Career
Following his loss to fellow American Eddie Chambers, Brock was forced to retire from the sport of boxing, after receiving retinal damage in his right eye. Brock is known not only for his boxing skills but also for his skill at handling money. Brock has a degree in finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and manages his own portfolio.
Brock — formerly a banker — received his nickname from a Bank of America ad, in which he was referred to as The Boxing Banker.
Brock had a notable amateur boxing career. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he competed on the United States. boxing team as a super heavyweight after narrowly beating one-time conqueror T.J.Wilson in the qualification.
Amateur record 147-38
Brock turned professional in 2001. Although he built an impressive record, Brock did not fight many top ranked heavyweights.
On February 25, 2006, Brock was part of the Shane Mosley versus
Fernando Vargas undercard. He knocked out Zuri Lawrence in round 6 with a counter left hook that caught Lawrence flush and ended up being the Ring Magazine knockout of the year."
The fight occurred outdoors at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where the temperature exceeded 100 °F (38 °C). However, he suffered his first professional loss when he was knocked out in the 7th round, dropping his record to 29-1.
In November he was edged out by Eddie Chambers in an IBF semifinal.
During this bout, Brock suffered retinal damage in his right eye. As a result of botched surgery to repair the damage in December 2007, Brock became legally blind in his right eye, and forced to retire permanently from the sport of boxing.
Brock can still see images of daylight in the right eye.