Maurice Hope
Great Britain
Boxing
B: December 6, 1951
WBC Light Middleweight Champion
Born in Antigua, Hope represented Great Britain at welterweight in the 1972 Olympics, losing in the quarterfinals. On 4 March 1979, he knocked out the then WBC world champion Rocky Mattioli to capture the world title. Hope defended the title three times before losing to Wilfred Benitez on 23 May 1981 in a 12th round knockout. He finished his career with a 30-4-1 record with 24 knockouts.
SUPERSTARS RECORD
EVENT |
PLACE | POINTS | MONEY | EVENT WINS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 UK Heat 2 | 6 |
11 1/2 |
N/A |
None |
| TOTALS | 11 1/2 |
N/A |
0 |
PERSONAL BESTS
| Gym Test - Parallel Bar Dips | 17 |
1979 UK Heat 2 |
| Gym Test - Squat Thrusts | 76 |
1979 UK Heat 2 |
| Gym Test - Dips + Thrusts | 93 |
1979 UK Heat 2 |
| Crossbow | 43 |
1979 UK Heat 2 |
| Cycling - 450 Meters | 49.8e |
1979 UK Heat 2 |
| 100 Meter Dash | 12.1e (DQ) |
1979 UK Heat 2 |
| Points Scored (6 of 8 events) | 11 1/2 |
1979 UK Heat 2 |