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Randolph Neumann (born July 21, 1948), raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey,<ref>Randy Neumann Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed March 22, 2011.</ref> is a former professional boxer who has been a referee for the New York State Athletic Commission since 1982. He has been the "third man" in many championship matches that have taken place in Madison Square Garden in New York City .
BoxerEdit
As a boxer, he compiled a professional record of 31 wins (11 by way of knockout) and 7 losses in 38 contests. In his career, he faced the likes of Jimmy Young, Chuck Wepner, and Jerry Quarry. He was ranked as high as the #9 contender worldwide at the Heavyweight division. However, after graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey with a degree in business in 1975, he decided to retire from boxing. He once won the New Jersey State Heavyweight title by beating Chuck Wepner. The pair fought for that title three times, with Wepner winning twice.
Though he came back for one more bout as a Cruiserweight against Ibar Arrington on April 15, 1977, he retired from prizefighting for good to focus on acting, writing, and a business career.
RetirementEdit
Neumann was elected to the board of directors by the members of the International Boxing Federation at their annual convention, held in Montreal in May 2015. While there, he attended his first board meeting at which time he was elected Treasurer of the organization. Although he no longer referees fights (which he did for 31 years), he now supervises championship fights around the world. From 1983 to 2014, he refereed 339 fights, including many world title ones.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Today he is the president of Randy Neumann Wealth Management, located in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
Professional boxing recordEdit
Template:S-start |- |align="center" colspan=8|31 Wins (11 knockouts, 20 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions)[1] |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Template:No2Loss |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Ibar Arrington |TKO |5 |15/04/1977 |align=left|Template:Flagicon William L. Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:No2Loss |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Duane Bobick |TKO |4 |12/12/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left|Template:Small |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Bobby Walker |UD |10 |17/10/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Long Island Arena, Commack, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Boone Kirkman |UD |10 |05/09/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- |Template:No2Loss |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Wendell Joseph |DQ |6 |27/06/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Nassau, Bahamas |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Billy Aird |TKO |8 |05/06/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Cunard Hotel, London |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Larry Renaud |PTS |10 |08/04/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Orlando, Florida |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon "Irish" Bob Scott |DQ |2 |21/03/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Bimini, Bahamas |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Larry Beilfuss |TKO |5 |04/02/1975 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |align=left|Template:Small |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Carl "Tank" Baker |TKO |10 |15/12/1974 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Nassau, Bahamas |align=left| |- |Template:No2Loss |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Chuck Wepner |TKO |6 |08/03/1974 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left|Template:Small |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Reinaldo Raul Gorosito |PTS |10 |05/11/1973 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Felt Forum, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Pedro Agosto |TKO |9 |10/09/1973 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Doug Kirk |TKO |2 |19/04/1973 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:No2Loss |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Jerry Quarry |RTD |7 |05/01/1973 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon G.G. Maldonado |TKO |6 |26/10/1972 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Alex Carr |KO |1 |14/09/1972 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left|Template:Small |- |Template:No2Loss |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Chuck Wepner |PTS |12 |15/04/1972 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Jersey City, New Jersey |align=left|Template:Small |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Jimmy Young |PTS |10 |10/03/1972 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Chuck Wepner |PTS |12 |09/12/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left|Template:Small |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Reinaldo Raul Gorosito |UD |10 |17/11/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Bob Castle |TKO |5 |28/10/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Brian O'Melia |PTS |10 |17/06/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Reinaldo Raul Gorosito |PTS |8 |13/05/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Tony Norris |PTS |10 |16/04/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Paterson Armory, Paterson, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Jimmy Harris |PTS |8 |18/03/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:No2Loss |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Jimmy Harris |KO |2 |18/02/1971 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Edmund Stewart |PTS |4 |17/06/1970 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Edmund Stewart |PTS |8 |28/05/1970 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Cliffside Park, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Sonny Pittman |PTS |8 |09/04/1970 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Len Couture |KO |4 |19/03/1970 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Tony Gagliardo |PTS |6 |16/02/1970 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Angel Viera |TKO |2 |15/01/1970 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Junior Wilkerson |PTS |4 |12/12/1969 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Junior Wilkerson |PTS |6 |20/11/1969 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon George Simpson |PTS |6 |30/10/1969 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Junior Wilkerson |PTS |4 |01/10/1969 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Template:Yes2Win |Template:Small |align=left|Template:Flagicon Jeff Marx |KO |1 |18/08/1969 |align=left|Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |align=left| |}
RefereeEdit
In 1982, he telephoned John Condon (president of Madison Square Garden Boxing) and expressed interest in being a referee. After Condon put in a good word with the New York State Athletic Commission, they started using him as a ringside judge. Before long, he had his first assignment as a referee in a four-round bout at the Felt Forum (a part of Madison Square Garden).
Neumann is now a widely respected figure within the boxing community and has worked in the ring for 50+ title fights involving champions including Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, Meldrick Taylor, Buddy McGirt, Chris Byrd, Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz, and many others.
WriterEdit
Neumann wrote an article about a fight that he had against Chuck Wepner in Madison Square Garden that was published in the July 1974 issue of Sport magazine. He wrote 13 columns about boxing for the sports section of the New York Times. He wrote stories of boxing The New York Post, The New York News Magazine, Forbes, Signature, Harper's, New Jersey Monthly and other magazines. In 1988 he began writing a financial column for the Hudson Dispatch. Over the years he has syndicated the column in several newspapers. He wrote another book titled "Fighting for your Financial Future - Round Two".