He was part of the Pete Ashlock stable in Orlando in the 1970s. Made it up to No. 2 in the junior middle rankings. Ross lost to Tony Chaiverini in his final fight, I believe. Chaiverini was rewarded with a TV fight against an up-and-coming Ray Leonard -- a fight Ross probably would have gotten had he won. Anyone out there have any info on this guy? I think he had a record for consecutive knockouts at one point, or at least the longest active streak.
Just saw this. I was e-mailing with Scott "Golden Boy" Clark last year and he said he went to Alabama and tracked him down and that he had been not doing too well- essentially homeless and in poor health. Really good article in Sports Illustrated back in the day that discussed him in detail- partying streetfighter turned pro after a military stint- and suggested the Chiaverine fight was the beginning of the downslide. Good thread, BTW
I remember seeing lots of mentions of Edgar in the Ring magazines Rings around the world local venue reports, he seemed to be gathering a good local following and certainly seemed an exciting one to watch, with a possible brakethrough imminent, then he seemed to disappear, i often wondered if he had suffered enforced retirement perhaps through eye trouble, or had simply become disillusioned with the business. A little later a New "Mad Dog" came along to keep one's eye on - Gene "Mad Dog" Hatcher
Saint Pat, Great 'Southeastern Fighter' from the past. I think Pete Ashlock also created a bunch of 'paper championships' for 'Mad Dog'. Like the, * Southeastern Light-Middleweight Championship * Southern States Middleweight Championship * South-Atlantic Light-Middleweight Championship In March 1979, 29 year-old Edgar 'Mad Dog' Ross at 58-1-2 (41 KO's) was ranked as the #2 Light-Middlweight by Ring Magazine - he also was the (#3 WBC) and (#5 WBA) Light-Middleweight. Then the 'March 16th Disaster' a knockout loss (L KO 10) to Tony Chiaverini in Kansas City. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the end of 1977, Edgar was 49-1-2 (36 KO's). At that time, I would have made him a solid '2-1 Favorite' to wrest the WBA Light-Middleweight Championship from 'that clown' Eddie Gazo. This content is protected
