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Roy Harris
Statistics
Real name
Roy Harris
Nickname(s)
Cut N' Shoot
Weight(s)
Heavyweight
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach
73 in (185 cm)
Nationality
American
Born
(1933-06-29) June 29, 1933 (age 85)
Cut and Shoot, Texas
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
36
Wins
30
Wins by KO
9
Losses
5
Draws
0
No contests
1

Roy Harris (born 29 June 1933) is a retired American heavyweight boxer, whose nickname derived from his place of birth, Cut and Shoot, Texas.[1] Roy is a co-trainer of undefeated title contender Alfonso López III.[2]




Contents





  • 1 Amateur career


  • 2 Professional career

    • 2.1 World Heavyweight Championship


    • 2.2 Retirement



  • 3 Professional boxing record


  • 4 Bibliography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Amateur career[edit]


Roy and his brother Henry took up the boxing together after receiving their first set of gloves in a trade for wild ducks. Roy was a four-time Texas Golden Gloves champ, won his state Olympic Trials in 1952, and was the winner of the Joe Louis Sportsmanship Award at the 1954 National Golden Gloves.[3]



Professional career[edit]


Roy was a heavyweight contender during the 1950s. He won his first 23 fights, including consecutive wins against Willi Besmanoff, Bob Baker and Willie Pastrano, and was named Ring Magazine's progress of the year for 1957.



World Heavyweight Championship[edit]


Before the bout, Roy was on the cover of Sports Illustrated.[4] In August 1958, he was given a title shot by world champion Floyd Patterson. Patterson had trouble obtaining title defenses, as boxing at the time was controlled by an organization that Patterson and his manager, Cus D'Amato, refused to cooperate with.


The promotion was colorful, due to the backstory of Roy's kinsmen, one of the celebrated East Texas clans still existing as their forebears had for generations. Much was made of the "backwoods" quality of Roy's life, and every venue was utilized in using this as ballyhoo; this extended as far as having Roy record a 45 RPM record for airplay only (DECCA Records, No. 9-30717). Roy was predictably photographed in cowboy hat and boots, and in one wire photo, he holds a revolver at the ready (AP Wirephoto rw41500sh). The aforementioned Sports Illustrated cover portrayed him barechested and barefoot, standing upon a cabin porch with 19th Century rifle at rest beside him; he further sports a canine companion.[5]
The fight took place at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA. Roy knocked down the champion in the second round, but was himself knocked down four times; his corner stopped the fight before the 13th round. Mushy Callahan was the referee.[6] Back in Texas, Roy's extended family had gathered at the drive-in theater in nearby Conroe, which had been equipped for the occasion with its own closed circuit movie hook-up. The evening was a colorful one of guitar playing and dancing, but of course ended sadly, although most did not give up hope until near the end.[5]
It has been conjectured that Roy's heroic stand—versus a champion acknowledged later by Muhammad Ali as "the most skilled as a boxer" whom Ali had faced—is all the more miraculous, due to the location of his training facilities. Roy trained for the Patterson fight in the mountains, hundreds of feet higher in altitude than the city of Los Angeles, and yet, he completed 12 full rounds and scored a (debated) knockdown. Roy offered no excuses, however; a former winner of the Joe Louis award for sportsmanship, he replied when questioned, "I did my best."[7]


Harris then won six consecutive fights, before losing to a (28-1) Sonny Liston. He then dropped a decision to Henry Cooper and was stopped twice by Bob Cleroux.



Retirement[edit]


He retired with a final record of 30 wins and five losses. He is believed to be the only boxer to become a lawyer after fighting for the world heavyweight title. Roy Harris was a county clerk in Montgomery County for 28 years. He began practicing law in 1972 and drew up the papers for Cut And Shoot to become incorporated. Roy's office is based in his home and he has been married 47 years and has six children.



Professional boxing record[edit]











































































































































































































































































































30 Wins (9 knockouts, 20 decisions, 1 DQ), 5 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 No Contest [8]

Result

Record

Opponent

Type

Round

Date

Location

Notes
Loss

25-2-1

Canada Bob Cleroux
TKO
4
23/05/1961

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round.
Win

13-5

United Kingdom Dave Rent
DQ
5
28/02/1961

United States Houston, Texas

Rent disqualified at 2:03 of the fifth round for headbutting.
Loss

20-7-1

United Kingdom Henry Cooper
PTS
10
13/09/1960

United Kingdom Empire Pool, Wembley, London

Loss

20-1-1

Canada Bob Cleroux
KO
5
27/07/1960

Canada Delorimier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Harris knocked out at 1:12 of the fifth round.
Loss

