Calvin Vance Brock
(born January 22, 1975 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired professional heavyweight boxer.
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Biography
Brock is known not only for his boxing skills but also for his skill at handling
money. Brock has a degree in
finance from the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte and manages his own
portfolio. Brock — formerly a
banker — received his nickname from a
Bank of America ad, in which he was referred to as
The Boxing Banker.
Amateur career
Brock had a notable amateur boxing career. He was the National
Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion in 1998. In 1999, he won the
U.S. amateur championship at 201 lb.
At the
2000 Summer Olympics, he competed on the U.S. boxing team as a super heavyweight after narrowly beating one-time conqueror
T.J.Wilson in the qualification.
He was a teammate of future world champions
Jermain Taylor,
Jeff Lacy, and
Brian Viloria), but he lost to
Paolo Vidoz and did not
win a medal.
Amateur record 147-38
Professional career
Brock turned professional in 2001. Although he has built an impressive record, Brock has not fought many of the top ranked heavyweights.
Brock's first well-known opponent was
Clifford Etienne—an opponent of
Mike Tyson whom Brock defeated by round 3 TKO on January 21, 2005.
Three months later, highly rated contender
Jameel McCline knocked down Brock in round 7, but Brock got up and won the bout by unanimous decision.
On November 19, 2005, Brock won his first title—the
IBA Continental Americas heavyweight title—when he defeated journeyman David Bostice by unanimous decision.
On
February 25,
2006, Brock was part of the
Shane Mosley vs.
Fernando Vargas undercard. He knocked out
Zuri Lawrence in round 6 with that caught Lawrence flush and ended up being the
Ring Magazine knockout of the year."
Brock defended his
IBA Continental Americas title on June 24, 2006 against undefeated
Timor Ibragimov by unanimous decision. The fight occurred outdoors at
Caesars Palace in
Las Vegas, where the temperature exceeded 100 °
F (38 °
C).
Brock finally earned his first world title shot as he took on
IBF and
IBO heavyweight champion
Wladimir Klitschko in
Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2006. However, he suffered his first professional loss when he was knocked out in the 7th round, dropping his record to 29-1.
In November he was edged out by
Eddie Chambers in an IBF semifinal. During this bout, Brock suffered a retinal damage in one of his eyes. As a result of a botched surgery to repair this damage, Brock has been blinded in that eye, and forced to retire from the sport of
boxing.
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