county	Echols County
state	Georgia
map	Echols County Georgia.png
map size	225
founded	1858
seat	Statenville
area total sq mi	420.80
area land sq mi	404.13
area water sq mi	16.67
area percentage	3.96%
census estimate yr	2005
pop	4253
density sq mi	9
density km2	4
time zone	Eastern
utc offset	-5
dst offset	-4
District	1st
web	www.echolscountygeorgia.com }}

Echols County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population is 3,754. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 4,093. The county seat is Statenville. Statenville is not an incorporated municipality, making Echols County one of only three counties in Georgia to have an unincorporated county seat.

Established in 1858, from the parts of Lowndes and Clinch the county was named in honor of Robert Milner Echols (1798–1847). The county is in the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Echols was born in Georgia and served in the state legislature for many years. He was killed in the Mexican-American War, and is buried in Georgia (though not in Echols County).

Echols County has become notable in recent years as it has served as a place of banishment for many of Georgia's criminals. As the Georgia State Constitution forbids banishment beyond the borders of the state, officials instead ban the offender from 158 of Georgia's 159 counties, with Echols remaining as their only option. No such criminal has been documented as actually moving to Echols.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 96.04%) is land and (or 3.96%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Clinch County - northeast

Columbia County, Florida - southeast

Hamilton County, Florida - south

Lowndes County - west

Lanier County - north

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,754 people, 1,264 households, and 936 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.14% White, 6.93% Black or African American, 1.15% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 13.69% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 19.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,264 households out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.30% under the age of 18, 12.50% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 18.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 116.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,851, and the median income for a family was $27,700. Males had a median income of $24,650 versus $17,297 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,727. 28.70% of the population and 22.30% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 33.10% are under the age of 18 and 29.80% are 65 or older.

2005 Estimates

In 2005 63.1% of the county population was non-Hispanic whites, 27.3% Hispanics, 8.8% African-Americans and 1.0% Native Americans.

Education

Communities

Fruitland

Statenville

Howell

Needmore

Mayday

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Echols County, GA

References

Category:1858 establishments in the United States Category:Georgia (U.S. state) counties Category:Valdosta metropolitan area

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name	Damien Wayne Echols
birth date	December 11, 1974
birth place	West Memphis, Arkansas
conviction	3 counts First Degree Murder
conviction penalty	Sentenced to time already served and released in August 2011 under a plea deal
conviction status	Released
spouse	Lorri Davis
children	1 son }}

Damien Wayne Echols (born December 11, 1974), along with Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, is one of the three men, known as the West Memphis Three, who were convicted in the killing of three eight-year-old boys Steve Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore at Robin Hood Hills, West Memphis, Arkansas, on May 5, 1993.

Conviction and sentence

Damien Echols was convicted of murder by a jury and sentenced to death by lethal injection. He was on death row under 23 hours per day lockdown at the Varner Unit Supermax. On August 19, 2011, Echols, along with the two others collectively known at the West Memphis Three, were released from prison after their attorneys and the judge handling the upcoming retrial agreed to a deal. Under the terms of the Alford guilty plea, Echols and his co-defendents pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree murder while maintaining their innocence. DNA evidence failed to connect Echols or his co-defendents to the crime.

Media response

The case has received considerable attention. Many critics charge that the arrests and convictions were a miscarriage of justice inspired by a misguided moral panic, and that the defendants were wrongfully convicted during a period of intense media scrutiny and Satanic panic.

The HBO documentary films ''Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills'' and ''Paradise Lost 2: Revelations'', and a book on the convictions, ''Devil's Knot'' by Mara Leveritt, all make the case that the convictions were wrongfully obtained and three innocent men are in prison. Another sequel, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, is currently being filmed. A second book, written earlier than Mara Leveritt's, is less supportive. That book, ''Blood of Innocents'' by Guy Reel, Marc Perrusquia and Bartholomew Sullivan, examines both sides of the case without coming to any definitive conclusion. In light of the DNA tests completed in 2007 that excluded the defendants as contributors, Perrusquia has joined those who publicly doubt whether the convictions were just.

Echols' case has seen significant support from numerous rock and pop musicians, who have popularized the case by staging fund-raisers including benefit CDs and an art auction with some of his own work. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks are among high profile celebrities that worked for Echols's release. They appeared on a segment of Larry King Live in August 2010, to discuss the case, along with Echols's wife Lorri Davis. Metal band Disturbed released a song called "3" on 28 April 2011 for $0.99. All proceeds go to benefit the Damien Echols Defense Fund.

Echols co-wrote the lyrics to the song "Army Reserve", on Pearl Jam's self-titled album. Punk musician Michale Graves, formerly of The Misfits has been writing music to coincide with Echols' poetry. Echols and Graves worked together on an album, ''illusions'', released October 2007.

Artist and musician Marilyn Manson auctioned one of his paintings in aid of the 'Damien Echols Defense Fund'.

Imprisonment

Echols has published his memoirs, ''Almost Home: My Life Story Vol. 1''. His poetry has appeared in the ''Porcupine Literary Arts'' magazine (Volume 8, Issue 2), and he has written non-fiction for the ''Arkansas Literary Forum''.

Echols sought to overturn his conviction based on trial error including juror misconduct, as well as with the results of a DNA Status Report filed on July 17, 2007, which concluded "none of the genetic material recovered at the scene of the crimes was attributable to Mr. Echols, Echols' co-defendant, Jason Baldwin, or defendant Jessie Misskelley. . . . [a]lthough most of the genetic material recovered from the scene was attributable to the victims of the offenses, some of it cannot be attributed to either the victims or the defendants."

Advanced DNA and other scientific evidence — combined with additional evidence from several different witnesses and experts — released in October 2007 has thrown the original ruling into question. A hearing on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus is pending in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

He married Lorri Davis, who has been a long-time campaigner, while he was in prison in 1999.

Until August 2011, he was incarcerated in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) Varner Unit Supermax. Echols, ADC# 000931, entered the system on March 19, 1994.

Release

On November 4, 2010 the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a lower-court judge to examine whether the three inmates should be exonerated in light of new DNA evidence. DNA from the crime scene was tested in 2007, and the results of the test "conclusively excluded Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley as the source of the DNA evidence tested," the Supreme Court wrote in its ruling. The justices also said the lower court must examine claims of misconduct by the jurors who sentenced Damien Echols to death and Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin to life in prison. The Justices also ordered new evidentiary hearings for Misskelley and Baldwin.

On August 19, 2011, Echols, along with Baldwin and Misskelley, entered an Alford plea. The judge then sentenced them to 18 years and 78 days, the amount of time they had served, and also levied a suspended sentence of 10 years. Echols sentence was reduced to three counts of first degree murder. Lawyers representing the West Memphis Three reached the plea deal that allowed the men to walk free. They were transferred to the hearing with their possessions. The plea deal did not technically result in a full exoneration; some of the convictions would stand, though the men would not admit guilt. The council representing the men said they would continue to pursue full exoneration.

The deal comes five months before a scheduled hearing as to whether the men should be granted a new trial in light of DNA evidence that surfaced in the past few years. None of their DNA has been found in tests of evidence at the scene. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the new hearing in November, giving new life to efforts to exonerate the three men. After his release, he reportedly moved to New York with his wife and has no intentions of returning to Arkansas.

References

External links

http://paradiselost3.com Information and Discussion

West Memphis Three Support Group

West Memphis Three at Court TV

Billboard.com article about Michale Graves/Echols collaboration

Chen, Stephanie. "Echols of West Memphis 3 talks about appeal, death row." CNN. September 29, 2010.

