Rickey Parkey

Ricky Parkey (November 7, 1956 – April 7, 2024) was an American professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1986 to 1987.

Rickey Parkey
Born	Rickey Parkey (1956-11-07)November 7, 1956 Morristown, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	April 7, 2024(2024-04-07) (aged 67)
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	22
Wins by KO	16
Losses	20

Professional career

Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF cruiserweight title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986.^[1] He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification bout.^[2] He retired in 1994.

Parkey died on April 7, 2024, at the age of 67.^[3]

Professional boxing record

42 fights	22 wins	20 losses
By knockout	16	11
By decision	6	9

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
42	Loss	22–20	Christophe Bizot	TKO	4	07/05/1994	Levallois-Perret, France
41	Loss	22–19	Mark Hulstrom	PTS	6	22/04/1994	Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
40	Loss	22–18	Mario Schiesser	TKO	5	05/02/1994	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany
39	Loss	22–17	Akim Tafer	PTS	8	24/06/1993	Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux, France
38	Loss	22–16	Aleksandr Miroshnichenko	KO	3	20/03/1993	Philips Halle, Duesseldorf, Germany
37	Loss	22–15	Kenny Keene	UD	10	27/02/1993	O'Connor Field House, Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.
36	Loss	22–14	Nathaniel Fitch	TKO	5	24/10/1992	King Street Palace, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
35	Loss	22–13	Axel Schulz	PTS	8	02/10/1992	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany
34	Loss	22–12	Kimmuel Odum	MD	8	01/08/1992	Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
33	Loss	22–11	Alexander Zolkin	TKO	10	10/04/1992	Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
32	Loss	22–10	Anaclet Wamba	KO	8	04/04/1992	Levallois-Perret, France
31	Loss	22–9	Dwight Muhammad Qawi	RTD	8	07/11/1991	Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C., U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
30	Win	22–8	Eddie Taylor	TKO	6	07/12/1990	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Won WBF Cruiserweight Title
29	Win	21–8	Charles Dixon	KO	5	16/11/1990	Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
28	Loss	20–8	Alfonso Ratliff	KO	7	12/08/1988	Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	USBA Cruiserweight Title.
27	Loss	20–7	Gary Mason	TKO	1	09/03/1988	Grand Hall, Wembley, England, U.K.
26	Loss	20–6	Johnny du Plooy	KO	10	31/10/1987	Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa
25	Loss	20–5	Evander Holyfield	TKO	3	15/05/1987	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost IBF cruiserweight title, for WBA cruiserweight title
24	Win	20–4	Chisanda Mutti	TKO	12	28/03/1987	Palazzo Dello Sport, Lido di Camaiore, Italy	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
23	Win	19–4	Lee Roy Murphy	TKO	10	25/10/1986	Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala, Italy	Won IBF cruiserweight title
22	Win	18–4	Carlos Hernandez	TKO	7	28/01/1986	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21	Win	17–4	Michael Arms	UD	12	10/09/1985	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
20	Loss	16–4	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	UD	10	18/06/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
19	Win	16–3	Bobby Crabtree	TKO	1	23/04/1985	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18	Win	15–3	Broderick Mason	TKO	1	11/12/1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
17	Win	14–3	Renaldo Snipes	SD	10	30/10/1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Loss	13–3	Bernard Benton	PTS	12	11/09/1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	USBA Cruiserweight Title.
15	Win	13–2	Keith Wilson	KO	1	20/05/1984	Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
14	Win	12–2	Pat Cuillo	PTS	8	11/01/1984	The Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Win	11–2	Stanley Ross	UD	8	15/11/1983	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
12	Win	10–2	Phil Clinard	PTS	8	25/06/1983	Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S.
11	Win	9–2	Anthony Phillips	KO	3	26/05/1983	2001/VIP, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
10	Win	8–2	Kemper Morton	KO	4	12/03/1983	Raceland High School Gym, Raceland, Kentucky, U.S.
9	Win	7–2	Keith Allen	KO	4	04/02/1983	Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
8	Loss	6–2	Bobby Jennings	PTS	8	13/01/1983	Viking Hall, Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
7	Win	6–1	Keith Allen	PTS	6	08/01/1983	Pennington Gap High School, Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S.
6	Win	5–1	Maurice Moore	KO	4	16/10/1982	Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Frankie Hines	KO	3	27/08/1982	Viking Hall, Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
4	Win	3–1	Tim Johnson	KO	1	08/07/1982	Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
3	Loss	2–1	James Smith	PTS	6	30/01/1982	Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Miles Prince	KO	5	27/11/1981	Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Phil Clinard	KO	2	24/10/1981	Talley Ward Recreation Center, Morristown, Tennessee, U.S.

See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions