Though disappointed, Randall picked himself up and continued his pursuit. In the end, referee Harry Gibbs, the fight’s sole scorer, saw Rosario a winner by the narrowest of margins - 98 1/2-98. Olympic trials, Randall’s blend of technique, above-average speed and undeniable power earned him a 23-0 (19 knockouts) record as well as a crossroads fight against former WBC lightweight champion Edwin Rosario Jin London.įor the 23-year-old, the Rosario fight represented a major step up in competition but “The Surgeon” proved he belonged by going punch-for-punch and skill for skill with the Puerto Rican bomber. Following a 263-23 amateur career that saw him win five Golden Gloves titles and a silver medal at the 1980 U.S. That’s because much of Randall’s 22-year career was an uphill fight in which adversity was never too far away. If anyone was equipped to wage such a lengthy battle against such unyielding opponents, it was Randall. I feel like he will wake up and be his normal self again, but that is not the case - this is a new fight.” “It almost seems like he is stuck in time. “It has been hard to watch my father become a shell of what he used to be,” son DeMarcus Randall told this past April. following a protracted battle with pugilistic dementia and Parkinson’s disease. Three-time super lightweight champion Frankie Randall, the man who officially ended Julio Cesar Chavez’s historic 90-fight unbeaten streak, died Wednesday at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Morristown, Tenn.
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