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Ray "Windmill" White (born August 5, 1938) is an American former professional boxer best known for his unorthodox punches. He fought boxers like Jimmy Dupree, Jesse Burnett and Mike Quarry.

History

White fought out of Ventura, California in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a popular draw in the Los Angeles area, fighting multiple times at the Olympic Auditorium and winning the California State Light Heavyweight title. The tall and lanky White, with his unusual reach advantage, invented several unorthodox punches including the behind the back punch. His popularity led to appearances on national television shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Merv Griffin Show. He retired in 1974 and despite a record of 41-14-5 and wins over name contenders of the era, he was never offered a shot at a world title.

White currently resides in Ventura County, California and is an instructor at The Ventura KO Academy, where he helps in the training of amateur and professional fighters. In the summer of 2011, White will be inducted into California Boxing Hall of Fame as well as inducted to the Ventura County Hall of Fame. He was ranked the 7th most awkward fighter of all time in The Ultimate Boxing Book of Lists by Bert Randolph Sugar and Teddy Atlas.

Professional boxing record

41 Wins (11 knockouts, 30 decisions), 14 Losses (2 knockouts, 12 decisions), 5 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	--	Randy Miller	TKO	9	11/06/1974	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, U.S.
Win	10-8-4	Eddie Bailey	PTS	10	29/04/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, U.S.
Loss	7-0-1	Jesse Burnett	KO	8	15/03/1974	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, U.S.
Draw	10-8-3	Eddie Bailey	PTS	8	18/02/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, U.S.
Win	0-6	Faustino Perez	TKO	7	22/01/1974	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Win	3-4	Charles Anderson Atlas	PTS	10	10/12/1973	Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	41-25-1	Bobby Rascon	PTS	10	10/11/1973	Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Draw	22-4-3	Hildo Silva	PTS	8	17/08/1973	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, U.S.
Win	10-3	Koroseta Kid	PTS	10	03/07/1973	Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, U.S.
Win	40-24-1	Bobby Rascon	UD	10	01/06/1973	Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Win	16-14	Chuck Hamilton	TKO	8	10/03/1973	Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Win	19-18-2	Lino Rendon	PTS	10	20/02/1973	Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Loss	36-1-1	Mike Quarry	UD	12	29/01/1973	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	39-42-7	Charley Austin	UD	10	18/12/1972	Phoenix Riverside Ballroom, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Win	3-7	Bob Hazelton	TKO	8	12/12/1972	San Diego, U.S.
Win	17-6-1	Orlando de la Fuentes	UD	12	20/11/1972	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	16-42-11	Frank Niblett	UD	10	06/11/1972	Phoenix Riverside Ballroom, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Draw	43-7-4	Rafael Gutierrez	PTS	12	02/10/1972	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	19-7	Johnny Griffin	UD	10	26/04/1972	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win	8-16-1	Hill Chambers	UD	10	08/04/1972	Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Win	12-11-3	"Irish" Terry Lee	SD	12	26/02/1972	Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	11-10-3	"Irish" Terry Lee	SD	12	04/12/1971	Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	5-14-1	Hill Chambers	UD	10	19/11/1971	Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
Win	14-7-3	Amado Vasquez	TKO	10	24/09/1971	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	31-6-2	Jimmy "The Cat" Dupree	UD	12	03/07/1971	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.	NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	3-1	Lonnie Bennett	SD	10	19/06/1971	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, U.S.
Win	13-9-1	Steve Grant	PTS	10	05/06/1971	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Win	37-14-5	Roger Rouse	UD	10	22/05/1971	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Win	15-9	Chuck Hamilton	UD	12	17/04/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	15-8	Chuck Hamilton	TKO	2	20/03/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the second round.
Win	11-8-3	Terry Lee	UD	10	20/02/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	3-6-1	"Big" Robie Harris	SD	10	09/01/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Draw	13-8	Steve Grant	PTS	8	21/11/1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Loss	13-2	Steve Carter	UD	10	10/08/1970	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
Loss	32-9-6	Hank Casey	PTS	10	29/06/1970	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
Win	10-4	AJ Staples	UD	10	01/05/1970	Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	8-10-1	Willis Earls	PTS	10	30/03/1970	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Win	15-35-11	Frank Niblett	UD	10	27/10/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	7-11	Rocky Martin	TKO	8	26/08/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	12-7	Steve Grant	SD	10	01/07/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	19-16-2	Lino Rendon	PTS	10	04/12/1968	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, U.S.
Win	20-27-2	Sonny Moore	UD	10	27/08/1968	San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, U.S.
Win	10-4-2	Gary Bates	PTS	6	17/07/1968	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	7-7	Dick Gosha	PTS	10	06/07/1968	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, U.S.
Win	3-5-1	Willis Earls	KO	2	11/04/1968	Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Loss	13-16-4	George Johnson	UD	10	28/11/1967	Community Concourse, San Diego, U.S.
Loss	4-5-2	Sam Wyatt	PTS	6	09/10/1967	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
Win	2-3	Mark White	KO	2	27/07/1967	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S.
Draw	2-0	Roy Wallace	PTS	6	04/05/1967	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S.
Win	2-1	Mark White	UD	6	06/04/1967	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S.
Loss	1-1	Mark White	PTS	4	23/03/1967	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S.
Win	2-3	Gene Turner	PTS	4	16/02/1967	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S.
Win	1-5	Frank Davis	PTS	4	02/02/1967	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S.
Win	2-3	Buddy Levine	TKO	4	03/11/1966	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, U.S.
Win	--	Lavern Hardison	KO	4	09/05/1966	Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	1-1	Scott Wisooker	PTS	5	28/03/1966	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	18-4-2	Archie Ray	KO	3	15/01/1966	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Loss	1-5	Aaron Peralta	PTS	4	30/03/1962	Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, U.S.
Win	6-3-1	Dewayne Garris	PTS	4	10/07/1959	Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Loss	--	Bill DeSoto	PTS	4	12/12/1958	Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.

References

1. Rosenthal, Michael (17 August 2005). "What's the method to the madness?". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 13 March 2013. Another entertainer was Los Angeles-based light heavyweight/cruiserweight Ray 'Windmill' White, who reportedly threw punches behind his back just for show in the '60s and '70s.
2. "2011 California Boxing Hall Of Fame inductees". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
3. Sugar, R. and Atlas, T. (2011). The Ultimate Boxing Book of Lists. Running Press.

External links

• Ventura KO Boxing Club
• Boxing record for Ray White from BoxRec (registration required)

• 1938 births
• Light-heavyweight boxers
• Living people
• American male boxers
• Boxers from California
• 20th-century American sportsmen