# Manning Galloway

Manning Galloway (born April 27, 1960) is the former WBO welterweight champion of the world.

## Professional career

Galloway turned professional in 1978 & compiled a record of 42–11–1 before beating Veabro Boykin to win the vacant WBO welterweight title. He defended the title seven times including against Englishman Pat Barrett, and Danish contender Gert Bo Jacobsen, first with a corner retirement then via a no contest. He would lose the title in his next fight, a third encounter with Jacobsen on points.

## Professional boxing record

| 85 fights | 63 wins | 19 losses |
| By knockout | 14 | 6 |
| By decision | 49 | 13 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 85 | Loss | 63–19–1 (2) | Saúl Román | TKO | 7 (8) | 2006-02-25 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| 84 | NC | 63–18–1 (2) | Lenord Pierre | NC | 4 (8) | 2005-10-07 | Monticello Raceway, Monticello, New York, U.S. | |
| 83 | Loss | 63–18–1 (1) | Mihaly Kotai | KO | 7 (12) | 2004-12-18 | Bujtosi Fitness Centrum, Nyíregyháza, Hungary | For World Boxing Foundation light-middleweight title |
| 82 | Win | 63–17–1 (1) | Said Ouali | UD | 8 (8) | 2004-08-10 | Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 62–17–1 (1) | Bryon Mackie | SD | 8 (8) | 2004-04-17 | Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| 80 | Win | 61–17–1 (1) | Ricardo Williams | SD | 10 (10) | 2004-04-03 | Mitchell Armory, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 79 | Loss | 60–17–1 (1) | Troy Rowland | MD | 10 (10) | 2004-02-13 | DeltaPlex Arena, Walker, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 78 | Loss | 60–16–1 (1) | Rodney Jones | KO | 6 (10) | 2003-09-25 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 60–15–1 (1) | Joe Haynes | UD | 6 (6) | 2003-06-26 | PromoWest Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 76 | Loss | 59–15–1 (1) | Emmett Linton | MD | 10 (10) | 2003-01-23 | Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 59–14–1 (1) | Ed Lee Humes | TKO | 2 (6) | 2002-07-11 | The Big Easy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 58–14–1 (1) | Marlon Thomas | SD | 8 (8) | 2002-01-31 | The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 57–14–1 (1) | Dennis Lowe | PTS | 6 (6) | 2001-10-20 | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 56–14–1 (1) | Jerome Davis | UD | 4 (4) | 2001-08-03 | Robarts Arena, Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | |
| 71 | Loss | 55–14–1 (1) | Aaron Mitchell | RTD | 5 (8) | 2001-06-21 | Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 55–13–1 (1) | Sean Crowdus | TKO | 3 (6) | 2000-04-27 | Club Dance, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 54–13–1 (1) | Robert West | PTS | 10 (10) | 1995-07-22 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 53–13–1 (1) | Reggie Strickland | UD | 6 (6) | 1995-03-29 | Shoemaker Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 67 | Loss | 52–13–1 (1) | Eamonn Loughran | TD | 4 (12) | 1994-12-10 | G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England, U.K. | For WBO welterweight title |
| 66 | Win | 52–12–1 (1) | Anthony Jones | TKO | 6 (12) | 1994-08-13 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Won interim WBO welterweight title |
| 65 | Win | 51–12–1 (1) | Tim Payton | TKO | 7 (?) | 1994-06-10 | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 64 | Loss | 50–12–1 (1) | Gert Bo Jacobsen | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-02-12 | Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark | Lost WBO welterweight title |
| 63 | NC | 50–11–1 (1) | Gert Bo Jacobsen | NC | 1 (12) | 1992-11-27 | Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark | Retained WBO welterweight title |
| 62 | Win | 50–11–1 | Pat Barrett | UD | 12 (12) | 1992-07-25 | G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England, U.K. | Retained WBO welterweight title |
| 61 | Win | 49–11–1 | Nika Khumalo | SD | 12 (12) | 1991-12-14 | Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | Retained WBO welterweight title |
| 60 | Win | 48–11–1 | Jeff Malcolm | UD | 12 (12) | 1991-09-15 | Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Australia | Retained WBO welterweight title |
| 59 | Win | 47–11–1 | Racheed Lawal | RTD | 7 (12) | 1991-05-17 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained WBO welterweight title |
| 58 | Win | 46–11–1 | Gert Bo Jacobsen | RTD | 8 (12) | 1991-02-15 | Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark | Retained WBO welterweight title |
| 57 | Win | 45–11–1 | Nika Khumalo | UD | 12 (12) | 1990-08-25 | Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston, Maine, U.S. | Retained WBO welterweight title |
| 56 | Win | 44–11–1 | Juan Estrada | TKO | 8 (10) | 1990-06-23 | Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 43–11–1 | Veabro Boykin | PTS | 12 (12) | 1989-12-15 | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Won vacant WBO welterweight title |
| 54 | Win | 42–11–1 | Eric Hernandez | UD | 12 (12) | 1989-03-31 | Bally's Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained USBA welterweight title |
| 53 | Win | 41–11–1 | Said Skouma | MD | 10 (10) | 1989-01-23 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | |
| 52 | Win | 40–11–1 | Charles Hollis | UD | 10 (10) | 1988-12-05 | Harvey Hall, Tyler, Texas, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 39–11–1 | Rollin Williams | MD | 12 (12) | 1988-07-06 | Bingo Wonderland, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Won USBA welterweight title |
| 50 | Win | 38–11–1 | Anthony Releford | TKO | 7 (8) | 1988-05-10 | Bingo Wonderland, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 49 | Win | 37–11–1 | Oscar Pena | UD | 8 (8) | 1988-01-14 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 36–11–1 | Milton Seward | PTS | 6 (6) | 1987-09-21 | Jackie Lee Entertainment Center, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 47 | Loss | 35–11–1 | Young Dick Tiger | UD | 12 (12) | 1987-04-27 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | For vacant CSAC welterweight title |
