This day in boxing. A look back.

Apr 9

Fight of the day

1988: Evander Holyfield vs Carlos DeLeon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwGMsgPdMI0


1928: Corp. Izzy Schwartz W 15 Routier Parra, NYC. Retains New York World Flyweight Title.

1955: Ike Williams D 10 Beau Jack, Augusta, GA.

1981: Samuel Serrano W 15 Yasutsune Uehara, Wakayama, Japan. Regains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1988: Evander Holyfield KO 8 Carlos DeLeon, Las Vegas. Unifies World Cruiserweight Title.

1992: Gianfranco Rosi KO 6 Angel Hernandez, Celano, Italy. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1994: Pernell Whitaker W 12 Santos Cardona, Norfolk, VA. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Tracy Harris Patterson W 12 Richard Duran, Reno. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2005: Marco Antonio Barrera KO 2 Mzonke Fana, El Paso, TX. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title

Apr 10

Fight of the day

1965: Ismael Laguna vs Carlos Ortiz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rfF3-aodvw



1931: Jack (Kid) Berg W 10 Billy Wallace, Detroit. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1964: Willie Pastrano KO 6 Gregorio Peralta, New Orleans. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1965: Ismael Laguna W 15 Carlos Ortiz, Panama City. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1992: Julian Jackson KO 5 Ron Collins, México City. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

-Akinobu Hiranaka KO 1 Edwin Rosario, México City. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 5 Angel Hernandez, México City. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

-Katsuya Onizuka W 12 Thalerngsak Sithbaobay, Tokyo. Wins vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1999: Naseem Hamed KO 11 Paul Ingle, Manchester, England.

2004: Lamon Brewster KO 5 Wladimir Klitschko, Las Vegas.

-Cory Spinks W 12 Zab Judah, Las Vegas. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Lakva Sim KO 5 Miguel Callist, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

-In Jin Chi KO 7 Michael Brodie, Manchester, England. Wins vacant Featherweight Title.

-Daniel Reyes KO 3 Roberto Leyva, Cartagena, Columbia. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

2010: Andre Berto KO 8 Carlos Quintana, Sunrise, Florida. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

After he beat Chandler (April 7), Richie Sandoval was a hero in Pomona. There was a vacant shop in the Indian Hill Mall and he sat there for hours every day signing autographs.

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Originally Posted by greynotsoold

After he beat Chandler (April 7), Richie Sandoval was a hero in Pomona. There was a vacant shop in the Indian Hill Mall and he sat there for hours every day signing autographs.

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Chandlers last fight. Tough life Richie had and a tough ending to his career. I've seen reports of him losing between 8 and 15 pounds in 3 days for that final fight that almost killed him. A pound a day that close to a fight would be tough let alone those kinds of numbers.

Apr 11


Fight of the day. I think Stewart won this fight.

1992: George Foreman vs Alex Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c057IdmFiSk


1902: Joe Walcott ND 6 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Philadelphia.

1912: Sam Langford W 20 Sam McVey, Sydney.

1913: Sid Smith W 20 Eugene Criqui, Paris. Wins vacant World Flyweight Title.

1949: Archie Moore KO 8 Jimmy Bivins, Toledo, OH.

1964: Carlos Ortiz W 15 Kenny Lane, San Juan. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1974: Ishimatsu Suzuki KO 9 Rodolfo Gonzalez, Tokyo. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

1981: Larry Holmes W 15 Trevor Berbick, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

1982: Michael Spinks KO 8 Murray Sutherland, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1988: Greg Haugen Tech. Dec. 11 Miguel Santana, Tacoma, Washington. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

1991: Marcos Villasana KO 6 Rafael Zuniga, Mexico City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1992: George Foreman W 10 Alex Stewart, Las Vegas.

-James Toney W 12 Glenn Wolfe, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight

Apr 12

Fight of the day: Wrong guy won imo

1997:Oscar De La Hoya vs Pernell Whitaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgmGRrc5noo


1902: Sam McVey KO 6 George Sullivan, Oxnard, CA. McVey’s pro debut.

1980: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Ruben Castillo, Tucson. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1981: Joe Louis dies at 66.

-Sean O’Grady W 15 Hilmer Kenty, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Lightweight

1989: Sugar Ray Robinson dies at 67

1996: Pernell Whitaker W 12 Wilfredo Rivera, St. Maarten. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

-Ike Quartey KO 3 Vince Phillips, St. Maarten. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1997: Raul Marquez KO 9 Anthony Stephens, Las Vegas. Wins vacant IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Pernell Whitaker, Las Vegas. Wins World Welterweight Title.

2003: Marco Antonio Barrera KO 4 Kevin Kelly, Las Vegas. Retains World Featherweight Title.

