This day in boxing. A look back.
June 10th
My fight of the day:
1955 Carmen Basilio vs Tony DeMarco
-only 1 belt in those days. Carmen becomes the third world champion in less then 3 months.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06IoeoRIRiw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BFlqwt3tM
Other notables on this day:
1946-Jack Johnson dies at 68 in a car wreck after being refused service at a roadside restaurant.
-Manuel Ortiz stops Jackie Jurich in 11 and retains bantam title.
1948:-Tony Zale stops Rocky Graziano in 3 and retains middle title
1960- Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for the second time in a row retaining the mid title.
1961-Archie Moore beats Guilio Rinaldi over 15 and retains his lh title. Moores last title fight
1972-Jose Napoles knocks out Adolph Pruitt. Retains Welt title.
1988-Prince Charles Williams stops Richard Caramanolis in 11 and keeps lh title
1990-Orlando Canizales cremates Paul Gonzalez and retains his bantam bling.
1995-Tommy Morrison stops Razor Ruddock
2006-Bernard Hopkins destroys Antonio Tarver via clinic after jumping up 2 divisions at age 40 and wins a version of the lh title.
-Israel Vasquez knocks out Ivan Hernandez and retains his super bantam title.
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Thanks mate, did not know most of this. Jack Johnson was a legend.
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June 11th
My fight of the day
1982-Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney The anticipation for this fight at that time almost had its own taste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s2rOOocTXs
1900-Terry McGovern stops Tommy White. Retains World Featherweight Title.
1922- Georges Carpentier stops Ted Lewis. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title. The Frenchman
turned pro at flyweight.
1930- Max Schmeling W DQ 4 Jack Sharkey, Wins vacant World Heavyweight Title. Max becomes the first fighter to win a title on a dq.
1934-Tony Zale W 4 Eddie Allen. Zale’s first fight.
1935-Freddie Miller W 15 Nel Tarleton, Retains World Featherweight Title.
1943-Henry Armstrong W 10 Sammy Angott
1953-Jimmy Carter ko 13 George Araujo Retains World Lightweight Title.
1980-Lupe Pintor Draw 15 Eijiro Murata Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.
1982-Larry Holmes KO 13 Gerry Cooney. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Wilfredo Gomez KO 10 Juan Antonio Lopez. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
1983-Jung Koo Chang KO 2 Masaharu Iha Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.
1989-Myung Woo Yuh W 12 Mario DeMarco Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.
1992-Rodolfo Blanco W 12 Dave McAuley Wins IBF Flyweight Title.
1994- Tom Johnson KO 12 Benny Amparo Retains IBF Featherweight Title.
Jake Matlala KO 9 Francis Ampofo
2000-Takanori Hatakeyama KO 8 Gilberto Wins WBA Lightweight Title.
2005-Kevin McBride KO 6 Mike Tyson
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Remember the Tom Johnson fight he was a warrior a mini Holyfield.
Cooney v Holmes was before my time but do remember the hype on the mainstream news.
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June 12th
My fight for today,
1989-Ray Leonard vs Tommy Hearns. Not only did Tommy have to wait to long for a rematch because of Leonard but he then gets boned. How Leonard got a split draw out of this retaining his 168 title is a mystery to me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzvXIsnj7s
1916: Benny Leonard ND 10 Johnny Dundee.
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1933: Jackie Brown W 15 Valentin Angelmann. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.
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1964: Emile Griffith W 15 Luis Rodriguez. Retains World Welterweight Title.
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1976: Rigoberto Riasco KO 10 Livio Nolasco. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
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1980: Ayub Kalule W 15 Marijan Benes. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.
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1981: Larry Holmes KO 3 Leon Spinks. Retains World Heavyweight Title.
-Saoul Mamby W 15 Jo Kimpuani. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
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1982: Michael Spinks KO 8 Jerry Celestine. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
*-Leonardo Cruz W 15 Sergio Palma. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
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1984: Rocky Lockridge KO 11 Tae Jin Moon, Anchorage, Alaska. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title. Most likely the farthest north on this continent where a title has ever been contested.
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1988: Sumbu Kalambay W 12 Robbie Sims. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.
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1989: Sugar Ray Leonard D 12 Thomas Hearns. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.
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1992: Joey Gamache KO 8 Chil Sung Chun. Wins vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
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1994: Saensor Ploenchit W 12 Aquiles Guzman Retains WBA Flyweight Title.
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1999: Byron Mitchell KO 11 Frankie Liles Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.
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2008: Edwin Valero KO 7 Takehiro Shimada Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
*-Hozumi Hasegawa KO 2 Cristian Faccio Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.
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Good on you dude, love the mix. Ploenchit v Guzman was a battle. Today in 94' I had Junior Jones losing by one point to Orlando Fernandez :cwm13: Mitchells ko of Liles while squinting thru busted eyes had to be one of the top 'come from behind' kos of that year!
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Good on you dude, love the mix. Ploenchit v Guzman was a battle. Today in 94' I had Junior Jones losing by one point to Orlando Fernandez :cwm13: Mitchells ko of Liles while squinting thru busted eyes had to be one of the top 'come from behind' kos of that year!
Thanks bud. Agree on the Liles fight. Nice grab on Junior. He sure had Mabs number eh. Glad you enjoy man.
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Yes indeed Hearns got robbed of the victory against Leonard – redemption should have been his.
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June 13th
My fight for this day,
1986: Hector Camacho v Edwin Rosario. Neither man would be the same even though Hector went on to reasonable success. It took a lot out of him. He was lucky to squeak this one out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXusbLh17uw
1908-Tommy Burns KO 8 Bill Squires. Retains World Heavyweight Title.
1935- James J. Braddock W 15 Max Baer. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Scoring: Referee McAvoy scored 9-5-1; Lynch 11-4; Kelly 7-7-1. One of the biggest upsets in boxing history and the fight in which the movie Cinderella Man is based.
1938- Charley Burley W 10 Fritzie Zivic.
1981- Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 5 Vito Antuofermo. Retains World Middleweight Title. Fitting. I thought Marvin won the first fight and apparently so did Mills Lane. He told him to turn and face the camera so he could raise his arms when they made the call.
1986- Hector Camacho W 12 Edwin Rosario. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 7 Refugio Rojas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
1997- Dariusz Michalczewski W 12 Virgil Hill. Wins IBF & WBA Light Heavyweight Title. Out of all the guys that I wished could have been sorted out with Roy this guy was number 1.
1998:-Oscar DeLaHoya KO 3 Patrick Charpentier. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.
-Cesar Bazan W 12 Stevie Johnston.Wins WBC Lightweight Title.
-Freddie Norwood KO 8 Genaro Rios. Retains WBA Featherweight Title
1999- In Joo Cho KO 8 Pone Saengmorakot Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.
2000- Former WBC Super Welterweight Champion Duane Thomas is shot and killed outside a convenience store.
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Ron Swanson
I was sure just by some unworldly coincidence you'd pick the Hagler fight on my birthday. Great choice though, that fight took a bit out of Hector.
Had it been November 30th my friend.;)
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Originally Posted by
Ron Swanson
I was sure just by some unworldly coincidence you'd pick the Hagler fight on my birthday. Great choice though, that fight took a bit out of Hector.
Had it been November 30th my friend.;)
You bastid! That one still stings haha
Leonard/Benitez on the same date?
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Arguably the left hooks that changed Camacho in approach and career, they cut the last two rounds off of scrap there? Damn shame how Thomas went out so young