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}} Howard Edward Davis, Jr. (born February 14, 1956) is a retired world-class American amateur and 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 Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks.〔http://howarddavisjr.com/〕 He turned professional after the Olympics and went on to a professional record of 36–6–1 with 14 knockouts. He retired in 1996.〔 As of 2009, he works as boxing director at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, where he trains both amateur and professional boxers and MMA fighters. He is also a motivational speaker and a musician. ==Amateur career== As an amateur, Davis was trained by his father, a former boxer. He had an outstanding amateur career. In 1976, Davis won the Olympic gold medal in the lightweight division in Montreal, Canada. Davis was also named the Outstanding Boxer of the 1976 Olympics and given the Val Barker Trophy. His Olympic teammates included Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks. His Olympic victory came just one week after his mother died of a heart attack. Davis had an amateur record of 125–5. Amateur accomplishments include: *1973 National AAU Champion (125 lb) * *Defeated Leroy Veasley of Detroit in the final *1974 World Championships (125 lbs) in Havana, Cuba * *Defeated Roberto Andino (Puerto Rico) on points * *Defeated Rumen Peshev (Bulgaria) on points * *Defeated Eddie Ndukwu (Nigeria) on points * *Defeated Mariano Álvarez (Cuba) on points * *Defeated Boris Kuznetsov (Soviet Union) on points *1976 National AAU Champion (132 lbs) * *Defeated Thomas Hearns on points. *1976 Olympic Trials * *Defeated Aaron Pryor to qualify at 132 pounds *1976 Summer Olympics – Gold Medal (132 lbs) and Val Barker Award winner for ''Most Outstanding Boxer of the Games'' * *Defeated Yukio Segawa (Japan) won on points * *Defeated Leonidas Asprilla (Colombia) won by KO 2 * *Defeated Tzvetan Tzvetkov (Bulgaria) won by TKO 3 * *Defeated Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) won on points * *Defeated Simion Cuţov (Romania) won on points 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「Howard Davis, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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