Who remembers Carlos Elliott ?

[Bill Paxtom]

Bean-Head

Carlos Elliott was from Huntsville, Alabama.

He became a Sargeant in the United States Air Force, and was stationed
in Japan at the Mishawa Air Base.

He became a resident of Hachinoe, Japan.

He started his career in March 1983 {Age; 20 years, 10 months}.

Carlos was a {5' 9 1/2"} vicious-punching fighter, with power in both fists.

By mid-1985, Carlos was 9-1-0 {9 KO's} and was the Japanese Light-Middleweight
Champion.

He was supposed to fight 'former' WBA Welterweight Champion - Pipino Cuevas
in September 1985, but Pipino was really on a 'down-spiral' and pulled out of the
bout.

By the end of 1990, he was the #2 WBA-ranked Light-Middleweight, and
had a record of 26-2-0 {22 KO's}.

He was both the Japanese and OPBF Light-Middleweight Champion.

[greynotsoold]

I remember reading about him in boxing magazines but I never saw him fight. No youtube in those days.

[Bill Paxtom]

Carlos Elliott

Was also a 'Martial Arts' expert. I saw a few of his bouts.

He was a pretty good fighter, who resembled Simon Brown in style.

December 1990 ~ WBA Ratings

** ... 'vacant'
#1 ... Carlos Elliott
#2 ... Gilbert Dele
#3 ... Jun-Sok Hwang
#4 ... Julio Cesar Vasquez
#5 ... Carl Daniels
#6 ... Laurent Boudouani
#7 ... Hugo Vilte
#8 ... Jorge Castro
#9 ... Glenn Wolfe
#10 . Gregory Clark

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...m8q732lvS-8GbQ

[Bill Paxtom]

'vacant' WBA Light Middleweight Championship

The Title became vacant when WBA Champion - Julian Jackson moved up to
Middleweight and won the WBC Championship when he defeated Herol Graham
on November 24, 1990.

Saturday ~ February 23, 1991

Stade de Futbol ~ Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadaloupe

Attendance.......... 27,000

Carlos Elliott
WBA Rank..... #1
Age............... 28 years, 10 months
Height........... 5' 9 1/2"
Reach............ 71"
Weight.......... 152 1/2 lbs.
Record........... 26-2-0 {22 KO's}
Stance........... Orthodox
Style.............. Aggressive Puncher {Forward Moving > w/Hard Left hook}

Gilbert Dele
WBA Rank.... #2
Age.............. 27 years, 2 months
Height.......... 5' 10 1/2"
Reach........... 72"
Weight......... 153 1/4 lbs.
Record.......... 26-0-1 {17 KO's}
Stance.......... Southpaw
Style............. Classis Boxer/Puncher {Upright and Steady > w/Stiff Straight Punching}
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Pre-Fight Chatter

Carlos Elliott >
"There are no secrets. I'm coming straight at him, just like I do in every other fight. I'll be
throwing bombs from the 'get-go'. I'll eventually catch him, and he'll go down."

"I've seen him in sparring-sessions, and he's nothing special. He's OK, but that's about it.
He's a southpaw, but that won't present any problems for me. I've fought a lot of lefties,
and I've beaten them all. I'm Superman."

Gilbert Dele >
"He comes in wide-open. He'll be an easy target. I'll be patient, and just wait for him to
open up, then I'll drop in a left-hand on his chin."

"I've seen his sparring-sessions, and he's wild. He looks strong, so I'll have to be wise to
his punches. But eventually I'll tag him. He's been dropped and stopped before, so he's
no Superman like he says."

[Bill Paxtom]

Carlos Elliott

Born ; April 29, 1962

Was from Huntsville, Alabama. Was in the United States Air Force, and was
stationed at the Mishawa Air base in Hachinoe, Japan. Carlos was a Sargeant.

Made his residence in Japan.

Turned professional on March 4, 1983 {Age; 20 years, 10 months}.

Started off campaigning as a Welterweight {5' 9 1/2"}. Style was that off an
aggressive forward-moving puncher, who carried a big left-hook.

