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Vicious Vivian Harris; BoxingBeatsAndRhymes,
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Ingram Jones.
'VICIOUS' VIVIAN HARRIS
BORN: Vivian Harris
CLASS: (
147 lbs.) HOMETOWN:
Guyana, now resides in carlstadt, NY. Fmr.
WBA and IbA
Light Welterweight Champion, Fmr.
IBA Continental Americas Light Welterweight Champion
PRO RECORD: 30-3-1 ~ 19 KO's
BIO: Vivian Harris was born in Guyana on June 17, 1978, and lived there until the age of 16 when his family moved to
Brooklyn, NY.
Harris began boxing at the age of 12 after being challenged by a schoolmate. Instantly, he developed a passion for boxing, spending much of his free time at the gym. His devotion paid dividends immediately, as he seized the Guyana junior championships three times from 1991-1993, and then was selected as Guyana's #1 amateur boxer in
1993. In
1994, after moving to
New York, Harris tested his technical skills against
American boxers. Harris excelled in
U.S. amateur competition, compiling a record of 45-5 with 32 KO's. In
1995, he captured the
Metros championship, while in
1997 he won the
New York Golden Gloves.
Late in 1997 he turned pro. In his professional debut on
November 4, 1997, Harris exterminated
Levi Long just one minute into round one (KO 1). Long, unable to repel Harris' blinding fury, sagged to the canvas where he was counted out. On
December 18, 1997,
Adam Salas managed to escape Harris' onslaught for three rounds; however, in round four
Vivian landed a series of bombs, buckling the legs of Salas and forcing him to accept an eight-count.
Moments later Salas received several more ripping blows, forcing the referee to halt the bout approximately midway through round four (
TKO 4). Harris captured his second first-round knockout on
January 17,
1998, when he annihilated
Ahmed Lamb, flooring Lamb with a series of combinations that were introduced by a starching left hook. Lamb crashed to the canvas and was unable to rise to his feet (KO 1). On April 14, 1998, Harris shocked ringside sportswriters with his blazing extermination of
Carlos Navarez. A crushing overhand right and a punishing left hook throttled Navarez early in round one and signaled the beginning of the end for the
Latin challenger. Harris followed the stunning combinations with a vicious left hook that sent Navarez sprawling onto the canvas, unable to rise (KO 1).
Less than two months later, on June 7, 1998, Harris bombed
Michael Lopez in two rounds (TKO 2). An overhand right sent Lopez sprawling onto his back, forcing the referee to halt the bout.
Hector Cabrera met a similar fate on July 21, 1998, twice crashing to the canvas early in round one. A scintillating overhand right sent Cabrera onto his back for the first time. He managed to rise to his feet, but only to be dropped again by a left hook that nearly lifted him off of the canvas (TKO 1). On August 18, 1998, Harris floored
Michael Moss three times in round one to capture his fifth first round knockout (TKO 1). Harris continued his assault on the lightweight division on
October 15, 1998, in
Washington, DC, dropping
Theon Holland
- published: 14 Jun 2013
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