BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " EUGENE " CYCLONE " HART " WAS A TERRIFIC PUNCHING AMERICAN MIDDLE WEIGHT BOXER WHO FOUGHT FROM 1969 TO 1982 : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                            BLACK                SOCIAL             HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Eugene "Cyclone" Hart (born June 16, 1951) was a terrific punching 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. Unfortunately 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 formerOlympic 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 didn't wilt under the furious attack, Hart lost confidence and the tide of battle turned. Appearing completely spent, Hart became defenseless and was knocked out.

Although Hart was trained by legendary boxing figure Cus D'Amato, he never realized his great potential. Nevertheless, in 2003 Hart was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (28 knockouts, 2 decisions), 9 Losses (8 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	8-3-2	Tony Suero	KO	4	09/02/1982	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey,United States
Loss	37-3-1	Vito Antuofermo	KO	5	11/03/1977	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	28-2-1	Marvin Hagler	RTD	8	14/09/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	20-18-2	Matt "Art" Donovan	KO	2	11/08/1976	Wagner Ballroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	53-14-3	Bennie Briscoe	KO	1	06/04/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Hart knocked out at 1:49 of the first round.
Win	22-7-2	Melvin Dennis	KO	3	10/02/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Dennis knocked out at 0:56 of the third round.
Draw	52-14-2	Bennie Briscoe	PTS	10	18/11/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	44-46, 45-44, 45-45.
Win	26-1-1	Sugar Ray Seales	PTS	10	15/08/1975	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	7-2.
Win	96-35-7	Chucho Garcia	TKO	6	02/06/1975	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:39 of the sixth round.
Win	16-5	Mario Rosa	KO	4	28/04/1975	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Rosa knocked out at 2:57 of the fourth round.
Win	16-1	Radames Cabrera	KO	8	31/01/1975	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Cabrera knocked out at 2:53 of the eighth round.
Loss	8-1-1	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	KO	4	26/08/1974	Felt Forum, New York City, United States	Hart knocked out at 0:51 of the fourth round.
Loss	23-3-1	Bobby 'Boogaloo' Watts	KO	1	15/07/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Hart knocked out at 2:49 of the first round.
Loss	26-2-1	Willie "The Worm" Monroe	UD	10	18/02/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	18-6	Al Quinney	KO	2	12/11/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Quinney knocked out at 2:01 of the second round.
Win	12-6	Thurman "Doc" Holliday	KO	2	06/08/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Holliday knocked out at 0:33 of the second round.
Loss	41-17-2	Jose "Monon" Gonzalez	TKO	9	23/04/1973	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the ninth round.
Loss	22-14	Nate "Nat" Collins	TKO	8	07/03/1972	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the eighth round.
Win	16-6-2	Matt "Art" Donovan	KO	2	07/02/1972	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Donovan knocked out at 2:39 of the second round.
No Contest	80-22-4	Denny Moyer	NC	6	21/09/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Both fighters fell out of the ring and suffered injuries stopping the fight.
Win	36-10-3	Fate Davis	KO	5	10/08/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	48-17-5	Don Fullmer	UD	10	22/06/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	47-44, 47-44, 47-43.
Win	28-8-4	Stanley "Kitten" Hayward	TKO	1	03/05/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the first round.
Win	9-13-2	Jim Meilleur	TKO	4	22/03/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the fourth round.
Win	27-14-1	Freddie Martinovich	KO	3	26/01/1971	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Martinovich knocked out at 1:40 of the third round.
Win	10-3-1	Jim J Davis	KO	4	09/12/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	14-16-6	Dave Dittmar	KO	5	17/11/1970	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Dittmar knocked out at 0:43 of the fifth round.
Win	20-16-2	Humberto Trottman	KO	2	02/11/1970	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	16-10	Leroy "Hurricane" Roberts	TKO	4	16/09/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	20-15-2	Humberto Trottman	KO	5	16/06/1970	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Trottman knocked out at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Win	1-8-1	John "Wildcat" Saunders	TKO	4	26/05/1970	Fournier Hall, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Win	10-8	Sonny Floyd	KO	1	18/05/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Floyd knocked out at 0:58 of the first round.
Win	12-3-2	Vernon Mason	KO	3	07/04/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	0-7-1	John "Wildcat" Saunders	KO	3	25/03/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Saunders knocked out at 1:42 of the third round.
Win	5-4	Gene Masters	KO	1	25/02/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Masters knocked out at 2:57 of the first round.
Win	0-1	"Country" Joe Williams	KO	1	27/01/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	1-0	Sam Mosley	KO	1	13/01/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Mosley knocked out at 2:08 of the first round.
Win	--	Art "The Dart" Kettles	TKO	3	09/12/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	0-1	"Big" Al Thomas	KO	2	11/11/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	0-2	Sonny Gravely	KO	1	14/10/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	1-0	Sheldon Moore	KO	1	30/09/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States