| Rickey Parkey | |
| Realname: | Rickey Parkey |
| Weight: | Cruiserweight |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
| Reach: | 73 in |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Morristown, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 42 |
| Wins: | 22 |
| Ko: | 16 |
| Losses: | 20 |
Ricky Parkey (November 7, 1956 – April 7, 2024) was an American professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1986 to 1987.
Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF cruiserweight title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986.[1] He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification bout.[2] He retired in 1994.
Parkey died on April 7, 2024, at the age of 67.[3]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Loss | 22–20 |  Christophe Bizot | TKO | 4 | 07/05/1994 | | ||
| 41 | Loss | 22–19 | Mark Hulstrom | PTS | 6 | 22/04/1994 | |||
| 40 | Loss | 22–18 | Mario Schiesser | TKO | 5 | 05/02/1994 | |||
| 39 | Loss | 22–17 | Akim Tafer | PTS | 8 | 24/06/1993 | | ||
| 38 | Loss | 22–16 |  Aleksandr Miroshnichenko | KO | 3 | 20/03/1993 | |||
| 37 | Loss | 22–15 |  Kenny Keene | UD | 10 | 27/02/1993 | | ||
| 36 | Loss | 22–14 | Nathaniel Fitch | TKO | 5 | 24/10/1992 | | ||
| 35 | Loss | 22–13 | Axel Schulz | PTS | 8 | 02/10/1992 | |||
| 34 | Loss | 22–12 | Kimmuel Odum | MD | 8 | 01/08/1992 | | ||
| 33 | Loss | 22–11 |  Alexander Zolkin | TKO | 10 | 10/04/1992 | | ||
| 32 | Loss | 22–10 | Anaclet Wamba | KO | 8 | 04/04/1992 | | ||
| 31 | Loss | 22–9 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | RTD | 8 | 07/11/1991 | | ||
| 30 | Win | 22–8 | Eddie Taylor | TKO | 6 | 07/12/1990 | | ||
| 29 | Win | 21–8 | Charles Dixon | KO | 5 | 16/11/1990 | | ||
| 28 | Loss | 20–8 | Alfonso Ratliff | KO | 7 | 12/08/1988 | | ||
| 27 | Loss | 20–7 |  Gary Mason | TKO | 1 | 09/03/1988 | | ||
| 26 | Loss | 20–6 |  Johnny du Plooy | KO | 10 | 31/10/1987 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 20–5 | Evander Holyfield | TKO | 3 | 15/05/1987 | | ||
| 24 | Win | 20–4 | Chisanda Mutti | TKO | 12 | 28/03/1987 |  | ||
| 23 | Win | 19–4 | Lee Roy Murphy | TKO | 10 | 25/10/1986 | | ||
| 22 | Win | 18–4 |  Carlos Hernandez | TKO | 7 | 28/01/1986 | | ||
| 21 | Win | 17–4 | Michael Arms | UD | 12 | 10/09/1985 | | ||
| 20 | Loss | 16–4 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | UD | 10 | 18/06/1985 | | ||
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Bobby Crabtree | TKO | 1 | 23/04/1985 | | ||
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Broderick Mason | TKO | 1 | 11/12/1984 | | ||
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Renaldo Snipes | SD | 10 | 30/10/1984 | | ||
| 16 | Loss | 13–3 | Bernard Benton | PTS | 12 | 11/09/1984 | | ||
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Keith Wilson | KO | 1 | 20/05/1984 | | ||
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Pat Cuillo | PTS | 8 | 11/01/1984 | | ||
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Stanley Ross | UD | 8 | 15/11/1983 | | ||
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Phil Clinard | PTS | 8 | 25/06/1983 | | ||
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Anthony Phillips | KO | 3 | 26/05/1983 | | ||
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Kemper Morton | KO | 4 | 12/03/1983 | | ||
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Keith Allen | KO | 4 | 04/02/1983 | | ||
| 8 | Loss | 6–2 | Bobby Jennings | PTS | 8 | 13/01/1983 | | ||
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Keith Allen | PTS | 6 | 08/01/1983 | | ||
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Maurice Moore | KO | 4 | 16/10/1982 | | ||
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Frankie Hines | KO | 3 | 27/08/1982 | | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Tim Johnson | KO | 1 | 08/07/1982 | | ||
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | James Smith | PTS | 6 | 30/01/1982 | | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Miles Prince | KO | 5 | 27/11/1981 | | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Phil Clinard | KO | 2 | 24/10/1981 | |