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Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:1993 murders in the United States Category:People from West Memphis, Arkansas Category:Crimes involving Satanism or the occult Category:American prisoners sentenced to death Category:Prisoners sentenced to death by Arkansas Category:American people convicted of murder Category:People convicted of murder by Arkansas Category:American murderers of children

Name	Bernard Hopkins
Realname	Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr
Nickname	The ExecutionerB-Hop
Nationality	American
Height	|
Weight	MiddleweightLight Heavyweight
Birth date	January 15, 1965
Birth place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Style	Orthodox
Total	60
Wins	52
Ko	34
Losses	5
Draws	2
No contests	1

Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as ''the Executioner'' (born January 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American boxer. He is the current WBC and ''The Ring'' Light Heavyweight champion, becoming the oldest boxer to ever win a world title, when at age 46, he defeated Jean Pascal on May 21, 2011 by unanimous decision, surpassing the record previously held by George Foreman.

Hopkins is also the former undisputed world Middleweight champion, and the first fighter to retain all 4 world titles of each major boxing sanctioning body, plus ''The Ring'' belt, in the same fight. Having defended a world middleweight title a record 20 times, he is considered one of the greatest middleweight champions of all time. In addition to being an active boxer, Hopkins is also a minority partner with Golden Boy Promotions. ''Ring Magazine'' currently rates Hopkins as the number ten pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Background

Born to Bernard Hopkins, Sr. and his wife Sue, Bernard grew up in the Raymond Rosen projects with his family. Hopkins turned to crime early in his life. By the age of thirteen he was mugging people and had been stabbed three times. At seventeen, Hopkins was sentenced to 18 years in Graterford Prison for nine felonies. While in prison he witnessed rapes and the murder of another inmate in an argument over a pack of cigarettes, but also discovered his passion for boxing. After serving almost five years, Hopkins was released from prison in 1988. He then decided to use boxing as an escape from his previous life, and converted to Islam. While leaving the prison for the final time, the warden told Hopkins he'd "see [Hopkins] again when you wind up back here," to which Hopkins replied "I ain't ever coming back here."

Professional career

He immediately joined the professional boxing ranks as a light heavyweight, losing his debut on October 11, 1988, in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Clinton Mitchell. After a sixteen-month layoff, he resumed his career as a middleweight, winning a unanimous decision over Greg Paige at the Blue Horizon on February 22, 1990.

Between February 1990 and December 1992, Hopkins scored 21 wins without a loss. He won 16 of those fights by knockout, 12 coming in the first round.

Winning the IBF middleweight championship

The IBF came again knocking at Hopkins's door on December 17 of that year, matching him with Segundo Mercado in Mercado's hometown of Quito, Ecuador. Mercado knocked Hopkins down twice before Hopkins rallied late and earned a draw. It has been argued that Hopkins was also not properly acclimated to the altitude of nearly 10,000 feet.

The IBF called for an immediate rematch, and on April 29, 1995, Hopkins became a world champion with a seventh-round technical knockout victory in Landover, Maryland.

In his first title defense he defeated Steve Frank, whom he stopped in twenty-four seconds. By the end of 2000, he had defended the IBF title 12 times without a loss, while beating such standouts as John David Jackson, Glen Johnson (undefeated at the time and later went on to knock out an aging Roy Jones Jr), Simon Brown, and Antwun Echols.

2001 middleweight unification tournament

The arrival of multiple-division champion Félix Trinidad, a Welterweight into the middleweight ranks set off a series of unification fights between major titleholders. The fights involved in the tournament would be reigning IBF Middleweight Champion, Bernard Hopkins. WBC Middleweight Champion, Keith Holmes. WBA Middleweight Champion, William Joppy. The fourth contestant was the undefeated and former Welterweight & Light Middleweight World Champion Félix Trinidad.

Keith Holmes

On April 14, 2001, Hopkins won a unanimous decision over WBC champion Keith Holmes in New York City. Trinidad, however, knocked out Middleweight mainstay William Joppy in an impressive five rounds. This led to many to believe that Felix Trinidad was simply too much, too strong for Bernard Hopkins.

Felix Trinidad

Then, on September 29, 2001, WBA champion Trinidad challenged Hopkins for middleweight unification in Madison Square Garden.

