Thad Spencer

Thad Spencer
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Babe
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	American
Born	Thaddeus Spencer Jr. (1943-03-28)March 28, 1943 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	December 13, 2013(2013-12-13) (aged 70)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	32
Wins by KO	14
Losses	13
Draws	1

Thaddeus Spencer Jr. (March 28, 1943 – December 13, 2013) was an American heavyweight boxer.

A native of Portland, Oregon, Spencer made his professional boxing debut in May 1960. After building up a 31-5 record, which included wins over contenders Doug Jones, Brian London and , he was highly regarded enough to be a part of the eight-man WBA elimination tournament, held after Muhammad Ali had been stripped of the title. Spencer won a 12 round decision over former title-holder Ernie Terrell in August 1967 and was then matched against Jerry Quarry in the semi-finals. Despite entering the bout as a 6/4 favourite, Spencer lost to Quarry by a 12th round TKO.

Spencer lost his next three fights by knockout, to Leotis Martin, Billy Walker and Mac Foster, and was never a serious title contender again. He continued boxing until 1971, though without winning another bout.

Spencer died in his sleep on December 13, 2013 in Valleo, CA.^[1]

Spencer's son Todd Spencer was a football star for U.S.C., and played 3 seasons in the N.F.L. for the Steelers and the Chargers.

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
46	Loss	32–13–1	Tony Doyle	UD	10	07/06/1971	Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas
45	Loss	32–12–1	Ron Stander	UD	10	23/04/1971	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska
44	Loss	32–11–1	Jose Luis Garcia	KO	2 (10)	05/10/1970	Caracas
43	Loss	32–10–1	Tony Doyle	UD	10	28/05/1970	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
42	Draw	32–9–1	Charlie Reno	PTS	10	18/03/1970	Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
41	Loss	32–9	Mac Foster	KO	1 (10)	20/05/1969	Selland Arena, Fresno, California
40	Loss	32–8	Billy Walker	TKO	6 (10)	12/11/1968	Empire Pool, Wembley, London
39	Loss	32–7	Leotis Martin	TKO	9 (10)	28/05/1968	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
38	Loss	32–6	Jerry Quarry	TKO	12 (12)	03/02/1968	Oakland Arena, Oakland, California	WBA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals
37	Win	32–5	Ernie Terrell	UD	12	05/08/1967	Astrodome, Houston, Texas	WBA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Finals
36	Win	31–5	Amos Lincoln	TKO	8 (10)	26/06/1967	Cow Palace, Daly City, California
35	Win	30–5	Doug Jones	UD	10	14/10/1966	Cow Palace, Daly City, California
34	Loss	29–5	Bill McMurray	TKO	7 (12)	13/09/1966	Sacramento, California	Lost California Heavyweight Title
33	Win	29–4	Brian London	PTS	10	02/05/1966	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
32	Win	28–4	Jack Bodell	RTD	2 (10)	18/04/1966	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
31	Win	27–4	Billy Daniels	TD	6 (10)	21/02/1966	Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California
30	Win	26–4	Chuck Leslie	UD	12	19/01/1966	Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California	Won California Heavyweight Title
29	Loss	25–4	Amos Lincoln	SD	10	22/11/1965	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
28	Win	25–3	Roger Rischer	UD	12	26/04/1965	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
27	Win	24–3	Billy Daniels	UD	10	17/03/1965	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
26	Win	23–3	Chuck Leslie	UD	10	22/02/1965	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
25	Loss	22–3		TKO	9 (10)	15/12/1964	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
24	Win	22–2	Tom McNeeley	KO	5 (10)	09/11/1964	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
23	Win	21–2	Ollie Wilson	TKO	7 (10)	13/10/1964	Castaways Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
22	Win	20–2	George Johnson	KO	4 (10)	04/08/1964	Castaways Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
21	Win	19–2	Ray Shiel	KO	5 (8)	05/07/1964	Rasunda, Solna Municipality
20	Loss	18–2	Chuck Leslie	PTS	10	30/11/1963	Reno, Nevada
19	Win	18–1	Jim Fletcher	TKO	6 (10)	12/10/1963	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
18	Win	17–1	Jefferson Davis	UD	10	01/08/1963	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
17	Win	16–1	Monroe Ratliff	TKO	9 (10)	13/05/1963	Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California
16	Win	15–1	Alvin Tiger	TKO	5 (10)	08/04/1963	Moulin Rouge, Santa Monica, California
15	Win	14–1	Leonard Dugan	UD	10	20/10/1962	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
14	Win	13–1	Prince Bongoa	KO	7 (8)	09/10/1962	San Jose, California
13	Win	12–1	Otis Lee	PTS	6	10/07/1962	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
12	Win	11–1	John Riggins	PTS	6	28/05/1962	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
11	Win	10–1	Art Wright	KO	2 (?)	14/04/1962	San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California
10	Win	9–1	Dave Furch	PTS	10	14/11/1961	Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California
9	Win	8–1	Lou Bailey	UD	10	09/09/1961	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
8	Win	7–1	Jerry Gaines	TKO	2 (10)	11/07/1961	Interstate Fairgrounds, Spokane, Washington	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
7	Loss	6–1	Shirley Pembleton	PTS	4	01/07/1961	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
6	Win	6–0	John Riggins	UD	6	04/05/1961	Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, Washington
5	Win	5–0	Yancy D. Smith	KO	3 (6)	10/04/1961	Cow Palace, Daly City, California
4	Win	4–0	Frankie Haynes	PTS	10	21/03/1961	San Jose, California
3	Win	3–0	Harvey Taylor	PTS	8	23/01/1961	Seattle Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington
2	Win	2–0	Theo Lolanzo	PTS	6	07/09/1960	Sick's Stadium, Seattle, Washington
1	Win	1–0	Frankie Rowe	TKO	3 (4)	03/05/1960	Tacoma Armory, Tacoma, Washington

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Thad Spencer from BoxRec