This day in boxing. A look back.

Nov 3


Fight of the day

2007: Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHmXzcLe4A


1899: James J. Jeffries W 25 (Sailor) Tom Sharkey, Coney Island, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1930: Fidel La Barba W 10 Kid Chocolate, NYC. By all accounts Kid Chocolate was schooled in front of 20,000 at MSG. He was a big favourite going in.

1933: (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom W 15 Mickey Walker, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

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Referee Eddie Forbes voted for Walker, “to the surprise of everybody who learned of this vote before they left the Garden. The referee’s ballot, however, was not considered in the decision because of the unanimity of the two judges. Under the State Athletic Commission rules, when the judges agree their vote carries the decision…. Forbes said after the battle that he warned Rosenbloom repeatedly for holding, hitting on the break and striking with the open glove.”

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New York Times

-Henry Armstrong D 10 Kid Moro, Pismo Beach, CA.

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“The 10-round bout between Henry Armstrong, 130, Los Angeles and Kid Moro, 130, Philippines, ended in a draw at Pismo Beach last night after a state commissioner present reversed a referee’s decision in favor of Armstrong. The referee, Freddie Gilmore, was given police protection as protests of fans ended in a near riot.”

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(Reno Gazette).

1934: Baby Arizmendi W 10 Henry Armstrong, Mexico City. From what I have gathered over the years, its pretty clear to me that Arizmendi boxed Armstrongs ears off. Some reports suggest that he won every round with superior boxing skills. Arizmendi was not heavy handed and chose boxing over bravado finishing his career with just 13 knockouts. Not the typical Mexican warrior. What made this win even more amazing is that Arizmendi broke his left wrist in the second round. He turned pro at age 13. Great fighter that rarely gets mentioned because of the stacked era he fought in.

1939: Sammy Angott W 10 Baby Arizmendi, Chicago.

1973: Arnold Taylor KO 14 Romeo Anaya, Johannesburg. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1979: Jim Watt KO 9 Roberto Vasquez, Glasgow. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.


1984: Billy Costello W 12 Saoul Mamby, Kingston, NY. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
-Jose Luis Ramirez KO 4 Edwin Rosario, San Juan. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.
-Juan (Kid) Meza KO 1 Jaime Garza, Kingston, NY. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title. Upset of the year. Garza enters the bout with a 40-0 thirty eight ko record.

2001: Juan Carlos Gomez KO 6 Pietro Aurino, Lubek, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.
-Kostya Tszyu KO 2 Zab Judah, Las Vegas. Wins vacant World Super Lightweight Title. Unifies WBC, WBA & IBF super lightweight titles.

2007: Joe Calzaghe W 12 Mikkel Kessler, Cardiff, Wales. Retains World Super Middleweight Title. Referee: Mike Ortega | judge: Raul Caiz 117-111 | judge: John Stewart 116-112 | judge: Massimo Barrovecchio 116-112.
-Juan Manuel Marquez W 12 Rocky Juarez, Tucson, Arizona. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Robert Guerrero KO 1 Martin Honorio, Tucson, Arizona. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

I read some place that, at the last press conference before the fight, Meza told garza he was going to knock Garza out early, in order to conserve energy for sex with Garza's mother later in the evening. Garza lost his mind and went after Meza, got so mad he threw up. He was still mad when he got in the ring and fought wild. Though he always fought pretty much all out.

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Originally Posted by greynotsoold

I read some place that, at the last press conference before the fight, Meza told garza he was going to knock Garza out early, in order to conserve energy for sex with Garza's mother later in the evening. Garza lost his mind and went after Meza, got so mad he threw up. He was still mad when he got in the ring and fought wild. Though he always fought pretty much all out.

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Lmao

Zab getting knocked out and Calzaghe beating Kessler what a great day. Did not know anything about Baby Arizmendi.

Nov 4



Fight of the day

1988: Thomas Hearns vs James Kinchen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOmFREeC9hM


1929: Jimmy McLarnin W 10 Sammy Mandell, Chicago.

1931: Battling Battalino W 10 Earl Mastro, Chicago. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1932: Tony Canzoneri W 15 Billy Petrolle, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.

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Canzoneri was “squarely at his peak: a Canzoneri so magnificently conditioned, so beautifully attuned that even the old-timers at the ringside admitted he was worthy to stand alongside the lightweight giants of the past.”

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(United Press)

1934: Marcel Cerdan W 6 Marcel Bucchianer, Meknes, Morocco. Cerdan’s pro debut.

1959: Joey Giardello W 10 Dick Tiger, Cleveland.

1978: Betulio Gonzalez KO 12 Martin Vargas, Maracay. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Thomas Hearns W 12 James Kinchen, Las Vegas.
-Michael Nunn KO 8 Juan Roldan, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.
-Robert Hines W 12 Matthew Hilton, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.
-Tacy Macalos W 12 Jum Hwan Choi, Seoul. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1995: Riddick Bowe KO 8 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas.
-Phillip Holiday W 12 Rocky Martinez, Sun City. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.
-Marco Antonio Barrera KO 7 Eddie Croft, Las Vegas.

1999: The U.S. attorney for New Jersey indicts IBF President Robert W. Lee, 65, on racketeering charges, alleging that Lee and others accepted $338,000 in bribes to manipulate ratings. Also indicted are Robert Lee Jr., Donald William Brennan, and Francisco Fernandez.

2000: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 6 Antonio Diaz, NYC. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.
2004: Juan Diaz W 12 Julien Lorcy, San Antonio, TX. Retains WBA Lightweight Title. Referee: .

