Then came the bout against Dale Crowe on March 9, 2001, in a nightclub in Erlanger, Ky., so dingy that decaying dead rats littered a corner of Page’s dressing room. “If he had heart, he would have taken me out,” Witherspoon said. Moses Page is a professional boxer introduced in Season 1 of Frankie Drake Mysteries, portrayed by Emmanuel Kabongo. Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was a boxer from Louisville, Kentucky. Greg Page, a prizefighter who was hailed as the next Muhammad Ali as a teenager and briefly held a world heavyweight title in the mid-1980s, only to sustain a … He went 16-0-1 with 15 knockouts before taking on Monte Barrett in October 1998. Page was the World Boxing Association heavyweight champion for five months in 1984 and 1985 but fell short of the golden future experts had predicted. He spoke mostly French spoken down there. He was believed to be in line to fight Tyson when he lost to Wills. O.K.” He ran down a list of allegations, including that he was too fat, too old and too young, then concluded: “I’m a myth, a fluke, a poor exhibition of a fighter. He proved to have natural talent in the sweet science of boxing. [14], World title fights and becoming WBA heavyweight champion. He was well past his prime, but he continued to fight because he needed money. The only fighter to go the distance with Page was George Chaplin, whom he defeated by a ten-round majority decision. He fought just six times from 1986 to 1988, and not at all from 1993 to 1996. By 2000, he was working his first 9-to-5 job, painting dental equipment at Whip-Mix Corp. in the South End of Louisville. Page boasted to the paper at the time, “He wasn’t hurtin’ me or nothin’.”. He was 50. Greg Page was named after actor Gregory Peck, the favorite Hollywood star of his parents, Alice and Albert Page. He lost by a technical knockout in the eighth round. Page won the vacant USBA Heavyweight title on February 7, 1981 with a seventh-round TKO of Stan Ward. In March 1984, Page fought Tim Witherspoon for the vacant WBC belt. By that time he was the #1 ranked amateur heavyweight in the United States.[2]. He was also a regular sparring partner for Mike Tyson, famously knocking down the then-undefeated world champion during a 1990 session. [13] During post-fight brain surgery, he suffered a stroke and was left paralyzed on the left side of his body. 1st of December, 1984.....Sun City, North-West, South Africa WBA World Heavyweight Title In 1976, at the USA–USSR Duals at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Page scored a major victory when he defeated Igor Vysotsky, a top-ranked heavyweight amateur boxer in the world, who never has been knocked down,[1] the big punching Russian who twice beat the legendary Cuban and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Teofilo Stevenson. Page became a regular sparring partner for reigning World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson in the late 1980s and boxed on several of his undercards. They killed Greg Page.” At the time of the stoppage, Mediodia had already left and had to be brought back into the building. Page came from a boxing family and began practicing the sport at age 5. When he was 17, he was being called the next Ali, after sparring three rounds with Ali. As part of the settlement, boxing safety regulations the state enacted the previous year were named the "Greg Page Safety Initiative. Greg Page Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title … "[19], About 100 friends, family and admirers gathered at Our Lady of Mount Carmel for his funeral, which ran more than two hours. He was also a regular sparring partner for Mike Tyson, famously knocking down the then-undefeated world champion during a 1990 session. 1978-04-21: 51kg: Roger Ponfil: Jerome Coffee: PTS: 1978-04-21: 60kg: Davey Armstrong: Johnny Bumphus: PTS: 1978-04-21 +81kg: Greg Page: Steve Zouski: WO. “But y’all have got to carry on.” Back home, everyone told Hackett to quit. Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. Page returned to defend the USBA belt against contender James "Quick" Tillis in November 1982. Boxer Greg Page dies at 50 . It left him paralyzed on his left side, with garbled speech. The 40-year-old Page scored a first round knockdown and won when the 41-year-old Witherspoon tore a muscle in his back and couldn't come out for the eighth round. Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. At the age of 16 he had the opportunity to spar with his idol Muhammad Ali. 1 Character Backstory 2 Appearances and Mentions 2.1 Summer in the City 2.2 Healing Hands 2.3 The Pilot 3 Trivia. At the USA vs. socialist countries duals held in 1977-1978 Page defeated Polish Antoni Kuskowski on points (3–0), lost a 1–2 points decision to Cuban Angel Milián, stopped Romanian Mircea Șimon in the third round, defeated East German Juergen Fanghaenel on points. His accountant told The Courier-Journal he needed just four or five. In 2007, his wife agreed to a settlement with the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority in which the agency admitted no wrongdoing but paid her $1.2 million. In August 1993 Page boxed future WBA Heavyweight Champion Bruce Seldon and was stopped in the ninth round. He was the WBA Heavyweight Champion from December 1984 … Fighting with a broken right thumb from the second round, Page lost for the first time as a professional, dropping a ten-round unanimous decision to Berbick. [9], On March 9, 2001, Page fought Dale Crowe at Peel's Palace in Erlanger, Kentucky for $1,500. After retiring, Page started training boxers. Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was a boxer from Louisville, Kentucky. Berbick is known for flopping around on the canvas against Mike Tyson, which I think was a little past his prime. At 17, he reached the National Golden Gloves semifinals in the heavyweight division, and the next year was runner-up. Meanwhile, he was supporting a payroll of 20 to 25 people. He twice disappeared from the sport for years. His bags were packed. His professional record after his retirement in 2001 was 58-17-1 with 48 Knockouts. Page returned in August with new trainer Janks Morton, and fought undefeated David Bey. He … Page won the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1977. In the mid to late 70’s he took the boxing In an interview with The Associated Press, his wife, Patricia, attributed his death to the lingering effects of that final fight. Incensed over money troubles with promoter Don King, Page had gone on strike in the gym and arrived out of shape for the bout. Prior to turning professional, Page was a two-time National AAU Heavyweight Champion (1977 and 1978), and the National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion in 1978. Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville, Ky., home. He was 50. After knocking out Marty Monroe and Alfredo Evangelista, Page had a rematch with George Chaplin and won by a twelve-round split decision. Page made his first title defense against Tony Tubbs in Buffalo, New York on April 29, 1985. “I’ve got to leave,” he told them. Greg Page was an up and coming boxer from Louisville when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 1984 with an eighth-round knockout of South Africa's Gerrie Coetzee. Page gave Ruddock a hard time before being rocked by a series of big shots in the eighth round, which caused the referee to stop the contest.[5]. In addition, Page had contacted his lawyer in March of that year to drop his ranking in the WBA from #2 to #3, behind Michael Dokes. The ringside doctor, Manuel Mediodia, wasn't licensed in Kentucky and was under suspension in Ohio. [18] His death was consistent with positional asphyxia, an inability to breathe because of body position. Bert Sugar, the boxing historian, said in a 2005 interview with The Louisville Courier-Journal that Page “never fully, I think, achieved his potential.”, In a 1982 New York Times interview when he was 23 and still unbeaten, Page said: “Everything I do is controversial. 4 Gallery Moses Page grew up in the bayou; his grandparents were slaves in Louisiana. Afterwards, Page was ranked in the top ten by the WBA. He was also a regular sparring partner for Mike Tyson, famously knocking down the then-undefeated world champion during a 1990 session. He put together 13 straight wins, 12 by knockout. The common wisdom was that Page should have won. Page’s record as a professional was 58-17-1, with 48 knockouts. Greg Page, Heavyweight Champion, Dies at 50. Monday Apr 27, 2009 at 12:01 AM Apr 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM. The point deductions cost Page a draw: All three judges had Damiani winning by two points. On December 1, 1984, Page won the WBA Heavyweight Championship with an 8th-round knockout of Gerrie Coetzee in Sun City, South Africa. People said: “Man, they killed Greg. The immediate future would be about rebuilding momentum; enter Greg Page, 34-9, 27 KO’s and a former WBA heavyweight titlist. In 1983, Page retained the USBA title again, beating Renaldo Snipes over twelve rounds and taking his WBC #1 ranking. "His head was lodged between the rail and the bed. He was hospitalized numerous times for such ailments as pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, sepsis, hypothermia, and seizures. To make matters worse, Page's hotel room in Buffalo was burgled. He was then transported to University Hospital in Cincinnati. Frequently out of shape, Page also lost to Orlin Norris in a title fight and even to the journeyman Mark Wills. The following month, on the undercard of the Larry Holmes/Gerry Cooney fight, Page fought Trevor Berbick. By that time he was also working in a factory as a painter. [15][16][17], Page filed a lawsuit against the state of Kentucky and settled out of court for $1.2 million in 2007. Gregory Edward Page was born in Louisville on Oct. 25, 1958. Page returned to face James "Buster" Douglas in January 1986. Crowe hit Page with a flush left to the chin and then pushed him back. In March 1984, Page lost a bout with Tim Witherspoon for the World Boxing Council heavyweight title, weighing what The New York Times called “a blubbery 239 ½” pounds. [2] Page also beat James Tillis, Tony Tubbs, Mitch Green, and Marvin Stinson. In this Oct. 14, 1983 photo, heavyweight boxer Greg Page waits for the weigh-in, in Miami, in preparation for a fight. Greg Page was the World Boxing Association Heavyweight champion in 1984 for one year. Even his championship victory at age 26 over Gerrie Coetzee at the Sun City Resort, then in what was considered Bophuthatswana, now part of South Africa, was marred by a timekeeper’s error: the knockout occurred 48 seconds after the round should have ended. In a close contest, he lost two points for repeatedly losing his mouthpiece. In August 1984, Page lost his United States Boxing Association title to David Bey by a unanimous decision. Page turned pro in February 1979, knocking out Don Martin in two rounds before a crowd of 7,500 at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville. Greg Page’s story is not one of boxing’s happy stories. Page was 42 and had a 58-16-1 career record going into the $1,500 fight against Dale Crowe at Peels Palace in Erlanger, Ky., near Cincinnati. