Don Steele?

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Just stumbled upon this guy on boxrec... He's a 90's guy, 45 wins, 44 KO's.

    Never heard a thing about him.

    Anyone ever see him fight? Anyone know anything about him?
     
  2. henrik

    henrik fasthands Full Member

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    :think yes,i think i know him,he was fighting against brian nielsen in heavyweight...and don steele lost.IF i got it right...not a great fighter,45 wins 44 ko´s aint that bad...
     
  3. unitas

    unitas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he was a bum who built this record on the carnival circuit. timo hoffman ko´d him in two, so did brian nielsen.

    the guy was a bum.
     
  4. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    I just posted his record in the padded heavyweight thread yesterday.

    He was no where near as good as his record says.
     
  5. CANNONBALL

    CANNONBALL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yes,i remember him.saw him get stopped in 2 rnds by timo hoffman. steele was as fat as a hog and was as unskilled as your usual tank town pug. got blasted out of the ring by ray mercer too. steeles best result is probly a 7th round tko of shock absorber mike dixon,and dixon was never all that was he. the win over alex garcia was pretty much a freak result
     
  6. Marciano Frazier

    Marciano Frazier Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was basically like a 1990s Lamar Clark.
     
  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Has anyone here seen Mercer/Steele? Did Steele land any massive bombs on Mercer's cast iron chin?
     
  8. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    if i'm not mistakeing not really maybe a few but mercer really bombs him out good in this one ...i think he puts him through the ropes
     
  9. Mob

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    A total ****ingg BUM!!!!!

    Look at the record he has.

    Pathetic competition.
     
  10. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Was his power, if nothing else, legitmate?