Eric Harding

Eric Harding (born December 20, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.

Career[]

Harding turned pro in 1991 and was undefeated in his first 20 fights. These wins included a fight in which he defeated future champion Montell Griffin by split decision to win the NABF light heavyweight title on Nov 13, 1998, and a unanimous decision over then undefeated contender Antonio Tarver on June 23, 2000.

His streak came to an end when he fought Roy Jones, Jr. for the WBC, WBA, & IBF light heavyweight titles on Sept. 9, 2000. He lost by technical knockout (the fight was stopped after the 10th round by the ringside doctor due to Harding suffering from a torn biceps muscle), but after the fight Jones Jr. said it was his most difficult fight to date.^[1]

On Feb. 11, 2005 he defeated to claim the vacant USBA light heavyweight title, but lost the title the following year to Chad Dawson by decision, despite dropping Dawson in the 1st round.

Professional boxing record[]

23 Wins (7 knockouts, 16 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw[2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	21-0	Chad Dawson	UD	12	2006-06-02	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California	WBC NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 110-117, 110-117, 111-116.
Win	20-0-3	Daniel Judah	UD	12	2005-10-21	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut	WBC NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 117-111, 116-112, 115-113.
Win	29-5-1		UD	12	2005-02-11	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. 117-111, 115-113, 115-113.
Loss	38-9-1	Glen "Road Warrior" Johnson	UD	12	2003-05-18	Jimmy's Bronx Cafe, Bronx, New York	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. 112-116, 112-116, 112-116.
Loss	19-1	Antonio Tarver	TKO	5 (10), 0:43	2002-07-20	Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the fifth round.
Win	16-0		TKO	7 (10), 0:53	2001-12-14	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut	Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the seventh round.
Win	20-5-1		UD	10	2001-06-29	Grand Casino Gulfport, Gulfport, Mississippi	97-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Loss	42-1	Roy Jones, Jr.	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	2000-09-09	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO World Light Heavyweight Titles. Harding did not come out for the 11th round.
Win	16-0	Antonio Tarver	UD	12	2000-06-23	Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi	IBF World Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 116-111, 116-111, 116-111.
Win	6-4-3		KO	7 (10)	1999-11-05	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California
Win	18-3-1		UD	10	1999-10-08	Hauppauge, New York
Win	9-6		TKO	6 (?)	1999-05-16	Eastwood Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut
Win	34-1	Montell Griffin	SD	12	1998-11-13	Miccosukee Resort and Gaming, Miami, Florida	WBC NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 113-115, 116-112.
Win	9-4		TKO	2 (10)	1998-08-02	Fleet Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	9-3-1		UD	6	1998-04-14	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	5-2	Richard "The Alien" Grant	PTS	8	1997-12-18	Dressler Arena, Hartford, Connecticut
Win	5-4-1		UD	8	1997-11-01	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	5-0	Kabary Salem	UD	6	1997-08-29	Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York	57-56, 58-56, 58-55.
Win	10-2-2	Beethaeven Scottland	PTS	8	1997-06-29	Dressler Arena, Hartford, Connecticut
Win	5-1-3		PTS	6	1997-02-20	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	10-1-2	Beethaeven Scottland	UD	4	1997-01-10	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	6-1		UD	6	1995-12-08	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	1-2	Roberto Perez	TKO	3 (?)	1995-10-03	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	4-0-1		PTS	6	1995-08-17	Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	5-0-1		UD	4	1995-06-06	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	0-2		KO	1 (4)	1995-02-10	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	--		KO	1 (?)	1991-09-27	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	9-41-2		PTS	4	1991-08-28	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Professional debut.

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Eric Harding from BoxRec