Remembering one of Akron,ohio greatest! TODD HICKMAN Could Have Been One of the Greats Switch to full style Post a reply williefromrichmond↓ TODD HICKMAN Could Have Been One of the Greats 16 Sep 2009, 20:36 TODD HICKMAN Born August 30, 1966, Akron, Ohio Began boxing 1977 Career amateur record claimed: 221-17 Turned pro October 17, 1985 Died October 16, 1989 “Akron, Ohio. Todd Hickman, a former Olympic hopeful, ... died of a gunshot wound to the head suffered last week, the Summitt County coroner’s office reported. Hickman, 23, had been in intensive care at Akron General Medical Center after he was wounded Wednesday in what police said was a drug-related shooting. Hickman, a 119-pounder, lost out in the 1984 Olympic trials at Fort Worth, Texas. He had 221 victories in 238 amateur bouts” (Casa Grande [Arizona] Dispatch 10-17-89:13). dec = judges’ scoring unavailable 1981 xxxx - Timmy Martinez L dec US Junior Olympic flyweight ________; ________. 1982 June 23 - Ronald Gray W dec June 24 - Paul Alarcon W dec June 25 - Arthur Martinez W rsc 3 June 26 - Obie Beard W dec US Junior Olympic flyweight champion; Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dec. 12 - Terry McNeil W 5-0 Dec. 13 - Steve McCrory W 3-2 “Michael Collins made a mistake when he said the only thing standing between him and the US Amateur Boxing flyweight championship was Steve McCrory. The stumbling block appears to be 16-year-old Todd Hickman, of Akron, Ohio. Hickman scored the biggest upset of the U. S. Amateurs thus far with a 3-2 decision over McCrory, defending 112-pound champion from Detroit. ‘I thought I won every round,’ said Hickman. ‘The second round was close, but I threw three punches for every one he threw.’ McCrory ... wasn’t willing to concede that point, although he admitted Hickman was definitely ready for the fight. ‘He’s not a better fighter than me. He just had a better fight,’ said McCrory. Hickman ... just wanted to savor this decision, his ninth straight since moving into the open amateur division. ‘He jabbed too much,’ said Hickman. ‘You could tell when he was going to throw the right hand. He just kept cocking it. He really underestimated me’” (Doylestown [Pennsylvania] Daily Intelligencer 12-15-82:29). Dec. 14 - Les Fabri W 4-1 Dec. 15 - Michael Collins W 4-1 Dec. 16 - Darrick Robinson W 4-1 US Amateur (Winter) flyweight champion; Indianapolis. 1983 xxxx - Brian Spicer W dec xxxx - Paul Gonzales, Jr. W dec xxxx - Dan Dore W dec xxxx - Orlando Canizales W dec Mch. 26 - Ruben Cordova W dec US Golden Gloves flyweight champion; Albuquerque. “Hickman peppered Cordova’s face with a steady diet of left jabs. The taller Hickman outpointed Cordova by refusing to let him get inside his long reach” (The New Mexican [Santa Fe] 3-27-83:25). June 25 - Joe King W 4-1 June 28 - Steve McCrory W 4-1 US Pan American Games Trials/National Sports Festival flyweight champion; Colorado Springs. Aug. 6 - “Hickman ... was disqualified [from the US Pan American Games Box-Offs at St. Louis] during a weigh-in. ‘Todd has been having trouble during training,’ said Leslie A. King, the event’s director of communications’” (Alton [Illinois] Telegraph 8-6-83:15). Sept. 15 - Billy Dunlop (Canada) W 4-1 Sept. 16 - Arturo Guzman (Dominican Republic) W 3-2 Sept. 17 - Pedro Reyes (Cuba) L w/o North American flyweight finalist; Houston. Hickman lost on a medical disqualification. Oct. 15 - Paul Fitzgerald W rsc 1 USA vs. Ireland; Concord, California. Nov. 7 - Jodie Bailey W 3-2 Nov. 8 - Jesse Benavides L 2-3 USA Amateur bantamweight participant (lost in second series of the competition); Colorado Springs. 1984 Jan. 28 - Yuri Alexandrov W 2-1 USA vs. Soviet Union; Moscow. Feb. 25 - Dale Walters L dec USA vs. Canada; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. June 6 - Mario Gonzales W 4-1 June 8- Robert Shannon L 2-3 USA Olympic Trials bantamweight semifinalist; Ft. Worth. 1985 Jan. 29 - Erik Khakomov W dec USA vs. Soviet Union; Buffalo. This was Hickman’s first bout since the USA Olympic Trials and his weight had increased from 119 pounds (bantamweight) to 139 pounds (light-welterweight). Feb. 8 - Kim Ki-Tack L rsc 1 USA vs. South Korea; Las Vegas. bwadd21↓ Re: TODD HICKMAN Could Have Been One of the Greats 17 Sep 2009, 12:15 The sport of boxing unfourtanatley has tons of stries out there similar to this. Thats why we have to encourage our kids to be they best they can be in and out of the ring. May God Bless all the participants in our sport Post a reply Jump to: Switch to full style Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. phpBB Mobile / SEO by Artodia. Board index
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