# Tracy Callis

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tracy_Callis
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tracy_Callis.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Callis
> Source revision: 1356185659
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{short description|American journalist}}
{{infobox person
| name         = Tracy Callis
| image        =
| image_size   = 
| caption      = 
| birth_date   =
| birth_place  = [Roanoke, Virginia](/source/Roanoke%2C_Virginia), USA
| occupation   = Boxing historian, sports writer, journalist
| years_active = 1960s – Present
| education    = [Master in Research](/source/Master_of_Research) (MRes)<br />[C.a.g.s.](/source/Certificate_of_Advanced_Study) in Research<br />Master's degree in Mathematics ([MMath](/source/MMath))
| alma_mater   = [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech)<br />[Virginia Western Community College](/source/Virginia_Western_Community_College)
| spouse       = Barbara Callis
| children     = 3
| signature    =
| awards       =
| website      = [http://www.ibroresearch.com/2013/01/tracy-g-callis/ ibroresearch.com]
}}

'''Tracy Callis''' is an American [boxing](/source/boxing) [historian](/source/historian), writer and journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/06/boxing-hall-of-fame-las-vegas-news/|title=Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas|date=28 June 2013 |publisher=BoxingNews24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/boxing/vegas-hall-of-fame-announces-class-1.5588143|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424181235/http://www.newsday.com/sports/boxing/vegas-hall-of-fame-announces-class-1.5588143|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2017|title=Vegas Hall of Fame announces class|publisher=newsday.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxing.com/my_top_ten_pound_for_pound_fighters_since_19451.html|title=My Top Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945): Numbers 1-10|publisher=Boxing.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://coxscorner.tripod.com/heavylists.htm|title=Historians, Sportswriters, and Organizations Rankings Of the Top 10 All-Time Heavyweights|publisher=coxscorner}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/callis-rankings.htm|title=The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|publisher=cyberboxingzone}}</ref> He is the director of the historical research boxing website ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) and [International Boxing Research Organization](/source/International_Boxing_Research_Organization) (IBRO). He is also an elector to the [International Boxing Hall Of Fame](/source/International_Boxing_Hall_Of_Fame) (IBHoF) and a member of the ''World Boxing Historians Association'' (WBHA).

==Education==
In 1963, Callis earned a master's degree in mathematics at Virginia Tech and worked at [NASA](/source/NASA)'s [Langley Research Center](/source/Langley_Research_Center) as a mathematician for three years and later as a computer systems engineer for five years with [IBM Corporation](/source/IBM_Corporation). He retired after serving thirty two years as a professor of information technology at [Virginia Western Community College](/source/Virginia_Western_Community_College).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radaris.com/~Tracy-Callis/282619074|title=Tracy Callis - Roanoke, VA|publisher=Radaris}}</ref>

==Career==
Callis became interested in boxing and began profiling many boxers particularly the pre-1900 fighters. He is recognized as one of the leading experts on 19th-century fighters including those who fought in the [bare-knuckles era](/source/Bare-knuckle_boxing). Callis is a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) and has provided historical data to many well-known boxing historians, journalists and editors such as Herb Goldman of [''The Ring''](/source/The_Ring_(magazine)) magazine, Mike DeLisa and Dan Cuoco of ''Cyber Boxing Zone'', [Bert Sugar](/source/Bert_Sugar), [Hank Kaplan](/source/Hank_Kaplan) and [British Boxing Board of Control](/source/British_Boxing_Board_of_Control) (BBBoC) writer [Barry Hugman](/source/Barry_Hugman).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibroresearch.com/2013/01/tracy-g-callis/|title=Tracy Callis - IBRO|publisher=ibroresearch}}</ref>

Callis has been a boxing historian for more than 45 years researching boxing's history. Among the research he discovered as an IBRO member are: 4 additional knockout wins for [Archie Moore](/source/Archie_Moore) (increased his KO record to 132), an additional 13 fights for [Mickey Walker](/source/Mickey_Walker_(boxer)) and 23 knockout wins for [Jimmy Wilde](/source/Jimmy_Wilde).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/callis.html|title=Tracy Callis|publisher=CyberBoxingZone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm|title=The Lineal Boxing World Champions|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia}}</ref>

Callis is the author of the book ''A Brief History of the Heavyweights'' and the co-author of ''Boxing in the Los Angeles Area: 1880-2005'', ''Philadelphia's Boxing Heritage: 1876-1976'' and ''More tales from Ringside''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738511344/Philadelphias-Boxing-Heritage-1876-1976|title=Philadelphia's Boxing Heritage: 1876-1976|publisher=arcadiapublishing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saxo.com/dk/boxing-in-the-los-angeles-area-1880-2005_callis-tracy-callis-and-chuck-johnstontracy-callis_haeftet_9781426916885|title=Boxing in the Los Angeles Area: 1880-2005|publisher=saxo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/donl/w/a-brief-history-of-the-heavyweights-1881-2010.html|title=A Brief History of the Heavyweights|publisher=googleapis}}</ref> He has also written reviews on boxing books, including ''A Man Among Men'', ''Bareknuckles, Blood and Broken Bones'', ''Famous Pugilists of the English Prize Ring 1719-1870'', ''The First Black Boxing Champions'', ''Uncrowned Champions'' and ''John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/callis-book-reviews.htm|title=TRACY CALLIS BOOK REVIEWS|publisher=Cyber Boxing Zone}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/cyber.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
* [http://www.ibroresearch.com International Boxing Research Organization]
* [http://www.ibhof.com International Boxing Hall of Fame]

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Callis, Tracy}}
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Living people
Category:Sportswriters from Virginia
Category:Boxing writers
Category:International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Writers from Roanoke, Virginia

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tracy Callis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Callis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Callis?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.