The Resume

(May 4, 1962-July 22, 2009)
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Won a silver medal as a light heavyweight at the Barcelona Olympics (1992)
Amateur record: 158-26
Pro record: 4-1
Became a set builder and construction worker in the film industry after retiring from boxing

Why he might be annoying:

As a teen, he served 18 months in prison for robbing a jewelry store at gunpoint.
His pro career lasted only one year.
He died after suffering heat stroke in a hotel sauna.

Why he might not be annoying:

Fellow boxer Billy Irwin said, 'I admired him because he was the oldest guy on the national team, but also the hardest worker.'
He was one of the first boxers to come out as gay.
He volunteered with the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation and served as grand marshall of Toronto's Pride Parade (1999).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Boxers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 22]
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 47)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Boxing Gloves
• People with Bruce, Marc or Keith in their Names
• Profiles 26251-26500 (Ranked: 26411)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 81 Votes: 72.84% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 115 Votes: 68.70% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 72 Votes: 48.61% Annoying