MIDDLEWEIGHT division
JAMES SHULER
RetiredBorn 1959-05-29, PHILADELPHIA, PA. (died aged 26)· Died 1986-03-17, PHILADELPHIA, PA.· USA
Residence: PHILADELPHIA, PA.· Stance: orthodox· Height: 185 cm (6'1")· Reach: 201 cm (6'7")· aka BLACK GOLD
Debut: 1980-09-12· Career: 1980–1986 (7 years)
Wins
22
Losses
1
Draws
0
NC
0
Rated Fights
23
Shuler was trained by Joe Frazier.
Shuler was the 1979 and 1980 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion.
He qualified at 156 pounds and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team that perished in an air crash in Warsaw, Poland, on March 14, 1980. Shuler was not with the team, however, as he had stayed in America due to injury. The team was en route to Warsaw, Poland for the USA vs. Poland Box-off as part of "USA vs. the World." event.
Shuler did not participate in the 1980 Olympics due to the boycott. In 2007, he posthumously received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.
Shuler died in a motorcycle accident in Philadelphia on 17 March 1986, just one week after his last fight against Thomas Hearns.
In 1995, his close friend Percy Custus opened the 'James Shuler Memorial Boxing Gym' in Shuler's native Philadelphia in honor of the fallen fighter.
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Title Reigns — 4
1985-02-16 → present · 41y 8m · 0 defences
Still reigning
1985-02-16 → 1985-04-15 · 1m 30d · 0 defences
Lost to MARVIN HAGLER · TKO
1984-01-17 → 1984-03-25 · 2m 8d · 0 defences
Lost to ALEX HILTON · TKO
1982-10-23 → 1983-04-23 · 6m · 0 defences
Lost to MARLON STARLING · W
Complete Record — 23 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 10 MAR 1986 | LOSS | THOMAS HEARNS | 1 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1985 | DEC | JERRY HOLLY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 FEB 1985 | DEC | JAMES KINCHEN | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1984 | DEC | KENNY BRISTOL | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1984 | DEC | CLINT JACKSON | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 25 NOV 1983 | KO | LEROY GREEN, JR. | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 SEP 1983 | KO | WILBUR HENDERSON | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1983 | KO | NORBERTO SABATER | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JUN 1983 | KO | WILFREDO ACOSTA | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1983 | KO | INOCENCIO DE LA ROSA | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 OCT 1982 | DEC | RAY SEALES | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 18 SEP 1982 | KO | DARIO DE ASA | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUN 1982 | KO | COLLIN KELLER | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 APR 1982 | KO | RICKY SHEPPARD | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 FEB 1982 | KO | JESUS CASTRO | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1981 | KO | WYATT SIMPKINS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUL 1981 | KO | KENNY HODGES | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUN 1981 | KO | WILLARD NANCE | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 APR 1981 | TKO | VINCENT EVANS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 MAR 1981 | TKO | ROBERT GREGORY DEAN THOMAS | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 NOV 1980 | TKO | CHARLIE HECKER | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 OCT 1980 | DEC | JAMAL ARBUBAKAR | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 SEP 1980 | TKO | CHRIS ROGERS | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — |
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