-Derrick Gainer W 12 Oscar Leon, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

2008: Antonio Tarver W 12 Clinton Woods, Tampa, FL. Wins IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

-Chad Dawson W 12 Glen Johnson, Tampa. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Antonio Margarito KO 6 Kermit Cintron, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Welterweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 5 Alfonso Gomez, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Cassius Baloyi W 12 Mzonke Fana, Mafikeng, South Africa. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.

Apr 13

Fight of the day

2002: Michele Piccirillo vs Cory Spinks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJr3jpScwqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZtR9hON22U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV_gjXH-YPQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4YMBws4DGw


1914: Jeff Smith KO 16 Pat Bradley, Sydney. Retains Australian World Middleweight Title.

1915: Joe Jeanette W 12 Sam Langford, Boston.

1955: Carl Bobo Olson W 10 Joey Maxim, San Francisco.

1980: Chan Hee Park W 15 Alberto Morales, Taegu, South Korea. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1997: Saman Sorjaturong KO 7 Julio Coronell, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2002: Michele Piccirillo W 12 Cory Spinks, Campione D’Italia, Italy. Wins vacant IBF Welterweight Title.

-Yodsanan Nanthachai W 12 Lakva Sim, Nakornratchasima, Thailand. Wins vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title.

Apr 14

Fight of the day

1990: Mike McCallum vs Michael Watson, London.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsWejLCe-HU


1914: Jack Dillon W 12 Battling Levinsky, Butte, MT. Wins vacant World Light Heavyweight Title.

1918: Harry Wills KO 6 Sam Langford, Panama City.

1926: James J. Braddock ND 4 Al Settle, West Hoboken, NJ. Braddock’s pro debut.

1941: Izzy Janazzo W 15 Jimmy Leto, Baltimore. Retains Maryland World Welterweight Title.

1979: Victor Galindez KO 10 Mike Rossman, New Orleans. Regains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Samuel Serrano KO 8 Nkosana Mgxaji, Cape Town, South Africa. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1980: Rafael Orono W 15 Ramon Soria, Caracas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1990: Mike McCallum KO 11 Michael Watson, London. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

-Michael Nunn W 12 Marlon Starling, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

-Gianfranco Rosi KO 7 Kevin Daigle, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1997: Daniel Zaragoza W 12 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2000: Guty Espadas Tech Dec. 11 Luisito Espinosa, Merida, MX. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

2001: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Keith Holmes, NYC. Unifies IBF/WBC Middleweight Title.

2007: Ruslan Chagaev W 12 Nicolay Valuev, Stuttgart, Germany. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Manny Pacquiao KO 8 Jorge Solis, San Antonio, TX.

-Cristian Mijares W 12 Jorge Arce, San Antonio, TX. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

-Edgar Sosa W 12 Brian Viloria, San Antonio, TX. Wins vacant WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

Apr 15

Fight of the day

1984:Harry Arroyo vs Charlie Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQay0QQVcm0


1959: Sonny Liston KO 3 Cleveland Williams, Miami Beach.

1973: Rafael Herrera KO 12 Rodolfo Martinez, Monterrey. Wins vacant WBC Bantamweight Title.

1978: Eusbio Pedroza KO 13 Cecilio Lastra, Panama City. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1980: Rocky Juarez born. U.S Silver Medalist at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

1984: Milton McCrory KO 6 Gilles Elbilia, Detroit. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

-Harry Arroyo KO 14 Charlie (Choo Choo) Brown, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

1985: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas Hearns, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1989: Fidel Bassa KO 6 Julio Gudino, Barranquilla. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1996: Orzubek Nazarov KO 4 Adrianus Taroreh, Tokyo. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Vuyani Bungu KO 2 Pablo Osuna, Hammanskraal, South Africa. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2000: Fernando Vargas W 12 Ike Quartey, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

I learnt about Harry Arroyo through ESPN and his fight with Terrance Ali was a classic.

Apr 16

Fight of the day

1994: Kennedy McKinney vs Welcome Ncita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeuy2Sqw8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCW1fiSKiys&index=2&list=PL82EEC7ED50F9EA8 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cloJSBgU3wU


1951: Gil Turner W 10 Beau Jack, Philadelphia.

1952: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 3 Rocky Graziano, Chicago. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1960: Pone Kingpetch W 15 Pascual Perez, Bangkok. Wins World Flyweight Title.

1968: Curtis Cokes KO 5 Willie Ludick, Dallas. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1988: Marlon Starling D 12 Mark Breland, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 6 Rodolfo Aguilar, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1994: Kennedy McKinney W 12 Welcome Ncita, South Padre Island, TX. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2001: Chana Porpaoin W 12 Keitaro Hoshino, Yokohama, Japan. Regains WBA Strawweight Title.