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He constantly battled extra pounds; was ensnarled in disputes between promoters; was startlingly injury prone; fought questionable opponents; threw away money on a large entourage; and experienced a sequence of other problems not unfamiliar to the fight game. In 1998, Page filed for bankruptcy, claiming a $50,000 debt. It also agreed to name the regulations it enacted in 2006 the “Greg Page Safety Initiative,” among them a provision that a licensed ringside physician conduct a thorough physical examination of all fighters after bouts. He was also a regular sparring partner for Mike Tyson, famously knocking down the then-undefeated world champion during a 1990 session. O.K. He retired after the fight. Amid tears, gospel music and emotional speeches, messages were read from State Senator Gerald Neal, who praised Page's "gallant fight," and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, who said Page's legacy would live on. Greg Page, left, in 1980. Douglas stunned Page and took a unanimous decision. "I was training boxers to fight guys I could beat myself," Page said.[7]. He started fighting while growing up in Louisville and was sparring with Muhammad Ali … In an interview with The Hartford Courant, his wife said that his father took the young Greg to the gym and said: “Son, you have two choices. According to a New York Times article, Butch Lewis had Page set up to fight the winner of Mike Weaver-Randy Cobb WBA world title fight in mid-to-late 1982, but Page had switched his allegiance from Lewis to Don King. Please take a moment to review my edit. The following year, he repeated as the National AAU Heavyweight Champion and won the National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship. The fight was touted as a duel for the championship of Kentucky. In 1981, he won the United States Boxing Association heavyweight title with a technical knockout of Stan Ward. He then wrote his complaints on a piece of paper and sealed it inside an envelope. When … John Tate, Greg Page, David Bey, Pinklon Thomas, and an over-the-hill Muhammad Ali all fell to Berbick during the 1980s. “That boy hit me so hard it jarred my kinfolks in Africa,” The Louisville Courier Journal later quoted Ali as saying. Click the image to view gallery He was born Gregory Edward Page on October 25, 1958 in Louisville, KY. At the age of 12, his father, a former boxer himself took him to the gym for the first time. O.K., so what? Info about the boxer Greg Page, debut 1979-02-16. In spanning the Ali and Tyson eras, Berbick beat such fighters as Iran Barkley, Greg Page and John Tate. In a close contest, he lost two points for repeatedly losing his mouthpiece. [10], What followed was chaos. A suit Page filed against Kentucky boxing authorities, maintaining that there had been inadequate medical provisions at his last fight, helped reform boxing. Ruddock was returning after two big fights with Tyson that, due to the subsequent incarceration of Tyson, had established Ruddock as arguably the world's best heavyweight. He knocked out his first professional opponent, then ran his record to 11-0. Crowe said, "The timekeeper smacked the mat with his hand toward the end of the fight to indicate ten seconds were left, and that's when I went after Greg with one last flurry." He finished his amateur career with 94 wins and 11 losses. This page was last edited on 17 January 2020, at 00:04. "Mail it to me," Kerns said. He was the former WBA Heavyweight Champion from 1984 to 1985. Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. [14], For the rest of his life, Page suffered many complications from his injury. He was following in the footsteps of an older brother, Dennis. Greg Page, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. [4], Page continued to fight and, in 1992, fought the Jamaican Donovan "Razor" Ruddock. Greg Page (Born 25th Oct 1958) is a former professional boxer from United States with a record of 58 Wins, 17 Losses, 1 Draw After defeating a string of opponents, he fought Robert Davis, an undefeated fighter, in June 2000 in New York City. He was the WBA Heavyweight Champion from December 1984 to April 1985, losing the title in his first defence. Associated Press file Twenty-two minutes passed before an ambulance arrived. Finished amateur career having 105 fights under his belt, with a record of 94–11. Page had beaten Tubbs six out of seven times in the amateurs and was the favorite to win, but Tubbs upset the odds and won by a fifteen-round unanimous decision. "He had a hospital bed at home, and he slid out, which he has done before," said Jim Wesley, a Jefferson County deputy coroner. Taken was Page's championship belt, a $13,000 watch, and a $10,000 mink coat belonging to his road cook.[3]. Page lost his second fight in a row when Bey took a twelve-round unanimous decision. In both 1977 and 1978, he won the Amateur Athletic Union heavyweight championship. Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) [1] was a boxer from Louisville, Kentucky. Greg Page (boxer) : biography 25 October 1958 – 27 April 2009 After defeating former WBA Heavyweight Champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith by a unanimous decision, Page was matched with former WBO Heavyweight Champion Francesco Damiani in September 1992. His professional record was 58-17-1. Total bouts 76, won 58, lost 17, … Page, after a brief stint with a Southern Indiana trainer, started amateur boxing at age 15 under the tutelage of Leroy Emerson at the Louisville Parks Department gym in the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood. He first came to the public's attention by sparring several rounds with the iconic Muhammad Ali. Greg Page vs Alfredo Evangelistahttps://youtu.be/wzrlNaBWrygThanks for watchingCOACH STROUT'S CLASSIC FIGHTS.The number one channel for classic boxing. Read more How long was Greg with Butch Lewis.He would've done better if he stayed with him. Before Tyson's upset loss to Buster Douglas in February 1990, Page decked Tyson in a public sparring session. Either you box or you box.” So he boxed, even though he preferred basketball. 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Among his losses were those to … Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. Greg Page, a prizefighter who was hailed as the next Muhammad Ali as a teenager and briefly held a world heavyweight title in the mid-1980s, only to sustain a brain injury in his last fight in a seedy Kentucky nightclub in 2001, died on Monday at his Louisville home. [12], Page was taken to the emergency room at St. Luke's hospital, where a CT scan revealed a huge mass being formed by the bleeding inside his head. When Bey refused to fight reigning WBA heavyweight title holder Gerrie Coetzee in Sun City, South Africa due to Apartheid, Page stepped in. I love it.”. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TruckTurner (talk • contribs) 13:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC) External links modified. He defeated Gerrie Coetzee to win the title and relinquished it to Tony Tubbs. He was also a regular sparring partner for Mike Tyson, famously knocking down the then-undefeated world champion during a 1990 session. Witherspoon, who had lost a disputed decision to Holmes the previous year, pulled off an upset and took the title with a twelve-round majority decision. Boxers similar to or like Greg Page (boxer) American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. Coetzee’s protest went nowhere. Page, after a brief stint with a Southern Indiana trainer, started amateur boxing at age 15 under the … Crowe was 24 and an up-and-coming boxer. His father and two uncles had been boxers, and the uncles had sparred with Ali. After Page died in late September, Northington showed up at the dorm room where Hackett and another black freshman, Houston Hogg, lived. After defeating former WBA Heavyweight Champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith by a unanimous decision, Page was matched with former WBO Heavyweight Champion Francesco Damiani in September 1992. Page died early Monday, and although Kentuckiana may have lost a champ, his family says his legacy will survive. Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified 2 external links on Greg Page (boxer). [11], Before the fight, Page's trainer, James Doolin, complained to several members of the state commission about the conditions, including the lack of oxygen. He worked with Oliver McCall and was in McCall's corner when he stunningly scored a second-round knockout of Lennox Lewis to win the WBC World Heavyweight Championship in London on September 24, 1994[6] and was also present for McCall's infamous breakdown in the rematch with Lewis. [8], Page went 2-2 in his next four fights. They say I can’t punch. Information about survivors other than his wife was not available. Doolin gave it to the commission chairman, Jack Kerns, who then gave it back to Doolin. There was no ambulance, no team of paramedics, nor oxygen, all of which were required by law. Page fell against the ropes, slid down, and was counted out by the referee. Page appeared to be holding his own with Crowe until the tenth round. Greg Page burst on the scene in Louisville, KY at the ripe old age of 12. WBC heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, claiming the $2.55 million purse he was offered to fight Page wasn't enough, vacated the WBC title. Page retained the USBA belt with a unanimous decision over Jimmy Young on May 2, 1982. Barrett, 18-0 with 12 knockouts, won by a lopsided unanimous decision. Page was in a coma for nearly a week. Greg Pages final record was 58(48koes)-17-1. He followed the Chaplin win with a fourth-round knockout of Scott LeDoux. After dropping a dubious decision to journeyman Artis Pendergrass, Page had a rematch with Tim Witherspoon in June 1999. They say I’m not serious. For half of the decade, he was a legitimate contender and was an alphabet champ for a short period of time. He won his world title three months later, then lost it to Tony Tubbs in April 1985. After suffering the first knockdown of his career in the second round, Page came back to KO Tillis in the eighth round. After the fight, Page fired Leroy Emerson as his trainer. He was the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion from 1984 to 1985. Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died. Professional Boxer. It is a story of a great talent that was only realized in brief flashes. Page returned to the ring in May 1996. ", In the early morning hours of April 27, 2009, Page died at home in Louisville. Page knocked Coetzee down twice before knocking him out in the eighth round to win the title, in a round that was unusual as it overran by a minute. He trained boxers for several years, but grew restless. 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