Quote Originally Posted by JimBaller 2007
Who was this guy...

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=005625

I was nosing around Boxrec AGAIN and i came across this guy Harry Simon... He hasn't had too many fights and form the looks of things, he may be retired?!

The reason im asking is because:

*He KO'ed Wayne Alexander, who has links to Takaloo, Magee, Santos & Hatton (if you look hard enough )
*Has Beaten Rodney Jones (A guy who has beat Antonio Margarito and is due to fight Cory Spinks in Feb 07)
*In only his 17th fight he beat Ronald "Winky" Wright, who is currnenly around the no.3 spot P4P who at the time had already compiled a record of 38-1

Obviously im not claiming him to be a secret or indeed a fighter on the verge of greatness (mostly due to the fact that he failed to halt Hacine Cherifi ).... But it seems to me that this guy had talent.... SO WHO THE HELL IS HE

Harry Simon (born October 21, 1972 in Walvis Bay, Namibia) was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division. As an amateur he represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Simon turned pro in 1994 won the WBO Light Middleweight Title by defeating Winky Wright, and defended it against Hacine Cherifi and Armand Krajnc. Nicknamed "The Terminator" he is still undefeated, but was stripped of the belt for failing to defend and has not fought since beating Krajnc in 2002. Simon was involved in a car accident in late 2002, and was seriously injured. Three Belgian tourists - two adults and a baby - died in the collision with Simon's Mercedes-Benz at Langstrand in November 2002. He was earlier involved in another car accident that saw two people killed. Simon was found guilty for the 2002 car crash. In 2005 he was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment.

he also had one of best amateur records ever