Eugene Hart

Eugene "Cyclone" Hart (born June 16, 1951) was an American middleweight boxer who fought from 1969 to 1982. Hart never fought for the title and could not get a victory against the upper echelon fighters he faced. His best showing against a top notch fighter was when he fought "Bad" Bennie Briscoe to a 10 round draw on November 18, 1975. He was stopped in one round by Briscoe in their rematch on April 6, 1976. Another big win for Hart was the 10 round decision he earned over former Olympic champion Sugar Ray Seales on August 15, 1975.

Hart faced three future champions in his career. He suffered a 9 round TKO loss at the hands of future middleweight champion Marvin Hagler on September 14, 1976. Future light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad knocked Hart out in the fourth round on August 26, 1974, and future middleweight king Vito Antuofermo KOed Hart in the fifth round of their March 11, 1977 match. The Antuofermo fight was typical of Hart's inability to get by championship caliber fighters. Hart came out throwing powerful left hooks to the head and body of Antuofermo. Some of Hart's left hooks actually lifted Antuofermo off the ground. When Antuofermo did not wilt under the furious attack, Hart lost confidence and the tide of battle turned. Appearing completely spent, Hart became defenseless and was knocked out.

Hart was trained by legendary boxing figure Cus D'Amato for a short period in 1973 and 1974, but another veteran, Sam Solomon, trained him before and after D'Amato. Hart never realized his great potential. Nevertheless, in 2003 Hart was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. His son is professional fighter Jesse Hart.

Professional boxing record

Loss

KO 4 09/02/1982

Loss

KO 5 11/03/1977

Loss

RTD 8 14/09/1976

Win

KO 2 11/08/1976

Loss

KO 1 06/04/1976

Win

KO 3 10/02/1976

Draw

PTS 10 18/11/1975

Win

PTS 10 15/08/1975

Win

TKO 6 02/06/1975

Win

KO 4 28/04/1975

Win

KO 8 31/01/1975

Loss

KO 4 26/08/1974

Loss

KO 1 15/07/1974

Loss

UD 10 18/02/1974

Win

KO 2 12/11/1973

Win

KO 2 06/08/1973

Loss

TKO 9 23/04/1973

Loss

TKO 8 07/03/1972

Win

KO 2 07/02/1972

No Contest

NC 6 21/09/1971

Win

KO 5 10/08/1971

Win

UD 10 22/06/1971

Win

TKO 1 03/05/1971

Win

TKO 4 22/03/1971

Win

KO 3 26/01/1971

Win

KO 4 09/12/1970

Win

KO 5 17/11/1970

Win

KO 2 02/11/1970

Win

TKO 4 16/09/1970

Win

KO 5 16/06/1970

Win

TKO 4 26/05/1970

Win

KO 1 18/05/1970

Win

KO 3 07/04/1970

Win

KO 3 25/03/1970

Win

KO 1 25/02/1970

Win

KO 1 27/01/1970

Win

KO 1 13/01/1970

Win

TKO 3 09/12/1969

Win

KO 2 11/11/1969

Win

KO 1 14/10/1969

Win

KO 1 30/09/1969