01-27-2009, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by William Barclay Masterson
He was a "boxer" as well. A really bad "boxer" and I'm sure that didn't help his face any.
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Originally Posted by BusterBunny
dunno who he fought but he was undefeated  |
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At the age of 12, Rourke won his first boxing match as a 118-pound bantamweight. Some of his early matches were fought under the name Andre Rourke.
He continued his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach, Florida, where Muhammad Ali began his career.
In 1969, Rourke, then weighing 140 lbs., sparred with former World Welterweight Champion Luis Rodríguez. Rodriguez was the number one rated middleweight boxer in the world, and was training for his match with world champion Nino Benvenuti. Rourke claims to have received a concussion in this sparring match.
At the 1971 Florida Golden Gloves, he received another concussion in a boxing match. After being told by doctors to take a year off and rest, Rourke temporarily retired from the ring. From 1968 to 1973, he compiled an amateur record of 20-7 (17 knockouts).
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After getting into acting, Mickey returned to boxing:
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In 1991, Rourke decided that he "?had to go back to boxing", because he felt that he "? was self-destructing ? (and) had no respect for myself being an actor."
Rourke was undefeated in 8 fights, with six wins (4 by knock-out) and two draws. He fought as far afield as Spain, Japan and Germany.
He never achieved national prominence and he suffered a number of injuries, including a broken nose, toe, ribs, a split tongue, and a compressed cheekbone.
His trainer during his boxing career was Hells Angels member Chuck Zito and his entrance song was Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child o' Mine.
Boxing promoters stated that Rourke was too old to do well against top-level fighters. Indeed, Rourke himself admits that entering the ring was a sort of personal test: "(I) just wanted to give it a shot, test myself that way physically, while I still had time (interview in The Gate with Christopher Heard)."
In 1995, Rourke retired from boxing and returned to acting.
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