Randy Neumann

Summary

Randolph Neumann (born July 21, 1948), raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey,[1] is a former professional boxer who has been a referee for the New York State Athletic Commission since 1982. He has been the "third man" in many championship matches that have taken place in Madison Square Garden in New York City .

Randy Neumann
Born
Randolph Neumann

(1948-07-21) July 21, 1948 (age 75)
NationalityAmerican
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Boxing record
Total fights38
Wins31
Wins by KO11
Losses7
Draws0

Boxer edit

As a boxer, he compiled a professional record of 31 wins (11 by way of knockout) and 7 losses in 38 contests. In his career, he faced the likes of Jimmy Young, Chuck Wepner, and Jerry Quarry. He was ranked as high as the #9 contender worldwide at the Heavyweight division. However, after graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey with a degree in business in 1975, he decided to retire from boxing. He once won the New Jersey State Heavyweight title by beating Chuck Wepner. The pair fought for that title three times, with Wepner winning twice.

Though he came back for one more bout as a Cruiserweight against Ibar Arrington on April 15, 1977, he retired from prizefighting for good to focus on acting, writing, and a business career.

Retirement edit

Neumann was elected to the board of directors by the members of the International Boxing Federation at their annual convention, held in Montreal in May 2015. While there, he attended his first board meeting at which time he was elected Treasurer of the organization. Although he no longer referees fights (which he did for 31 years), he now supervises championship fights around the world. From 1983 to 2014, he refereed 339 fights, including many world title ones.[2]

Today he is the President of Randy Neumann Wealth Management located in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Professional boxing record edit

31 Wins (11 knockouts, 20 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 19-2-1   Ibar Arrington TKO 5 15/04/1977   William L. Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey
Loss 32-0   Duane Bobick TKO 4 12/12/1975   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 of the fourth round.
Win 7-5   Bobby Walker UD 10 17/10/1975   Long Island Arena, Commack, New York
Win 32-5   Boone Kirkman UD 10 05/09/1975   Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss 7-10-2   Wendell Joseph DQ 6 27/06/1975   Nassau, Bahamas
Win 17-8-4   Billy Aird TKO 8 05/06/1975   Cunard Hotel, London
Win 19-16   Larry Renaud PTS 10 08/04/1975   Orlando, Florida
Win 6-7   "Irish" Bob Scott DQ 2 21/03/1975   Bimini, Bahamas
Win 13-7   Larry Beilfuss TKO 5 04/02/1975   Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Referee stopped the bout at 2:08 of the fifth round.
Win 20-20-1   Carl "Tank" Baker TKO 10 15/12/1974   Nassau, Bahamas
Loss 27-9-2   Chuck Wepner TKO 6 08/03/1974   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York New Jersey Heavyweight Title.
Win 11-4-1   Reinaldo Raul Gorosito PTS 10 05/11/1973   Felt Forum, New York City, New York
Win 26-4   Pedro Agosto TKO 9 10/09/1973   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 13-2   Doug Kirk TKO 2 19/04/1973   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Loss 43-6-4   Jerry Quarry RTD 7 05/01/1973   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 5-2-2   G.G. Maldonado TKO 6 26/10/1972   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 1-1-1   Alex Carr KO 1 14/09/1972   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey Carr knocked out at 1:24 of the first round.
Loss 22-9-2   Chuck Wepner PTS 12 15/04/1972   Jersey City, New Jersey New Jersey Heavyweight Title.
Win 7-2   Jimmy Young PTS 10 10/03/1972   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 22-8-2   Chuck Wepner PTS 12 09/12/1971   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey New Jersey Heavyweight Title.
Win 5-1   Reinaldo Raul Gorosito UD 10 17/11/1971   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 2-4   Bob Castle TKO 5 28/10/1971   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 9-5   Brian O'Melia PTS 10 17/06/1971   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 1-0   Reinaldo Raul Gorosito PTS 8 13/05/1971   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 1-3   Tony Norris PTS 10 16/04/1971   Paterson Armory, Paterson, New Jersey
Win 2-2   Jimmy Harris PTS 8 18/03/1971   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Loss 1-2   Jimmy Harris KO 2 18/02/1971   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 4-4-2   Edmund Stewart PTS 4 17/06/1970   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 4-3-2   Edmund Stewart PTS 8 28/05/1970   Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Win 0-9-2   Sonny Pittman PTS 8 09/04/1970   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 0-4   Len Couture KO 4 19/03/1970   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 13-9-3   Tony Gagliardo PTS 6 16/02/1970   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 0-3   Angel Viera TKO 2 15/01/1970   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 1-2   Junior Wilkerson PTS 4 12/12/1969   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 1-1   Junior Wilkerson PTS 6 20/11/1969   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win 0-2   George Simpson PTS 6 30/10/1969   Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
Win --   Junior Wilkerson PTS 4 01/10/1969   Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey
Win 2-0   Jeff Marx KO 1 18/08/1969   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York

Referee edit

In 1982, he telephoned John Condon (president of Madison Square Garden Boxing) and expressed interest in being a referee. After Condon put in a good word with the New York State Athletic Commission, they started using him as a ringside judge. Before long, he had his first assignment as a referee in a four-round bout at the Felt Forum (a part of Madison Square Garden).

Neumann is now a widely respected figure within the boxing community and has worked in the ring for 50+ title fights involving champions including Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, Meldrick Taylor, Buddy McGirt, Chris Byrd, Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz, and many others.

Writer edit

Neumann wrote an article about a fight that he had against Chuck Wepner in Madison Square Garden that was published in the July 1974 issue of Sport magazine. He wrote 13 columns about boxing for the sports section of the New York Times. He wrote stories of boxing The New York Post, The New York News Magazine, Forbes, Signature, Harper's, New Jersey Monthly and other magazines. In 1988 he began writing a financial column for the Hudson Dispatch. Over the years he has syndicated the column in several newspapers. He wrote another book titled "Fighting for your Financial Future - Round Two".

References edit

  1. ^ Randy Neumann Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed March 22, 2011.
  2. ^ https://boxrec.com/en/referee/16069

External links edit

  • Boxing record for Randy Neumann from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Referee record