Joe Hipp
| Joe Hipp | |
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| Born |
December 7, 1962 Browning, Montana |
| Other names | The Boss |
| Residence | Yakima, Washington |
| Nationality | Blackfeet Nation |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 105.0 kg (231.5 lb; 16.53 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Years active | 18 (1987-2005) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 50 |
| Wins | 43 |
| By knockout | 29 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Amateur boxing record | |
| Total | 128 |
| Wins | 119 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | All Nations Foundation, founder |
| Notable school(s) | A.C. Davis High School |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Joe "The Boss" Hipp (born December 7, 1962) is a retired professional Native American heavyweight boxer. He, a member of Blackfeet Tribe became the first Native American to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of boxing on August 19, 1995 when he fought WBA champion Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. On May 2009, he was inducted into American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame.
Hipp began his professional career with a 4-round decision victory over Steve Cortez at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene, Oregon on August 29, 1987. For his second fight 2 months later, Hipp travelled to Carson City, Nevada to face Utah native Veti Katoa. The fight was stopped by the ringside doctor after Hipp suffered a broken jaw in the third round.
Hipp rebounded successfully from the defeat by notching up 3 consecutive first-round knockout victories before facing Katoa in a rematch at Gardnerville Park in Gardnerville, Nevada on July 2, 1988. Hipp dominated the action on the inside with his hard hitting, banging style to take a 5-round unanimous decision.
Hipp then took a year-long hiatus from boxing before returning to face Andrew Matthews on the 4th of July of the following year. Outweighing his opponent by over 30 pounds, Hipp punched his way to secure a first round stoppage of his foe. Exactly two weeks later, Hipp scored a unanimous four round decision over up-and-coming contender Cleveland Woods in what Ring Magazine referred to as "...the upset of the night" on the card for that evening.
Hipp began another winning streak (including a brutal third-round knockout of Katoa in their third and final meeting) before facing Bert Cooper in the bout Cooper fought in before facing Evander Holyfield for the world title one month later. Cooper matched Hipp's penchant for slugging with a flurry of punches of his own en route to a fifth round stoppage by referee Joe Cortez and a victory before his fight with Holyfield.
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