Jeffrey Naquin vs. Matthew E. O'Neil
Jeffrey Naquin vs. Matthew E. O'Neil
Matthew E. O'Neil
Jeffrey Naquin vs. Matthew E. O'Neil was an amateur boxing match that occurred in Colorado Springs, Colorado in June 1998.[40] O'Neil is the host of the Everipedia Boxing Show, which is on Spotify. Spotify is on the New York Stock Exchange.[43] He was also on the The Boxing Source, Sports Whispers Weekly Podcast and Fight News Unlimited in 2020 where he spoke about his boxing career.[45]
Background
Match Sanctioned By USA Boxing
The boxing match was sanctioned by USA Boxing and contested in the superheavyweight division.[4] The match ended in the first round when Naquin was knocked out with a left hook to the head. The two boxers were in an exchange of punches when Jeffrey Naquin got stunned by a short right hand to the jaw. The punch left him in a helpless condition and he was finished off with a left hook to the temple. He took the full ten count. Matthew E. O'Neil gave his opinion of the boxing match to Everipedia in 2020:
We had sparred before and I had noticed that he sometimes pulled straight back from punches and left his chin untucked.
He was knocked out with a short punch, with good hip rotation and I was able to put my body weight behind the punch.
I was a youth baseball player for a car dealership in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The team was called Freedom Honda. I hit the ball over 200 feet in a baseball game when I was eleven years old. The game was played at Stephen's Field in Plymouth. The sensation of knocking out Jeff felt like hitting the ball far in baseball. I also hit the ball over 150 feet in the air in a softball game in 1993.[37]
The bout occurred on Hancock Expressway at the 3D Boxing Gym.
Lockheed Martin employee Steve Griffin of O'Fallon, Illinois helped provide facilitation for the bout.[2] There were less than one hundred spectators in attendance. The owner of 3D Boxing Gym was Dickie Wood. Wood trained Diego Corrales for his match with Joshua Clottey in 2008.[46][47]
Hartzog Competed At Military World Games
Princeton University has stated that America's best athletes are the scholarship athletes for NCAA Division I football, basketball, and baseball. Naquin retained a scholarship for the 1991 and 1993 Louisiana State University baseball teams. O'Neil tko'd Preston Hartzog in 1999. Hartzog was the 1997 US Armed Forces Champion in the superheavyweight division.[36] Hartzog represented the U.S. Army at the 1999 Military World Games held in Croatia and recieved a silver medal. O'Neil competed against Naquin and Hartzog in an Everlast boxing ring.[39]
Media Coverage
Chicago Public Library
Raspanti At West Coast Boxing Hall Of Fame
The outcome of the bout was reported on the Internet websites maxboxing,com and newslocker.com. [14] The bout was reported by John J. Raspanti. Raspanti is the coauthor of the book Intimate Warfare and the author of the 2019 paperback book Blood On My Notebook.
Intimate Warfare is found at the Chicago Public Library in Chicago, Illinois; the book its authors were honored at the West Coast Boxing Hall Of Fame in Los Angeles, California in 2017. Raspanti was the co-host of The Ringside Boxing Show.
Maxboxing
As O'Neil prepared for a boxing comeback in 2018, Raspanti wrote "You only live once.
Just ask Matthew O'Neil."
The following is an excerpt from the article:
Take Matthew O’Neil. He’s 42.
Loved sports all his life.
Driven to succeed in whatever he’s attempted.
O’Neil graduated from Colorado Christian University in 2001 and Regis University three years later. In 2006, he ran for a commission post on the Clark County Commission in Nevada. He’s worked in business since, praised for his hard work and independence of thought. But since he can remember, sports have always been his first love.
A gifted teenage soccer player, his teams won seven straight division championships and six straight coastal league titles.
O’Neil joined the Air Force in the 1990s—eventually being honored for excellence in conduct and longevity.
About that time, O’Neil laced up on a pair of boxing boxing gloves for the first time.
He knocked out 1991 and 1993 LSU baseball champion Jeffrey Naquin.
