Herbie Hide
| Herbie Hide | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu |
| Nickname(s) | The Dancing Destroyer |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
27 August 1971 Amauzari, Nigeria |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 53 |
| Wins | 49 |
| Wins by KO | 43 |
| Losses | 4 |
Herbie Hide (born Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu; 27 August 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2010. He held the WBO heavyweight title twice, from 1994 to 1999, as well as the British heavyweight title in 1993.
Hide was born in Amauzari, Nigeria, and moved to England as a youngster, basing himself near Norwich in Norfolk. He was educated at Glebe House School and Cawston College.
Herbie Hide has fought for most of his professional boxing career at the heavyweight classification; but later in his career, decided to take a trim down to the lighter cruiserweight classification. He was known as The Dancing Destroyer, and had a successful career, rising to domestic success at a very young age for a heavyweight. Hide has twice won the lesser regarded World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title.
Hide's professional career began in 1989 with a second round win, and he racked up a total of 25 successive wins, all but one inside the distance. His level of opposition was respectable, and included fighters such as Jeff Lampkin and James Pritchard.
At 25 wins to 0 losses (24 from knockout (KO)), Hide challenged Michael Bentt for the WBO heavyweight title in March 1994 at Millwall Football Stadium, Millwall, London. The inexperienced Bentt had previously won the title by knocking out the heavily favoured Tommy Morrison in one round. The Hide vs Bentt fight made headlines after the two boxers scuffled and threw punches at a pre-fight meeting; whilst in the bout itself, Hide out-boxed and knocked out Bentt in 7 rounds. Bentt was subsequently hospitalised, and never fought again.
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