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Clifford Couser is a heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

. Nicknamed "The Black Bull" and often "Twin Tyson" for his resemblance to Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

, Couser fought several contenders from his era. Couser has also claimed a numerous times to be the half brother of Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Professional career

Couser turned pro in 1993 and has been beaten by Clifford Etienne

Clifford Etienne

Clifford Etienne , also known as "The Black Rhino", is a former American boxer, who is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence without possibility of parole.-Background:...

, Lance Whitaker

Lance Whitaker

Lance Whitaker is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata...

, Malcolm Tann

Malcolm Tann

Malcolm Earl Tann is an American boxer in the heavyweight division.-Amateur career:Tann started boxing while serving in the United States Air Force...

, Vladimir Virchis

Vladimir Virchis

Volodymyr Virchis is a Ukrainian boxer and is a touted prospect in the heavyweight division.Virchis is known as "The Hunter", the large and powerful Virchis turned professional in 1999 and won his first 20 bouts with 17 knockouts, including victories over clubfighters Julius Francis, Cliff Couser,...

and Michael Moorer

Michael Moorer

Michael Lee Moorer is a retired American boxer who is a former light heavyweight and heavyweight World Champion.-Biography:Moorer is a native of Monessen, Pennsylvania, which is in Southwestern Pennsylvania.-Professional career:...

.

He has beaten a few notable fighters, such as James Tillis, Jorge Luis Gonzalez

Jorge Luis Gonzalez

Jorge Luis González is a former heavyweight boxing contender and prospect born in Havana, Cuba. He won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1987 Pan American Games and the former WBO Latino Heavyweight Champion.-Amateur:González compiled an Amateur Record of 220-13...

and Monte Barrett

Monte Barrett

Monte Barrett is an American professional heavyweight boxer. He was regarded by many as a tough gatekeeper and was a former WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion and current WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion...

.

Cliff was slated box in England for the first time on November 27th 2009 against Dave Clarke in a European Boxing Federation show. The fight was to have taken place in Yeovil, Somerset.However, it never materialised.

He was supposed to fight against Mike "White Tiger" English but was replaced by Dave Clarke but the bout never materialized.

Couser has went 0-9 in his last eight fights with the losses coming to Solomon Haumono, Cedric Boswell

Cedric Boswell

Cedric Boswell is a professional heavyweight boxer from the United States. He was touted as a future heavyweight contender early in his pro career, which began in 1994....

, Chris Arreola

Chris Arreola

Cristobal Arreola is a Mexican-American professional Heavyweight boxer. Arreola is the former NABF, WBC Continental Americas, and current WBC FECOMBOX Heavyweight Champion. Chris is promoted by Goossen Tutor and trained by Henry Ramírez....

, Tony Thompson

Tony Thompson (boxer)

Tony Thompson is a professional boxer from Maryland, nicknamed "the Tiger".-Professional career:After his first four wins he lost against undefeated prospect Eric Kirkland on points over four rounds in 2000...

, John Hopoate

John Hopoate

John Hopoate is a former professional rugby league footballer and boxer. He played club football for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers and Northern Eagles in the National Rugby League competition. Hopoate also gained selection for Tonga, in the Australian national team and in the New...

, Monte Barrett, Travis Kauffman

Travis Kauffman

Travis Kauffman is an American heavyweight boxer nicknamed "The Great White Hope". His current record is 21-1 .-Growing Up:Travis Kauffman was raised by his father Marshall, a self-employed single parent of two boys...

and Johnnie White.

Despite his now mediocre record, Couser is a respectable and dangerous veteran, often known for his big left hooks and a technically sound fighting style.

He has won the Utah State Heavyweight title and also the North American Heavyweight titles.

Recent

Couser has lost his past 9 fights, which can be questionable, as many of those fights he showed no passion and was seemingly choosing a comfortable spot on the canvas to lie on. His career peak was 25-10, until he lost to former light Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer

Michael Moorer

and went 1-11 after that.

Outside the Ring

Couser played Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

in the HBO film, Don King: Only in America
Don King: Only in America
Don King: Only in America is a 1997 television film directed by John Herzfeld and written by Kario Salem...

.