Won his first '3' straight, and all by Knockout in Japan.

On November 11, 1983 > travelled to South Korea to face Chung-Jae Hwang
who was the #6 WBA Welterweight, and who had a record of 26-2-0 {23 KO's}.

Carlos scored a stunning {KO 2}.

Improved to 6-0-0 {6 KO's}, and on July 30, 1984 challenged hard-punching
Junya Kushikino for the Japanese Welterweight Championship in Osaka, Japan.

In a brutal fight, Carlos was 'stopped' {L TKO 6}.

Carlos moved up to Light-Middleweight, and won his next 2-bouts by Knockout.

With a record of 8-1-0 {8 KO's}, challenged for the Japanese Light-Middleweight
Championship on July 20, 1985. Scored an 'upset' {KO 2} over Mugen Kawasaka.

Carlos made '3' successful Title Defenses, and improved to 14-1-0 {14 KO's}.

On April 2, 1987 > Fought for the 'vacant' OPBF Light-Middleweight Championship
and took on World-rated South Korean - Je-Hyung Yuh 29-4-0 {24 KO's} in
Tokyo, Japan.

Scored an impressive {KO 9} win.

Defended that Title on November 28, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan against replacement
Challenger - South Korean - Sang-Do Jung 28-3-0 {12 KO's}.

Was forced to go the distance the first time, and was given a surprisingly tough
time in winning a hard-fought 12-Round Split-Decision.

Record now > 18-1-0 {17 KO's}.

WBA Ratings as of January 1988
**** Julian Jackson
#1 ... Buster Drayton
#2 ... Donald Curry
#3 ... Darrin Van Horn
#4 ... Duane Thomas
#5 ... Lupe Aquino
#6 ... Carlos Elliott
#7 ... Milton McCrory
#8 ... Carlos Santos
#9 ... Reyes Cruz
#10 . Robert Hines
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On Saturday ~ July 2, 1988 > travelled to Palembang, Indonesia to defend his OPBF Title
against local Hero and 'highly-touted' 23 year-old Francisco Lisboa ~ 22-1-0 {11 KO's}.

In a 'highly controversial' bout, Francisco Lisboa was awarded which many said,
was a 'Home Country' 12-Round Decision.

Carlos Elliott >
I went to Palembang, Indonesia to take on Francisco Lisboa. He was a pretty good fighter,
who competed in the 1984 Olympics. The bout took place in the Outdoor Stadium, and there
were about 35,000 people there. It was so loud, we couldn't hear inside the Ring.

In the 2nd Round, I had him out on his feet. But the Time-Keeper rang the Bell about
1-minute early, and I lost my chance for an early Knockout.

Then in the 3rd Round, I chased him all over the Ring and slammed left-hooks into his head,
but I broke my left-hand, and I couldn't use it at all from that point on.

After 5-Rounds, I was pitching a shut-out, but I could only use one-hand. We fought
evenly from the 6th Round and on. I thought that I had the fight in 'the bag'.

Then they read the Decision.
* 119-109
* 115-113
* 119-109

And they gave him the 12-Round Decision, and the place erupted. I was screaming that
I got robbed, but the Ring quickly over-flowed with Indonesian's and they shoved me
and my handlers out of the Ring, and told us to get out.

It was one of the worst Decisions ever in OPBF history.

Not only did I lose the OPBF Light-Middleweight Championship, I also lost my #5 WBA-ranking.

We protested to the OPBF 'Grievance Committee', and they issued a rematch order, that
Francisco Lisboa had to defend his Title against me within 5-months.

[Bill Paxtom]

December 1, 1988

Korakeun Hall ~ Tokyo, Japan

OPBF Light Middleweight Championship

Francisco Lisboa {Indonesia}
23-1-0 {11 KO's} ~ {Age; 23 years, 7 months} ~ 5' 8 1/2" ~ 152 lbs.
#5 WBA / #11 IBF

vs.