2005: Hozumi Hasegawa W 12 Veerapol Sahaprom, Tokyo. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

-Yutaka Niida W 12 Jae Won Kim, Tokyo. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

Apr 17

Fight of the day

2010:Sergio Martinez vs Kelly Pavlik.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm-aPrEgtJM


1900: Matty Matthews KO 19 Mysterious Billy Smith, NYC. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1909: Joe Jeanette KO 50 Sam McVey, Paris. Between 34 and 38 kds in this marathon. This was the fight of the century not the one sided Thrilla in Manilla.

1913: Jack Dillon ND 10 Battling Levinsky, Rochester, NY.

1914: Willie Ritchie W 20 Tommy Murphy, San Francisco. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1917: Battling Nelson ND 12 Freddie Welsh, St. Louis.

1967: Nino Benvenuti W 15 Emile Griffith, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1979: Jim Watt KO 12 Alfredo Pitalua, Glascow, Scotland. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.

1980: Ayub Kalule KO 12 Emiliano Villa, Copenhagen. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1999: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 9 John Brown, Indio, CA. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

-Angel Manfredy W 10 Ivan Robinson, Indio, CA.

2004: Chris Byrd Draw 12 Andrew Golota, NYC. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.

-John Ruiz KO 11 Fres Oquendo, NYC. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Wayne Braithwaite W 12 Louis Azille, NYC. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Vivian Harris W 12 Oktay Urkal, Berlin, Germany.

2010: Lucian Bute KO 3 Edison Miranda, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Sergio Martinez W 12 Kelly Pavlik, Atlantic City. Wins World Middleweight Title.

That Sergio Martinez was quality and I think he could have beaten GGG.

Apr 18

Fight of the day.

1998: Carl Thompson vs Chris Eubank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6xYrMnV7hw


1908: Tommy Burns KO 5 Jewey Smith, Paris. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1929: Frankie Genaro W disq. 5 Spider Pladner, Paris. Regains NBA Flyweight Title.

1945: Ike Williams KO 2 Juan Zurita, Mexico City. Wins NBA Lightweight Title.

1947: Joe Brown W 10 Jimmy Carter, New Orleans.

The greatest lightweight ever IMO Benny Leonard, 51, dies from a heart attack while reffing a fight in NYC

1950: Sandy Sandler KO 9 Lauro Salas, Cleveland. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1961: Joe (Old Bones) Brown W 15 Dave Charnley, London. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1964: Eddie Perkins W 15 Dave Charnley, London. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1969: Jose Napoles KO 14 Curtis Cokes, Inglewood. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1970: Ruben Olivares W 15 Chucho Castillo, Inglewood. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1978: Miguel Canto W 15 Shoji Oguma, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1987: Lloyd Honeyghan W 12 Maurice Blocker, London. Retains WBC/IBF Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 3 Tomas DaCruz, Nimes, France. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1992: Welcome Ncita W 12 Jesus Salud, Trevilo, Italy. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1994: Zack Padilla KO 6 Harold Miller, Rotterdam, Holland.

1997: Ike Quartey KO 5 Ralph (Tiger) Jones, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Junior Jones W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera, Las Vegas.

1998: Carl Thompson W 12 Chris Eubank, Manchester, England. Hell of a fight and Chris looked excellent after jumping 2 divs north.

-Prince Naseem Hamed KO 7 Wilfredo Vasquez, Manchester.

Apr 19

Fight of the day

2003: Floyd Mayweather vs Victoriano Sosa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ag-X2px8o


1920: Harry Wills W 15 Sam Langford, Denver.

1973: Koichi Wajima W 15 Ryu Sorimachi, Osaka. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1975: Perico Fernandez KO 9 Joao Henrique, Barcelona. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1985: Julio Cesar Chavez KO 6 Ruben Castillo, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Juan (Kid) Meza KO 6 Mike Ayala, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1986: Michael Spinks W 15 Larry Holmes, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title. Awful decision!

-Leroy Murphy KO 9 Dorcey Gaymon, San Remo, Italy. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1987: Mike McCallum KO 10 Milton McCrory, Phoenix. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1991: Evander Holyfield W 12 George Foreman, Atlantic City. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1997: Frankie Liles KO 5 Segundo Mercado, Shreveport, LA. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Bernard Hopkins KO 7 John David Jackson, Shreveport. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

2002: Johnny Bredahl KO 9 Eidy Moya, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO 1 Daisuke Naito, Khonkaen, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2003: Floyd Mayweather W 12 Victoriano Sosa, Fresno, CA. Retains World Lightweight Title.

2008: Joe Calzaghe W 12 Bernard Hopkins, Las Vegas. Wins World Light Heavyweight

-Adrian Diaconu W 12 Chris Henry, Bucharest, Romania.