A year later, he faced all-Army superheavyweight champion, Preston Hartzog. O’Neil attacked from the opening bell, stopping Hartzog. Neither has been stopped since. O’Neil believed he had found his calling. 'I’ve been a boxing fan since I was a child,' O’Neil told this writer last week. 'I used to watch Mike Tyson and Tommy Morrison fights on television. 'O’Neil is determined to see where his athletic skills can take him. He’s been in intense training for months—with plans to turn professional this year. He'll be fighting in the cruiserweight division.
Sports Memorabilia
NCAA Division 1a
A 1991 LSU Tigers baseball team team bat is signed by Jeffrey Naquin on the website WorthPoint.[1] They won the College World Series at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. That stadium has since been demolished in favor of a zoo. The Heisman Trophy that Ricky Williams received in 1998 auctioned for $504,000 in 2019. Naquin's picture and information are located on page 115 of the 2017 LSU Baseball Media Guide.[8]
LSU Baseball
Alex Box Stadium
The LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. It is one of the elite college baseball programs in the nation, ranking second all-time with six national championships (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2009).The Tigers used to play their home games at Alex Box Stadium. The stadium was torn down and replaced by Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
O'Neil On The Grueling Truth
O'Neil On The Grueling Truth
Matthew E. O'Neil was on an episode of The Grueling Truth in 2020 in which he spoke about his boxing match with Naquin. O'Neil was interviewed by Mike Goodpaster and Jeremiah Preisser. Goodpaster is the former head coach of the Owensboro Rage, Evansville Rage and the Northern Kentucky River Monsters. The teams were part of the defunct Continental Indoor Football League. Preisser is a member of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. O'Neil's biological son, Dan Marshall, resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
AkHi TV
AkHi TV
O'Neil was featured on episode 18 of the January 19, 2020 Internet podcast "Split Decisions."
He was interviewed by the shows hosts at the 1 hour, 44th minute of the broadcast.
"Split Decisions" is a AkHi TV production. He was also on episode 26 of "Split Decision" at the 37th minute. The show is based out of New York City.
YSM Sports Media
YSM Sports Media did a followup on O'Neil's boxing career in April 2020. Jamil Parker asked him what got him started in boxing. O'Neil responded that he was selected based upon his run time for the 4 miles by an E-7 while serving in the Air Force in Mississippi. O'Neil also stated that he was a power hitter in baseball and softball and that he had scored 20 points in a basketball game before.
Intuboxing
The United Kingdom based company Intuboxing covered O'Neil's career in 2020:
Matthew O'Neil tko'd Preston Hartzog in 1999.
Hartzog was in the US Army World Class Athlete program at the time of being stopped.
Hartzog was 1997 US Armed Forces Champion in the superheavyweight division.
The U.S. came in eight place in the 1999 Military World Games with 26 medals. Hartzog won a silver medal at that games. O'Neil is the only person to stop Hartzog in a conclusive fashion in the amateur or pro ranks. Hartzog defeated Cabbage Correira in a professional MMA fight. Correira defeated Tank Abbott and Butterbean. Jeffrey Naquin retained a division 1 scholarship for the 1991 and 1993 LSU National Baseball teams. He also signed sports memorabilia found on the Internet. Naquin is in the 2017 LSU National Baseball team media guide. O'Neil hopes to compete in a four to six round heavyweight fight at new Encore Casino in Everett, Massachusetts. The US Supreme Court legalized sports gambling in 2019 and Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker has stated that sports gambling will soon be seen at Massachusetts casinos. O'Neil still possesses knockout force and he has the capacity to make it through rounds. O'Neil has worked in business and for Havard university. In 2006, Rory Reid spent 1 million dollars against him when he ran for Clark County Commission in Nevada. O'Neil is hopeful that his training system can produce one final victory.[40]
New Jersey Boxing Hall Of Fame
O'Neil On Fight News Unlimited
In May 2020, O'Neil presented his idea of a boxing comeback to the President of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. The President of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame since January 1986 is Henry Hascup. Hascup is also the President of the New Jersey Diamond Gloves competition since January 1988 and is a past President of the New Jersey Association of USA Boxing. Hascup has also been a contributing editor for BoxRec.[42] O'Neil was on an episode of the Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show with former Patriot Ledger writer Rich Bergeron in June 2020.
See Also
Matthew E. O'Neil vs. Preston Hartzog
Pontchartrain Center
Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)