Professional boxing record

Joe Hanks

Joe Hanks is an undefeated professional boxer in the Heavyweight division, and the current IBA Americas Heavyweight champion.-Pro career:...

|KO
|1
|10/02/2010
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John Hopoate
|TKO
|4
|20/03/2009
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Travis Kauffman

|KO
|1
|07/02/2009
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Solomon Haumono

Solomon Haumono is a professional boxer and former rugby league player of Tongan descent. He attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham and represented them in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges Australian Schoolboys team 1993.-League career:In rugby league, his preferred...

|UD
|8
|27/08/2008
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Cedric Boswell

Cedric Boswell is a professional heavyweight boxer from the United States. He was touted as a future heavyweight contender early in his pro career, which began in 1994....

|TKO
|2
|12/07/2008
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Johnnie White
|UD
|8
|28/06/2008
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Chris Arreola

|TKO
|1
|09/02/2008
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Monte Barrett

|TKO
|2
|06/12/2007
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Tony Thompson

Tony Thompson (boxer)

|TKO
|2
|27/09/2007
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Monte Barrett

|TKO
|2
|07/07/2007
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Rob Calloway

Rob Calloway is an American boxer. He had forty amateur bouts, being the Kansas City Golden Gloves champion three times and a semifinalist for the 1992 US western Olympic trials...

|TKO
|2
|10/05/2007
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Michael Moorer

|KO
|1
|09/12/2006
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Troy Beets
|TKO
|4
|07/04/2006
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Andrew Greeley
|ND
|5
|08/07/2005
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Volodymyr Vyrchys
|TKO
|5
|26/06/2004
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Malcolm Tann

Malcolm Earl Tann is an American boxer in the heavyweight division.-Amateur career:Tann started boxing while serving in the United States Air Force...

|DQ
|1
|11/07/2003
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Karl Evans
|TKO
|3
|09/05/2003
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Lance Whitaker

Lance Whitaker is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata...

|KO
|5
|13/10/2002
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Vladyslav Andreyev
|TKO
|5
|16/02/2002
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James Johnson
|KO
|2
|06/12/2001
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Willie Chapman
|PTS
|10
|21/09/2001
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Anthony Moore
|UD
|10
|29/03/2001
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Clifford Etienne

Clifford Etienne , also known as "The Black Rhino", is a former American boxer, who is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence without possibility of parole.-Background:...

|TKO
|3
|09/09/2000
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Jorge Luis Gonzalez

|TKO
|3
|05/08/2000
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Dale Crowe
|UD
|10
|11/06/2000
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Bradley Rone
|UD
|8
|12/05/2000
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Rodney McSwain
|UD
|8
|10/02/2000
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Wesley Martin
|PTS
|8
|22/04/1999
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Mike Sedillo
|SD
|8
|07/03/1999
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Everett Martin

Everett Wayne Martin , also known as Bigfoot Martin is a former professional boxer. He is a journeyman heavyweight best known for his performances against more notable contenders.-Pro Boxing Career:...

|UD
|10
|01/10/1998
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Lorenzo Boyd
|KO
|4
|11/06/1998
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Derrick Roddy
|KO
|2
|23/04/1998
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Gary Tompkins
|PTS
|6
|21/11/1997
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Bomani Parker

Boxing|Boxer]], Bomani "Warrior" Parker formerly named Parker White, was born on September 30, 1967 in Ohio. While his parents migrated to California shortly after his birth, Parker grew up to fight out of Richmond, California. His boxing career started in West Oakland out of the Boys and Girls...

|PTS
|10
|28/10/1997
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Frankie Hines
|KO
|2
|16/10/1997
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Kevin Smalls
|KO
|1
|16/08/1997
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Keith McMurray
|NC
|9
|10/05/1997
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James Tillis
|TKO
|6
|30/08/1996
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Marco Dickson
|PTS
|6
|22/04/1996
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Marco Dickson
|PTS
|6
|18/03/1996
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Carlos Monroe
|PTS
|6
|12/02/1996
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Craig Brinson

Craig Brinson is a former professional heavyweight boxer.Brinson is best known for losing to Larry Donald on 1993-01-03 at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA. Donald scored two knockdowns in round two, both by left, right combinations to the head for the TKO at 1:47...

|KO
|1
|11/12/1995
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John Bray

John Bray (boxer)

John Fitzgerald Bray is a former American Heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:Bray had a solid amateur career prior to turning professional. He won the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1991...

|PTS
|6
|15/09/1995
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Krishna Wainwright
|PTS
|4
|09/05/1995
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Jeff Williams
|PTS
|6
|24/05/1994
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Ken Kirkwood
|PTS
|6
|01/04/1994
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Brian LaSpada
|PTS
|6
|02/02/1994
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|Win
|3-0-1
|align=left|Chris Walker
|KO
|3
|24/01/1994
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Lopez McGee
|KO
|1
|20/11/1993
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Ray Kipping
|PTS
|4
|27/09/1993
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Ron Williams
|PTS
|4
|31/07/1993
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