Oba Carr
Appearance
Oba Carr | |
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Born | Oba Diallo Carr May 11, 1972 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Motor City |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light Middleweight Welterweight Light Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 61 |
Wins | 54 |
Wins by KO | 31 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
Oba Diallo Carr (born May 11, 1972) is an American former professional boxer. A product of trainer Emanuel Steward's Kronk Gym in Detroit, he fought three times unsuccessfully for a welterweight world title.
Professional career
[edit]Among Carr's losses are three to then reigning welterweight champions Ike Quartey, Félix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya (by 11th-round TKO on May 22, 1999, for the WBC Welterweight Championship).[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Carr can no longer walk as a result of the blows he took to the head during his boxing career and uses a wheelchair.[4][5]
Professional boxing record
[edit]61 fights | 54 wins | 6 losses |
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By knockout | 31 | 4 |
By decision | 23 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
DQ | Disqualification | RTD | Corner retirement |
KO | Knockout | SD | Split decision / split draw |
MD | Majority decision / majority draw | TD | Technical decision / technical draw |
NC | No contest | TKO | Technical knockout |
PTS | Points decision | UD | Unanimous decision / unanimous draw |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s) | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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61 | Loss | 54–6–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 18 May 2002 | ![]() |
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60 | Loss | 54–5–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10) | 0:43 | 10 Feb 2002 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 54–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 6 Dec 2001 | ![]() |
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58 | Win | 53–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 14 Jul 2001 | ![]() |
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57 | Loss | 52–4–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | 2:46 | 24 Mar 2001 | ![]() |
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56 | Win | 52–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | 0:30 | 15 Dec 2000 | ![]() |
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55 | Win | 51–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 15 Jun 2000 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 50–3–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 8 (10) | 3:00 | 4 Mar 2000 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 49–3–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | ? | 15 Dec 1999 | ![]() |
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52 | Loss | 48–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 (12) | 0:55 | 22 May 1999 | ![]() |
For WBC welterweight title |
51 | Win | 48–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 13 Feb 1999 | ![]() |
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50 | Win | 47–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | N/a | 20 Nov 1998 | ![]() |
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49 | Win | 46–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 4 Aug 1998 | ![]() |
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48 | Win | 45–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 18 Apr 1998 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 44–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | 2:36 | 2 Feb 1998 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 43–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | 2:10 | 22 Nov 1997 | ![]() |
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45 | Draw | 42–2–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | N/a | 7 Oct 1997 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 42–2 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | ? | 5 Sep 1997 | ![]() |
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43 | Win | 41–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 24 Jun 1997 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 40–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | N/a | 18 May 1997 | ![]() |
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41 | Loss | 39–2 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | N/a | 4 Oct 1996 | ![]() |
For WBA welterweight title |
40 | Win | 39–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (10) | 3:00 | 18 May 1996 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 38–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (?) | N/a | 16 Dec 1995 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Oba Carr". BoxRec.
- ^ "CNN/SI - Boxing - De La Hoya stops Carr in 11th round - Sunday May 23, 1999 12:29 AM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1999-05-23. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Oscar De La Hoya Vs Oba Carr Also Featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr Vs Justin Juuko Official Onsite Programme || Boxing Memorabilia". Champs UK. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ Salmaci, Tarick [@TarickSalmaci] (August 6, 2017). "Great seeing my #boxing fam today. #ThomasHearns #BroncoMcKart #Jackie Kallen #ObaCarr #TarickSalmaci https://t.co/o1gVYfZ4eD" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "The First Lady of Boxing Won't Let the Sport Ignore CTE". 16 November 2021.