Eugene Hart

Eugene "Cyclone" Hart (born June 16, 1951) was an American middleweight boxer who fought from 1969 to 1982. Hart never fought for the title and could not get a victory against the upper echelon fighters he faced. His best showing against a top notch fighter was when he fought "Bad" Bennie Briscoe to a 10 round draw on November 18, 1975. He was stopped in one round by Briscoe in their rematch on April 6, 1976. Another big win for Hart was the 10 round decision he earned over former Olympic champion Sugar Ray Seales on August 15, 1975.

Hart faced three future champions in his career. He suffered a 9 round TKO loss at the hands of future middleweight champion Marvin Hagler on September 14, 1976. Future light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad knocked Hart out in the fourth round on August 26, 1974, and future middleweight king Vito Antuofermo KOed Hart in the fifth round of their March 11, 1977 match. The Antuofermo fight was typical of Hart's inability to get by championship caliber fighters. Hart came out throwing powerful left hooks to the head and body of Antuofermo. Some of Hart's left hooks actually lifted Antuofermo off the ground. When Antuofermo did not wilt under the furious attack, Hart lost confidence and the tide of battle turned. Appearing completely spent, Hart became defenseless and was knocked out.

Hart was trained by legendary boxing figure Cus D'Amato for a short period in 1973 and 1974, but another veteran, Sam Solomon, trained him before and after D'Amato. Hart never realized his great potential. Nevertheless, in 2003 Hart was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. His son is professional fighter Jesse Hart.^[1]

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (28 knockouts, 2 decisions), 9 Losses (8 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	30–9–2	Tony Suero	KO	4	09/02/1982	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	30–8–2	Vito Antuofermo	KO	5	11/03/1977	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss	30–7–2	Marvin Hagler	RTD	8	14/09/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	30–6–2	Matt Donovan	KO	2	11/08/1976	Wagner Ballroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss	29–6–2	Bennie Briscoe	KO	1	06/04/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Hart knocked out at 1:49 of the first round
Win	29–5–2	Melvin Dennis	KO	3	10/02/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Dennis knocked out at 0:56 of the third round
Draw	28–5–2	Bennie Briscoe	PTS	10	18/11/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	28–5–1	Sugar Ray Seales	PTS	10	15/08/1975	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	27–5–1	Chucho García	TKO	6	02/06/1975	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:39 of the sixth round
Win	26–5–1	Mario Rosa	KO	4	28/04/1975	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Rosa knocked out at 2:57 of the fourth round
Win	25–5–1	Radames Cabrera	KO	8	31/01/1975	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Cabrera knocked out at 2:53 of the eighth round
Loss	24–5–1	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	KO	4	26/08/1974	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.	Hart knocked out at 0:51 of the fourth round
Loss	24–4–1	Bobby Watts	KO	1	15/07/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Hart knocked out at 2:49 of the first round
Loss	24–3–1	Willie Monroe	UD	10	18/02/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	24–2–1	Al Quinney	KO	2	12/11/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Quinney knocked out at 2:01 of the second round
Win	23–2–1	Thurman Holliday	KO	2	06/08/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Holliday knocked out at 0:33 of the second round
Loss	22–2–1	José González	TKO	9	23/04/1973	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the ninth round
Loss	22–1–1	Nate Collins	TKO	8	07/03/1972	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the eighth round
Win	22–0–1	Matt Donovan	KO	2	07/02/1972	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Donovan knocked out at 2:39 of the second round
No Contest	21–0–1	Denny Moyer	NC	6	21/09/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Both fighters fell out of the ring and suffered injuries stopping the fight
Win	21–0	Fate Davis	KO	5	10/08/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	20–0	Don Fullmer	UD	10	22/06/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	19–0	Stanley Hayward	TKO	1	03/05/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the first round
Win	18–0	Jim Meilleur	TKO	4	22/03/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the fourth round
Win	17–0	Freddie Martinovich	KO	3	26/01/1971	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Martinovich knocked out at 1:40 of the third round
Win	16–0	Jim J Davis	KO	4	09/12/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	15–0	Dave Dittmar	KO	5	17/11/1970	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Dittmar knocked out at 0:43 of the fifth round
Win	14–0	Humberto Trottman	KO	2	02/11/1970	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	13–0	Leroy Roberts	TKO	4	16/09/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	12–0	Humberto Trottman	KO	5	16/06/1970	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Trottman knocked out at 2:00 of the fifth round
Win	11–0	John Saunders	TKO	4	26/05/1970	Fournier Hall, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Win	10–0	Sonny Floyd	KO	1	18/05/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Floyd knocked out at 0:58 of the first round
Win	9–0	Vernon Mason	KO	3	07/04/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	8–0	John Saunders	KO	3	25/03/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Saunders knocked out at 1:42 of the third round
Win	7–0	Gene Masters	KO	1	25/02/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Masters knocked out at 2:57 of the first round
Win	6–0	Joe Williams	KO	1	27/01/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	5–0	Sam Mosley	KO	1	13/01/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Mosley knocked out at 2:08 of the first round
Win	4–0	Art Kettles	TKO	3	09/12/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	3–0	Al Thomas	KO	2	11/11/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	2–0	Sonny Gravely	KO	1	14/10/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	1–0	Sheldon Moore	KO	1	30/09/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.