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Tiger Smalls
Tiger Smalls
	Smalls in 2011
Born	Priest George Youngs Smalls; March 2, 1969 (age 55); New York, New York, USA;
Nationality	American;
Other names	"Tiger - The Pride of the Wild";
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super Featherweight; Featherweight;
Height	5'9;
Reach	72";
Stance	Orthodox;
	Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	18
Wins by KO	6
Losses	16
Draws	1
No contests	0

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For his son who is also a boxer, see Prince Tiger Smalls

Tiger Smalls (born Priest George Youngs Smalls on March 2, 1969) is a retired American professional boxer. Smalls formerly held both the World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental Featherweight title and North American Boxing Organization Featherweight title.^[1]

Early life

Smalls spent his early years in the training camp of Muhammad Ali in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania and was featured in Jet magazine as a 3-year-old. He gained some minor celebrity for a photograph where Ali grimaces from one of young Smalls' punches. ^[2]

Career

Smalls was a standout amateur with a reported record of 92-11. ^[3]He was a three-time New York State Golden Gloves Champion and also several military titles while serving in the U.S. Navy, including the 1988 All Arm Forces bantam weight champion.

Smalls began his pro career on March 30, 1993. He became the Universal Boxing Association World Featherweight Champion in 1997 by knocking out Tony Green in the first round, and claimed the California State Featherweight title in 2002 by defeating Roger Medal with a technical knockout in the second round. Smalls earned the World Boxing Organization Inter-Contintental Featherweight title in 2003 by defeating Christian Favela. The following year, he defeated Alvin Brown for the North American Boxing Organization Featherweight Championship.

Controversy

Controversy dogged Smalls throughout his career. He angered ESPN when he showed up bearing a temporary tattoo for Golden Palace, the online casino.^[4]. Smalls upset the boxing establishment when he appeared in the February 2005 issue of High Times magazine, posing for a photo wearing his belts and holding a marijuana bud. The article quoted him as saying that he regularly smoked marijuana during training.^[5].

Personal life

Tiger Smalls trains his son Prince Tiger Smalls and mentors students and fighters at the San Diego Combat Academy.^[6]

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (9 knockouts, 26 decisions), 16 Losses (14 decisions, 2 TKO), 1 Draw^[1]
Res.	Opponent	Type	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Juan Castaneda Jr.	Decision (unanimous)	November 30, 2007	Santa Ynez, CA
Loss	Vasyl Tarabarov	Decision (split)	October 13, 2007	Hoffman Estates, IL
Loss	Nick Casal	Decision (split)	June 1, 2007	Santa Ynez, CA
Loss	Vicente Escobedo	Decision (unanimous)	February 1, 2007	Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
Loss	Castulo Gonzalez	Decision (unanimous)	November 24, 2006	Boston, MA
Win	Pete Frissina	Decision (split)	September 29, 2006	Tampa, FL
Loss	Francisco Lorenzo	Decision (unanimous)	June 29, 2006	American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL	WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) super featherweight title
Loss	Elio Rojas	TKO	January 7, 2006	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Loss	Juan Ruiz	Decision (unanimous)	November 22, 2005	Lancaster, CA
Loss	Marcos Ramirez	Decision (unanimous)	August 2, 2005	Kansas City, MO	Lost WBO NABO super bantamweight title. Aired on Friday Night Fights
Win	Alvin Brown	Decision (unanimous)	September 22, 2004	Kansas City, MO	Won WBO NABO featherweight title.
Win	Anthony Martinez	Decision (unanimous)	August 27, 2004	Burbank,CA
Win	Ramon Valle	Decision (unanimous)	April 9, 2004	Burbank, CA
Loss	Ismael Gonzalez	Decision (split)	April 9, 2004	Montobello, CA
Win	Pedro Mora	Decision (split)	November 14, 2003	Montobello, CA
Win	Christian Favela	Decision (unanimous)	July 17, 2003	City of Industry, CA	WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title.
Win	Roger Medal	TKO	September 20, 2002	Burbank, CA	Medal ruled unable to continue due to shoulder dislocation.
Win	Mario Camarena	Decision (unanimous)	August 23, 2002	Montebello, CA
Win	Artur Petrosyan	Decision (unanimous)	November 29, 2001	Inglewood, CA
Loss	Marcos Licona	Decision (unanimous)	May 11, 2000	Irvine, CA
Loss	James Armah	TKO	September 13, 1999	Irvine, CA	California State Featherweight Title.
Win	Roger Medal	Decision (split)	August 9, 1999	Anaheim, CA
Win	Eddie Croft	KO	March 31, 1999	Monterey, CA
Win	Fernando Trejo	Decision (unanimous)	December 27, 1998	Inglewood, CA
Loss	Marcos Licona	Decision (split)	May 28, 1998	Irvine, CA
Win	Sean Green	TKO	March 22, 1997	Pikeville, KY
Loss	Danny Bostic	Decision (unanimous)	January 23, 1997	St. Louis, MO
Win	Frankie Banda	KO	June 3, 1996	Anaheim, CA
Loss	Sergio Sanchez	Points	December 13, 1995	Woodland Hills, CA
Win	Olegario DeLeon	TKO	October 26, 1995	Woodland Hills, CA
Win	James McCloskey	TKO	June 2, 1995	Latham, NY
Draw	Oscar Zamora	Points	August 29, 1994	Inglewood, CA
Win	Hilario Guererro	Points	April 11, 1994	Inglewood, CA
Loss	Richard Thiele	Points	March 30, 1993	San Diego, CA

References

^ ^a ^b "BoxRec.com". Retrieved 2012-06-02.
^ "Jet magazine". Retrieved 2012-06-02.
^ "BoxRec.com". Retrieved 2012-06-02.
^ "East Side Boxing". Retrieved 2012-06-02.
^ "High Times". Retrieved 2012-06-02.
^ "San Diego Combat Academy". Retrieved 2012-06-02.

Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:American boxers Category:Featherweight boxers Category:Boxers from California

[boxrec1-1] "BoxRec.com". Retrieved 2012-06-02.

[Jet-2] "Jet magazine". Retrieved 2012-06-02.

[boxrec2-3] "BoxRec.com". Retrieved 2012-06-02.

[EastSideBoxing-4] "East Side Boxing". Retrieved 2012-06-02.

[HighTimes-5] "High Times". Retrieved 2012-06-02.

[SDCA-6] "San Diego Combat Academy". Retrieved 2012-06-02.

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