For the first time in many years, Hopkins was an underdog in the betting, which led the confident Hopkins to place a $100,000 bet on himself to win the bout. During promotion for the bout, Hopkins caused huge controversy by throwing the Puerto Rico flag on the floor in press conferences in both New York and Puerto Rico, the latter conference leading to a riot in which Hopkins had to be run to safety from the angry mob.

During the fight, Hopkins was on his way to a lopsided decision victory when, in the 12th and final round, he floored Trinidad. Referee Steve Smoger called a halt to the fight after Trinidad's father entered the ring to stop the fight. It was the first loss of Trinidad's career, and it made Hopkins the first undisputed world middleweight champion since Marvin Hagler in 1987. 'The Ring' magazine and the 'World Boxing Hall of Fame' named Hopkins as the 2001 Fighter of the Year.

Undisputed middleweight champion

He defended the undisputed title six times. Hopkins bested Carl Daniels on February 2 surpassing Carlos Monzon's division record of 14 defenses, 2002, by tenth-round technical knockout; Morrade Hakkar on March 29, 2003, by eighth-round TKO; William Joppy on December 13, 2003, by unanimous decision; and Robert Allen on June 5, 2004, also by unanimous decision.

Oscar De La Hoya

In the highest-paying fight of his career, Hopkins fought six-division titleholder Oscar de la Hoya, another welterweight for the undisputed middleweight championship on September 18, 2004, in Las Vegas. They fought at a catchweight of 158 lbs, two pounds below the middleweight limit of 160 lbs. Hopkins won the bout by knockout in the ninth round with a left hook to the body and thus became the first boxer ever to unify the titles of all four major sanctioning bodies. At the time of the stoppage, Hopkins was ahead on two of the scorecards, with De La Hoya ahead on the other.

In November 2004 de la Hoya invited Hopkins to join his boxing promotional firm, Golden Boy Promotions, as president of its new East Coast chapter.

Reaching number 20 - Howard Eastman

At 40 years old, an age at which most boxers are retired, Hopkins reached the middleweight record of 20 title defenses on February 19, 2005, against ranked #1 WBC Middleweight contender Howard Eastman, the European middleweight champion. Hopkins dominated the fight from start to finish, winning 119-110, 117-111 and 116-112.

Hopkins vs Taylor

In his next fight on July 16, 2005, Hopkins lost his undisputed middleweight championship to Jermain Taylor via a split decision. Hopkins started slowly but came on strong over the final four rounds. Many press row writers scored the fight for Hopkins. Compubox round-by-round punch stats showed Taylor outscoring Hopkins 6-5-1 in total punches. Hopkins out landed Taylor in power punches 78-50.

On December 3, 2005, Hopkins lost his rematch against Jermain Taylor by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 115-113 for Taylor.

Compubox statistics indicated that Hopkins landed more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of the fight, however these statistics may not accurately reflect the judging as rounds are scored in isolation.

Moving up to light heavyweight — Antonio Tarver

Following his two losses to Jermaine Taylor, Hopkins at 41 decided not to retire and made the decision to jump two weight divisions to face off against ''The Ring'' light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver on June 10, 2006. Going into the fight, Tarver was a 3-to-1 favorite and had been the first man ever to TKO Roy Jones Jr. Many now placed Tarver among the sports top competitors. He was constantly ranked in the P4P rankings. However, Bernard Hopkins picked up a lopsided unanimous decision, scoring 118-109 on all three judges scorecards.

Antonio Tarver also lost a $250,000 bet with Hopkins, after he failed to stop Hopkins in the first six rounds.

Return in 2007 - Winky Wright

On July 21, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Hopkins defended ''The Ring'' light heavyweight championship against former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright. During the weigh-in, Hopkins shoved Wright with an open-hand to the face, igniting a brawl between both fighters' entourages. Hopkins was fined $200,000 for instigating the brawl. Hopkins prevailed with a unanimous decision victory by scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 116-112.

