Rocky Lockridge

Rocky Lockridge carried both the glory and the fragility of boxing in one career, and that contrast moves me. Knocking out Roger Mayweather in 98 seconds to claim a world title is the kind of instant that defines a fighter forever, and he backed it up with IBF gold. But what stays with me is the arc that followed; his later struggles before passing in 2019 remind me that the same intensity which makes champions can be merciless outside the ropes. I want to remember him for the lightning in those fists, while honoring the full, complicated humanity behind them.

Name (English)

Rocky Lockridge

Name (Japanese)

ロッキー・ロックリッジ

Reading

ろっきー・ろっくりっじ

Born

January 10, 1959 – February 7, 2019

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

Origin

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Height

169 cm

Occupation

boxer

Awards & achievements

• IBF World Junior Lightweight Champion
• WBA World Super Featherweight Champion
• The Ring World Junior Lightweight Champion

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8

Tags

• Washington
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.