Great boxer, had some real good wins. What ever happened to him? I think age caught up with him, maybe couldn't get the fights he needed late in his career. A raal technition, great to watch.
he put up a bad fight against Bramble and took a bit of a beating. Bramble was not a hard puncher and he hurt Crawley everytime he landed it seemed. Crawley was good, but not in the top 5 lightweights. I remember he beat Robin Blake.
He was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. He was also recently inducted as a member of the 2010 class of the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame. I see him once in a while. Here's what we put in our journal when he was Inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Fellow Inductees: Let me start by saying how excited and very proud to be inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. I am also extremely honored to be celebrated with such distinguished other inductees. I began boxing at the age of fourteen in Philadelphia, PA, at a local Police Athletic League, and I loved it ever since. My amateur career record was 56 wins and 6 losses. Also, during my amateur career I won a Golden Gloves title and I made the All Army Boxing team while I was in the service. I turned pro in 1980, winning a six-round fight against an opponent with a 6-0 record. My third fight I took on the night before the fight in Washington, DC. Thank God I was in shape because this fight, in my mind, was the fight that convinced me that I had the talent to compete at the next level. As a professional I won two boxing titles. The first one in September 1982, I defeated Al “Earthquake” Carter in a hard 12-round fight, winning the ESPN Lightweight Championship. Then in June 1985 I won the United States Boxing Association Championship by defeating former IBF Lightweight Champion Charlie “Choo Choo” Brown. This fight was voted Fight of the Year by the USBA Committee. Although no title was at stake, I feel my biggest fight was October 8, 1983 against No. 1 Lightweight contender Robin Blake. This fight put me in the top 10 world rankings. After getting in the top 10 rankings and working my way up to be the number 1 contender in the WBA and IBF, it took two years to get a championship bout against WBA Lightweight Champion Livingstone Bramble. My last fight was in 1998. I retired shortly after from the sport I truly love. At the end, my record reflected 22 wins with 2 losses. I am proud of both my amateur and professional accomplishments. I continued to love the sport and remain a loyal supporter and fan. Personally, I have a rich and fulfilling career as a Philadelphia Police Officer assigned to the Police Athletic League (PAL). I am the Director at the PAL Center in North Philadelphia, working with children between the ages of 8 and 18 years old. Some of these inner city youths have social and emotional predicaments. This, to me, is just a bigger challenge than anything that I have done in life. My ultimate hope is that they learn by example, from me. I have been married to Gina Crawley for fourteen years. We have two wonderful sons: Tyrone, Jr., 18 years old, a freshman at Penn. College of Technology; and Kevin, 15, a tenth grader. Here's his pro record: Tyrone Crawley Alias Butterfly Country United States Hometown Philadelphia, PA Division Lightweight Born 1958-11-02 Stance Southpaw Career Record Date Opponent Location Result 1980-10-24 Isidro Ruiz Philadelphia, PA, USA W PTS 6 1980-12-11 Chris Harmon Philadelphia, PA, USA W KO 2 1981-11-05 Pat Jefferson Washington, DC, USA W PTS 8 1982-04-01 Tim Ward Philadelphia, PA, USA W KO 6 1982-04-17 Ken Willis Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 6 1982-04-30 Tony Stern Washington, DC, USA W PTS 6 1982-05-17 Mike James Baltimore, MD, USA W PTS 8 1982-07-22 Ernest Bing Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 10 1982-09-02 Al Carter Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 12 1982-10-17 Gene Hatcher Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 10 1982-12-09 Anthony Murray Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 10 1983-02-18 Melvin Paul Atlantic City, NJ, USA L PTS 12 1983-06-02 Edwin Curet Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 10 1983-07-21 Thomas Baker Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 10 1983-10-08 Robin Blake Levelland, TX, USA W UD 10 1984-01-15 Steve Romero Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 6 1984-06-17 Ruben Herasme Tampa, FL, USA W KO 8 1984-08-05 Gary Gamble Las Vegas, NV, USA W KO 8 1985-01-31 Nick Parker Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 10 1985-06-05 Charlie Brown Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 12 Vacant NABF Lightweight Title 1986-02-16 Livingstone Bramble Reno, NV, USA L TKO 13 WBA Lightweight Title 1987-06-04 Ali Muhammad New York, NY, USA W PTS 10 1987-08-20 Herminio Morales New York, NY, USA W TKO 4 Record to Date Won 21 (KOs 7) Lost 2 Drawn 0 Total 23 [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Crawley[/ame]
Nice stuff, Good Kid, Was brilliant in beating Rockin' Robin Blake. Was pretty good in beating Stevie Romero too. Took on Livingstone Bramble at the wrong time. Bramble was on a roll.
The Butterfly actually stood in mid ring with the much taller Blake and traded successfully, but always on his own terms, hitting without being hit. At one point, he even rocked Robin, displaying unexpected power. Blake was beaten decisively, and his fans in Levelland knew it. Just a complete schooling. Howard Davis, Jr. was one very impressed viewer, and he discussed the possibility of boxing Crawley in a televised interview (maybe on ESPN). I thought he had a real shot at beating Bramble. Currently, this is all the footage openly available of Crawley, his penultimate career bout and a rare stoppage win (Hopefully, Crawley-Blake will eventually surface): [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-VxcnCOiSc[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyvyIUI9jQ[/ame]
He was a solid boxer, but just too feeble physically and lacking in power. A bit of a lightweight Colin McMillan, though not as talented imo.
Crawley had very good skills. The Blake victory was at a time when Robin was being heavily hyped by CBS. He had a solid defense and a busy work rate. He boxed without running, even though he usally had much less power than his opponent. Bramble was just too strong for him, but he lasted 13 rounds so he did put up some fight. His lack of power was evident in the fact he couldn't ko such opponents as Nick Parker and Ali Kareem Muhammad, two often ko'd club fighters. He also couldn't dent the fragile chin of Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown. Get that fight on tape if you can. That was a war.
I have his TKO loss to Bramble from '85 on tape.... Crawley was a slick and fast boxer, but he had no power.... I think Crawley retired soon after and went back to being a copper in Philly...? The fight with Livy Bramble was a "Make it or Break it" fight for Tyrone Crawley... Well, Crawley broke it..... Sad, but true.... NOTE: I recall seeing Crawley school # 1 WBA pretender Robin Blake on ESPN prior to his shot at Bramble.... Blake was vastly over-hyped at 135....... MR.BILL
