Reggie Strickland
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Reggie Strickland (aliases Reggie Buse and Reggie Raglin) is a retired American journeyman
boxer, who fought 363 times during his career. He had more known losses than any boxer in history (276).
He was featured in an article in the New York Times, along with journeymen Buck Smith
and Verdell Smith
, detailing the life of a journeyman
boxer, or tomato can. It was noted that in Strickland's many fights, he sometimes used aliases, including Reggie Buse and Reggie Raglin.
Throughout his career he also fought future world champions Randall Bailey
, Cory Spinks
, Raúl Márquez
and Keith Holmes.
Reggie's half-brother Jerry Strickland was also a professional boxer, who also had over 100 losses in his career. Nicolyn Armstrong, Reggie's common law wife at the time of a 2000 "HBO Real Sports" piece, has also boxed professionally. There is also another Reggie Strickland who boxes as a heavyweight that is purportedly Strickland's cousin. A nephew Jay Strickland (Jerry's son) has also boxed professionally.
Journeyman (boxing)
A journeyman boxer is defined as a fighter who has adequate boxing skill, but does not have the caliber of a contender or gatekeeper. Outside of boxing, a "journeyman" is a trader or crafter who has completed an apprenticeship, but is not at the level of a master craftsman...
boxer, who fought 363 times during his career. He had more known losses than any boxer in history (276).
Professional career
Strickland began his professional career in 1987 and has never had a lengthy run of success as a pro boxer. His activity as a fighter has been unprecedented in recent history, and has fought as many as nine pro fights in a month (October 1993 and April 1994), sometimes three fights in four days. He is often considered as "the worst boxer in history" due to his terrible boxing record and overall style of fighting. But most people say that this may be the case because he fights many fights in a short amount of time, leaving him with little to no time to prepare for his bouts.He was featured in an article in the New York Times, along with journeymen Buck Smith
Buck Smith
Buck Smith is a professional boxer in the cruiserweight division. Although Smith has never been considered more than a journeyman fighter, he is one of boxing's all-time knockout kings with 120 KO's....
and Verdell Smith
Verdell Smith
Verdell Smith, a.k.a. Tommy Bowles, a.k.a. Tim Brooks was a professional boxer in the light welterweight division...
, detailing the life of a journeyman
Journeyman (sports)
A journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete or professional sports player who is technically competent, but unable to excel. In certain parts of the world the term has less negative connotations and the inability to excel is not needed for a player to be labelled thus.-Definitions:Alexandra Allred...
boxer, or tomato can. It was noted that in Strickland's many fights, he sometimes used aliases, including Reggie Buse and Reggie Raglin.
Throughout his career he also fought future world champions Randall Bailey
Randall Bailey
Randall Bailey is an American boxer at welterweight. Nicknamed "The Knockout King", Bailey is widely considered to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing today.- Professional career :...
, Cory Spinks
Cory Spinks
Corey Spinks is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF Light middleweight champion, and a former Undisputed Welterweight Champion....
, Raúl Márquez
Raul Marquez
Raúl Márquez is a former American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division and is the former IBF Light Middleweight Champion. Márquez also represented the U.S...
and Keith Holmes.
Reggie's half-brother Jerry Strickland was also a professional boxer, who also had over 100 losses in his career. Nicolyn Armstrong, Reggie's common law wife at the time of a 2000 "HBO Real Sports" piece, has also boxed professionally. There is also another Reggie Strickland who boxes as a heavyweight that is purportedly Strickland's cousin. A nephew Jay Strickland (Jerry's son) has also boxed professionally.