Howard Davis Jr.

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Howard Davis

Davis with Chuck Liddell, 2009
Personal information
Full name	Howard Edward Davis Jr.
Born	(1956-02-14)February 14, 1956 Glen Cove, New York, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2015(2015-12-30) (aged 59) Plantation, Florida, U.S.
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Lightweight and Featherweight
Medal record Men's boxing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Lightweight World Amateur Championships 1974 Havana Featherweight

Howard Edward Davis Jr. (February 14, 1956 – December 30, 2015) was an American professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muhammad Ali, Davis embarked on his amateur career. He won the 1976 Olympic gold medal one week after his mother died. He was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy at the Olympics, beating out such boxers as Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks.^[1]

He turned professional after the Olympics and went on to compile a professional record of 36–6–1 with 14 knockouts. He retired in 1996.^[1] After retirement he became a trainer. Eventually he worked as boxing director at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, where he trained both amateur and professional boxers and MMA fighters. He was also a motivational speaker and a musician.