Career
Walker"s nickname was "The Pink Cat", and he gained some attention in the 1990s boxing scene for wearing pink boxing trunks and slicked-back hair, the latter a tribute to his idol, James Dean. Walker fought another hall-of-famer Julio César Chávez in 1996 in a nationally televised bought, losing in a second-round knockout. He retired with a record of 25–7–1 (13 KO"s).
Walker was found dead in his home of unspecified causes.
