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For his son who is also a boxer, see Prince Tiger Smalls Tiger Smalls (born Priest George Youngs Smalls on March 2, 1969) is a retired American professional boxer. Smalls formerly held both the World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental Featherweight title and North American Boxing Organization Featherweight title.

Early life
Smalls spent his early years in the training camp of Muhammad Ali in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania and was featured in Jet magazine as a 3-year-old. He gained some minor celebrity for a photograph where Ali grimaces from one of young Smalls' punches.

Career
Smalls was a standout amateur with a reported record of 92-11. He was a three-time New York State Golden Gloves Champion and also several military titles while serving in the U.S. Navy, including the 1988 All Arm Forces bantam weight champion.

Smalls began his pro career on March 30, 1993. He became the Universal Boxing Association World Featherweight Champion in 1997 by knocking out Tony Green in the first round, and claimed the California State Featherweight title in 2002 by defeating Roger Medal with a technical knockout in the second round. Smalls earned the World Boxing Organization Inter-Contintental Featherweight title in 2003 by defeating Christian Favela. The following year, he defeated Alvin Brown for the North American Boxing Organization Featherweight Championship.

Controversy
Controversy dogged Smalls throughout his career. He angered ESPN when he showed up bearing a temporary tattoo for Golden Palace, the online casino. . Smalls upset the boxing establishment when he appeared in the February 2005 issue of High Times magazine, posing for a photo wearing his belts and holding a marijuana bud. The article quoted him as saying that he regularly smoked marijuana during training. .

Personal life
Tiger Smalls trains his son Prince Tiger Smalls and mentors students and fighters at the San Diego Combat Academy.

Professional boxing record

 * style="text-align:center;" colspan="6"|35 Wins (9 knockouts, 26 decisions), 16 Losses (14 decisions, 2 TKO), 1 Draw
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 * Loss
 * Juan Castaneda Jr.
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2007-11-30
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Santa Ynez, CA
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 * Loss
 * Vasyl Tarabarov
 * Decision (split)
 * 2007-10-13
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Hoffman Estates, IL
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 * Loss
 * Nick Casal
 * Decision (split)
 * 2007-06-01
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Santa Ynez, CA
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 * Loss
 * Vicente Escobedo
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2007-02-01
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
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 * Loss
 * Castulo Gonzalez
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2006-11-24
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Boston, MA
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 * Win
 * Pete Frissina
 * Decision (split)
 * 2006-09-29
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Tampa, FL
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 * Loss
 * Francisco Lorenzo
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2006-06-29
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
 * Align=left|WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) super featherweight title
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 * Loss
 * Elio Rojas
 * TKO
 * 2006-01-07
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
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 * Loss
 * Juan Ruiz
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2005-11-22
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Lancaster, CA
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 * Loss
 * Marcos Ramirez
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2005-08-02
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Kansas City, MO
 * Align=left|Lost WBO NABO super bantamweight title. Aired on Friday Night Fights
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 * Win
 * Alvin Brown
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2004-09-22
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Kansas City, MO
 * Align=left|Won WBO NABO featherweight title.
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 * Win
 * Anthony Martinez
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2004-08-27
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Burbank,CA
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 * Win
 * Ramon Valle
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2004-04-09
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Burbank, CA
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 * Loss
 * Ismael Gonzalez
 * Decision (split)
 * 2004-04-09
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Montobello, CA
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 * Win
 * Pedro Mora
 * Decision (split)
 * 2003-11-14
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Montobello, CA
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 * Win
 * Christian Favela
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2003-07-17
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 City of Industry, CA
 * Align=left|WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title.
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 * Win
 * Roger Medal
 * TKO
 * 2002-09-20
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Burbank, CA
 * Align=left|Medal ruled unable to continue due to shoulder dislocation.
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 * Win
 * Mario Camarena
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2002-08-23
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Montebello, CA
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 * Win
 * Artur Petrosyan
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2001-11-29
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Inglewood, CA
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 * Loss
 * Marcos Licona
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 2000-05-11
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Irvine, CA
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 * Loss
 * James Armah
 * TKO
 * 1999-09-13
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Irvine, CA
 * Align=left|California State Featherweight Title.
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 * Win
 * Roger Medal
 * Decision (split)
 * 1999-08-09
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Anaheim, CA
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 * Win
 * Eddie Croft
 * KO
 * 1999-03-31
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Monterey, CA
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 * Win
 * Fernando Trejo
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 1998-12-27
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Inglewood, CA
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 * Loss
 * Marcos Licona
 * Decision (split)
 * 1998-05-28
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Irvine, CA
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 * Win
 * Sean Green
 * TKO
 * 1997-03-22
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Pikeville, KY
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 * Loss
 * Danny Bostic
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * 1997-01-23
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 St. Louis, MO
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 * Win
 * Frankie Banda
 * KO
 * 1996-06-03
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Anaheim, CA
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 * Loss
 * Sergio Sanchez
 * Points
 * 1995-12-13
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Woodland Hills, CA
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 * Win
 * Olegario DeLeon
 * TKO
 * 1995-10-26
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Woodland Hills, CA
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 * Win
 * James McCloskey
 * TKO
 * 1995-06-02
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Latham, NY
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 * style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
 * Oscar Zamora
 * Points
 * 1994-08-29
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Inglewood, CA
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 * Win
 * Hilario Guererro
 * Points
 * 1994-04-11
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 Inglewood, CA
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 * Loss
 * Richard Thiele
 * Points
 * 1993-03-30
 * Align=left|🇺🇸 San Diego, CA
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