ko weight birth_place height nationality article_title total birth_date draws wins realname losses name style
19 lightweight auburn , washington 5 6 usa american greg haugen
 53 31 august 1960 1 40 greg lee haugen 10 greg haugen orthodox
greg haugen

greg lee haugen -lrb- born august 31 , 1960 -rrb- is a retired american boxer .
haugen was champion at both the lightweight and light-welterweight classes .
haugen turned pro in 1982 and won his first 17 fights before challenging for a world title .
on december 5 , 1986 , haugen captured the international boxing federation lightweight title with a majority decision over reigning champion jimmy paul .
he lost his title in his first defense to vinny pazienza by decision .
however , he won the title back in a rematch with pazienza in 1988 .
he defended the title against miguel santana and future wbo welterweight champion gert bo jacobsen .
he lost the ibf lightweight title to pernell whitaker in 1989 by decision , it was his biggest paycheck at that time at $ 426,000 .
on february 23 , 1991 , he captured the wbo light welterweight title with an upset victory over then undefeated hector camacho by split decision , an outcome that resulted from camacho being deducted a point for illegally hitting haugen when haugen refused to touch gloves at the beginning of the last round .
after his fight with camacho ; haugen tested positive for marijuana and was fine $ 25,000 .
later that year haugen lost a rematch with camacho , again by split decision .
in 1992 , he captured the vacant nabf light welterweight title with a knockout win over ray `` boom boom '' mancini .
on february 20 , 1993 , he challenged mexican legend julio césar chávez for the wbc light welterweight title at azteca stadium in mexico city , a fight attended by 132,247 spectators .
haugen 's legacy is likely best defined by the chavez fight , but not for his performance in the ring .
leading up to the bout , haugen made the comment that many of chavez 's wins `` came against tijuana taxi drivers that my mom could whip . ''
this generated a huge uproar in the mexican community and igniting publicity for the bout .
after the loss to chávez , a dominant tko loss , haugen stated : `` they must have been very tough taxi drivers '' .
haugen never again challenged for a major belt .
when asked in an interview who was the greatest fighter he ever fought , haugen replied , `` hands down , pernell whittaker . ''
he retired in 1999 with a record of 40 -- 10 -- 1-2 .
