Tavoris Karod Cloud was born on January 10,1982 and is an American professional boxer who held the IBF light heavyweight title from 2009 to 2013.
14 Facts About Tavoris Cloud
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When interviewed by ESPN, Tavoris Cloud explained that he had a tough childhood.
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Tavoris Cloud went on to explain how meager his family's situation was, and spoke on how his family used a foot tub with ice in it as a fridge.
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Tavoris Cloud competed at the 2002 US national amateur championships, losing in the final of the light heavyweight bracket to Curtis Stevens.
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Tavoris Cloud set the tempo of the fight early, hurting Gonzalez with a right cross in dominating the first round.
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Tavoris Cloud kept the fight in the middle of the ring, but Cloud kept sending him back with uppercuts and left hooks.
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Tavoris Cloud won the IBF Light Heavyweight title against the durable Clinton Woods by way of a 12-round unanimous decision after former champion Chad Dawson vacated the belt.
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Tavoris Cloud threw well over 1000 punches in the fight which is well over the average for that weight division and won the fight by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.
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Tavoris Cloud defeated Glen Johnson by unanimous decision on August 7,2010.
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Tavoris Cloud faced the Colombian knockout artist Fulgencio Zuniga for a title defense and earned a unanimous decision.
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Tavoris Cloud later took on Bernard Hopkins on March 9,2013 at the Barclays center in Brooklyn and lost his IBF Championship via Unanimous Decision.
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On September 27,2014, Tavoris Cloud faced Dagestan contender Artur Beterbiev.
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Right from the start Tavoris Cloud was outmatched and unable to cope with the power of his vastly larger foe, getting dropped three times in the first round before finally being for the last time early in the second.
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Tavoris Cloud was unable to beat referee Michael Griffin's count, making this his third consecutive loss.