Eddie Do

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Eddie Do boxer
Data
Birth Name Edward Mills Do
Weight class Heavyweight
nationality US-american
birthday June 15, 1932
place of birth Redding
Date of death August 8, 1972
Place of death San Francisco
style Left delivery
size 1.83 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 64
Victories 50
Knockout victories 27
Defeats 11
draw 3

Edward Mills Make (born June 15, 1932 in Redding , California , † August 8, 1972 in San Francisco , California) was an African American boxer who was in the world rankings in the 1950s and 1960s.

Beginnings in boxing

In 1951 Eddie Make began his amateur boxing career, which only consisted of three fights (two knockout victories and one draw), since he had been sentenced to prison for armed robbery in 1952 and had to serve a prison sentence for it until 1955. Making was also inspired to boxing by his uncle Dave Mills , who lived in Chile for a while and fought for the title of South American heavyweight champion against Luis Ángel Firpo .

professional

In 1955, making began his career as a professional boxer, while still earning most of his living as a lumberjack and postman. He won his first ten fights by knockout.

Make won his first 24 fights and was able to defeat the former light heavyweight world champion Joey Maxim twice on points, the same he succeeded against the world ranking boxer Niño Valdés , and the world class half heavyweight Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson was defeated in the tenth by Make. In 1958, the fight against world number two Zora Folley ended in a draw.

In the same year he suffered his first defeat against Ingemar Johansson in Stockholm by knockout in the first round. As a result, Johansson then boxed against Floyd Patterson for the world championship (and also won it by a knockout). From 1959 to 1963, making played 26 fights, of which he finished 22 victorious. Among the defeated were high-class boxers such as Doug Jones , Brian London and Willie Besmanoff.

Against Cleveland Williams he reached a draw, against Sonny Liston he lost just on points. The multiple light heavyweight world champion Harold Johnson also beat him on points and Machen's old rival Zora Folley scored him in two back fights.

Another career with mental health problems

In 1963, Make had been admitted to psychiatry for attempting suicide (findings: acute schizophrenia ), but he continued his professional career as a boxer after changing managers. After a knockout win against Duke Sabedong, he was defeated by ex-world champion Patterson in 1964 on points over twelve rounds.

In the following year, making boxed for the title of the WBA against Ernie Terrell , although Muhammad Ali was regarded as the actual world champion and Terrell had only been assigned the title at the "green table". After 15 rounds, the judges unanimously decided in favor of Terrell.

After this fight it was clear that making had passed its zenith; Aspiring boxers like Karl Mildenberger , Joe Frazier , Henry Clark and Boone Kirkman used it to establish themselves in the world rankings. The undefeated and favored Jerry Quarry lost to Make but clearly on points when they met in Los Angeles in 1966 . It was his last major victory.

In 1967 Eddiemachen ended his career and worked as a dock worker after he had to declare bankruptcy while still active as a professional athlete.

Boxing style and historical relevance

Eddiemachen was a cruiserweight by today's standards . He was a light-footed stick and move counter-boxer without a lot of punch but with outstanding technique. Former European champion Brian London, who boxed (and lost) for the world championship against Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson, said making had beaten the fastest and longest combinations. After his revenge against Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson boxed a third time against him instead of defending the title against the official challenger Lassen.

Early death

In 1968, making was arrested for a fight with police officers. In 1972 he fell out of a window and died. Whether it was suicide, murder or an accident could not be determined. Eddiemachen left behind his wife.

Web links

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  1. ↑ Several issues of the English weekly magazine Boxing News from 1977 to 1985
  2. ↑ Interview with the North West Inquirer (2006) "Ali was a brilliant boxer, very quick," concedes London. “But Eddie do what the best I faced. Cut me to ribbons, he did. Patterson? Hey was almost lightening. He threw an eight-punch combination and hit me with every bloody one! "
personal data
SURNAME Do it, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Do it, Edward Mills
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Redding , California
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1972
Place of death San Francisco , California