Tyrone Trice

Tyrone Trice
Born	Tyrone Trice October 23, 1963 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	November 8, 2023 (age 60) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Other names	The Butterfly
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight, Light Middleweight, Middleweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	43
Wins by KO	35
Losses	10
Draws	0
No contests	0

Tyrone Trice (October 23, 1963 - November 8, 2023) was an American former professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 1996. He is a one-time International Boxing Council (IBC) Middleweight champion and WBA Americas Welterweight champion. Trice also had two world-title challenges for the IBF Welterweight and WBO Middleweight titles.

Professional career

Welterweight

Trice quickly rose through the ranks, winning his first twelve fights before a shock first-round KO loss to Freddie Pendleton. ^[1] After continuing to win many fights via knockout, Trice became the number two contender for the vacant IBF Welterweight title. A title match with number one contender Simon Brown took place at the Palais des sports in Berck-sur-Mer, France on April 23, 1988. Trice was dominant in the fight early on, knocking down Brown in the second round. However, he eventually tired through the later rounds and Brown was able to wear Trice down. Trice was knocked down three times in the 12th round and was finally defeated via knockout in the 14th round.

After the loss, Trice recovered and won a series of tune-up fights before defeating Kevin Pompey for the WBA Americas Welterweight Title. A rematch was then fought between Trice and Brown. As with the first contest, it was a close and entertaining fight with Brown prevailing again, this time in the eleventh round by knockout. After this loss, Trice decided to compete in the Middleweight division.

Middleweight

In his first Middleweight bout, Trice defeated Rafael Williams to win the vacant IBC Light-Middleweight Title. After an impressive third-round TKO victory over undefeated Nestor Maciel to defend the title, Trice challenged John David Jackson for the WBO Light-Middleweight title. Trice took Jackson to the full twelve rounds but Jackson was well in control throughout the match, staggering Trice several times in the fight and winning via unanimous decision. Trice was then defeated again two months later in a ninth-round TKO by Julio César Vásquez.

Feud with James Toney

Rumours began circulating that a matchup between Trice and multiple Middleweight champion James Toney would take place between late 1992 to early 1993. ^[2] After an easy round one TKO victory over Ron Collins for which Toney was present in the ringside audience, Trice seized the microphone from announcer Wally Jackson after he was declared the victor. After insulting then WBO Middleweight Champion Gerald McClellan (who Trice claimed backed out of a title bout against him), Trice challenged Toney to a $50,000 bet that he would defeat him before 10 rounds at any time of Toney's choosing. Toney, angry at Trice's words, entered the ring and challenged Trice to a fight then and there. Trice approached Toney but was then escorted out of the ring by his ring crew and the referee. ^[3]

Ultimately the much anticipated match between Trice and Toney never materialized due to a number of disputes between both camps regarding money, the venue where the bout should take place and several other factors.

Later career and retirement

Trice's career would begin to decline from late 1992 until his retirement, losing several fights which included losses to Thomas Tate and Joe Lipsey. He also did not participate in any further title matches. His final match took place on February 18, 1996, where he defeated the unrated Gary Jones in a fourth-round knockout. He retired shortly after. He continues to reside in his hometown of Milwaukee today. ^[4]

