Maurice Watkins

Boxer

Birthday August 29, 1956

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Texas

Age 67 years old

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About

Nicknamed "Termite", he was a former Lightweight and Welterweight, and the coach of the Iraqi national boxing team.

Before Fame

His first professional fight was a first-round knockout of Cesar Cortez on May 21, 1974.

Trivia

He invented the phrase "Iraq! Iraq! Iraq is back!", which became so popular in Iraq that thousands of T-shirts were made with the phrase printed on them.

Family Life

He comes from a family that was in the insect fumigation business, hence his unusual nickname.

Associated With

He lost via unanimous decision to Saoul Mamby on February 10, 1980.