Thread: This day in boxing. A look back.

June 6

Fight of the day

1988:Roger Mayweather vs Harold Brazier






1894: Harry Greb born Edward Henry Greb.

1917: Jack Britton ND 12 Ted (Kid) Lewis, St. Louis.

1921: Benny Leonard ND 12 Rocky Kansas, Harrison, NJ.

1927: Battling Battalino KO 2 Archie Rosenberg, Hartford, CT. Battalino’s pro debut.

1953: Carmen Basilio W 12 Billy Graham, Syracuse. Wins New York State Welterweight Title.

1981: Luis Ibarra W 15 Santos Laciar, Buenos Aires. Regains WBA Flyweight Title.

1985: Alfonzo Ratliff W 12 Carlos De Leon, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Michael Spinks KO 8 Jim MacDonald, Las Vegas. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1988: Virgil Hill W 12 Ramzi Hassan, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Iran Barkley KO 3 Thomas (Hit Man) Hearns, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Middleweight Title.

-Roger Mayweather W 12 Harold Brazier, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

2003: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Randy Mangubat, Songkla, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title

June 7

Fight of the day x 2

1977: Eddie Gazo vs Koichi Wajima


1992: Zack Padilla vs Carlos Gonzalez



1938: Lou Ambers D 10 Baby Arizmendi, Los Angeles.

“Baby Arizmendi upset many an apple from the cart last night when he battled lightweight champion Lou Ambers to a draw in a wild 10 round non-title fight before 10,000 screaming fans at the Olympic Auditorium. After eight rounds of fighting, with seldom a let up, Arizmendi tore into the champ in the 9th and carried on as they fought after the bell. Again in the 10th he was crowding the weaving, hooking New Yorker when he suddenly pulled up with the left side of his face covered with blood. He claimed Ambers had butted him and the bout was halted momentarily for examination. Ambers, a 3-1 favorite over the Baby, said after the fight he felt sluggish and couldn’t get started. “Referee Jack Kennedy had a habit after eight rounds of a contest of announcing his scorecard up to that point in the bout, which was 4-3-1 in favor of Ambers. Unofficial AP scorecard – 5-4-1 Ambers

1944: Ike Williams W 10 Sammy Angott, Philadelphia.

1946: Willie Pep KO 12 Sal Bartolo, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1954: Joey Maxim W 8 Floyd Patterson, Brooklyn. Floyd, 19, drops to 12-1

1970: Ismael Laguna KO 13 Ishimatsu Suzuki, Panama City. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1975: Jae Do Yuh KO 7 Koichi Wajima, Kitakyushu, Japan. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1977: Eddie Gazo KO 11 Koichi Wajima, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1980: Jim Watt W 15 Howard Davis, Glasgow. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

-Hilario Zapata W 15 Chi Bok Kim, Seoul. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1987: Vinny Pazienza W 15 Greg Haugen, Providence. Wins IBF Lightweight Title

-Myung Woo Yuh KO 15 Benedicto Murillo, Pusan, South Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Dave McAuley W 12 Duke McKenzie, Wembley. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

1992: Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez KO 12 Kwang Sun Kim, Seoul. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

-Zack Padilla W 12 Carlos Gonzalez, Las Vegas. Some Stats suggest over 3000 punches were thrown

1993: Tommy Morrison W 12 George Foreman, Las Vegas

1994: Orlando Canizales KO 5 Rolando Bohol, South Padre Island, TX. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1996: Oscar DeLaHoya KO 4 Julio Cesar Chavez, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

2000: Former heavyweight contender Rex Layne, 72, dies in Utah.

2008: Kelly Pavlik KO 3 Gary Lockett, Atlantic City. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Sergio Mora W 12 Vernon Forrest, Uncasville, CT. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Celestino Caballero KO 12 Lorenzo Parra, San Juan De Los Morros, Venezuela.

June 8

Fight of the day

1963: Emile Griffith vs Luis Rodriguez 3



1933: Max Baer KO 10 Max Schmeling, NYC.

1934: Freddie Miller W 10 Albert (Chalky) Wright, El Centro, CA.

1943: Willie Pep W 15 Sal Bartolo, Boston. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1963: Emile Griffith W 15 Luis Rodriguez, NYC. Wins World Welterweight Title for a third time.

1985: Barry McGuigan W 15 Eusebio Pedroza, London. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1989: The International Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York officially opens.

1996: Frankie Liles KO 3 Tim Littles, Newcastle, England. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

2001: Eric Morel KO 8 Jose DeJesus Lopez, Baraboo, WI. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson, Memphis, TN. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Jorge Eliecer Julio, Memphis, TN. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2005: Mikkel Kessler W 12 Anthony Mundine, Sydney, Australia. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

Harold Brazier is a testament to the value of mastering basic technique. A late starter, self taught, not physical advantages, he did very well for himself by being fundamentally sound.