28-1

United States Sonny Liston
TKO
1
25/04/1960

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the first round.
Win

58-25-7

United States Henry Hall
UD
7
21/03/1960

United States Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas

Win

4-0

Argentina Alejandro Lavorante
UD
10
24/11/1959

United States San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas

99-95, 100-92, 99-90.
Win

38-14-1

Jamaica Joe Bygraves
UD
10
25/08/1959

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

Win

20-3-2

United States Chuck Powell
UD
10
09/06/1959

United States Houston, Texas

100-90, 100-90, 100-87.
Win

26-3

United States Donnie Fleeman
UD
12
01/04/1959

United States Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas

Texas Heavyweight Title. 120-108, 120-105, 119-109.
No Contest

12-5-1

United States John Hunt
NC
5
03/02/1959

United States El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas

Win

25-2

United States Donnie Fleeman
UD
12
01/12/1958

United States Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas

Texas Heavyweight Title. 119-109, 120-107, 120-107.
Loss

33-1

United States Floyd Patterson
RTD
12
18/08/1958

United States Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California

World Heavyweight Title. 97-117, 102-116, 98-117.
Win

37-9-7

Germany Willi Besmanoff
UD
10
29/10/1957

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

97-91, 100-91, 100-91.
Win

40-4-5

United States Willie Pastrano
UD
10
11/06/1957

United States Houston, Texas

97-96, 98-95, 98-95.
Win

47-9-1

United States Bob "The Grinder" Baker
MD
10
30/04/1957

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

96-93, 97-92, 96-96.
Win

28-12-1

United States Joey Rowan
PTS
10
26/02/1957

United States Houston City Auditorium, Houston, Texas

Win

25-4

United States Claude Chapman
TKO
8
29/01/1957

United States Houston, Texas

Win

5-1

United States JD Marshall
TKO
2
19/11/1956

United States Tyler, Texas

Win

26-13

United States Charley Norkus
UD
10
02/10/1956

United States Houston City Auditorium, Houston, Texas

Win

27-4

United States Oscar Pharo
PTS
10
27/08/1956

United States Tyler, Texas

Win

7-4

United States Calvin Butler
PTS
10
30/05/1956

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

Win

49-13-6

United States "Chief" Alvin Williams
UD
10
21/05/1956

United States Tyler, Texas

Win

1-5-1

United States Johnny Bullard
KO
4
16/04/1956

United States Tyler, Texas

Win

9-3

United States Don Howard Tucker
KO
3
20/02/1956

United States Tyler, Texas

Win

12-24-4

United States Ponce DeLeon Taylor
PTS
10
13/12/1955

United States Houston City Auditorium, Houston, Texas

Win

11-1

United States Buddy Turman
SD
12
28/11/1955

United States Tyler, Texas

Texas Heavyweight Title.
Win

2-7-2

United States Fred Taylor
PTS
10
01/11/1955

United States Houston, Texas

Win

2-5

United States Duke Smith
KO
3
01/10/1955

United States Tyler, Texas

Win

0-2

United States LeJune Burks
KO
6
30/09/1955

United States Conroe, Texas

Win

1-5

United States Dick Brown
TKO
3
30/08/1955

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

Win

--
Chuck Connor
KO
2
28/06/1955

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas

Win

--

United States Bobby Watson
PTS
6
14/06/1955

United States LaGrave Field, Fort Worth, Texas

Win

4-1

United States Ted Donald
PTS
8
03/06/1955

United States Conroe, Texas

Win

9-16

United States JD Harvey
PTS
6
03/05/1955

United States Galveston City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas

Win

--

United States Tommie Smith
TKO
3
26/04/1955

United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas


Bibliography[edit]



  • Harris, Roy; Montgomery, Robin Navarro (2012). Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot: Texas Backwoods Battler. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 9781475960679. OCLC 819070994. 


References[edit]




  1. ^ "Roy Harris - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10. 


  2. ^ "Lopez and Pavlik – One Nice Guy Will Finish First - Boxing News". Doghouseboxing.com. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2013-08-10. 


  3. ^ ""Cut and Shoot" Roy Harris: Small town Fighter to Heavyweight Championship Bout! - Boxing News". Doghouseboxing.com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-08-10. 


  4. ^ "Roy Harris, Boxing, - 08.18.58 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10. 


  5. ^ ab Montgomery, Robin (1984). Cut 'n Shoot Texas. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-89015-429-5. 


  6. ^ "A Brief Look at Floyd Patterson, Roy Harris". East Side Boxing. Archived from the original on 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-22. 


  7. ^ Montgomery, Robin (1984). Cut 'n Shoot, Texas. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. ISBN 0-89015-429-5. 


  8. ^ "Roy Harris - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10. 




External links[edit]



  • Professional boxing record for Roy Harris from BoxRec








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