This day in boxing. A look back.

July 23

Fight of the Day
1988: Tony Lopez vs Rocky Lockridge. The first fight of the pair and fight of the year in 1988.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFkR3VC0dp0


1925: Charley Phil Rosenberg KO 4 Eddie Shea, Bronx, NY. Retains world bantamweight title.

1931: Bat Battalino W 10 Freddie Miller, Cincinnati. Retains world featherweight title.

1958: Joe Brown W 15 Kenny Lane, Houston. Retains world lightweight title. Lane is the first southpaw to challenge for the lightweight title since Lew Tendler 35-years prior.

1988: Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge, Sacramento. Wins IBF super-featherweight title.

1990: Humberto Gonzalez KO 5 Jung Keun Lim, Inglewood. Retains WBC junior-flyweight title.

1994: Virgil Hill W 12 Frank Tate, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA light-heavyweight title.
-Mike McCallum W 12 Jeff Harding, Bismark, ND. Wins WBC light heavyweight title.
-Al Cole W 12 Nate Miller, Bismark, ND. Retains IBF cruiserweight title.

2010: Beibut Shumenov W 12 Vyacheslav Uzelkov, Lemoore, California. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

2011: Amir Khan KO 5 Zab Judah, Las Vegas. Unifies WBA & IBF Super Lightweight Title.
-Orlando Salido KO 11 Kenichi Yamaguchi, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.

July 24

Fight of the day
1982: Ray Mancini vs Ernesto Espana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2TyKvw3gRk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH10Isz-chI

1902: Joe Gans KO 15 Rufe Turner, Oakland. Retains world lightweight title.

1925: Tony Canzoneri KO 1 Jack Gardner, Rockaway, NY. Canzoneri’s pro debut.

1968: Jose Legra KO 5 Howard Winstone, Porthcawl. Wins vacant WBC featherweight title.

1982: Freddie Castillo W 15 Prudencio Cardona, Merida, MX. Wins WBC flyweight title.
-Ray Mancini KO 6 Ernesto Espana, Warren, OH. Retains WBA lightweight title.

1986: Tsuyoshi Hamada KO 1 Rene Arredondo, Tokyo. Wins WBC super-lightweight title.

1988: Yong Kang Kim W 12 Sot Chitalada, Pohang, S. Korea. Wins WBC flyweight title.

1993: Charles Murray W 12 Juan LaPorte, Atlantic City. Retains IBF super-lightweight title.

1994: Zach Padilla KO 10 Juan LaPorte, Los Angeles.

1999: James Page KO 11 Freddie Pendleton, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Welterweight Title
-Terron Millett KO 12 Virgil McClendon, Las Vegas. Retains IBF super-lightweight title.

2004: Arturo Gatti KO 2 Leonard Dorin, Atlantic City.
-Jesse James Leija W 10 Francisco Bojado, Atlantic City. Minor upset. Leija down in round two.
-In Jin Chi KO 10 Eiichi Sugama, Seoul, South Korea. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

July 25

Fight of the day
1981: Jeff Chandler vs Julian Solis 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcoL6Bxb5RI

1902: James J. Jefferies KO 8 Bob Fitzsimmons, San Francisco. Retains world heavyweight title.

1921: Pete Herman W 15 Joe Lynch, Brooklyn. Wins world bantamweight title.

1929: Jackie Fields WF 2 Joe Dundee, Detroit. Retains world welterweight title.

1953: Carmen Basilio D 12 Billy Graham, Syracuse. Retains NY State welterweight title.

1981: Jeff Chandler KO 7 Julian Solis, Atlantic City. Retains WBA bantamweight title.

1987: Miguel Lora KO 4 Antonio Avelar, Key Biscayne, FL. Retains WBC bantamweight title.

2009: Paulus Moses W 12 Takehiro Shimada, Windhoek, Namibia. Retains WBA Lightweight title.

Giovanni Segura KO 8 Juanito Rubillar, Nuero Vallarta, Mexico. Retains WBA Light Flyweight title.

July 26

Fight of the day
Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Marvin Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UArIOikqodk


1923: Johnny Dundee W 15 Eugene Criqui, NYC. Wins world featherweight title.

1928: Gene Tunney KO 11 Tom Heeney, NYC. Retains world heavyweight title. Tunneys’ final fight.
-Billy Petrolle D 10 Jack (Kid) Berg, Chicago.

1933: Barney Ross KO 6 Johnny Farr, Kansas City. World super-lightweight title.

1938: Al Hostak KO 1 Freddie Steele, Seattle. Wins NBA middleweight title.

1948: Freddie Mills W 15 Gus Lesnevich, London. Wins world light-heavyweight title.

1967: Chartchai Chionoi KO 3 Puntip Keosuriya, Bangkok. Retains WBC flyweight title.

1971: Muhammad Ali KO 12 Jimmy Ellis, Houston. Wins vacant NABF heavyweight title.

