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Ronald Hatcher Jr. (born June 28, 1959), better known as Gene Hatcher, is an American former professional boxer who was world light welterweight champion. His nickname was "Mad Dog."
Amateur careerEdit
Hatcher was a United States Amateur Champion. In 1980, he became National AAU Welterweight Champion.
Early professional careerEdit
His most notable early win came against former WBC super featherweight champion Alfredo Escalera in 1982, when he won a ten-round decision. His next notable opponent, Tyrone Crawley, defeated him by a ten-round decision. He followed that with a rematch in 1983 with Escalera. In that fight, Hatcher was dropped in round six and subsequently lost a unanimous ten-round decision.
ChampionEdit
After racking up a few wins, Hatcher faced WBA light welterweight champion Johnny Bumphus on June 1, 1984, in Buffalo, New York. In what Ring magazine called its "Upset of the Year," Hatcher scored an eleventh-round technical knockout over Bumphus. When Hatcher knocked Bumphus down, he slipped and fell on a follow-up attempt. He then threw Bumphus down to the mat when both fighters clinched. A post-fight melee in the ring ensued after the stoppage.
Hatcher's first defense was against Uby Sacco in December of the same year. He won a fifteen-round split decision. Sacco, however, won their July 1985 rematch (and title) with a ninth round knockout win in Italy (the fight was stopped by the referee because of a Hatcher cut).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In Hatcher's next and last chance at a world crown, he lost by knockout in 45 seconds to Lloyd Honeyghan in August 1987, with Honeyghan's WBC and IBF welterweight belts being at stake.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Post-championship careerEdit
After losing to Honeyghan, Hatcher continued to fight. He had seven more fights, losing two (one of which was to future world champion Aaron Davis). After a victory in Ft. Worth over Juan Martin Galvan in 1995, Hatcher retired.
Professional boxing recordEdit
| Template:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 39 | Template:Yes2Win | 32–7 | Juan Martin Galvan | UD | 8 (8) | 1995-07-01 | Template:Small | |
| 38 | Template:Yes2Win | 31–7 | Simon Moya | TKO | 4 (6) | 1993-08-26 | Template:Small | |
| 37 | Template:Yes2Win | 30–7 | Randolph Rezzaq | KO | 1 (8) | 1993-04-20 | Template:Small | |
| 36 | Template:No2Loss | 29–7 | Anthony Williams | TKO | 7 (?) | 1990-03-15 | Template:Small | |
| 35 | Template:No2Loss | 29–6 | Aaron Davis | UD | 10 (10) | 1989-09-14 | Template:Small | |
| 34 | Template:Yes2Win | 29–5 | David Maldonado | KO | 6 (10) | 1988-10-23 | Template:Small | |
| 33 | Template:Yes2Win | 28–5 | Ron Johnson | UD | 10 (10) | 1988-06-16 | Template:Small | |
| 32 | Template:No2Loss | 27–5 | Lloyd Honeyghan | TKO | 1 (15) | 1987-08-30 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 31 | Template:No2Loss | 27–4 | Frankie Warren | UD | 10 (10) | 1987-02-15 | Template:Small | |
| 30 | Template:Yes2Win | 27–3 | Darryl Anthony | TKO | 11 (12) | 1986-10-24 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 29 | Template:Yes2Win | 26–3 | Ricardo Lomeli | KO | 3 (10) | 1986-09-23 | Template:Small | |
| 28 | Template:Yes2Win | 25–3 | Sergio Valles | TKO | 4 (10) | 1986-08-08 | Template:Small | |
| 27 | Template:Yes2Win | 24–3 | Kevin Austin | SD | 10 (10) | 1986-02-04 | Template:Small | |
| 26 | Template:No2Loss | 23–3 | Ubaldo Néstor Sacco | TKO | 9 (15) | 1985-07-21 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 25 | Template:Yes2Win | 23–2 | Ubaldo Néstor Sacco | SD | 15 (15) | 1984-12-15 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 24 | Template:Yes2Win | 22–2 | Johnny Bumphus | TKO | 11 (15) | 1984-06-01 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 23 | Template:Yes2Win | 21–2 | Hector Sifuentes | UD | 10 (10) | 1984-04-21 | Template:Small | |
| 22 | Template:Yes2Win | 20–2 | Joe Manley | UD | 12 (12) | 1983-11-12 | Template:Small | |
| 21 | Template:Yes2Win | 19–2 | Eduardo Lugo | KO | 4 (10) | 1983-10-13 | Template:Small | |
| 20 | Template:Yes2Win | 18–2 | Luis Rivera | KO | 5 (?) | 1983-08-08 | Template:Small | |
| 19 | Template:No2Loss | 17–2 | Alfredo Escalera | UD | 10 (10) | 1983-06-16 | Template:Small | |
| 18 | Template:Yes2Win | 17–1 | Romero Sandoval | TKO | 5 (12) | 1983-02-25 | Template:Small | |
| 17 | Template:Yes2Win | 16–1 | Darrell Cottrell | TKO | 7 (10) | 1982-12-23 | Template:Small | |
| 16 | Template:Yes2Win | 15–1 | Anthony Bryant | TKO | 3 (10) | 1982-11-11 | Template:Small | |
| 15 | Template:No2Loss | 14–1 | Tyrone Crawley | MD | 10 (10) | 1982-10-17 | Template:Small | |
| 14 | Template:Yes2Win | 14–0 | Jerome Artis | TKO | 7 (10) | 1982-07-14 | Template:Small | |
| 13 | Template:Yes2Win | 13–0 | Danny Favella | TKO | 3 (10) | 1982-06-10 | Template:Small | |
| 12 | Template:Yes2Win | 12–0 | Alfredo Escalera | UD | 10 (10) | 1982-04-09 | Template:Small | |
| 11 | Template:Yes2Win | 11–0 | Charlie Allen | KO | 2 (8) | 1982-03-10 | Template:Small | |
| 10 | Template:Yes2Win | 10–0 | Ricardo Garcia | KO | 3 (6) | 1981-11-26 | Template:Small | |
| 9 | Template:Yes2Win | 9–0 | Raul Trujillo | KO | 2 (6) | 1981-10-29 | Template:Small | |
| 8 | Template:Yes2Win | 8–0 | Bobby Ray McMillan | TKO | 4 (8) | 1981-10-07 | Template:Small | |
| 7 | Template:Yes2Win | 7–0 | Milton Hall | TKO | 4 (6) | 1981-08-22 | Template:Small | |
| 6 | Template:Yes2Win | 6–0 | Dwayne Prim | TKO | 6 (6) | 1981-08-04 | Template:Small | |
| 5 | Template:Yes2Win | 5–0 | Ramiro Pruneda | TKO | 3 (6) | 1981-07-17 | Template:Small | |
| 4 | Template:Yes2Win | 4–0 | Ali Hassan | PTS | 6 (6) | 1981-07-07 | Template:Small | |
| 3 | Template:Yes2Win | 3–0 | Clyde Spencer | KO | 1 (6) | 1981-06-16 | Template:Small | |
| 2 | Template:Yes2Win | 2–0 | Victor Hernandez | UD | 6 (6) | 1981-05-28 | Template:Small | |
| 1 | Template:Yes2Win | 1–0 | Ken Sheppard | TKO | 1 (6) | 1981-04-23 | Template:Small |
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