Professional boxing record

43 Wins (35 knockouts, 8 decisions), 10 Losses (5 knockouts, 5 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	2-20-2	Gary Jones	KO	4	18/02/1996	Minot, North Dakota
Loss	9-13-2	Eric L. French	UD	10	03/12/1994	Eagles Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Loss	18-0	Joe Lipsey	PTS	10	23/07/1993	Lansing, Michigan
Loss	32-4-2	Frederic Seillier	KO	9	24/04/1993	Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhone
Win	21-59-1	Jake Torrance	UD	8	05/02/1993	Eagles Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Loss	25-2	Thomas Tate	UD	10	02/02/1993	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Loss	31-7	Brett Lally	MD	10	24/11/1992	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	23-8	Bill "Fireball" Bradley	TKO	4	25/08/1992	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	25-2	Ron Collins	TKO	1	21/07/1992	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan	Referee stopped the bout at 1:36 of the first round.
Win	0-13-1	Larry Lipscomb	KO	3	28/03/1992	Doraville, Georgia
Loss	31-1	Julio César Vásquez	TKO	9	19/09/1991	Paris
Loss	23-0	J.D. Jackson	UD	12	21/07/1991	Atlantic City Race Course, Atlantic City, New Jersey	WBO Light Middleweight Title.
Win	18-0	Nestor Maciel	TKO	3	07/03/1991	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Win	31-7	Rafael Williams	TKO	6	29/11/1990	Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City	IBC Light Middleweight Title.
Loss	31-1	Simon "Mantequilla" Brown	TKO	10	01/04/1990	DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia	IBF Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the tenth round.
Win	17-2-1	Kevin Pompey	UD	12	14/01/1990	Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey	WBA Americas Welterweight Title.
Win	25-16-3	Ron Johnson	TKO	3	25/03/1989	Sheraton Hotel, Casablanca, Morocco
Win	28-29-3	Dexter Smith	PTS	10	06/03/1989	Nogent-le-Phaye, France
Win	21-10	Juan Alonso Villa	KO	1	12/12/1988	Nogent-le-Phaye, France
Win	12-13-2	Orlando Orozco	KO	1	09/11/1988	Paris, France
Win	10-1	Luis Francisco Perez	TKO	2	09/10/1988	Franconville, France
Win	9-3-1	Efren Brown	TKO	6	24/09/1988	Berck, France
Win	5-4	Luciano Fernandez	TKO	4	13/08/1988	Deauville, France
Loss	24-1	Simon "Mantequilla" Brown	TKO	14	23/04/1988	Palais des Sports, Berck, France	IBF Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the 14th round.
Win	5-6	Mike English	TKO	1	20/11/1987	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
Win	7-41-1	Walter Cowans	TKO	2	10/10/1987	Sandusky, Ohio
Win	14-5-1	Steve "Lightning" Little	UD	10	06/08/1987	Felt Forum, New York City
Win	14-10	Dennis Johnson	TKO	8	23/10/1986	Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Win	14-1-1	Curtis Summit	TKO	1	10/06/1986	Detroit, Michigan
Win	13-6-2	Marvin Ray Jones	TKO	2	24/04/1986	Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Win	2-1	Jesse Flores	TKO	4	22/03/1986	Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Win	9-12	Steve Mitchell	KO	6	28/02/1986	Laughlin, Nevada
Win	20-4-2	Michael "Bomber" Bradley	RTD	3	23/01/1986	Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Win	12-9-2	Dave Odem	TKO	7	21/11/1985	Detroit, Michigan
Win	12-14-1	Jose "Speedy" Gonzalez	KO	5	24/10/1985	Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan	Gonzalez knocked out at 2:38 of the fifth round.
Win	23-5	Tyrone Moore	UD	10	12/09/1985	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	1-5	Jesus De la Cruz	KO	1	22/08/1985	Detroit, Michigan
Win	5-11-6	Ken Willis	KO	3	06/04/1985	Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	10-8	Anthony Bryant	TKO	3	24/10/1984	Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan	Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the third round.
Win	23-3	Tyrone Moore	PTS	10	15/08/1984	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	10-8-1	Freddie Pendleton	TKO	1	28/06/1984	Detroit, Michigan
Win	0-1	Ruben Gallardo	TKO	6	31/05/1984	Detroit, Michigan
Win	14-9	Teddy Hatfield	TKO	2	03/05/1984	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	1-3	Bob Graddy	TKO	6	15/04/1984	Detroit, Michigan
Win	--	Sean McGill	KO	2	11/02/1984	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Win	1-7-2	Nate Stewart	TKO	2	03/02/1984	Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois	Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the second round.
Win	10-1	Victor Gordon	KO	4	27/10/1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	3-4	Leslie Toney	TKO	2	30/09/1983	Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Win	7-3-2	Dave Odem	PTS	6	25/08/1983	Lakeland Arena, Waterford, Michigan
Win	--	Manuel Toribio	KO	2	10/07/1983	Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Toribio knocked out at 3:01 of the second round.
Win	--	Willy Paul Maxwell	KO	1	12/06/1983	Phoenix, Arizona
Win	1-1	Fred Tice	TKO	1	04/06/1983	Traverse City, Michigan
Win	--	"Rockin" Rodney Moore	PTS	4	26/05/1983	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey

References

1. Pendleton`s Quick Ko Draws Rave Notices - Sun Sentinel
2. Brett Lally DEAD: Boxing Says Goodbye to Former Light Middleweight Champion | Ringside Report
3. Collins vs Trice – YouTube
4. Tyrone Trice Boxer History, Facts, and News