Joe Calzaghe

On April 19, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Hopkins controversially lost ''The Ring'' Light Heavyweight championship to Joe Calzaghe by split decision (116-111 and 115-112 for Calzaghe; 114-113 for Hopkins). Hopkins started the fight well, dropping Calzaghe in the first round and using his ring savvy to confuse the challenger. Calzaghe never got the opportunity to showcase his blazingly fast hands and his combinations. Hopkins would smother him whenever he tried to come in and throw more than one punch. It was a fairly close fight, according to CompuBox, as Calzaghe landing more punches on Hopkins than any of his previous opponents.

The Associated Press, New York Daily News, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN.com and Fighthype all scored it 114-113 for Bernard Hopkins.

"It was a good fight. I thought Bernard (Hopkins) won though," commented former undisputed Heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson.

"Hopkins beat Calzaghe, let's not forget. It was a split decision and a very close call, Calzaghe got beat up, his nose was bust and Hopkins was unmarked." Super middleweight champion Carl Froch commented, "Come on, put it in perspective and let's not lose our minds here, he was put on his ass by a 43-year-old (Bernard Hopkins) and 40-year-old (Roy Jones Jr.) in his last two fights."

In his post-fight interview, Hopkins said, "... I mean it's clear that the world know, and the fans know other than the Brits, know I won this fight...", Hopkins further proclaimed, "I took the guy to school..."

Kelly Pavlik

On October 18, 2008, Hopkins met middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in a non-title fight at a catch-weight of 170 lbs. Fans and pundits alike felt that knockout king Kelly Pavlik would become the first man to knock Hopkins out. Pavlik was a 4-1 betting favourite heading into the contest. On the night of the fight, Hopkins turned back the clock to produce a performance he claimed to be the best of his career winning a unanimous decision ''(117-109, 119-106, 118-108)'' over the undefeated Pavlik. Hopkins prepared for this fight in the late summer heat at his second home , Danny Hawk's "World Famous" Normandy Gym in Miami Beach, FL.

Recent fights

During the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao media conferences before their fight on May 3, 2009, Bernard Hopkins stated he would be "interested" in a proposed fight with British super middleweight champion Carl Froch.

Enrique Ornelas

On December 2, 2009, Bernard Hopkins fought in his home city of Philadelphia for the first time since 2003 beating Enrique Ornelas via 12-round unanimous decision ''(120-109, 119-109 & 118-110)'' in what served as a tune-up bout for the 44-year old Hopkins who had not fought since his October 18, 2008 12-round upset victory over undisputed middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik.

The bout was supposed to be a tune-up for a scheduled March 13, 2010 rematch with Roy Jones, Jr. The rematch was later postponed as a result of Jones, Jr. falling to a first round technical knockout loss to Australian, Danny Green.

Rematch with Roy Jones

Hopkins and old foe Roy Jones Jr. agreed to fight in a rematch on April 3, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The two boxers fought again 17 years after their first bout in 1993. Hopkins defeated Jones by a unanimous decision in a 12-round bout marred by illegal blows and a skirmish at the end of the sixth round involving ring entourage, the referee and security guards. Judges Don Trella and Glenn Trowbridge scored it 117-110 for Hopkins, while Dave Moretti favored him 118-109. The Associated Press had it 119-108, scoring 11 of 12 rounds for Hopkins.

He then challenged WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye who had successfully defended his title against John Ruiz. Following Hopkins challenge, Haye ruled out the fight stating Bernard was only looking for a payday. Hopkins later stated his intentions to fight Lucian Bute following Bute's third round technical knockout victory over Edison Miranda. Golden Boy Promotions also tried to approach retired boxer Joe Calzaghe for a potential rematch in 2010, but Calzaghe, who stated he no longer had the appetite, turned the offer down.

Hopkins vs. Pascal I & II

At 45 years old, Hopkins fought WBC, IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on December 18, 2010 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The bout ended in a majority draw decision. Judge Steve Morrow had it 114-112 for Hopkins, but was overruled by Claude Paquette (113-113) and Daniel Van de Wiele (114-114). Following the controversy of the fight, WBC chairman Jose Sulaiman sanctioned an immediate rematch.