Carlos Elliott {United States}
19-2-0 {18 KO's} ~ {Age; 26 years, 7 months} ~ 5' 9 1/2" ~ 154 lbs.

A rematch of their earlier controversial bout in Indonesia on July 2, 1988.

This time, Carlos paced himself much better, and did not over-punch with
wild left-hooks.

Francisco Lisboa fought with his typical jab-and-move style, with late Round
counter-punching attacks.

By Round 6, Carlos had a slight lead {3-2-1} in the bout, but was controlling
the tempo with a more aggressive-style than the defensive-minded Champion.

The Champion {like in their 1st bout} became more aggressive in the second-half
of the bout, and Francisco fought faster in Rounds 7 and 8 - by leading rather than
countering. After 8-Rounds, the Champion had a 1-Point lead.

But Francisco started to fade in Round 9 after getting tagged by several solid-punches
over the last 40-Seconds.

Sensing that he had the Indonesian in trouble, Carlos pounded away in Round 10,
and had Francisco in deep-trouble at the end of the Round when he caught him with
a tremendous left-hook to the head.

In Round 11, Carlos was 'relentless' with his attack, and slammed away with left-hooks
and overhand rights. Francisco was getting battered, and did everything he could to
stay away from the Challenger.

Then Carlos caught Francisco with a booming left hook to the jaw and dropped him
at the {1:44 Mark}. Francisco got to his feet at the '6-Count' and wanted to continue.

The action resumed at the {1:55 Mark}.

Moments later Carlos attacked with a barrage, and then slammed in '2' left-hooks
to the head, and Francisco went down again at the {2:06 Mark}.

The Referee counted out Francisco Lisboa at {2:16} of Round 11.

[Bill Paxtom]

Carlos Elliott

I was supposed to fight Franciso Lisboa in a 'rematch' {our 3rd bout} on
April 5, 1989 and in Tokyo, Japan.

I hadn't fought in 5 1/2 months {since December 1, 1988}.

It was supposed to be for the OPBF Light-Middleweight Championship.

But he pulled out, and they sent in 26 year-old Philippine - Alsea 'Archie' Garcia
as a replacement. I had heard about him, and he was supposed to be a good boxer
with fast-hands.

They said he had a record of 31-7-0 {13 KO's}.

'The Fight'

I hit him with a good left-hook to the body in the 1st-Round, and he took a 'knee' for
a '7-Count'.

He had nothing, so I just took it easy on him for the rest of Round 1 and Round 2.
Then in the 3rd-Round, I opened up and battered him into the Ropes. He went down
again to one-knee and took a '7-Count'.

He got up, but I didn't let him off the hook, and I came in with both guns swinging.
The Referee stopped it @ 1:44 of Round 3 for a TKO win.

I was up to 21-2-0 {19 KO's}.

[SubMan688]

Bean-Head

Carlos Elliott was from Huntsville, Alabama.

He became a Sargeant in the United States Air Force, and was stationed
in Japan at the Mishawa Air Base.

He became a resident of Hachinoe, Japan.

He started his career in March 1983 {Age; 20 years, 10 months}.

Carlos was a {5' 9 1/2"} vicious-punching fighter, with power in both fists.

By mid-1985, Carlos was 9-1-0 {9 KO's} and was the Japanese Light-Middleweight
Champion.

He was supposed to fight 'former' WBA Welterweight Champion - Pipino Cuevas
in September 1985, but Pipino was really on a 'down-spiral' and pulled out of the
bout.

By the end of 1990, he was the #2 WBA-ranked Light-Middleweight, and
had a record of 26-2-0 {22 KO's}.

He was both the Japanese and OPBF Light-Middleweight Champion.

Just one little correction here. Carlos was from Hartselle, Alabama not Huntsville. I know because I grew up with him and his other siblings. His younger brother Stanley was also a very good boxer and wrestler.

[TitoFan]

Welcome to the forum, SubMan.

[p4pking]

I actually miss Bill Paxton. His use ‘of’ quotation marks will never be equaled.