1977: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 12 Marvin Johnson, Philadelphia. Wins vacant NABF light heavyweight title.

1978: Vilomar Fernandez W 10 Alexis Arguello, NYC. Non-title fight. Upset of the year!

1981: Lupe Pintor KO 8 Jovito Rengifo, Las Vegas. Retains WBC bantamweight title.

1986: Mike Tyson KO 1 Marvis Frazier, Glen Falls, NY.

1987: Chong Pal Park KO 4 Emmanuel Otti, Kwangiu, S. Korea. Retains IBF super-middleweight title.
-Antonio Esparragoza KO 10 Pascual Aranda, Houston. Retains WBA featherweight title.

1997: Antonio Cermeno KO 12 Yuichi Kasai, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA super-bantamweight title.
-Stevie Johnston W 12 Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC lightweight title.

1998: Mark Johnson W 12 Luis Rolon, Verona, NY. Retains IBF flyweight title.
-Satoshi Iida W 12 Joma Gamboa, Nagoya, Japan. Retains WBA super-flyweight title.

2003: Manny Pacquiao KO 3 Emmanuel Lucero, Los Angeles. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight title
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2008: Antonio Margarito KO 11 Miguel Cotto, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Welterweight title.

2014: Gennady Golovkin KO 3 Daniel Geale , NY Madison Square Gardens. Reatains WBA/IBO Middleweight title

July 27

Fight of the day
1991:Pernell Whitaker vs Poli Diaz, Norfolk. WBC/IBF lightweight title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmzvDNWoS14

1918: Jack Dempsey KO 1 Fred Fulton, Harrison, NJ. 23 seconds.

1921: Johnny Wilson WF 7 William Bryan Downey, Cleveland. Retains world middleweight title.

1922: Benny Leonard ND 12 Lew Tendler, Jersey City, NJ.

1937: Henry Armstrong KO 4 Benny Bass, Philadelphia.

1964: Flash Elorde KO 12 Teruo Kosaka, Tokyo. Retains world super-featherweight title.

1985: Dwight Qawi KO 11 Piet Crous, Sun City, SA. Wins WBA cruiserweight title.

1990: Massimilliano Duran WF 11 Carlos DeLeon, Capo d’Orlando, Italy. Wins WBC cruiserweight title.

1991: Mauro Galvano W 12 Ron Essett, Capo d’Orlando, Italy. Retains WBC super-middleweight title.
-Pernell Whitaker W 12 Poli Diaz, Norfolk. Retains WBC/IBF lightweight title.

1992: Manuel Medina KO 10 Fabrizio Cappai, Capo d’Orlando, Italy. Retains IBF featherweight title.
-Victor Rabanales KO 4 Luis Alberto Campo, Tuxtla, Mexico. Retains WBC interim bantamweight title.

2002: John Ruiz W disq. 10 Kirk Johnson, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title.
-Byron Mitchell KO 4 Julio Cesar Green, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Tim Austin KO 10 Adan Vargas, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

July 28

Fight of the Day
2001:Erik Morales vs In Jin Chi Wbc title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAMh12Djb6o

1931: Al Iovino KO 3 Henry Armstrong, Braddock, PA. Armstrong’s pro debut.

1969: Johnny Famechon W 15 Fighting Harada, Sydney. Retains WBC featherweight title.

1974: Antonio Cervantes KO 2 Victor Ortiz, Cartagena. Retains world super-lightweight title.

1979: Sung Jun Kim W 15 Siony Carupo, Seoul. Retains WBC junior-flyweight title.

1980: Rafael Orono D 15 Willie Jensen, Caracas. Retains WBC super-flyweight title.
-Shoji Oguma W 15 Sung Jun Kim, Tokyo. Retains WBC flyweight title.

1985: Mike McCallum KO 8 David Braxton, Miami. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.
-Joey Olivo W 15 Moon Jin Choi, Seoul. Retains WBA junior-flyweight title.

1988: Michael Nunn KO 9 Frank Tate, Las Vegas. Wins IBF middleweight title.

1990: Dennis Andries KO 7 Jeff Harding, Melbourne. Wins WBC light heavyweight title for a 3rd time.
-Leopard Tamakuma KO 10 Yul Woo Lee, Tokyo. Wins WBA flyweight title.

2001: Roy Jones Jr. W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Los Angeles. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
-Andrew Lewis NC 2 Ricardo Mayorga, Los Angeles. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.
-Erik Morales W 12 In Jin Chi, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

2007: Vernon Forrest W 12 Carlos Baldomir, Tacoma, Washington. Wins vacant WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Edgar Sosa W DQ 10 Luis Lazarte, Cancun, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

Finito use to love In Jin Chi, he came over here and destroyed our fighter.

July 29


Fight of the Day
1990: Michael Carbajal vs Muangchai Kittikasem IBF fly title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K96CYZ2Nz24

1941: Freddy Cochrane W 15 Fritzie Zivic, Newark, NJ. Wins world welterweight title.

