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Raynon Blackshire (born August 20, 1975), better
known as Jermaine Woods, is a Heavyweight
Boxing|boxer from Phoenix, Arizona, who has been
described by many writers, including The Arizona
Republic sports beat writers, as "the next Mike
Tyson". Woods trains at the same gym where other
notables, such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Hector
Camacho Jr., James Page, Roberto Garcia and Tyson
himself have trained at.

Woods began his professional career after failing
to qualify for the United States Olympic
Games|Olympic boxing team that fought in Atlanta,
Georgia. On May 17, 1996, he beat Joaquin Felix by
a four round unanimous decision at the 35th. ave
Park and Swap, a popular shopping place among
local shoppers in Phoenix.

His second professional fight was his first
professional fight outside Phoenix: On February 1,
1997, he Knockout|knocked out Gene Jones in the
first round at Chula Vista, California. 

His next two bouts, however, would have outcomes
that were difficult for Woods to get over from:
twenty one days after beating Jones, he faced Alex
Desir in Hollywood, California|Hollywood, and he
was held to a draw. He then met the highly
regarded Cedric Boswell, who defeated Woods by a
four round decision on April 18 at the Hilton 
Hotels|Hilton hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada|Las
Vegas.

Woods got away from boxing after the fights
against Desir and Boswell. In 2000, however, he
made a comeback, beginning with a victory by a
four round decision over Thomas Allen, exactly
three years to the day that he lost to Boswell.
This fight took place at another popular Arizona
hangout place, the Midnight Rodeo club. He beat
Steve Allen on September 12 by a six round
decision, and then, Woods took yet another four
year hiatus.

On July 30, 2004, he returned for the second time,
knocking out Gilmore Pastrana, at the newly built
Glendale Arena (home of the Phoenix Coyotes) in
Glendale. On September 28, he returned to the
Midnight Rodeo club, where he defeated Benjamin
Garcia by a knockout in round six.

On October 15, he fought for the first time in
Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, where he beat Salvador
Farnecci by a knockout in three rounds.  It was
these three consecutive knockouts that caught the
eyes of Phoenix scribes and made him a local
heavyweight hero.  However, on January 7, 2005 he
lost by way of knockout in the third round to
Andrew Greeley, a fighter who had lost in his last
7 outings.  Woods is considered a "journeyman"
fighter, or one who "journeys" to different lands
often on short notice to provide easy competition
to rising prospects and fading stars or just to
simply fill out the card for the evening's
showcase. 



==External links==
*http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=
039241 Woods record from boxrec.com