Ben Tackie

Ben Tackie
Born	Benjamin Tackie (1973-07-23) 23 July 1973 Accra, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Other names	Wonder
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach	71 in (180.3 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	44
Wins	31
Wins by KO	18
Losses	13

Benjamin Tackie (born 23 July 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer and world title challenger. He was known for his excellent chin and ability to throw a high volume of punches. All but one of his losses came via decision.

Professional career

Known as "Wonder", Tackie turned pro in 1994 and won his first 18 fights before losing a decision to Gregorio Vargas in 1999. In 2002, he took on Kostya Tszyu for the unified WBC, WBA and IBF light welterweight titles but lost a decision. He lost his next two fights to Sharmba Mitchell and Ricky Hatton. He lost to Matthew Hatton on 22 September 2008 on the undercard to Ricky Hatton's Light Welterweight title defence in Las Vegas.

Tackie's 10th-round knockout of Robert Garcia was named Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year for 2000.

So far in his 41 pro fights Tackie has been knocked down only once.

Stalking charge

In February 2015, Tackie's stalking conviction was reversed in Bronx county court in New York. The threat communicated "Don't let me use my boxing skills on you" apparently did not rise to the legal requirement to uphold his conviction. http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2015/2015-ny-slip-op-50117-u.html

Statistics

As of April 2009, Tackie's record stands at 29–11–1 with 17 knockouts.

External links

• Boxing record for Ben Tackie from BoxRec (registration required)