Everett Martin
| Everett Martin | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Everett Wayne Martin |
| Nickname(s) | Bigfoot |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | July 4, 1964 Tyler, Texas, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 60 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 39 |
| Draws | 1 |
Everett Wayne Martin (born July 4, 1964 in Tyler, TX), also known as Bigfoot Martin is a former professional boxer. He is a journeyman heavyweight best known for his performances against more notable contenders.
Pro Boxing Career
Martin was a prospect early in his pro career. He turned pro in 1984 at the age of 20. He started his career at cruiserweight and fought as low as 167 pounds, boxed 16 heavyweight world champions.[1]
In 1988 Martin scored one of the biggest wins of his career with a decision win over rising prospect Bert Cooper. In 1989 he moved up to heavyweight to fight comebacking George Foreman, and lost a decision. Martin then moved on to fight a "Who's Who" dossier of heavyweight prospects and future champions. Rarely winning a bout, Martin was a classic journeyman fighter. Martin lost bouts to Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowe, and James Smith before scoring a shocking decision win over Tim Witherspoon in 1993. The victory was to be one of the last for Martin, although his career spanned for eight more years. Martin went on to lose to Larry Holmes, Tony Tucker, Tony Tubbs, Wladimir Klitschko (twice),[2]Lamon Brewster, Danell Nicholson, Fres Oquendo, Obed Sullivan, David Bostice, and Sergey Lyakhovich. Martin closed out his career with a TKO loss to future champion Ruslan Chagaev.
Professional boxing record
| 20 Wins (9 knockouts, 11 decisions), 39 Losses (12 knockouts, 27 decisions), 1 Draw [2] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 2-0 |  Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev |
TKO | 4 | 21/09/2001 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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| Loss | 17-0 |  Albert "The Dragon" Sosnowski |
TKO | 7 | 30/09/2000 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Loss | 8-0 |  Siarhei "White Wolf" Liakhovich |
UD | 8 | 28/03/2000 |  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
73-79, 73-79, 72-80. |
| Loss | 12-0 |  Luan Krasniqi |
PTS | 8 | 19/02/2000 |  Neukoeln, Berlin, Germany |
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| Loss | 19-0 | Timo Hoffmann |
PTS | 8 | 29/01/2000 | Riesa, Sachsen, Germany |
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| Loss | 37-2 |  Keith "The Fighting Knight" McKnight |
UD | 10 | 20/11/1999 |  La Vergne, Tennessee, United States |
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| Loss | 18-1-1 | David "The Boss" Bostice |
UD | 10 | 07/10/1999 |  Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States |
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| Loss | 30-5-1 | Obed "The Fighting Marine" Sullivan |
TKO | 4 | 13/08/1999 |  Bossier City, Louisiana, United States |
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| Loss | 40-5 | Joe "The Boss" Hipp |
UD | 12 | 25/06/1999 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States |
WBF World Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 25-1 |  Wladimir "Dr. Steel Hammer" Klitschko |
TKO | 8 | 24/04/1999 | Munich, Bayern, Germany |
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| Loss | 11-0 | Fres "The Big O" Oquendo |
UD | 6 | 20/03/1999 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
53-60, 54-59, 54-59. |
| Loss | 22-2-1 | Willi "De Ox" Fischer |
UD | 8 | 13/02/1999 | Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany |
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| Loss | 19-0 | Shazzon Bradley |
UD | 8 | 06/11/1998 |  Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
73-79, 72-79, 73-79. |
| Loss | 15-3-2 | Cliff "The Black Bull" Couser |
UD | 10 | 01/10/1998 |  Saint Louis, Missouri, United States |
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| Loss | 18-0 | "Relentless" Lamon Brewster |
TKO | 4 | 15/08/1998 |  Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Loss | 28-3 | Danell "Doc" Nicholson |
TKO | 4 | 16/06/1998 |  Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
Martin could not come out for the fifth round. |
| Loss | 12-0-1 |  Mark Hulstrom |
UD | 6 | 03/04/1998 | Holbaek, Denmark |
56-59, 57-59, 55-60. |
| Loss | 17-0 | Wladimir "Dr. Steel Hammer" Klitschko |
UD | 8 | 14/03/1998 | Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany |
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| Loss | 13-0 | Lance "Mount" Whitaker |
UD | 8 | 27/02/1998 | Studio City, California, United States |
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| Loss | 13-0-1 | Ed Mahone |
TKO | 8 | 18/10/1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 17-9 | Derrick Roddy |
UD | 10 | 09/01/1997 |  Humble, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 16-6-1 |  Marcos "El Torito" Gonzalez |
