Mark Carrier (boxer)
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Mark Carrier is a retired heavyweight
professional boxer
from Bristol, Tennessee
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of Tim McCurdy, who was also appearing in his first professional bout. In January 1988 Carrier brought a professional record of 2-0 into a match with 0-3 Larry Fortner, a match which Carrier lost by split decision
after four rounds. It would be Carrier's last loss for four and a half years. Carrier would puff up his record by facing mostly unknown fighters and tomato cans until he had run his record to 27-1-1 in July 1992, when he fought 9-2 Jimmy Lee Smith
, a more accomplished fighter than he was accustomed to facing. Carrier retired after six rounds against Smith. Carrier would then fight four more times over the next three years, winning all four bouts, closing his career out with a flourish when he defeated 45-18-4 former cruiserweight contender Michael Greer, easily the most notable win of Carrier's nine year career.
Carrier retired with a professional record of 31-2-1, with 26 wins coming by knockout.
Carrier was a son of Larry Carrier, founder of Bristol Motorspeedway (NASCAR) and Bristol Dragway, NHRA. He and his brother, Andy, own Tri-Cities Golf Course in Blountville, Tennessee. The Carriers sold the race track in 1996 for $26 million.
Carrier and his business partner, Ron Scalf, founded the WOrld Boxing Federation and went on to promoting boxing worldwide.
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...
professional 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...
from Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundaries of both cities run parallel to each other along State...
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Professional career
Carrier made his professional debut in November 1987 with a first-round knockoutKnockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
of Tim McCurdy, who was also appearing in his first professional bout. In January 1988 Carrier brought a professional record of 2-0 into a match with 0-3 Larry Fortner, a match which Carrier lost by split decision
Split decision
A split decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other...
after four rounds. It would be Carrier's last loss for four and a half years. Carrier would puff up his record by facing mostly unknown fighters and tomato cans until he had run his record to 27-1-1 in July 1992, when he fought 9-2 Jimmy Lee Smith
Jimmy Lee Smith
Jimmy Lee Smith is a retired heavyweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Professional career:Smith made his professional debut on July 27, 1989 with a third-round knockout win against Randy Ramman, who was also appearing in his first professional fight...
, a more accomplished fighter than he was accustomed to facing. Carrier retired after six rounds against Smith. Carrier would then fight four more times over the next three years, winning all four bouts, closing his career out with a flourish when he defeated 45-18-4 former cruiserweight contender Michael Greer, easily the most notable win of Carrier's nine year career.
Carrier retired with a professional record of 31-2-1, with 26 wins coming by knockout.
Carrier was a son of Larry Carrier, founder of Bristol Motorspeedway (NASCAR) and Bristol Dragway, NHRA. He and his brother, Andy, own Tri-Cities Golf Course in Blountville, Tennessee. The Carriers sold the race track in 1996 for $26 million.
Carrier and his business partner, Ron Scalf, founded the WOrld Boxing Federation and went on to promoting boxing worldwide.