Joe "The Boss" Hipp was born on December 7,1962 and is a retired professional American heavyweight boxer.
15 Facts About Joe Hipp
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Joe Hipp rebounded successfully from the defeat by notching 3 consecutive first-round knockout victories before facing Katoa in a rematch at Gardnerville Park in Gardnerville, Nevada on July 2,1988.
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Joe Hipp dominated the action on the inside with his hard-hitting, banging style to take a 5-round unanimous decision.
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Outweighing his opponent by over 30 pounds, Joe Hipp punched his way to a first-round stoppage.
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Joe Hipp began another winning streak before facing Bert Cooper in Cooper's final bout prior to his fight with Evander Holyfield for the world title one month later.
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Joe Hipp again rebounded by winning 3 consecutive contests before facing Tommy Morrison on June 27,1992 in Reno, Nevada.
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Joe Hipp began 1994 with a victory over Alex Garcia for the fringe NABF heavyweight title and finished the year with two more wins.
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Joe Hipp began the following year by continuing his winning ways with a third-round TKO of journeyman Phillip Brown.
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Joe Hipp fired off a series of victories over third-rate competition before being knocked out by hard-hitting journeyman Ross Puritty on June 15,1997.
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Joe Hipp had secured a comfortable lead on the scorecards before Puritty came out swinging for the tenth and final round of their bout.
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An exhausted Joe Hipp was no match for Puritty in the last round and he suffered another KO defeat.
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Joe Hipp racked up three consecutive victories against nondescript competition after the Puritty fight, but then blew out his knee against Jeff Pegues in a fifth-round TKO loss on December 9,1999.
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Joe Hipp attempted a comeback four years later, but that came to an abrupt end in his second fight as he dropped a six-round decision to journeyman Billy Zumbrun on November 14,2003.
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Joe Hipp, referred to as "The Boss" by his loyal fans, returned from another extended layoff to win a six-round decision over Ted Reiter on August 13,2005, in what was his final fight.
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In December 2005, Joe Hipp was a FEMA worker for the Hurricane Katrina disaster.