On May 21, 2011, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, Hopkins defeated Pascal by unanimous decision to capture the to capture the WBC, IBO and ''The Ring'' Light Heavyweight belts. The official scores were 115–113, 116–112 and 115–114. With the win, Hopkins became the oldest man in the history of the sport to win a major world title, supplanting George Foreman, who had previously held the distinction after his knockout victory over Michael Moorer. Hopkins won at 46 years, 4 months, 6 days, while Foreman was 45 years, 10 months. After the bout, ESPN columnist Dan Rafael stated: "Bernard Hopkins already had lived several boxing lifetimes, but he was born yet again in Saturday's decision over Jean Pascal, becoming the oldest champion in history."

Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson

Hopkins told the world of boxing that his next fight is going to be against former champion Chad Dawson. They will fight on 15 October 2011.

Coaches

Hopkins has been coached by Philadelphia based English "Bouie" Fisher from 1989 until their split in 2002 which resulted in Fisher taking Hopkins to court, claiming he was underpaid by $255,000. They re-united in 2003, but split again in 2005, again with Fisher claiming to be underpaid, this time to the tune of $200,000. Naazim Richardson, Fishers long-term assistant took over as Hopkins' head coach from 2005. Fisher won the Eddie Futch-John F.X. Condon Award, awarded by the Boxing Writers Association of America, for Trainer of the Year in 2001. Bouie died aged 83 in June 2011.

Controversial quotes

Hopkins has a history of making controversial remarks that are racially insensitive. At a press conference promoting his fight with Joe Calzaghe, Hopkins yelled at him, "I will never lose to a white boy!".. Ironically, he subsequently lost the match to Calzaghe on a split-points decision.

In late 2010, Hopkins suggested that African American fighters who possessed what he described as a "slick" inner-city style of fighting would be successful against Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. "Maybe I’m biased because I’m black, but I think that this is what is said at people’s homes and around the dinner table among black boxing fans and fighters. Most of them won’t say it [in public] because they’re not being real and they don’t have the balls to say it. But I do think that a fighter like the Ray Leonards or anyone like that would beat a guy [like Pacquiao] if they come with their game. Listen, this ain’t a racial thing, but then again, maybe it is. But the style that is embedded in most of us black fighters, that style could be a problem to any other style of fighting."

On May 11, 2011, Hopkins questioned Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb's racial credentials in a Philadelphia Daily News online article. Marcus Hayes of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that according to Hopkins, McNabb had a privileged childhood in suburban Chicago and, as a result, is not black enough or tough enough, at least compared with, say, himself, Michael Vick and Terrell Owens. Hopkins saying in part, "He's got a suntan. That's all... McNabb is the guy in the house, while everybody else is on the field... He's the one who got the extra coat. The extra servings . . . He thought he was one of them."

Professional boxing record

|- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|52 Wins (34 knockouts, 18 decisions), 5 Losses (5 decisions), 2 Draws, 1 No Contest |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Result | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |-align=center

