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First, he was a pitcher and shortstop playing in kid leagues. Then, he was an all-league middle linebacker at San Fernando High School.[3] Later he became a gang member, and eventually served five years in California state prisons at Soledad, San Quentin and Chino, for involuntary manslaughter after stabbing a rival gang member.[1] Upon his release, he found himself training at the Jet Center, where he took up boxing. He was mentored under former middleweight William  \u201cBlinky\u201d Rodriguez at the Benny’s Jet Center martial arts and boxing complex in Van Nuys, California. “For two years, since he got out of prison, he’s been working hard six days a week … showing desire and discipline,” Rodriguez said on his trainee.[1] “He’s got 200 street fights. If a guy goes after you with a bumper jack, you better be elusive,” said Rodriguez.[3]Amateur career[edit]Garc\u00eda rapidly began dispatching his foes at the amateurs. He won the Southern California Golden Gloves title and went on to win the National AAU Championships Super Heavyweight title in Beaumont in April 1986.[4] “It was my best fight,” said Garcia in the understatement of the tournament. Longtime amateur boxing people called Garcia’s performance a surprise.[5] William Pendleton of the U.S. Amateur Boxing Federation board of governors said of his performance at the nationals: “Here was a guy who came in totally from the cold and won the gold medal.”[4] He lost a close decision to Wesley Watson prior to the nationals, but avenged that defeat when he stopped Watson in two rounds to earn a spot on the U.S. team for the 1986 World Championships.[1][6] He was training for the world championships in a parking garage converted into a boxing gym at the Sands Regency Hotel in Reno.[3] at the world championships he defeated all his opponents on to his way to the finals,[7] to losing the final to Te\u00f3filo Stevenson, winning the silver.[8] Stevenson, a veteran of international boxing, age 35, with a 20-year-long career, won for the 301st time, knocking down Garcia, whose amateur record stood 17\u20132.[9]  “Winning by a knockout is just like a baseball player hitting a home run,” said Stevenson after he knocked out Garc\u00eda.[10] “I want to fight him again. I want to redeem myself,” said Garc\u00eda after his defeat in the hands of Stevenson. Garc\u00eda claimed he never lost in hundreds of street fights. “I always wanted to box, but I just never took the time to go into the gym and train; I was having too much fun on the streets,” he said to the press. “There are some things you can’t coach. He’s got natural athletic ability. He’s got durability, heart, power and he’s come along real fast. When we went to the world championships, a lot of guys came up to me and asked me how many fights he’d really had. They couldn’t believe he’d only fought 18 times and he was fighting for the gold medal in the world championships with that few fights,” said his coach Rodriguez.[1] Garc\u00eda has been invited to work out at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.[4] Garc\u00eda also sparred with Mike Weaver, the former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Garc\u00eda said he was a little wary when he first got into the ring against Weaver.[1] Instead of boxing in the 1986 Goodwill Games, Garc\u00eda chose to rest.[11] He soon fought at the 1986 USA\u2212USSR boxing duals, where he fought Vyacheslav Yakovlev (who also lost to Stevenson at Reno by majority decision,) in a match-up on July 26, and exhibition bout on August 2, losing him twice in a row, both time by unanimous decision.[12] “I told myself I was going to become a fighter, going to stick with it. It was a big adjustment getting out (of prison). You get institutionalized, get out of the habits of normal life. Although I wanted to be a boxer, I never thought I’d come this far this fast,” said Garc\u00eda on his progress.