For half of the decade, he was a legitimate contender and was an alphabet champ for a short period of time. Page returned to face James "Buster" Douglas in January 1986. The immediate future would be about rebuilding momentum; enter Greg Page, 34-9, 27 KO’s and a former WBA heavyweight titlist. He spoke mostly French spoken down there. He was the former WBA Heavyweight Champion from 1984 to 1985. Afterwards, Page was ranked in the top ten by the WBA. [14], World title fights and becoming WBA heavyweight champion. He was then transported to University Hospital in Cincinnati. He put together 13 straight wins, 12 by knockout. Greg Page, a prizefighter who was hailed as the next Muhammad Ali as a teenager and briefly held a world heavyweight title in the mid-1980s, only to sustain a … Greg Page Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title … They killed Greg Page.” He twice disappeared from the sport for years. Page’s record as a professional was 58-17-1, with 48 knockouts. “If he had heart, he would have taken me out,” Witherspoon said. 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When Bey refused to fight reigning WBA heavyweight title holder Gerrie Coetzee in Sun City, South Africa due to Apartheid, Page stepped in. Boxers similar to or like Greg Page (boxer) American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. The 40-year-old Page scored a first round knockdown and won when the 41-year-old Witherspoon tore a muscle in his back and couldn't come out for the eighth round. After dropping a dubious decision to journeyman Artis Pendergrass, Page had a rematch with Tim Witherspoon in June 1999. This page was last edited on 17 January 2020, at 00:04. People said: “Man, they killed Greg. Click the image to view gallery He was born Gregory Edward Page on October 25, 1958 in Louisville, KY. At the age of 12, his father, a former boxer himself took him to the gym for the first time. [12], Page was taken to the emergency room at St. Luke's hospital, where a CT scan revealed a huge mass being formed by the bleeding inside his head. ", In the early morning hours of April 27, 2009, Page died at home in Louisville. “But y’all have got to carry on.” Back home, everyone told Hackett to quit. In this Oct. 14, 1983 photo, heavyweight boxer Greg Page waits for the weigh-in, in Miami, in preparation for a fight. After knocking out Marty Monroe and Alfredo Evangelista, Page had a rematch with George Chaplin and won by a twelve-round split decision. Monday Apr 27, 2009 at 12:01 AM Apr 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM. The common wisdom was that Page should have won. He finished his amateur career with 94 wins and 11 losses. At the time of the stoppage, Mediodia had already left and had to be brought back into the building. In 1981, he won the United States Boxing Association heavyweight title with a technical knockout of Stan Ward. 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