Tor Hamer

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Tor Hamer
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Real nameTor Hamer
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1983-01-20) January 20, 1983 (age 40)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins21
Wins by KO14
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

Tor Hamer (born January 20, 1983) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2013. As an amateur, he won the 2008 National Golden Gloves at super heavyweight.

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Early life

Raised in Harlem as well as suburban Baltimore, he attended private and charter schools until attending Penn State for his B.A. He has a Harvard-educated father and a Villanova-educated mother, both of whom work in education. He is the grandson of noted civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. [1]

Amateur career

Hamer was trained at Gleason's Gym. At the National Championships, he narrowly lost to southpaw and eventual winner Lenroy Thompson. He later beat him in the Golden Gloves quarterfinals to avenge his only loss. His amateur record was 34-1. [2]

Professional career

After his Golden Gloves victory in May 2008, Hamer was approached by boxing's premier promoters: Oscar De La Hoya, Don King and Lou DiBella, ultimately signing with DiBella Entertainment. [1]

He made his professional debut on October 22, 2008, defeating Joseph Rabotte via second-round TKO. He suffered his first loss, on points, to undefeated Kelvin Price. In June 2012 he won the second edition of the Prizefighter International Heavyweights, which took place in London. After beating Marcelo Luiz Nascimento by unanimous decision and knocking out Tom Dallas (15-2) in 29 seconds, he beat the pre-tournament betting favorite Kevin Johnson (26-1) in the final. Later, however, he lost against Vyacheslav Glazkov [3] and Andy Ruiz by way of forfeit on both occasions.

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References

  1. 1 2 Hilliard, Chloe A. (November 26, 2008). "The Gentleman Boxer". The Village Voice . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Smith, Tim (Nov 22, 2013). "Tor Hamer Throws Punches Rather Than Trade Stocks". WSJ. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Dower, Jim (Dec 22, 2012). "Glazkov defeats Hamer". Boxing 24. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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