Well one year done. Lots to add that I missed along the way. I never even entered Cotto/Geale.

June 9

Fight of the day

2007:Miguel Cotto vs Zab Judah



1899: James J. Jeffries KO 11 Bob Fitzsimmons, Coney Island. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

1909: Stanley Ketchel KO 3 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien.

1914: Harry Wills ND 10 Joe Jeannette, New Orleans.

-Kid Williams KO 3 Johnny Coulon, Vernon, CA. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1924: Sammy Mandell ND 10 Johnny Dundee, East Chicago.

1932: Lou Ambers KO 2 Frankie Curry, Brooklyn, NY. Ambers’ pro debut.

1951: Gene Fullmer KO 1 Glen Peck, Logan, UT. Fullmer’s pro debut.

1978: Larry Holmes W 15 Ken Norton, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title. Fight of the Year!!

-Carlos Zarate KO 4 Emilio Hernandez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1990: Sung Kil Moon KO 8 Gilberto Roman, Seoul. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2001: Sven Ottke KO 11 Ali Ennebati, Nuremberg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

2007: Chad Dawson KO 6 Jesus Ruiz, Hartford, Connecticut. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 11 Zab Judah, NYC. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

2012: Timothy Bradley W 12 Manny Pacquiao, Las Vegas. No need to say anything

-Randall Bailey KO 11 Mike Jones, Las Vegas. Wins vacant IBF Welterweight Title.

-Guillermo Rigondeaux KO 5 Teon Kennedy, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

Forgot how brilliant Cotto is.

It may have been mentioned but I ran across some Regilio Tuur the other night. You don't hear a lot about him at all and remember him with solid speed and one punch power. Hard pressed to even name another fighter from Holland. I thought he beat Grove and after this devastating KO he just up and retired as champion Launched a comeback years later..most do and got in trouble with the law. Ramos looked like he was hit with a bat!
https://youtu.be/Nsz6AC6e_6Y

Originally Posted by Spicoli

It may have been mentioned but I ran across some Regilio Tuur the other night. You don't hear a lot about him at all and remember him with solid speed and one punch power. Hard pressed to even name another fighter from Holland. I thought he beat Grove and after this devastating KO he just up and retired as champion Launched a comeback years later..most do and got in trouble with the law. Ramos looked like he was hit with a bat!
https://youtu.be/Nsz6AC6e_6Y

I remember him and was a fan of his. Tuur was a business man and an excellent boxer. I did not realise he made a comeback.

Originally Posted by IamInuit

Nov 28

Fight of the day


1966: Carlos Ortiz vs Flash Elorde



1906: Tommy Burns D 20 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Los Angeles. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1912: Willie Ritchie WF 16 Ad Wolgast, Colma, CA. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1927: Frenchy Belanger W 10 Frankie Genaro, Toronto. Wins vacant NBA Flyweight Title.

1941: Tony Zale W 15 Georgie Abrams, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1966: Curtis Cokes W 15 Jean Josslin, Dallas. Retains World Welterweight Title.
-Carlos Ortiz KO 14 Flash Elorde, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1969: Efren Torres W 15 Susumu Hanagata, Guadalajara. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1974: Ishimatsu Suzuki KO 13 Rodolfo Gonzalez, Osaka. Retains WBC lightweight Title.

1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 4 Lotte Mwale, San Diego. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1982: Rafael Orono KO 6 Chul Ho Kim, Seoul. Regains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Julio Gervacio W 12 Louie Espinoza, San Juan. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1998: Kostya Tszyu KO 5 Diobelys Hurtado, Indio, CA. Both men got droped in the first. Zu twice.
-Luisito Espinosa KO 2 Kennedy McKinney, Indio, CA. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

2009: Lucian Bute KO 4 Librado Andrade, Quebec City, Canada. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Ali Funeka D 12 Joan Guzman, Quebec City, Canada. For vacant IBF Lightweight Title.

Went back and finally caught full Saad v Mwale and probably one of the nastiest kos he chalked up. Such underrated short shot puncher at times but that sweep uppercut should have put Mwale in traction!
We miss you brother

2 years ago today was chisora v fury and eubank v saunders

interestingly that was the last time me and my boxing buddies got together and watched a fight

its been too long don't you think?

we should try and keep this thread going

So our days are out a touch. we on the other side of the world.

Throwing leather day 28/11

Dec. 1st 1995 The Professor looks to take back what was his. Ruelas came in off a ton of grief seeing his opponent die from injuries last fight.

December 8th

Fight of the day

2012 Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez

I have never seen it from this angle until today. Sometimes ringside is not the best seat in the house. The reaction of the (Marquez) fan and the complete inability to restrain his understandable elation and keep the shot steady only adds to it. Sums up one aspect of boxing that has probably brought many to this forum and the noble art itself. Was it such a shock ? Maybe it's hindsight but you can see Manny being caught and set up for it all round.

December 8 (continued)

2007 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton