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Jim Watt (born
July 18,
1948)
is a former
British
boxer,
who became world champion in the
lightweight
division when
Roberto Duran
left the title vacant in
1979
and the
WBC
had him fight
Alfredo Pitalua.
Watt knocked out Pitalua in twelve rounds.
Watt beat such notables as future
world champion
Sean O' Grady,
former world champion
Perico Fernandez,
Charlie Nash
and
Howard Davis Jr..
The fight with O' Grady was particularly controversial: Watt
won by a knockout in round twelve when the referee stopped
the fight because of a cut suffered by O' Grady. According
to the book,
The Ring Boxing The 20th Century,
the cut was produced by a head-butt, in which case the
judges' scorecards would have been checked, and whoever was
ahead given the win by a technical decision. The referee,
however, declared that O' Grady's cut had been produced by a
punch, therefore, Watt officially won the fight by knockout.
Watt also fought, and lost to,
Ken Buchanan.
On
June 20,
1981,
he fought his last fight, when losing the WBC world
Lightweight title to
Alexis Arguello
by a 15 round decision in
London.
Watt retired with a record of 38 wins (27 by knockout) and 8
losses (3 by knockout). |
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