[1]Highlights[edit] Southern California Golden Gloves (+201\u00a0lbs), Los Angeles, California, 1986:Local match-up (+201\u00a0lbs), 1986: National Championships (+201\u00a0lbs), Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, April 1986:1\/2: Defeated Kimmuel Odum by unanimous decision, 5\u22120Finals: Defeated Wesley Watson by majority decision, 4\u22121 (Watson was given a standing eight count in the 3rd rd)World Champ Box-offs (+201\u00a0lbs), Caesars Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, April 1986: World Championships (+201\u00a0lbs), Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, May 1986:1\/8: Defeated Baik Hyun-man (South Korea) RSCH 21\/4: Defeated Aziz Salihu (Yugoslavia) RSCH 2 (1:49)1\/2: Defeated Biaggio Chianese (Italy) RSCH 2 (referee Hong Chen Seng stopped the fight after giving three consecutive standing eight counts to Chianese; Italian corner protested; the bout was resumed and stopped again by the referee a minute later)Finals: Lost to Te\u00f3filo Stevenson (Cuba) RSCH 2 (1:06)USA\u2212USSR Middle & Heavy Duals (+201\u00a0lbs), ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, July 1986:Lost to Vyacheslav Yakovlev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0\u22125USA\u2212USSR Exhibition (+201\u00a0lbs), Houston, Texas, August 1986:Lost to Vyacheslav Yakovlev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0\u221231988 Olympics[edit]He wasn’t sure whether he would wait until after the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, because, once he wanted to turn pro immediately.[3] This accounted for a brief hiatus, and finally, having 21 amateur fights under his belt, with a record of 17 wins (13 by knockout,) and 4 losses, Garc\u00eda turned pro.[1]Professional career[edit]He started his pro career in California in 1987 and, apart from a cut stoppage loss against Dee Collier, dominated his opposition on his way to contention.  Notable opponents at beaten by Garc\u00eda at this stage of his career included Eddie Gonzalez, Rocky Sekorski, and Jerry Goff.In 1992 he won the NABF title against Jerry Jones.  After three successful defenses, and with a fight against Riddick Bowe in the advanced planning stage, he took a warm-up fight against Mike Dixon who KOd him by catching Garc\u00eda with a blow to his temple. However, soon after in a rematch fight at the “Brady Theater” in Tulsa, OK in May 1994, Alex Garc\u00eda won a unanimous decision against Mike Dixon.  Garc\u00eda never was a serious contender again, drawing with James Warring and getting KOd by Garing Lane.In 1994 he lost his NABF title on points to fringe contender Joe Hipp, in 1995 he lost on points to Buster Mathis Jr.Professional boxing record[edit]40 Wins (29 knockouts, 11 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw[13]ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotesLoss5-10 Wallace McDanielKO305\/04\/2005 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Win8-18-1 Ron McCarthyMD807\/12\/1999 Yonkers, New York, U.S.Win2-35 George HarrisTKO107\/08\/1999 Camden, South Carolina, U.S.Win5-14 Martin LopezTKO229\/08\/1997 El Paso, Texas, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the second round.Loss18-0 Buster Mathis, Jr.UD1218\/04\/1995 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.IBF USBA Heavyweight Title.Win14-7-1 George StephensTKO318\/11\/1994 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Win10-2 Ed DonaldsonUD1001\/09\/1994 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Win15-14 Mike DixonUD1024\/05\/1994 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.Loss26-3 Joe HippUD1201\/03\/1994 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.NABF Heavyweight Title.Win13-10-3 George O’MaraPTS1020\/01\/1994 Irvine, California, U.S.Win8-1 Everton DavisPTS1018\/12\/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Loss9-9-1 Garing LaneTKO220\/08\/1993 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the second round.Draw14-2 James WarringSD1227\/07\/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.NABF Heavyweight Title.Loss12-8 Mike DixonTKO208\/06\/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.WBC Continental Americas\/WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round.Win21-2 Eric CurryTKO1220\/04\/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the 12th round.Win16-1 West