Wesley Page Watson Jr. (born September 16, 1962, in Bristol, Tennessee, died January 4, 2021, in Wilmington, Delaware) was an American heavyweight boxer best known for his successful amateur boxing career.
Watson, former Howard Career Center and Dickinson High basketballer, fought of Wilmington, Delaware.
Watson never fought officially before he joined the military in August 1981, two months after he graduated from Dickinson.
[1] Charlie Messina, fight promoter manager, said Watson lived on Washington Street before joining the Army.
Watson turned pro in 1987 and won his first 10 bouts before stepping up in class and losing to Bernardo Mercado in 1988.