George Chaplin (boxer)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Boxing career | |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Win by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 2 |
George Chaplin (born 1951) is a retired American heavyweight boxer from Baltimore, Maryland.
Chaplin is a 1968 graduate of Dunbar High School and earned a degree in physical education from Morgan State University. He served four years in the Air Force before focusing on boxing while working as a repairman of air conditioners and refrigerators in Thailand.[1][2]
He was a regular at Mack Lewis' Broadway gym on Eager Street in Baltimore. During his boxing career, Chaplin worked part time at Lutheran Hospital as an orthopedic technician.[3][4] Dr. Sussman, chief of orthopedics and member of trainer Mack Lewis' gym, offered the job at the hospital and teamed up with Vince Cala to promote fights to assist with advancing Chaplin's career.[5]
Amateur career
Chaplin was one of ten Maryland boxers to compete in an international match against Canadian boxers in a 1975 tune up to the Olympics. He defeated George Powell to lift the Americans to a victory of 7-3. Proceeds from the fight went to the U.S. Olympic Fund.[6][7] Later that year, in November, Chaplin and nine other U.S. boxers defeated a Russian team 6-4 at Madison Square Garden. He defeated Leningrad's Serge Plisov by decision despite being knocked down for the first time.[8][9]
The South Atlantic Association honored Chaplin with the outstanding boxer award February 8, 1976 after two victories in international competition against the Russians.[10] In March, Chaplin headlined a 14-bout amateur boxing card for Olympic hopefuls.[11]