Marvin Camel

Camel fought Parlov in Yugoslavia to a draw in the first ever cruiserweight world title bout.

After losing in a rematch to De Leon, he became, in 1983, the IBF's first world champion, by beating Roddy McDonald who also replaced David Pearce after the BBBoC would not sanction the Cruiserweight division in the UK and thus becoming world Cruiserweight champion for the second time when he claimed that organization's title.

He lost his final bout in June 1990 against Eddie “Young Joe Louis” Taylor in Minneapolis.

But I feel there’s still something out there that I’ve got to have, and I don’t know what it is.” [3] He is the subject of a biography released in December 2014, titled 'Warrior in the Ring' by Brian D'Ambrosio.

[6] In 2006 at the World Boxing Council's 44th annual convention WBC President José Sulaimán awarded Camel honorary champion status.