|-align=center |- align=center | | |align=left| Chad Dawson | || 12 |October 15, 2011 | Los Angeles, California |align=left| |- align=center |Win |52-5-2 |align=left| Jean Pascal |Decision || 12 |May 21, 2011 |Montreal, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw |51-5-2 |align=left| Jean Pascal |Draw || 12 |December 18, 2010 |Quebec City, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |51-5-1 |align=left| Roy Jones, Jr. |Decision || 12 |April 3, 2010 || Las Vegas, USA || |- align=center |Win |50-5-1 |align=left| Enrique Ornelas |Decision || 12 |December 2, 2009 || Philadelphia,PA || |- align=center |Win |49-5-1 |align=left| Kelly Pavlik |Decision || 12 |October 18, 2008 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Loss |48-5-1 |align=left| Joe Calzaghe |Decision || 12 |April 19, 2008 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |48-4-1 |align=left| Ronald Wright |Decision || 12 |July 21, 2007 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |47-4-1 |align=left| Antonio Tarver |Decision || 12 |June 10, 2006 || Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |46-4-1 |align=left| Jermain Taylor |Decision || 12 |December 3, 2005 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |46-3-1 |align=left| Jermain Taylor |Decision || 12 |July 16, 2005 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |46-2-1 |align=left| Howard Eastman |Decision || 12 |February 19, 2005 || Los Angeles, California |align=left| |- align=center |Win |45-2-1 |align=left| Oscar De La Hoya |KO || 9 , 1:38 |September 18, 2004 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |44-2-1 |align=left| Robert Allen |Decision || 12 |June 5, 2004 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |43-2-1 |align=left| William Joppy |Decision || 12 |December 13, 2003 || Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- align=center |Win |42-2-1 |align=left| Morrade Hakkar |TKO || 8 , 3:00 |March 29, 2003 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |align=left| |- align=center |Win |41-2-1 |align=left| Carl Daniels |TKO || 10 , 3:00 |February 2, 2002 || Reading, Pennsylvania |align=left| |- align=center |Win |40-2-1 |align=left| Félix Trinidad |TKO || 12 , 1:18 |September 29, 2001 || New York City, New York |align=left| |- align=center |Win |39-2-1 |align=left| Keith Holmes |Decision || 12 |April 14, 2001 || New York City, New York |align=left| |- align=center |Win |38-2-1 |align=left| Antwun Echols |TKO || 10 , 1:42 |December 1, 2000 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |37-2-1 |align=left| Syd Vanderpool |Decision || 12 |May 13, 2000 || Indianapolis, Indiana |align=left| |- align=center |Win |36-2-1 |align=left| Antwun Echols |Decision || 12 |December 12, 1999 || Miami, Florida |align=left| |- align=center |Win |35-2-1 |align=left| Robert Allen |TKO || 7 , 1:18 |February 6, 1999 || Washington, D.C. |align=left| |- align=center |style="background:#ddd;"|NC |34-2-1 |align=left| Robert Allen |No contest || 4 , 2:57 |August 28, 1998 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |34-2-1 |align=left| Simon Brown |TKO || 6 , 1:00 |January 31, 1998 || Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- align=center |Win |33-2-1 |align=left| Andrew Council |Decision || 12 |November 18, 1997 || Upper Marlboro, MD |align=left| |- align=center |Win |32-2-1 |align=left| Glen Johnson |TKO || 11 , 1:23 |July 20, 1997 || Indio, California |align=left| |- align=center |Win |31-2-1 |align=left| John David Jackson |TKO || 7 , 2:22 |April 19, 1997 || Shreveport, Louisiana |align=left| |- align=center |Win |30-2-1 |align=left| William Bo James |TKO || 11 , 2:02 |July 16, 1996 || Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- align=center |Win |29-2-1 |align=left| Joe Lipsey |KO || 4 , 2:50 |March 16, 1996 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |28-2-1 |align=left| Steve Frank |TKO || 1 , 0:24 |January 27, 1996 || Phoenix, Arizona |align=left| |- align=center |Win |27-2-1 |align=left| Segundo Mercado |TKO || 7 , 1:10 |April 29, 1995 || Landover, MD |align=left| |- align=center |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw |26-2-1 |align=left| Segundo Mercado |Draw || 12 |December 17, 1994 || Quito, Ecuador |align=left| |- align=center |Win |26–2 |align=left| Lupe Aquino |Decision || 12 |May 17, 1994 || Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- align=center |Win |25–2 |align=left| Melvin Wynn |TKO || 3, 0:48 |February 26, 1994 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |24–2 |align=left| Wendall Hall |TKO || 3 , 0:28 |November 23, 1993 || Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |Win |23–2 |align=left| Roy Ritchie |TKO || 7 , 1:47 |August 3, 1993 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |22–2 |align=left| Roy Jones, Jr. |Decision || 12 |May 22, 1993 || Washington, D.C. |align=left| |- align=center |Win |22–1 |align=left| Gilbert Baptist |Decision || 12 |February 16, 1993 || Denver, Colorado |align=left| |- align=center |Win |21–1 |align=left| Wayne Powell |TKO || 1 , 0:21 |December 4, 1992 || Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- align=center |Win |20–1 |align=left| Eric Rhinehart |KO || 1, 1:47 |September 14, 1992 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Win |19–1 |align=left| James Stokes |KO || 1 |August 28, 1992 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |18–1 |align=left| Anibal Miranda |Decision || 10 |May 21, 1992 || Paris, France || |- align=center |Win |17–1 |align=left| Randy Smith |Decision || 10 |April 3, 1992 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |16–1 |align=left| Dennis Milton |TKO || 4 |January 31, 1992 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Win |15–1 |align=left| Willie Kemp |Decision || 10 |December 13, 1991 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |14–1 |align=left| David McCluskey |TKO || 7 |November 26, 1991 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Win |13–1 |align=left| Ralph Moncrief |TKO || 1 , 1:28 |September 23, 1991 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Win |12–1 |align=left| Danny Mitchell |KO || 1 |July 9, 1991 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Win |11–1 |align=left| Pedro Marquez |TKO || 1 |June 20, 1991 || Parsippany, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |10–1 |align=left| Steve Langley |TKO || 3 , 1:10 |March 18, 1991 || Las Vegas, Nevada || |- align=center |Win |9–1 |align=left| Richard Quiles |KO || 1 |February 26, 1991 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Win |8–1 |align=left| Mike Sapp |TKO || 1 |November 17, 1990 || Fort Myers, Florida || |- align=center |Win |7–1 |align=left| Darrin Oliver |TKO || 1 |October 20, 1990 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |6–1 |align=left| Percy Harris |Decision || 6 |August 5, 1990 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |5–1 |align=left| Khalif Shabazz |KO || 1, 0:36 |June 30, 1990 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |4–1 |align=left| Jouvin Mercado |TKO || 2 , 0:43 |May 31, 1990 || Rochester, New York || |- align=center |Win |3–1 |align=left| Eddie Tyler |TKO || 1 |May 18, 1990 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |- align=center |Win |2–1 |align=left| Keith Gray |TKO || 1 |April 26, 1990 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Win |1–1 |align=left| Greg Paige |Decision || 4 |February 22, 1990 || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || |- align=center |Loss |0–1 |align=left| Clinton Mitchell |Decision || 4 |October 11, 1988 || Atlantic City, New Jersey || |}

