Chazz Witherspoon

Chazz Witherspoon ( born September 16, 1981 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA) is an American heavyweight boxer.

Amateur

Witherspoon was only two years amateur. Originally he planned to play professional basketball. Once there, however, he failed to get a contract with an NBA team, he switched to boxing.

In 2004, he won at the U.S. Championships in the heavyweight ( to 91 kg) took second place, but could not qualify for the Olympic Games, because he lost to Devin Vargas. He won at the " National Golden Gloves" in 2004, winning all the battles ahead. As an amateur he won 25 fights with six defeats and one draw.

Professional

He was taken in 2004 by the influential pro and Shelly Finkel under contract. First, he won all his fights against build up opponents. This surprised many observers that he showed a rather average impact force as a professional and his opponents auskonterte mainly.

In July 2008, he met his strongest opponent, also the still undefeated Mexican Chris Arreola. Chazz Witherspoon suffered in the third round two rainfall. The second precipitation Arreola scored when the gong sounded for broadcast, whereupon a Sekundant Witherspoon entered the ring. Because Witherspoon was due to the precipitation but the count and the round was therefore not officially ended, despite the gongs, the referee disqualified Witherspoon, as only the two boxers and the referee may stay in the ring during the fight.

Others

Chazz Witherspoon is a second cousin of former heavyweight world champion Tim Witherspoon. Witherspoon graduated from a pharmaceutical marketing studies at Saint Joseph 's University, which he successfully completed in May 2005.