"Hurricane" Peter McNeeley (born October 6, 1968 in Medfield

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, Massachusetts

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) is a former 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

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, best known for his 1995 fight with Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

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 in which McNeeley had famously vowed to wrap Tyson in a "cocoon of horror." McNeeley fought aggressively and was knocked down twice within the first two minutes as a result. McNeeley was disqualified after his manager Vinnie Vecchione stepped into the ring to stop his fighter from taking any more punishment after the second knockdown. TV Guide

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included the fight in their list of the 50 Great TV Sports Moment of All Time in 1998.

Early life

McNeeley is the son of former heavyweight contender Tom McNeeley

Tom McNeeley

Thomas William McNeeley, Jr. was a heavyweight boxer in the 1950s and 1960s. He hailed from Arlington, Massachusetts, and played football for Michigan State University...

. McNeeley is a graduate of Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State College

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 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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, and holds a bachelors degree in political science.

Career

After his loss to Tyson in 1995, McNeeley won the USBF heavyweight championship with a second round stoppage of Mike Sam at the Fleet Center in Boston. He recorded four consecutive early-round knockouts over a nine month stretch before he suffered another setback at the hands of journeyman Louis Monaco in Denver on July 13, 1996.

Apart from the fight with Tyson, other notable opponents include Eric "Butterbean" Esch

Eric Esch

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, Henry Akinwande

Henry Akinwande

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 and Brian Nielsen. Each stopped McNeeley in the first round in their meeting in 1999, while Akinwande was able to stop him in the second round of their meeting in 2001.

Now living in Norwood, Massachusetts

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, McNeeley spends his time in the gym teaching others to box.

Legal troubles

In 1995, McNeeley was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

In March 2006, McNeeley was arrested in Norwood, Massachusetts

Norwood, Massachusetts

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, after he punched a man and stole his wallet containing 200 dollars.

In June 2006, McNeeley was arrested for driving the getaway car used in a robbery of a Walgreens

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 in Stoughton, Massachusetts

Stoughton, Massachusetts

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. After searching the car, police recovered $180 in cash and a black fanny pack

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which had also been stolen from the store.