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16-775: James Pritchard may refer to: James Pritchard (boxer) (born 1961), heavyweight boxer James Pritchard (politician) (1763–1813), politician who served in the legislatures of the Northwest Territory, and in Ohio James Pritchard (rugby union) (born 1979), Australian-Canadian rugby union player and former rugby league footballer James B. Pritchard (1909–1997), American archeologist Jim Pritchard (1948–2014), Canadian ice hockey player See also [ edit ] James Cowles Prichard (1786–1848), English physician and ethnologist [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

32-509: A 9th-round stoppage loss, although yet again Pritchard gained respect for his durability – no one could knock him down. Having been relegated to opponent status in the heavyweights, the 26–5–2 Pritchard moved down to the Cruiserweight division. He beat two-time world title challenger Siza Makathini in his debut winning an IBF Intercontinental title, but in his 1991 fight with James Warring for

48-491: A controversial draw with Johnny DuPlooy when he had apparently got the better of DuPlooy. He was stopped in 10 in a rematch, then stopped in eight by DuPlooy's rival Pierre Coetzer . Pritchard returned to the States where he was a chief sparring partner of Frank Bruno prior to his Tyson fight. He also put together a string of wins including a KO of novice Lionel Butler. A trip to England to face world-ranked Gary Mason resulted in

64-400: A crossroads fight. Pritchard was stopped by the big punching Weaver on his feet in six, but returned to win three fights in a row before meeting another former world champion, this time Michael Dokes . Pritchard was stopped in seven, but gained a reputation for toughness as Dokes, like Weaver, could not drop Pritchard. Pritchard travelled to apartheid South Africa for several fights, boxing to

80-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Pritchard (boxer) Pritchard had a stellar amateur career, becoming the 1985 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion . Pritchard turned pro in 1985 and went undefeated in 17 bouts, including a draw with Mike 'The Bounty' Hunter , before facing ex-world heavyweight champion Mike Weaver in

96-719: The Schulz-Foreman fight , but had settled for the lesser amount of $ 200,000 (half of which was never paid). Arum was sanctioned and fined $ 125,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission . Boxing promoters Cedric Kushner and Dino Duva also admitted to making similar payments to Lee. The IBF was under federal observation from Lee's conviction through September 2004. Former Michigan Boxing Commissioner, WBA vice-president, boxing safety advocate and IBF interim president Hiawatha Knight (October 22, 1929 – October 22, 2014) became president following Lee's conviction, and

112-836: The World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). The IBF was preceded by the United States Boxing Association (USBA), a regional championship organization like the North American Boxing Federation (NABF). In 1983, at the WBA's annual convention, held in Puerto Rico , Robert W. "Bobby" Lee Sr., president of the USBA, lost in his bid to become WBA president against Gilberto Mendoza. Lee and others withdrew from

128-445: The IBF's recognition. It established the IBF as the third sanctioning body, and a legitimate organization. IBF men's world championship belts are red, whereas women's world championship belts are light blue. Despite achieving an appearance of legitimacy, subsequent to a three-year investigation started by 1996 charges levied by former heavyweight champion Michael Moorer ; IBF's reputation

144-592: The convention after the election, and decided to organize a third, world-level organization, to co-exist with the WBA and the WBC. Formed as USBA-International, the fledgling organization was renamed the International Boxing Federation on November 6, 1983, based in New Jersey , where its main offices remain. Bobby Lee had also been a New Jersey boxing commissioner until 1985, when, according to news reports, "he

160-529: The mid to late 1990s he was an aged heavyweight and not much more than cannon fodder for Corrie Sanders , Brian Nielsen and Wladimir Klitschko . He retired in 1997 with a respectable record of 30–18–2 (25 KOs). United States Boxing Association The International Boxing Federation ( IBF ) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts. The others are

176-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Pritchard&oldid=1138017921 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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192-537: The vacant IBF cruiserweight title he was dropped for the first time in his career and stopped in 36 seconds, a record for a world title fight. Pritchard returned to the heavyweights after his cruiserweight title disaster, but was relegated to journeyman status. He knocked out undefeated West Turner to win the USBA heavyweight title, but lost to the likes of Tim Witherspoon , Orlin Norris , Michael Moorer and Herbie Hide . By

208-438: Was ruined in 1999 with founder Lee's indictment for racketeering and other violations for taking bribes in exchange for high boxer rankings. Indicted on federal racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges were "president, Robert W. Lee, 65; his son and IBF liaison, Robert Lee Jr., 38; former IBF executive and Virginia boxing commissioner Donald William Brennan, 86; and South American IBF representative Francisco Fernandez." Lee

224-486: Was subsequently convicted of money-laundering and tax evasion in August 2000, then sentenced, in 2001, to 22 months in prison and fined $ 25,000. In 2000, citing extortion , boxing promoter Bob Arum voluntarily testified to having paid IBF president Bobby Lee $ 100,000 in two installments in 1995, as the first half of a $ 200,000 bribe, through "middleman, Stanley Hoffman", adding that Lee had first demanded $ 500,000 to approve

240-750: Was suspended and fined by the Ethical Standards Commission for accepting contributions from fight promoters and casino executives." The IBF's first world champion was Marvin Camel , a former WBC world cruiserweight champion who won the IBF's belt in the same division. During its first year of existence the IBF remained largely obscure, but by 1984 it decided to recognize Larry Holmes , Aaron Pryor , Marvin Hagler and Donald Curry , already established champions from other organizations, as IBF world champions. In Holmes' case, he relinquished his WBC title to accept

256-480: Was the first woman president of any world governing boxing organization. In 2001, Marian Muhammad assumed the presidency, followed by Daryl J. Peoples, who remained president as of 2018. The IBF ran the "1st Annual Convention of IBF Muaythai" in Bangkok on 20–21 December 2017. Daryl Peoples, IBF president, attended the convention. The new champions of IBF Muay Thai were crowned in three weight divisions. In response to

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