UD | 10 | 02/11/1996 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 6-6 | Dion Burgess |
TKO | 2 | 20/08/1996 | Houston, Texas, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the second round. |
| Loss | 38-5 | Tony "TNT" Tubbs |
UD | 10 | 22/02/1994 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States |
90-100, 90-100, 90-100. |
| Loss | 22-0 |  Herbie "Dancing Destroyer" Hide |
PTS | 10 | 18/09/1993 | Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom |
94-100. |
| Loss | 54-4 | Larry "Easton Assassin" Holmes |
UD | 10 | 05/01/1993 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
92-99, 91-99, 90-100. |
| Loss | 45-1 | Tony "TNT" Tucker |
PTS | 10 | 12/09/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 37-3 | "Terrible" Tim Witherspoon |
SD | 10 | 21/07/1992 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States |
96-95, 97-93, 94-96. |
| Loss | 29-0 | Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe |
TKO | 5 | 08/05/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 27-0 | Michael "Double M" Moorer |
UD | 10 | 17/03/1992 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States |
91-99, 92-98, 92-99. |
| Loss | 27-8-1 | James "Bonecrusher" Smith |
TKO | 8 | 06/08/1991 | San Francisco, California, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 26-0 |  Francesco Damiani |
KO | 2 | 20/10/1990 | Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
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| Loss | 29-2 |  Pierre Coetzer |
UD | 10 | 05/05/1990 |  Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States |
94-98, 94-99, 95-99. |
| Loss | 33-0 | Gary Mason |
PTS | 10 | 14/03/1990 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
97-98.5 |
| Loss | 63-2 | "Big" George Foreman |
UD | 10 | 20/07/1989 |  Tucson, Arizona, United States |
91-99, 91-98, 92-97. |
| Loss | 31-6-1 | "The Camden Buzzsaw" Dwight Muhammad Qawi |
UD | 10 | 22/05/1989 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
90-99, 91-99, 92-98. |
| Loss | 20-2-1 | Johnny du Plooy |
KO | 7 | 18/12/1988 |  Orlando, Florida, United States |
Martin knocked out at 1:59 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 19-2 | "Smokin" Bert Cooper |
UD | 10 | 01/06/1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
96-94, 96-94, 96-94. |
| Win | 10-4-1 | Joey "Powerhouse" Parker |
PTS | 8 | 29/04/1988 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 10-3 | Levi "The Terminator" Billups |
PTS | 6 | 16/03/1988 | Riverside, California, United States |
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| Win | 9-2 | Greg "The Gorilla" Gorrell |
PTS | 6 | 05/03/1988 | Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 10-0 | Tony Willis |
KO | 7 | 09/04/1987 | Houston, Texas, United States |
Martin knocked out at 0:58 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 16-1 | Vincent Boulware |
PTS | 12 | 12/02/1987 | Houston, Texas, United States |
Texas Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 2-1-1 | Victor Walker |
KO | 2 | 08/01/1987 | Houston, Texas, United States |
Walker knocked out at 2:46 of the second round. |
| Loss | 13-1 | Kelvin "Special K" Kelly |
SD | 10 | 11/09/1986 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Draw | 9-1 | Chuck Walker |
PTS | 10 | 05/07/1986 | Conroe, Texas, United States |
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| Win | -- | Leo Quintas |
KO | 1 | 12/06/1986 | Harlingen, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 15-0 | Lawrence "Poncho" Carter |
TKO | 7 | 12/03/1986 | Houston, Texas, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 11-2 | Bobby Collins |
PTS | 8 | 22/01/1986 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 1-4-1 | James Howard |
KO | 5 | 19/12/1985 | Tyler, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 0-6 | John Rice |
TKO | 3 | 26/09/1985 | Tyler, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 3-0 | Sherman "T-Bone" Griffin |
PTS | 6 | 17/07/1985 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 10-1 | Jesse Shelby |
UD | 6 | 12/05/1985 | Tyler, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 12-3-1 | Isak Sakkie Enslin |
PTS | 6 | 30/03/1985 | Sun City, North West, South Africa |
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| Win | 5-8 | Tony Orville |
TKO | 3 | 20/02/1985 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 1-0 | James Washington |
PTS | 6 | 29/01/1985 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 4-1 | Gary Read |
KO | 5 | 27/12/1984 | Dallas, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 0-4 | John Rice |
UD | 4 | 17/11/1984 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | -- | James Jennings |
PTS | 4 | 09/10/1984 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 0-2 | Tony Garner |
KO | 1 | 29/08/1984 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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References
- ^ "Everett 'Big Foot' Martin - He Was As Tough As They Come!". Eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ [1][dead link]