| 46 | Loss | 35–10–1 | Luis Santana | TD | 8 (10) | 1986-06-25 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 35–9–1 | Veabro Boykin | UD | 10 (10) | 1986-05-20 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 34–9–1 | Diomedes Colome | UD | 12 (12) | 1985-12-17 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won vacant Mid American welterweight title |
| 43 | Win | 33–9–1 | Jerome Kinney | MD | 10 (10) | 1985-11-21 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 32–9–1 | Al Long | SD | 10 (10) | 1985-08-20 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 31–9–1 | Sammy Brooks | SD | 10 (10) | 1985-07-13 | Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 30–9–1 | Lloyd Taylor | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-04-04 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 29–9–1 | Earl Caldwell | TKO | 4 (?) | 1984-10-18 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 28–9–1 | Alonso Cates | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-07-09 | East Dallas Club, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 27–9–1 | Earl Caldwell | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-05-21 | East Dallas Club, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 26–9–1 | Sam Gervins | TKO | 7 (8) | 1984-04-30 | East Dallas Club, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 25–9–1 | Greg Harper | KO | 8 (8) | 1984-03-12 | East Dallas Club, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 24–9–1 | Forrest Pitts | TKO | 8 (8) | 1984-02-06 | East Dallas Club, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 23–9–1 | Greg Netter | PTS | 8 (8) | 1983-12-19 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 22–9–1 | Kenny Snow | UD | 10 (10) | 1983-12-02 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 31 | Loss | 21–9–1 | Nino La Rocca | UD | 8 (8) | 1983-10-08 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | |
| 30 | Win | 21–8–1 | Darnell Knox | SD | 10 (10) | 1983-04-05 | The Breakaway Night Club, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 20–8–1 | Dennis Fain | UD | 10 (10) | 1983-02-04 | Cascade Holiday Inn, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 28 | Loss | 19–8–1 | Calvin Porter | UD | 8 (8) | 1982-10-23 | Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 19–7–1 | Dennis Fain | SD | 12 (12) | 1982-10-14 | Cascade Holiday Inn, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | Won vacant Ohio Athletic Commission light-middleweight title |
| 26 | Loss | 18–7–1 | Charlie Weir | TKO | 7 (10) | 1982-10-02 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 25 | Win | 18–6–1 | Lloyd Taylor | UD | 8 (8) | 1982-07-16 | Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 24 | Draw | 17–6–1 | Roy Gumbs | PTS | 10 (10) | 1982-04-16 | Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 23 | Win | 17–6 | Wendell Rutledge | TKO | 2 (?) | 1982-03-05 | Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 16–6 | Greg Netter | UD | 8 (8) | 1982-01-23 | Morgan High School, McConnelsville, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 15–6 | Jerome Kinney | PTS | 8 (8) | 1981-09-10 | The 20 Grand, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 14–6 | Art Harris | SD | 10 (10) | 1981-04-26 | Memorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 13–6 | Bruce Johnson | UD | 10 (10) | 1981-04-02 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 18 | Loss | 12–6 | Willie Rodriguez | UD | 12 (12) | 1981-01-08 | Ohio Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | For vacant Ohio Athletic Commission light-welterweight title |
| 17 | Win | 12–5 | Shelby Wilkerson | UD | 8 (8) | 1980-11-29 | Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 11–5 | Don Morgan | PTS | 8 (8) | 1980-10-04 | East High School Gym, Morristown, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 10–5 | Danny Paul | PTS | 8 (8) | 1980-05-30 | Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 14 | Loss | 10–4 | Curtis Taylor | KO | 2 (10) | 1980-05-16 | Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 13 | Loss | 10–3 | W C Honeycutt | PTS | 6 (6) | 1980-03-29 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Tony Taylor | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-03-01 | State Fairgrounds Arena, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Dale Gordon | UD | 6 (6) | 1980-02-09 | Nathan Goff Armory, Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Greg Netter | UD | 10 (10) | 1979-12-28 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Won vacant Ohio Athletic Commission welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Woody Harris | PTS | 6 (6) | 1979-12-01 | Northwest Activities Center, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Larry McCall | UD | 8 (8) | 1979-09-30 | Memorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Calvin Straughter | PTS | 4 (4) | 1979-08-01 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Phil Batie | KO | 2 (6) | 1979-06-28 | Lausche Building, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 5 | Loss | 3–2 | Forrest Winchester | PTS | 6 (6) | 1979-05-17 | Rhodes Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Calvin Straughter | PTS | 6 (6) | 1979-05-09 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Mike Blunt | PTS | 6 (6) | 1979-04-27 | Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Melvin Hauser | PTS | 6 (6) | 1979-01-24 | Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Eugene Ellington | PTS | 6 (6) | 1978-12-06 | Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |