Ray White (boxer)

Ray White
Statistics
Nickname(s) Windmill
Rated at Heavyweight
Nationality United States American
Born (1938-08-05) August 5, 1938

Ray "Windmill" White (born August 5, 1938) is an American former light heavyweight boxer best known for his unorthodox punches.[1]

History

White fought out of Ventura, California in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a popular draw in the Los Angeles area, fighting multiple times at the Olympic Auditorium and winning the California State Light Heavyweight title. The tall and lanky White, with his unusual reach advantage, invented several unorthodox punches including the behind the back punch. His popularity led to appearances on national television shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Merv Griffin Show. He retired in 1974 and despite a record of 41-14-5 and wins over name contenders of the era, he was never offered a shot at a world title.

White currently resides in Ventura County, California and is an instructor at The Ventura KO Academy, where he helps in the training of amateur and professional fighters. In the summer of 2011, White will be inducted into California Boxing Hall of Fame as well as inducted to the Ventura County Hall of Fame.[2] He was ranked the 7th most awkward fighter of all time in The Ultimate Boxing Book of Lists by Bert Randolph Sugar and Teddy Atlas.[3]

Professional boxing record

41 Wins (11 knockouts, 30 decisions), 14 Losses (2 knockouts, 12 decisions), 5 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win -- United States Randy "Drunken" Miller TKO 9 11/06/1974 Texas Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, United States
Win 10-8-4 United States Eddie Bailey PTS 10 29/04/1974 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, United States
Loss 7-0-1 United States Jesse Burnett KO 8 15/03/1974 California San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, United States
Draw 10-8-3 United States Eddie Bailey PTS 8 18/02/1974 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, United States
Win 0-6 United States Faustino Perez TKO 7 22/01/1974 Texas El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win 3-4 United States Charles Anderson Atlas PTS 10 10/12/1973 Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Win 41-25-1 United States Bobby Rascon PTS 10 10/11/1973 Arizona Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Draw 22-4-3 United States Hildo Silva PTS 8 17/08/1973 California San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, United States
Win 10-3 Samoa Koroseta Kid PTS 10 03/07/1973 Hawaii Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, United States
Win 40-24-1 United States Bobby Rascon UD 10 01/06/1973 Arizona Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win 16-14 United States "Ground" Chuck Hamilton TKO 8 10/03/1973 California Santa Rosa, California, United States
Win 19-18-2 Cuba Lino Rendon PTS 10 20/02/1973 California Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California, United States
Loss 36-1-1 United States Mike Quarry UD 12 29/01/1973 California Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 39-42-7 United States Charley Austin UD 10 18/12/1972 Arizona Phoenix Riverside Ballroom, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win 3-7 United States Bob Hazelton TKO 8 12/12/1972 California San Diego, United States
Win 17-6-1 United States Orlando de la Fuentes UD 12 20/11/1972 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win 16-42-11 United States Frank "Snakebite" Niblett UD 10 06/11/1972 Arizona Phoenix Riverside Ballroom, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Draw 43-7-4 Mexico Rafael "El Presidente" Gutierrez PTS 12 02/10/1972 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States California Light Heavyweight Title. 6-6, 5-5, 8-3.
Loss 19-7 United States Johnny Griffin UD 10 26/04/1972 Ohio Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, United States
Win 8-16-1 United States Hill Chambers UD 10 08/04/1972 Arizona Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win 12-11-3 United States "Irish" Terry Lee SD 12 26/02/1972 California Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States California Light Heavyweight Title. 6-5, 6-5, 4-5.
Win 11-10-3 United States "Irish" Terry Lee SD 12 04/12/1971 California Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States California Light Heavyweight Title. 6-5, 6-5, 3-8.
Win 5-14-1 United States Hill Chambers UD 10 19/11/1971 California Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Win 14-7-3 United States Amado Vasquez TKO 10 24/09/1971 California Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States California Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss 31-6-2 United States Jimmy "The Cat" Dupree UD 12 03/07/1971 California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 5-6, 5-7, 5-7.
