Ronnie Shields
Ronnie Shields (born June 6, 1958 in Port Arthur , Texas , USA ) is a former American boxer and current boxing coach.
Amateur career
The left boxing Shields had a very successful career as an amateur. In 1974 he was National Junior Olympics champion in the featherweight . The following year he won the Golden Gloves tournament in the same weight class . In 1976 and 1978 he was again Golden Gloves winner in the light welterweight division .
Professional career
In 1980 Shields began his professional career successfully. He boxed the pros only in light welterweight. Shields was able to make his first six fights victorious. In November 1983 he won the vacant North American championship title of the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) when he beat Saoul Mamby on points. On July 15 the following year, he competed against Billy Costello for the WBC World Championship and lost by unanimous decision.
In 1986 Shields fought for the second time for the World Championship belt of the association WBC, this time against Tsuyoshi Hamada . Again, Shields failed due to a split judge's decision.
In 1988 Shields ended his career.
Coaching career
Shields trained Mike Tyson , among others . When Tyson boxed against Lennox Lewis in 2002 , Shields was standing in his corner. In addition, Shields was the first coach of Vernon Forrest and Juan Díaz .
More boxers that Shields trained and trained
Some of the other boxers that Shields has trained and trained include the following:
- Kassim Ouma
- Pernell Whitaker
- Egerton Marcus
- Dominick Guinn
- David Tua
- Raúl Marquez
- Jesse James Leija
- Jesus Chavez
- Evander Holyfield
- Vanes Martirosyan
- Arturo Gatti
- Kermit Cintrón
- Guillermo Rigondeaux
- Erislandy Lara
- Mike Lee
- Medzhid Bektemirov
- Artur Szpilka
- Brian Vera
- Taishan Dong
Awards as a trainer
In 2002, Shields was named "World Trainer of the Year" by the World Boxing Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Ronnie Shields in the BoxRec database
- On BoxRec
Individual evidence
- ↑ US National Golden Gloves - Knoxville - March 25-29 1975
- ↑ 49th US National Golden Gloves-Miami-March 24-27 1976
- ↑ 51st US National Golden Gloves - Albuquerque - March 23-25 1978
- ↑ WBHF Trainer of the Year
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shields, Ronnie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer and trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Arthur , Texas , USA |