Joe Louis Manley Jr. (June 11, 1959 – May 2, 2023) was an American boxer who fought at light welterweight.
Amateur career Manley qualified as a lightweight for the 1980 United States Olympic team, defeating Frankie Randall on his way to earning his berth. Manley did not compete, however, due to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics. Manley was also the 1981 United States Amateur champion at lightweight.
Professional career Manley became a professional boxer in 1981. He lost to future champion Gene Hatcher in 1983 but defeated another future champion, Freddie Pendleton, in 1985. He qualified for his title shot by winning a decision over Howard Davis Jr. in February 1986. He went on to win the International Boxing Federation light welterweight title with a 10th-round knockout over Gary Hinton in October 1986. He lost the title to Terry Marsh in 1987. He retired in 1989 after a loss to future world champion Loreto Garza and James McGirt.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes39LossBuddy McGirtTKO9 (10)1989-11-1038Win29–7–2Donnie PooleUD10 (10)1989-09-2037Loss28–7–2Henry Anaya JrKO5 (10)1989-06-1736Loss28–6–2Loreto GarzaKO7 (10)1989-01-2535Win28–5–2Ray GastellumTKO1 (8)1988-10-2734Draw27–5–2Luis MoraPTS8 (8)1988-08-1333Loss27–5–1Dexter SmithKO2 (10)1988-01-2332Win27–4–1Martin QuirozUD10 (10)1987-06-1431Loss26–4–1Terry MarshTKO10 (15)1987-03-0430Win26–3–1Gary HintonKO10 (15)1986-10-3029Win25–3–1Sammy YoungUD6 (6)1986-07-2628Win24–3–1Howard Davis Jr.UD10 (10)1986-02-2827Win23–3–1Frank MontgomeryUD10 (10)1985-11-2126Draw22–3–1Gary HintonSD12 (12)1985-08-2325Win22–3George BrownTKO7 (10)1985-07-1024Loss21–3Ronnie ShieldsUD12 (12)1985-03-2523Win21–2Freddie PendletonUD10 (10)1985-02-0522Win20–2Terry WhittakerTKO7 (10)1984-12-1421Win19–2Charlie AllenTKO7 (10)1984-09-2620Win18–2Victor BabiloniaUD10 (10)1984-06-2919Win17–2Terry WhittakerUD10 (10)1984-05-2518Win16–2Andre WynnTKO1 (10)1984-04-2717Win15–2Cesar GuzmanPTS8 (8)1984-03-1316Win14–2Bobby JohnsonTKO3 (10)1984-02-0715Loss13–2Gene HatcherUD12 (12)1983-11-1214Win13–1Al CarterTKO7 (10)1983-08-3013Win12–1Darrell MitchellKO1 (8)1983-07-2912Win11–1Glenn BurnettTKO3 (8)1983-07-0511Win10–1Thomas BakerUD10 (10)1983-03-3110Win9–1Al CarterMD10 (10)1983-01-069Loss8–1Harry ArroyoSD10 (10)1982-10-308Win8–0Arturo LeonUD10 (10)1982-09-147Win7–0Carlos SantanaUD8 (8)1982-07-186Win6–0Mike BluntKO6 (8)1982-05-185Win5–0James SingletonTKO3 (8)1982-04-204Win4–0David BrownUD8 (8)1982-04-023Win3–0Cedric BarkleyKO1 (6)1982-03-162Win2–0Terry ButlerTKO4 (6)1982-02-091Win1–0Maurice SaalakhanUD6 (6)1981-12-26
Later life and death Manley converted to Islam after he retired from boxing and adopted the name Bilal Ajani Sekou. In 2008 he filed a $15 million discrimination lawsuit against his employer Consumers Energy.
Manley began to suffer from dementia in his later years and went missing from his care facility in 2017; he was found a few day later. He died in May 2023 in New Orleans.
See also Kronk Gym List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
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