See also

List of IBF world champions

List of WBA world champions

List of WBO world champions

List of WBC world champions

Ring Magazine pound for pound

Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe

References

External links

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Antwun Echols (born December 4, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American boxer. Although he has been a perennial contender in the Middleweight division, Echols has never captured a major title.

Career

Echols turned professional in 1993 and in 1999 challenged IBF middleweight title holder Bernard Hopkins. Although Echols gave Hopkins a tough fight, he lost via decision. The following year he lost a rematch with Hopkins, this time losing via TKO in the 10th. In 2001 he fought a crowd pleasing bout with Charles Brewer. Echols went down three times in round two, but recovered in round three to score a TKO win to capture the vacant NABA super middleweight title. In 2003 Echols got another opportunity for a title shot after the WBA Super Middleweight Title was vacated when Sven Ottke was upgraded to "Super" champion status. He battled Anthony Mundine for the vacant title, but lost a close decision. In 2005 he lost an IBF Middleweight Eliminator to Kingsley Ikeke when he was TKO'd in the 10th. In his most recent bout in April 2008, Echols was dominated by rising prospect Peter Quillin. This brought Echols' record to 0-3-3 in his last six fights, likely signaling the end of his run as a ranked fighter.He has now went 0-7-3 in his last ten fights.

His record stands at 31-12-4 with 27 knockouts.

Outside the Ring

On July 30 in Davenport, Iowa, Echols was shot in the leg while trying to break up a fight . Echols also was charged with possession of crack cocaine after the incident .

External links

Detailed Bio

References

Saddo Boxing

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