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James Walter "Buddy" McGirt (born January 17, 1964) is an American boxing trainer and retired boxer. During his ring tenure, McGirt was the IBF light-welterweight champion, and ''Lineal''/WBC welterweight champion. ==Professional boxing career== McGirt’s aspirations of becoming a professional boxer existed at an incredibly young age."They said I was too small," McGirt says now. "They said I couldn't do it. I said I could. I said I'd be the first world champion from Long Island - so the guy they said couldn't do it is the one who did it." Fulfilling this childhood dream, he did so with a vengeance, turning professional in the year 1983, the year he graduated from Brentwood High School. In 1988, McGirt defeated Frankie Warren, avenging what was at that time his only defeat, to win the IBF light welterweight title.〔Matthews, Wallace. (The Buddy System ), ''Newsday'', February 28, 1988〕 In his second defense, he lost the title to Meldrick Taylor.〔Berger, Phil. (Taylor Stops McGirt in 12th For I.B.F. Title ), ''The New York Times'', September 4, 1988〕 In November 1991, he defeated Simon Brown to win the ''Lineal'' and WBC welterweight titles.〔(Big Win For Little Mac ), ''Sports Illustrated'', December 9, 1991〕〔(McGirt gets chance, captures welter title ), ''Reading Eagle'', December 1, 1991〕 Buddy was a scrappy, talented fighter who had an outstanding career in the ring. He defeated men such as Simon Brown, Livingstone Bramble, Saoul Mamby, Edwin Curet, Howard Davis, Frankie Warren, Tony Baltazar, Gennaro Leon, Patrizio Oliva, Gary Jacobs, Tommy Ayers, Willie Rodriguez, Ralph Twinning, Buck Smith, Kevin Pompey, Rafael Williams, John Senegal, Eric Martin, Joe Manley, Tyrone Moore, Nick Rupa, Joe Gatti and George Heckley. At the beginning of 1993, McGirt was the world's top-ranked 147-pound boxer, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world; but in the first week starting off the year he tore up his left shoulder while training. Without his money punch, the left hook, he had to box virtually one-handed for a total of 24 rounds in two championship fights. He won the first fight, but he lost his title in the second. McGirt lost the title to Pernell Whitaker in 1993.〔(THE SUMMER OF SWEAT: BUDDY MCGIRT, BRENTWOOD'S DETHRONED WELTERWEIGHT, FIGHTS HIS WAY BACK ), ''Newsday'', September 7, 1993〕 The following year, he again lost to Whitaker in an attempt to regain the title. In 1997, he retired with a record of 73-6-1 (48 KOs). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buddy McGirt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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