Tracy Harris Patterson (born December 26, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2000. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title in 1992 to 1994, and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior lightweight title in 1995.
Personal life
Born Tracy Harris in Grady, Alabama, he is the adopted son of former Golden Gloves and world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, turned Golden Gloves success into a solid pro career.
Amateur career As an amateur, Patterson won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Patterson won both the 1984 119 lbs. Open Championship and the 1985 125 lbs. Open Championship. Patterson trained at the Huguenot Boys Club in New Paltz, New York by his adoptive father, former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, a two-time Golden Gloves winner.
Professional career Patterson turned pro in 1985 and captured the WBC super bantamweight title in 1992 with a TKO over Thierry Jacob. Tracy and his father Floyd are the first father and son to win world titles in boxing. He defended the title four times before losing the belt to Hector Acero Sánchez in 1994. In 1995 he captured the IBF super featherweight title by TKO'ing Eddie Hopson, but lost the belt later in the year when defending against Arturo Gatti. In 1997 he rematched Gatti, but again lost a decision. He retired in 2001 after a draw with a career record of 63–8–2.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes73DrawMike Tidline ElTD4 (8)Sep 19, 200072Loss63–8–1Scott HarrisonUD10Apr 29, 200071Win63–7–1Adam SalasUD8Jan 28, 200070Loss62–7–1Junior JonesMD10Nov 12, 199969Win62–6–1Russell JonesPTS10Jan 29, 199968Loss61–6–1Gregorio VargasTKO6 (12), Jul 11, 199867Win61–5–1German CastroTKO1 (8), May 19, 199866Win60–5–1Manuel ChavezTKO8 (10), Dec 20, 199765Win59–5–1Rudy ZavalaUD10Sep 23, 199764Win58–5–1Ricardo VazquezKO3 (10)Jun 21, 199763Loss57–5–1Arturo GattiUD12Feb 22, 199762Win57–4–1Jose AponteTKO10 (10), Dec 6, 199661Win56–4–1Joseph FigueroaPTS10Jul 25, 199660Win55–4–1Harold WarrenUD10Apr 14, 199659Loss54–4–1Arturo GattiUD12Dec 15, 199558Win54–3–1Bruno RabanalesKO7 (10)Oct 26, 199557Win53–3–1Eddie HopsonTKO2 (12), Jul 9, 199556Win52–3–1Jose Luis MadridKO3 (?)Mar 29, 199555Win51–3–1Darryl PinckneyUD10Nov 29, 199454Loss50–3–1Hector Acero SánchezSD12Aug 26, 199453Win50–2–1Richard DuranUD12Apr 9, 199452Win49–2–1Steve YoungTKO5 (10), Jan 8, 199451Win48–2–1Daniel ZaragozaTKO7 (12), Sep 25, 199350Win47–2–1Jesse BenavidesUD12Mar 13, 199349Draw46–2–1Daniel ZaragozaSD12Dec 5, 199248Win46–2Manuel SantiagoUD10Sep 14, 199247Win45–2Thierry JacobTKO2 (12), Jun 23, 199246Win44–2Angel MayorTKO1 (10), Mar 11, 199245Win43–2Fernando RamosKO1 (10), Nov 15, 199144Win42–2Gerardo SanchezTKO4 (10)Aug 3, 199143Win41–2Francisco OrtizKO5 (10), May 31, 199142Win40–2Vidal TellezKO3 (10)Feb 4, 199141Win39–2Alberto RendonTKO3 (10)Dec 21, 199040Win38–2Julio BlancoTKO5 (10), Sep 27, 199039Win37–2Sammy RuizTKO3 (10), Jun 23, 199038Win36–2Carlos VergaraTKO4 (10), Jun 8, 199037Win35–2Kenny MitchellTKO8 (12)Apr 19, 199036Win34–2George GarciaKO8 (12), Feb 8, 199035Win33–2Lee CargleTKO3 (10)Nov 3, 198934Win32–2Jose Luis SotoUD10Sep 7, 198933Win31–2Rafael GandarillaTKO2 (10), Jul 6, 198932Loss30–2Steve CruzSD10May 14, 198931Win30–1Kim JacksonTKO7 (10)Apr 11, 198930Win29–1Allan MakitokiTKO4 (10)Feb 17, 198929Win28–1Robinson SanchezUD10Dec 2, 198828Win27–1Mario GonzalezKO2 (10)Oct 27, 198827Win26–1Tony HernandezTKO1 (10)Oct 5, 198826Win25–1Ron ThomasTKO3 (10)Aug 13, 198825Win24–1Jay JamesTKO3 (10), Jun 4, 198824Win23–1Bobby ThomasTKO2 (10), Apr 1, 198823Win22–1Eddie JacksonKO5 (?)Feb 5, 198822Win21–1Jeff HannaKO3 (10), Jan 30, 198821Loss20–1Jeff FranklinUD10Oct 9, 198720Win20–0Victor GonzalesTKO4 (8)Aug 15, 198719Win19–0Silford AshbyKO2 (8), Jun 30, 198718Win18–0Sonny LongUD8Apr 24, 198717Win17–0Eugene SalazarTKO3 (6), Feb 6, 198716Win16–0Karry AllenUD8Jan 16, 198715Win15–0Richard CampbellKO2 (8), Dec 13, 198614Win14–0Felix CortezKO1 (6)Dec 2, 198613Win13–0 Frederick HallTKO1 (8), Oct 31, 198612Win12–0Tom ElstonPTS6Jun 28, 198611Win11–0James WoodhousePTS6Jun 21, 198610Win10–0Ricky WestPTS6May 21, 19869Win9–0Mike ParrazTKO1 (?)Mar 26, 19868Win8–0Darrell JacobsUD6Mar 21, 19867Win7–0Walter CowansUD6Mar 1, 19866Win6–0Lamont BuchananTKO5 (6), Feb 12, 19865Win5–0Darrell JacobsTKO4 (6), Jan 8, 19864Win4–0Mike BrownUD6Oct 30, 19853Win3–0Paul MooreKO1 (4), Sep 18, 19852Win2–0Paul MaysTKO1 (4), Jul 19, 19851Win1–0Ray DoughtyUD4Jun 19, 1985
See also List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
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