David Reid (boxer)
| David Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 17, 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Other names | "The American Dream" |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5′ 9″ |
| Division | Light middleweight |
| Style | Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Trainer | Al Mitchell |
| Years active | 1997 – 2001 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's boxing | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Light Middleweight |
| Pan American Games | ||
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1995 Mar del Plata | Welterweight |
David Terrell Reid (born September 17, 1973) is a former boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a come-from-behind, one-punch knock out win to secure a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. This followed Reid's title victory a year earlier at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Because he was, like Oscar De La Hoya four years before, the only Olympic gold medalist in boxing for the United States, comparisons by writers and critics to de la Hoya were practically inevitable. De la Hoya's nickname is "The Golden Boy"; Reid was dubbed as "The American Dream".
Reid began his professional career, with much attention from boxing magazines, when he defeated Sam Calderon on March 21, 1997, by a unanimous four round decision, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
He followed his debut victory with four knockout wins in a row, before meeting former world Welterweight champion Jorge Vaca, on October 3 of the same year, also at Atlantic City. He knocked Vaca out in the first round.
His next bout, against Dan Conolly, was showcased on HBO Boxing, and it was also covered, round by round, by The Ring. Reid earned his sixth victory in a row, knocking out Conolly (who was described by The Ring magazine as a "game opponent") in five rounds.
On January 31, 1998, he dropped Robert Frazier in the first round. Despite losing a point in round six due to what the fight's referee thought was dirty tactics, Reid went on to beat Frazier by an eight round unanimous decision.
After two more wins, he faced former world champion Simon Brown, knocking him out in four rounds on June 27, at Reid's hometown. On October 24, he claimed his first belt, defeating James Cocker by a twelve round unanimous decision, to win the WBC's Continental Americas light middleweight title.
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