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John Diehl
1985-1986
Global ID 127950
sex male
birth date 1950-05-01
division middleweight
nationality United States
won 1 (KO 1) + lost 1 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 2
rounds boxed 5 : KO% 50
160 lbs
IMDB gives the following
Made his professional boxing debut on December 21, 1985, at the Miami Beach Convention Center on 17th Street in South Beach. Diehl knocked out Deboe Bickering in one round.
Took his undefeated boxing record of 3-0 to the Sports Arena in Los Angeles to fight winless Gene Holly 0-6-0. Diehl lost the four-round decision on April 11, 1986, and retired from boxing after the fight.
Probably most familiar to TV audiences as Det. Larry Zito on the smash hit 1980s cop series "Miami Vice" (1984) and most recently as the spirit of pioneering GM auto designer Harley Earl in a series of commercials for Buick.
Attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
John Diehl MW slugger 1
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I remember Diehl's character Larry. He died in a 2-parter that featured Tex Cobb and a good fighter whose name escapes my old memory. Tex was shot and killed, and Diehl, who was undercover as a trainer, was given a drug overdose. His partner, Stan, cried as he held him in his arms at the end of the first part. Larry and Stan were usually the comic relief, but that scene was poignant.