Carlos Palomino Carlos Palomino is a former professional boxer and an actor who appeared as the holographic Terrellian boxer in the fifth season episode . He also worked as consultant on set on Wednesday and filmed his scenes on Thursday on Paramount Stage 16 with a makeup call at 5 : 30 am and a set call at 8 : 30 am . Palomino was also scheduled to appear in a " vision quest " corridor scene , scene 128 , filmed on Tuesday , but this scene was not part of the final episode . Personal and boxing . Born in Mexico , Palomino moved to Los Angeles , California at the age of eight . While in the US Army , he started boxing and became army champion in 1971 and 1972 . In 1972 he won the National AAU Light Welterweight Champion , was discharged from the army , and attended the Orange Coast College and later the California State UNiversity at Long Beach where he graduated in recreation administration . The following years he worked as professional boxer and on 22 June 1976 he became WBC Welterweight Champion . In 1979 he lost this title on 13 January in a fight against Wilfred Benítez in Puerto Rico in a fifteen round split decision . On 22 June 1979 he lost in a fight against Roberto Durán and announced his retirement from boxing to pursue an acting career after he had an appearance in a Miller Lite television commercial . Palomino started his comeback on 10 January 1997 and won several fights until he lost against Wilfredo Rivera on 30 May 1998 . He then ultimatly retired from boxing . He was selected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on 8 January 2004 and inducted on 13 June . Acting . In 1978 he appeared as himself in the second season opening episode of the comedy series " Taxi " . After he decided to retire from boxing and start an acting career , Palomino guest starred in episodes of " Buck Rogers in the 25th Century " ( 1980 , with Tim O ' Connor , Nicolas Coster , Felix Silla , and Eric Server ) , " Legmen " ( 1984 , with Bruce Greenwood ) , " Highway to Heaven " ( 1985 , with Philip N . Waller ) , " Knight Rider " ( 1986 , with Patricia McPherson , Peter Parros , Kat Sawyer - Young , and John Snyder ) , and " Hill Street Blues " ( 1986 , with James B . Sikking , Megan Gallagher , Lawrence Tierney , and Martha Hackett ) . Early film work includes the horror film " Dance of the Dwarfs " ( 1983 ) , the drama " Strangers Kiss " ( 1983 , with Dan Shor ) , the horror film " It ' s Alive III : Island of the Alive " ( 1987 , with Gerrit Graham ) , the thriller " Rampage " ( 1987 , with Deborah Van Valkenburgh , Donald Hotton , Patrick Cronin , and Chip Heller ) , the horror sequel " Silent Night , Deadly Night 3 : Better Watch Out ! " ( 1989 , with Richard Beymer and Elizabeth Hoffman ) , the science fiction film " Timebomb " ( 1991 , with Tracy Scoggins , Sharon Schaffer , Julian Christopher , and Kim Washington ) , the action film " Fists of Steel " ( 1991 ) , and the action thriller " Legal Tender " ( 1991 , with Cole McKay ) . Further acting credits are guest roles in " Jake and the Fatman " ( 1992 ) , " NYPD Blue " ( 1994 , with Leland Orser , Gordon Clapp , and Sharon Lawrence ) , " Diagnosis : Muder " ( 1997 , with Coleman McClary ) , " Air America " ( 1998 ) , " Reba " ( 2001 , with Scarlett Pomers ) , and " The Brothers Garcia " ( 2003 , with Carlos LaCamara , Ada Maris , and Ricardo Montalban and directed by Tony Plana ) , the action film " My Samurai " ( 1992 , with Terry O ' Quinn and Jeff Austin ) , the western drama " Geronimo : An American Legend " ( 1993 , with Kevin Tighe , Stephen McHattie , Jim Beaver , Billy Brown , and Lena Banks ) , the action film " Death Match " ( 1994 , with Matthias Hues , Steven Vincent Leigh , and Richard Lynch ) , the action film " Detonator " ( 1998 ) , the crime thriller " If . . . Dog . . . Rabbit " ( 1999 , with Julie Newmar ) , the sport drama " Price of Glory " ( 2000 , with Clifton Collins , Jr . , Ron Perlman , Michelle Bonilla , and Clayton Landey ) , the crime drama " Turn of Faith " ( 2002 , with Robert Miano ) , and the thriller " American Crime " ( 2004 , with Cyia Batten and Wade Williams ) . More recently , Palomino appeared in the sport drama " Callejero " ( 2015 ) , the documentaries " El Boxeo " ( 2013 ) , " Safest Place on Earth " ( 2015 ) , and " Faith " ( 2016 , with Gene LeBell and Lucia Rijker ) and announced the drama " Palomino " ( 2016 ) on which he ' ll work as producer .