| 词条 | Jim Watt (boxer) |
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|image= |name=Jim Watt |realname=Jim Watt |nickname= |weight=Lightweight |nationality= Scottish |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1948|7|18|df=y}} |birth_place=Glasgow, Scotland |style=Southpaw |total=46 |wins=38 |KO=27|losses=8 |draws=0 |no contests=0 }}Jim Watt MBE (born 18 July 1948) is a Scottish former boxer and commentator who became world champion in the lightweight division when Roberto Durán left the title vacant in 1979 and the WBC had him fight Alfredo Pitalua. Watt knocked out Pitalua in twelve rounds.[1] Boxing careerRaised in the Bridgeton[1] and Possilpark[1] neighbourhoods of Glasgow, Watt trained at Cardowan Amateur Boxing Club in the city's Maryhill district.[2] His father died when Jim was five years old.[5] He came to prominence in 1968 by beating John H. Stracey to the ABA Championships; he turned professional immediately afterwards, declining the chance to compete as an amateur at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.[2] Watt beat such notables as future world champion Sean O'Grady, former world champion Perico Fernandez, Charlie Nash and Howard Davis Jr.[2] 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, 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 incorrectly that O' Grady's cut had been produced by a punch, therefore, Watt officially, but unjustly, won the fight by knockout. When O'Grady won the WBA title four months later Watt was declared lightweight champion by The Ring. Watt had also fought, and lost to, Ken Buchanan after 15 rounds in 1973.[2] On 20 June 1981, he fought his last fight, when losing the WBC world Lightweight title to Alexis Argüello by a 15-round decision in London. Watt retired with a record of 38 wins (27 by knockout) and 8 losses (3 by knockout). After boxingWatt, along with former world Middleweight champion Alan Minter, earns his living as an after dinner speaker. He was awarded an MBE. He was long-term co-commentator with Reg Gutteridge on ITV's The Big Fight Live and moved with Gutteridge to Sky Sports in 1996 when ITV withdrew from boxing coverage. During 2016, Watt announced his retirement as a boxing commentator.[3] Watt made a special guest appearance on the BBC's Still Game sitcom in August, 2007, as well as television adverts for Kelvin Timber (a Scottish home and building supplies stores company) in the 1980s. He and his family settled in the town of Kirkintilloch to the north of Glasgow.[5] Personal lifeIn June 2015, Watt's 38-year-old daughter Michelle Watt was found dead in her home, after apparently taking her own life. She appeared in various programmes as a television hostess, including 60 Minute Makeover. Watt's 17-year-old son James died in a car crash in 1995.[4][5] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bg5z2 |title=Schemes and dreams: Jim Watt |date=28 December 2013 |accessdate=27 March 2018 |publisher=BBC Radio Scotland}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0088/print.shtml |title=A sporting nation: Jim Watt wins world lightweight title 1979 |date= |accessdate=27 March 2018 |publisher=BBC}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12183/10509276/jim-watt-announces-retirement-as-sky-sports-commentator |title=Jim Watt announces retirement as Sky Sports commentator |date=22 July 2016|accessdate=27 March 2018 |publisher=Sky Sports}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11713770/TV-presenter-Michelle-Watt-took-her-own-life-because-of-chronic-headaches-her-father-reveals.html|title=TV presenter Michelle Watt took her own life because of chronic headaches her father reveal's|work=The Daily Telegraph |author=Rozina Sabur|date=11 October 2015|accessdate=11 October 2015}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/boxing-legend-jim-watt-speaks-1068236 |title=Boxing legend Jim Watt speaks for first time of grief at death of teenage son in car crash|date=26 August 2010|accessdate=27 March 2018 |work=Daily Record}} External links
|-{{s-vac | last=Willie Reilly}}{{s-ttl | title=British Lightweight Champion | years=3 May 1972 - 29 January 1973}}{{s-aft | after=Ken Buchanan}}{{s-bef| rows = 2 | before = Roberto Durán Vacated }}{{s-ttl| title = WBC Lightweight Champion | years = 17 April 1979 – 20 June 1981 }}{{s-aft| rows = 2 | after = Alexis Argüello }}{{s-ttl| title = The Ring Lightweight Champion | years = 12 April 1981 – 20 June 1981 }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Watt, Jim}} 11 : 1948 births|Scottish sports broadcasters|Lightweight boxers|Living people|Sportspeople from Glasgow|People from Bridgeton, Glasgow|Kirkintilloch|Scottish Sports Hall of Fame inductees|Scottish male boxers|Sports commentators|World Boxing Council champions |
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