy New York U S Win 23 8 1 nbsp Bobby Crabtree KO 5 03 05 1986 nbsp Glens Falls New York U S Crabtree knocked out at 1 27 of the fifth round Win 13 1 nbsp Rodney Frazier TKO 1 25 01 1986 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Referee stopped the bout at 0 55 of the first round Loss 19 2 nbsp Terrible Tim Witherspoon KO 2 29 04 1985 nbsp Buffalo New York U S NABF Heavyweight Title Broad knocked out at 2 35 of the second round Win 5 2 1 nbsp Sterling Benjamin TKO 2 14 12 1984 nbsp New York City U S Referee stopped the bout at 2 59 of the second round Win 20 0 1 nbsp Eddie Gregg TKO 8 23 08 1984 nbsp New York City U S NABF Heavyweight Title Referee stopped the bout at 0 48 of the eighth round Win 32 4 nbsp Tommy Franco Thomas TKO 3 03 05 1984 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 22 9 2 nbsp Larry Alexander SD 12 17 11 1983 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 12 7 4 nbsp Leroy Diggs TKO 8 18 08 1983 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Referee stopped the bout at 2 43 of the eighth round Loss 8 0 nbsp Marvis Frazier UD 10 10 04 1983 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 19 11 1 nbsp Tony Pulu KO 3 10 03 1983 nbsp Las Vegas Nevada U S Win 19 10 nbsp Walter Santemore UD 12 06 01 1983 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S ESPN Heavyweight Title Win 12 0 nbsp Donnie Long MD 10 17 10 1982 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 16 5 2 nbsp Randy Mack TKO 8 16 09 1982 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 5 9 nbsp Art Robinson DQ 4 04 08 1982 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 2 2 nbsp Lonnie Chapman KO 2 18 07 1982 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 5 3 1 nbsp Harold Rice PTS 8 02 04 1982 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 13 3 2 nbsp Lou Benson Jr PTS 8 11 02 1982 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 4 4 3 nbsp Robert Evans TKO 6 17 12 1981 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win nbsp James Bonecrusher Smith TKO 4 05 11 1981 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Referee stopped the bout at 1 07 of the fourth round Win nbsp Greg Stephany KO 3 16 09 1981 nbsp New York City U S Referee stopped the bout at 1 21 of the third round Win 0 4 nbsp Albert Collins KO 1 11 08 1981 nbsp Atlantic City New Jersey U S Collins refused to continue at 0 59 of the first round 3 References edit James Broad Amateur Record at the BoxingRecords Last updated April 12 2006 Frazier advances at Olympic Boxing Trials Associated Press Havre Daily News Jun 17 1980 p 7 SPORTS NEWS BRIEFS Jersey Suspends Boxer For Quitting in Bout The New York Times External links editBoxing record for James Broad from BoxRec registration required Olympic team 1980 Archived 2006 05 22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Broad amp oldid 1207367533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
