1. Bruce Samuel Seldon was born on January 30,1967 and is an American former professional boxer and current boxing trainer, who competed from 1988 to 1996, and 2004 to 2009.
11 Facts About Bruce Seldon
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Bruce Seldon held the WBA heavyweight title from 1995 to 1996, most notably losing to Mike Tyson via knockout in his second defense.
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Bruce Seldon was ahead on the scorecards but tired and was knocked down by McCall three times in the ninth.
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Bruce Seldon returned in 1992 with a victory over Jesse Ferguson whom he stopped on an eye injury, but was knocked down and outpointed the same year by ex-champion Tony Tubbs.
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Bruce Seldon signed with promoter Don King in 1993 and boxed on a series of his undercards, most notably in August 1993 when he stopped ex-champion Greg Page in nine rounds.
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Since the fight with Bruce Seldon was already signed, Tyson vacated his belt and only Bruce Seldon's was on the line when the two fought on September 7,1996.
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Rumors started that Bruce Seldon had been paid to take a dive against Tyson, with the fans chanting "fix" following the decision.
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Bruce Seldon pleaded guilty last month to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
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Bruce Seldon defeated two journeymen before gaining a high-profile fight on HBO with Gerald Nobles.
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Bruce Seldon launched a second comeback in 2007, now into his 40s, and knocked out a series of journeymen before being knocked out himself by ranked contenders Kevin Johnson and Fres Oquendo.
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Bruce Seldon was KO'd in four during an exhibition with Alexander Povetkin.