HJY is a HARD man: Biography Harry Joe Yorgey, a Pennsylvania native, has been a professional boxer since 2002 - mostly fighting in the junior middleweight division. Harry Joe is known as a blue collar fighter with amazing hand and foot speed - hence the nickname "Lightning". His style is reminiscent of some of the great fighters of the past and he prides himself on being able to either brawl with his opponent or out box his opponent - whatever the situation dictates. In a fight in 2006, Harry Joe suffered a broken jaw early in the fight and after punching himself in the jaw to reset the broken bone - he went on to not only win the fight, but his opponent was the one admitted to the hospital after the fight. His professional boxing record is 23-1-1, with his only loss coming in November of 2009 on HBO when he fought Alfredo Angulo for the Interim WBO Jr. Middleweight World Title. Harry Joe is consistantly mentioned as one of the top 10 fighters in the world in his weight class. He reached #4 in the world when he fought Angulo for the World Title. Harry Joe has fought several times on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights", Showtime and as mentioned before - HBO.
