Walker's nickname was "The Pink Cat", and he gained some attention in the 1990s boxing scene for wearing pink boxing trunks and slicked-back hair, the latter a tribute to his idol, James Dean. He is best known for winning a ten-round decision over hall-of-fame champion Alexis Argüello, ending Arguello's ill-conceived bid at a comeback in January 1995.[1] Six months after this victory, Walker won the WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title over Francisco Cuesta on July 17, 1995.[2] This victory led to negotiations for a title shot against another hall-of-famer, Julio César Chávez. Early in January 1996, Bob Arum's Top Rank Boxing offered Walker $55,000 to fight for Chavez's WBC junior welterweight title. This fight was considered a tune-up for Chavez's June 1996 bout against Oscar De La Hoya. Apparently, Chavez didn't want to risk the possibility that Walker could derail his plans for the de la Hoya fight, so Arum switched the Chavez-Walker fight to a non-title, ten-round event.[3] The fight, nationally televised, took place on February 9, 1996, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Walker won the first round on two of the three judges' scorecards, but he got caught with a Chavez right hand half-way through the second round, after which he took a pummeling that referee Joe Cortez stopped at the 2:45 mark of the round, resulting in a knockout loss for Walker.[4] This marked the first time (of only two times) that Walker was knocked out. Walker was paid $62,500 for his effort; Top Rank added $7,500 for withdrawing the title opportunity.[5]
He retired with a record of 25–7–1 (13 KO's). His last fight was a decision loss against Martin Ramirez in January 2001.
In addition to his boxing career, Walker was a guitarist, singer and songwriter, and fronted The Pink Cat Band. They released a six-song CD called Bounty Hunter.
Walker was found dead in his home of unspecified causes.[6] He is a member of the Arizona Boxing Hall of Fame.
Referencesedit
^Rubin, Paul (1 February 1996). "Pink Cat, Underdog". phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times LLC. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^Rubin, Paul (1 February 1996). "Pink Cat, Underdog". phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times LLC. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^Rubin, Paul (1 February 1996). "Pink Cat, Underdog". phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times LLC. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^Rubin, Paul (15 February 1996). "The Pink Cat's Blue Period". phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times LLC. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^Rubin, Paul (15 February 1996). "The Pink Cat's Blue Period". phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times LLC. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^Stickney, W.H. (8 February 2004). "Boxer Walker found dead". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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scott, walker, boxer, this, article, about, boxer, other, people, with, this, name, scott, walker, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced,. This article is about the boxer For other people with this name see Scott Walker disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Scott Walker boxer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Perry Scott Walker October 30 1969 January 31 2004 was a professional boxer Scott WalkerBornPerry Scott Walker 1969 10 30 October 30 1969Mesa ArizonaDiedJanuary 31 2004 2004 01 31 aged 34 Apache Junction ArizonaNationalityAmericanOther namesThe Pink CatStatisticsWeight s Light WelterweightStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights33Wins25Wins by KO13Losses7Draws1No contests0Walker s nickname was The Pink Cat and he gained some attention in the 1990s boxing scene for wearing pink boxing trunks and slicked back hair the latter a tribute to his idol James Dean He is best known for winning a ten round decision over hall of fame champion Alexis Arguello ending Arguello s ill conceived bid at a comeback in January 1995 1 Six months after this victory Walker won the WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title over Francisco Cuesta on July 17 1995 2 This victory led to negotiations for a title shot against another hall of famer Julio Cesar Chavez Early in January 1996 Bob Arum s Top Rank Boxing offered Walker 55 000 to fight for Chavez s WBC junior welterweight title This fight was considered a tune up for Chavez s June 1996 bout against Oscar De La Hoya Apparently Chavez didn t want to risk the possibility that Walker could derail his plans for the de la Hoya fight so Arum switched the Chavez Walker fight to a non title ten round event 3 The fight nationally televised took place on February 9 1996 at Caesar s Palace in Las Vegas Nevada Walker won the first round on two of the three judges scorecards but he got caught with a Chavez right hand half way through the second round after which he took a pummeling that referee Joe Cortez stopped at the 2 45 mark of the round resulting in a knockout loss for Walker 4 This marked the first time of only two times that Walker was knocked out Walker was paid 62 500 for his effort Top Rank added 7 500 for withdrawing the title opportunity 5 He retired with a record of 25 7 1 13 KO s His last fight was a decision loss against Martin Ramirez in January 2001 In addition to his boxing career Walker was a guitarist singer and songwriter and fronted The Pink Cat Band They released a six song CD called Bounty Hunter Walker was found dead in his home of unspecified causes 6 He is a member of the Arizona Boxing Hall of Fame References edit Rubin Paul 1 February 1996 Pink Cat Underdog phoenixnewtimes com Phoenix New Times LLC Retrieved 1 November 2016 Rubin Paul 1 February 1996 Pink Cat Underdog phoenixnewtimes com Phoenix New Times LLC Retrieved 1 November 2016 Rubin Paul 1 February 1996 Pink Cat Underdog phoenixnewtimes com Phoenix New Times LLC Retrieved 1 November 2016 Rubin Paul 15 February 1996 The Pink Cat s Blue Period phoenixnewtimes com Phoenix New Times LLC Retrieved 1 November 2016 Rubin Paul 15 February 1996 The Pink Cat s Blue Period phoenixnewtimes com Phoenix New Times LLC Retrieved 1 November 2016 Stickney W H 8 February 2004 Boxer Walker found dead chron com Houston Chronicle Retrieved 1 November 2016 External links editBoxing record for Scott Walker from BoxRec registration required Scott Walker and the Pink Cat Band Bounty Hunter video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Walker boxer amp oldid 1181528695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