Loss 3-1 United States Lonnie Bennett SD 10 19/06/1971 California Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, United States
Win 13-9-1 United States Steve "Block" Grant PTS 10 05/06/1971 California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States
Win 37-14-5 United States Roger Rouse UD 10 22/05/1971 California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States 10-0, 7-3, 8-1.
Win 15-9 United States "Ground" Chuck Hamilton UD 12 17/04/1971 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States California Light Heavyweight Title. 8-2, 8-1, 10-0.
Win 15-8 United States "Ground" Chuck Hamilton TKO 2 20/03/1971 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States California Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the second round.
Win 11-8-3 United States "Irish" Terry Lee UD 10 20/02/1971 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win 3-6-1 United States "Big" Robie Harris SD 10 09/01/1971 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Draw 13-8 United States Steve "Block" Grant PTS 8 21/11/1970 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Loss 13-2 United States Steve "Iceman" Carter UD 10 10/08/1970 California Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
Loss 32-9-6 United States Hank "Hurry Up" Casey PTS 10 29/06/1970 California Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
Win 10-4 United States AJ Staples UD 10 01/05/1970 Missouri Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss 8-10-1 United States Willis Earls PTS 10 30/03/1970 Texas Austin, Texas, United States
Win 15-35-11 United States Frank "Snakebite" Niblett UD 10 27/10/1969 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win 7-11 United States "Irish" Rocky Martin TKO 8 26/08/1969 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win 12-7 United States Steve "Block" Grant SD 10 01/07/1969 California Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States 4-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Win 19-16-2 United States Lino Rendon PTS 10 04/12/1968 California Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, United States
Win 20-27-2 United States Sonny "Policeman" Moore UD 10 27/08/1968 Texas San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, United States
Win 10-4-2 United States Gary Bates PTS 6 17/07/1968 Nevada Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7-7 United States Dick Gosha PTS 10 06/07/1968 California Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, United States
Win 3-5-1 United States Willis Earls KO 2 11/04/1968 Texas Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, United States
Loss 13-16-4 United States George "Scrap Iron" Johnson UD 10 28/11/1967 California Community Concourse, San Diego, United States
Loss 4-5-2 United States Sam Wyatt PTS 6 09/10/1967 California Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Win 2-3 United States Mark "Governor" White KO 2 27/07/1967 California Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States
Draw 2-0 United States Roy "Cookie" Wallace PTS 6 04/05/1967 California Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States
Win 2-1 United States Mark "Governor" White UD 6 06/04/1967 California Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States
Loss 1-1 United States Mark "Governor" White PTS 4 23/03/1967 California Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States
Win 2-3 United States "Mean" Gene Turner PTS 4 16/02/1967 California Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States
Win 1-5 United States Frank "Fats" Davis PTS 4 02/02/1967 California Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States
Win 2-3 United States Buddy Levine TKO 4 03/11/1966 Washington (state) Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, United States
Win -- Lavern Hardison KO 4 09/05/1966 Nevada Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 1-1 United States Scott Wisooker PTS 5 28/03/1966 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 18-4-2 United States Archie Ray KO 3 15/01/1966 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss 1-5 United States Aaron Peralta PTS 4 30/03/1962 California Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, United States
Win 6-3-1 United States Dewayne Garris PTS 4 10/07/1959 Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Loss -- United States Bill DeSoto PTS 4 12/12/1958 Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana, United States

References

  1. ↑ Rosenthal, Michael (17 August 2005). "What's the method to the madness?". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 13 March 2013. Another entertainer was Los Angeles-based light heavyweight/cruiserweight Ray 'Windmill' White, who reportedly threw punches behind his back just for show in the '60s and '70s.
  2. ↑ "2011 California Boxing Hall Of Fame inductees".
  3. ↑ Sugar, R. and Atlas, T. (2011). The Ultimate Boxing Book of Lists. Running Press.
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