1957: Floyd Patterson KO 10 Tommy Jackson, NYC. Retains world heavyweight title.

1971: Alfredo Marcano KO 10 Hiroshi Kobayashi, Aomori, Japan. Wins WBA super-featherweight title.

1978: Netmoi Vorasingh KO 5 Luis Estaba, Caracas. Retains WBC junior-flyweight title.

1979: Yoko Gushiken W 15 Rafael Pedroza, Kitakyushu, Japan. Retains WBA junior-flyweight title.

1981: Chul Ho Kim KO13 Willie Jensen, Pusan, S. Korea. Retains WBC super-flyweight title.

1982: Jiro Watanabe KO 10 Gustavo Ballas, Osaka. Retains WBA super-flyweight title.

1988: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 5 Yung Kil Chung, Atlantic City. Retains WBC welterweight title.
-Tomas Molinares KO 6 Marlon Starling, Atlantic City. Wins WBA welterweight title.
Molinares’ KO shot is a second late and Larry's interview with Marlon is priceless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbMWtTP6A2g

1989: Khaosai Galaxy KO 10 Alberto Castro, Surin, Thailand. Retains WBA super-flyweight title.

1990: Jeff Lampkin KO 8 Siza Makhathini, St. Petersburg, FL. Retains IBF cruiserweight title.
Michael Carbajal KO 7 Muangchai Kittikasem, Phoenix. Wins IBF junior-flyweight title.

1994: James Toney KO 12 Charles Williams, Las Vegas. Retains IBF super-middleweight title.

Oscar De La Hoya KO 2 Jorge Paez, Las Vegas.

1995: Danny Romero KO 6 Miguel Martinez, San Antonio. Retains IBF flyweight title.

2000: Kostya Tszyu KO 6 Julio Cesar Chavez, Phoenix, AZ. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

2002: Noel Arambulet W 12 Keitaro Hoshino, Yokohama, Japan. Regains WBA Strawweight Title.

2006: Gary St. Clair W 12 Cassius Baloyi, Johannesburg, South Africa. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.

2011: Beibut Shumenov KO 9 Danny Santiago, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

I would have gone with Toney/Williams for fight of the day.

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Originally Posted by greynotsoold

I would have gone with Toney/Williams for fight of the day.

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True enough my friend but I am of the mind that Toney gets to much credit and Carbajal does not get enough. I agree though. Toney and Williams is a much better fight.

July 30


Fight of the day. Two for the price of one.

1988: Julian Jackson vs Buster Drayton, Atlantic City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHoxswJqd00

1989: Julian Jackson vs Terry Norris, Atlantic City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC6ActjJrvQ


1884: Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil) KO 22 George Fulljames. Becomes the first recognized world middleweight champion. The first bout under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

1917: Harry Greb ND 10 Jack Dillon, Pittsburgh.

1931: Frankie Genaro KO 6 Jackie Harmon, Waterbury, CT. Retains NBA flyweight title.

1972: Enrique Pinder W 15 Rafael Herrera, Panama City. Wins world bantamweight title.

1977: Carlos Monzon W 15 Rodrigo Valdez, Monte Carlo. Retains world middleweight title. Monzon dropped for the first time in 13 years and Valdez gets close to taking it.
Monzon announces his retirement.

1979: Pipino Cuevas W 15 Randy Shields, Chicago. Retains WBA welterweight title.

1988: Julian Jackson KO 3 Buster Drayton, Atlantic City. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.

1989: Julian Jackson KO 2 Terry Norris, Atlantic City. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.

1992: Al Cole W 12 James Warring, Stanhope, NJ. Wins IBF cruiserweight title.

1994: Alfred Kotey W 12 Rafael Del Valle, London.

1995: Wayne McCullough W 12 Yasuei Yakushiji, Nagoya. Retains WBC bantamweight title.

2004: Danny Williams KO 4 Mike Tyson, Louisville, KY.

2006: Rudy Lopez KO 7 Takashi Koshimoto, Fukuoka, Japan. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

2008: Daisuke Naito KO 10 Tomonobu Shimizu, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
-Takefumi Sakata W 12 Hiroyuki Hisataka, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

Julian Jackson was a freakish power puncher. Drayton took the punches but I am sure it did not do him good. Terry made one mistake, like Herol Graham, and it was over.

I was in Las vegas when Jackson fought Drayton and I bet on Drayton. I figured he had been in with better guys, Philly fighter and all that. Oops.

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Originally Posted by greynotsoold

I was in Las vegas when Jackson fought Drayton and I bet on Drayton. I figured he had been in with better guys, Philly fighter and all that. Oops.

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Drayton put up a good fight considering the power puncher he was facing.

Watching these older fights again I wonder why did back muscles disappear? Old timers backs were shredded.