Thad Spencer

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American boxer

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28 March 1943 People who share this birthday

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13 December 2013 People who died on this day

Age

70 years

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Biography

Thad Spencer (born 28 March 1943 – 13 December 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 Amos Lincoln, 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.
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

32 Wins (14 knockouts, 18 decisions), 13 Losses (7 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	36-9-1	"Irish" Tony Doyle	UD	10	07/06/1971	Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas	92-99, 95-98, 95-99.
Loss	15-0-1	Ron Stander	UD	10	23/04/1971	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska
Loss	15-2-1	Jose Luis Garcia	KO	2	05/10/1970	Caracas
Loss	32-6-1	"Irish" Tony Doyle	UD	10	28/05/1970	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Draw	5-4	Charlie Reno	PTS	10	18/03/1970	Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
Loss	17-0	Mac Foster	KO	1	20/05/1969	Selland Arena, Fresno, California	Spencer knocked out at 3:09 of the first round.
Loss	20-7-2	Billy Walker	TKO	6	12/11/1968	Empire Pool, Wembley, London	Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the sixth round.
Loss	25-4	Leotis Martin	TKO	9	28/05/1968	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the ninth round.
Loss	25-1-4	Jerry Quarry	TKO	12	03/02/1968	Oakland Arena, Oakland, California	WBA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals.
Win	39-5	Ernie Terrell	UD	12	05/08/1967	Astrodome, Houston, Texas	WBA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Finals.
Win	40-10-1	Amos Lincoln	TKO	8	26/06/1967	Cow Palace, Daly City, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:09 of the eighth round.
Win	29-7-1	Doug Jones	UD	10	14/10/1966	Cow Palace, Daly City, California	11-0, 10-0, 8-1.
Loss	21-15-1	Bill McMurray	TKO	7	13/09/1966	Sacramento, California	California Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the seventh round.
Win	34-12	Brian London	PTS	10	02/05/1966	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
Win	35-6	Jack Bodell	RTD	2	18/04/1966	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester	Bodell did not come out for the third round.
Win	20-10-1	Billy "The Barber" Daniels	TD	6	21/02/1966	Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California	2-3, 4-2, 4-2.
Win	11-8-2	Chuck Leslie	UD	12	19/01/1966	Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California	California Heavyweight Title. 6-3, 11-0, 7-1.
Loss	34-7-1	Amos Lincoln	SD	10	22/11/1965	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	27-8-2	Roger Rischer	UD	12	26/04/1965	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California	California Heavyweight Title. 10-1, 9-3, 12-0.
Win	19-7-1	Billy "The Barber" Daniels	UD	10	17/03/1965	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	8-2, 8-2, 7-1.
Win	9-4-1	Chuck Leslie	UD	10	22/02/1965	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	6-3, 7-3, 8-1.
Loss	28-6-1	Amos Lincoln	TKO	9	15/12/1964	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the ninth round.
Win	33-8	Tom McNeeley	KO	5	09/11/1964	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	Tom knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round.
Win	18-28	Ollie Wilson	TKO	7	13/10/1964	Castaways Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:21 of the seventh round.
Win	7-8-2	George "Scrap Iron" Johnson	KO	4	04/08/1964	Castaways Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	18-14-2	Ray Shiel	KO	5	05/07/1964	Rasunda, Solna Municipality
Loss	6-2	Chuck Leslie	PTS	10	30/11/1963	Reno, Nevada
Win	4-1-3	"King" Jim Fletcher	TKO	6	12/10/1963	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the sixth round.
Win	17-3	Jefferson Davis	UD	10	01/08/1963	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	5-3, 5-4, 5-3.
Win	17-19-4	Monroe Ratliff	TKO	9	13/05/1963	Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California
Win	1-1	Alvin Tiger	TKO	5	08/04/1963	Moulin Rouge, Santa Monica, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the fifth round.
Win	6-1	Leonard Dugan	UD	10	20/10/1962	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Win	9-4-1	Prince Bongoa	KO	7	09/10/1962	San Jose, California
Win	6-0	Otis Lee	PTS	6	10/07/1962	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
Win	24-11-1	John Riggins	PTS	6	28/05/1962	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Win	17-16	Art Wright	KO	2	14/04/1962	San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California
Win	7-6-2	Dave Furch	PTS	10	14/11/1961	Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California
Win	8-15-5	Lou Bailey	UD	10	09/09/1961	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Win	1-2	Jerry Gaines	TKO	2	11/07/1961	Interstate Fairgrounds, Spokane, Washington	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Loss	17-9-3	Shirley Pembleton	PTS	4	01/07/1961	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	23-7-1	John Riggins	UD	6	04/05/1961	Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, Washington
Win	19-15-6	Yancy D. Smith	KO	3	10/04/1961	Cow Palace, Daly City, California
Win	14-22-4	Frankie Haynes	PTS	10	21/03/1961	San Jose, California
Win	27-12-2	Harvey Taylor	PTS	8	23/01/1961	Seattle Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington
Win	--	Theo Lolanzo	PTS	6	07/09/1960	Sick's Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Win	13-19-2	Frankie Rowe	TKO	3	03/05/1960	Tacoma Armory, Tacoma, Washington