TurnerTKO127\/03\/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.NABF Heavyweight Title.Win20-2 Mike WilliamsTKO516\/02\/1993 Denver, Colorado, U.S.NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fifth round.Win9-4 Jerry JonesUD1208\/12\/1992 Tampa, Florida, U.S.NABF\/WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Titles.Win23-12-1 Ossie OcasioTKO823\/11\/1992 Inglewood, California, U.S.Win8-3-1 Matthew BrooksTKO227\/10\/1992 Houston, Texas, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 0:31 of the second round.Win26-11-1 Mike WhiteTKO222\/09\/1992 El Paso, Texas, U.S.Win18-5-1 Arthur WeathersKO210\/08\/1992 Inglewood, California, U.S.Win26-5-1 Mike Ronay EvansUD1002\/07\/1992 Reno, Nevada, U.S.Win11-9-1 Mike GansKO227\/05\/1992 San Diego, California, U.S.Win43-24-1 Bobby CrabtreeKO604\/03\/1992 Bakersfield, California, U.S.Win18-1 Jerry GoffTKO211\/07\/1991 Gardnerville, Nevada, U.S.Win23-9 Rocky SekorskiKO123\/05\/1991 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Win22-12 Ladislao MijangosTKO322\/03\/1991 Lake Tahoe, Nevada, U.S.Win18-5-1 Bernard BentonTKO209\/10\/1990 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round.Win11-1-1 Bill DuncanTKO107\/05\/1990 Inglewood, California, U.S.Win6-2 Dion BurgessTKO427\/03\/1990 Reseda, California, U.S.Win14-4-1 Andre McCallTKO208\/01\/1990 Inglewood, California, U.S.Win7-7-4 Jim AshardKO413\/11\/1989 Inglewood, California, U.S.Win25-8-1 Eddie GonzalesUD1024\/10\/1989 Reseda, California, U.S.Win14-14 Eddie RichardsonKO729\/08\/1989 Reseda, California, U.S.Loss10-8 Dee CollierTKO829\/11\/1988 Reseda, California, U.S.Win4-3 Veti KatoaKO129\/07\/1988 Redondo Beach, California, U.S.Win10\u20130 Jack S. JacksonKO223\/06\/1988 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Win9\u20130 Rodney StocktonKO227\/05\/1988 Redondo Beach, California, U.S.Win8\u20130 Dennis FikesKO324\/03\/1988 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Win7\u20130 Dave SlaughterKO212\/11\/1987 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Slaughter knocked out at 1:15 of the second round.Win6\u20130 Dwain BondsUD629\/08\/1987 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Win5\u20130 Andre SmithUD509\/07\/1987 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Win4\u20130 William CampudaniKO118\/06\/1987 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Campudani knocked out at 0:28 of the first round.Win3\u20130 Tony CrawfordKO128\/05\/1987 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Crawford knocked out at 1:57 of the first round.Win2\u20130 Richard HarrellUD424\/02\/1987 Reseda, California, U.S.Win1\u20130 Cliff MelbourneKO106\/02\/1987 Reseda, California, U.S.Melbourne knocked out at 2:52 of the first round.References[edit]^ a b c d e f g h ‘Brawler’ hoping to gain boxing championship By Ken Peters, AP Sports Writer, The Paris News, July 5, 1986, p. 5.^ “Boxing record for Alex Garc\u00eda”. BoxRec.^ a b c d U.S. super heavyweight takes a tough road to Reno by Steve Sneddon, Reno Gazette-Journal, May 9, 1986, p. 21.^ a b c Boxer’s Metal Goes From Cold to Gold by David Wharton, The Los Angeles Times, April 11, 1986, p. 33.^ The Unknown Garcia wins \u2018Amateur\u2019 (AP,) Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times, April 7, 1986, p. 9.^ USA’s Garcia meets Cuban for gold medal by Steve Sneddon, Reno Gazette-Journal, May 17, 1986, p. 7.^ Garcia of U.S. Reaches Final, but Against Stevenson by Karl Gustkey, The Los Angeles Times, May 17, 1986, p. 41.^ “WorldChamps1986”. strefa.pl.^ US wins three in the ring (AP), Fairbanks Daily News Miner, May 18, 1986, p. 17.^ Four more Cubans take world boxing golds by Ed Schuyler Jr. (Associated Press,) The Times News (Idaho Newspaper,) May 19, 1986, D-4.^ Mystery clouds U.S. -Soviet card, Reno Gazette-Journal, July 26, 1986, p. 10.^ Soviets slug U.S. boxers (UPI,) The Republic (Columbus, Indiana), August 3, 1986, p. 23.^ “BoxRec – Alex Garcia”. boxrec.com.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki4\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki4\/2016\/05\/01\/alex-garcia-boxer-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Alex Garc\u00eda (boxer) – Wikipedia"}}]}]