Career
During his professional boxing career he was known for his hand and foot speed, and the ability to switch effortlessly from the orthodox stance to the southpaw stance. In his next fight, Crawley scored an impressive ten round decision over future junior lieutenant is noteworthy that Crawley entered the Paul fight with a broken knuckle and broken finger.
Blake had knocked out Melvin Paul in his previous fight, and many expected him to dispose of Crawley easily.
Blake was zeroing in on a title shot with Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, but Blake had trouble solving Crawley"s style, and was soundly beaten in a lopsided ten round decision. In 1984, Livingstone Bramble dethroned Ray Mancini to take the WBA lightweight title.
Crawley was the #1 contender, and accepted $150,000 to step aside and allow Bramble and Mancini to engage in a rematch. Bramble defeated Mancini in their rematch on February 16, 1985.
Crawley was supposed to challenge Bramble for the WBA lightweight crown on a few occasions in 1985, but the bout was postponed due to injuries to both fighters.
Bramble and Crawley finally met for Bramble"s title in February 1986 in Reno, Nevada. Crawley suffered the first knockdown of his career in the second round of that bout, but rallied over the next several rounds to draw even on the scorecards after eight rounds. Crawley eventually tired late in the fight, and was knocked out in the 13th round.
After the Bramble bout, Crawley joined the Philadelphia Police Department during the summer of 1986.
He resumed his boxing career in June 1987 while maintaining his duties with the Philadelphia P.D. He scored three more wins, and retired from professional boxing in early 1988 with a record of 22-2 (7 KOs). In that same year, Tyrone was named Director of the North Philadelphia Police Athletic League, a position he still holds to this day.
Crawley attended Temple University. He was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
Link To Extensive 2004 Interview With Tyrone Crawley:
Training Regimen Foreign 1982 Bout With Anthony Murray:.