2006: Shannon Briggs KO 12 Sergei Liakhovich, Phoenix, Az. Quite possibly the most borring fight I have ever seen.
-Floyd Mayweather W 12 Carlos Baldomir, Las Vegas. Wins World Welterweight Title.
-Juan Diaz W 12 Fernando Angulo, Phoenix, Az. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.
-Orlando Salido NC 12 Robert Guerrero, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Featherweight Title. Salido pissed hot after the fight so the decision was changed.

2007: Takefumi Sakata D 12 Denkaosen Singwancha, Saitama, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

Floyd v Baldimor was not a great fight either

Nov 5


Fight of the day


1989: Azumah Nelson vs Jim McDonnell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP03oDy647A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaG1a-MNUTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMGD9hqBSCk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7TYnoo2bSI

1917: Pete Herman W 20 Frankie Burns, New Orleans. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1919: Harry Wills W 15 Sam Langford, Tulsa, OK.

1959: Pascual Perez KO 13 Sadao Yaoita, Osaka. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1971: Pedro Carrasco W Disq. 11 Mando Ramos, Madrid. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.

1977: Rodrigo Valdez W 15 Bennie Briscoe, Campione d’Italia, Switzerland. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.
-Antonio Cervantes W 15 Adriano Marrero, Maracay. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1982: Santos Laciar KO 13 Stephen Muchoki, Copenhagen. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Antonio Esparragoza KO 8 Jose Marmolejos, Marsala, Italy. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1989: Azumah Nelson KO 12 Jim McDonnell, London. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1990: Pedro Decima KO 4 Paul Banke, Inglewood. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1993: Katsuya Onizuka W 12 Thalerngsak Sithbaobey, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer, Las Vegas. Regains World Heavyweight Title. At 45, Foreman is the oldest to ever win a heavyweight title fight.
-Jorge Castro KO 2 Alex Ramos, Caleta Olivia, Argentina. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

2005: Jeff Lacy KO 2 Scott Pemberton, Stateline, NV. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Rafael Marquez KO 4 Silence Mabuza, Stateline, NV.* Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

Pedro Decima almost killed Paul Banke. Esparragoza was a good fighter and he kind of looked like Alexis Arguello.

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Floyd v Baldimor was not a great fight either

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I was bummed at the way Hilton gassed against Hines. He had him out of there.

I thought McDonald was winning against Asumah Nelson until he got stopped near the end of the fight.

I wanted Moorer to desperately win against George, who I thought was a big fraud, I will never forgive Moorer.

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Originally Posted by Master

I thought McDonald was winning against Asumah Nelson until he got stopped near the end of the fight.

I wanted Moorer to desperately win against George, who I thought was a big fraud, I will never forgive Moorer.

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It was a close fight to be sure. You have to admire a guy like Nelson though. That much talent and willing to fight anyone on short notice and anywhere. He fought Sanchez with under 2 weeks notice and came within a C-hair of beating him.

Moorer was that close to beating Foreman also. That punch Foreman landed did not look that bad but Moorer's chin was not the best. A little reminiscent of Louis/Conn that one.

Nov 6


Fight of the day

2007: Manny Pacquiao W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera 2 (in English)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dzW2gB9Qe4


1899: Kid McCoy D 8 Joe Choynski, Chicago.

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“Both men had agreed to a draw in case they were on their feet at the end of the sixth round and that was the result, as both were on their feet and comparatively fresh. McCoy, however, clearly out-classed the Californian an scored the only knockdown, putting Joe to the ropes with a left hook to the mouth in the third round.”

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(Cripple Creek Morning Times)


1968: Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Jamie Valladares, Tokyo. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1979: Jorge Lujan KO 15 Roberto Rubaldino, McAllen, TX. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1983: Jiro Watanabe Tech. Dec. 11 Soon Chun Kwon, Osaka. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1984: Lee Roy Murphy KO 14 Marvin Camel, Billings, MT. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1989: Muangchai Kittikasem KO 7 Tacy Macalos, Bangkok. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1990: Robert Quiroga KO 3 Vuyani Nene, Pagliara, Italy. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

2000: Lehlo Ledwaba KO 6 Eduardo Alvarez, Kent, England. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2007: Samuel Peter W 12 Jameel McCline, NYC. Peter is down once in the 2nd, and twice in the 3rd.

-Manny Pacquiao W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera, Las Vegas. Referee: Tony Weeks | judge: Jerry Roth 118-109 | judge: Glenn Trowbridge 118-109 | judge: Tom Schreck 115-112.

2009: Denkaosan Kaowichit W 12 Daiki Kameda, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

Kittikasem was a good fighter he was on mainstream TV over here so became a fan.

Did not realise Quiroga fought in Italy.

November 7

Fight of the day.Was going to post Monzon/Nino but thought uncle Roger could use a little love.

1988:Roger Mayweather vs Vinny Pazienza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws3eLhZK2LY


1970: Carlos Monzon KO 12 Nino Benvenuti, Rome. Wins World Middleweight Title. 1970 Fight of the Year – Ring Magazine.

1971: Alfredo Marcano KO 4 Konji Iwata, Caracas. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1978: Gene Tunney, 81, dies.

1981: Michael Spinks KO 7 Vonzell Johnson, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Tadashi Mihara W 15 Rocky Fratto, Rochester. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1988: Sugar Ray Leonard KO 9 Don Lalonde, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Light Heavyweight & newly created WBC Super Middleweight Title. Once of the biggest farces in boxing history.

-Roger Mayweather W 12 Vinny Pazienza, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title. Referee: Mills Lane | judge: Dalby Shirley 118-108 | judge: Lou Filippo 117-110 | judge: Vince Delgado 117-110.

-Gilberto Roman W 12 Baby Sugar Rojas, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1989: Nana Konadu W 12 Gilberto Roman, Mexico City. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Azumah Nelson W 12 Calvin Grove, Stateline, NV. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

2003: Glencoffe Johnson D 12 Clinton Woods, Sheffield, England. For vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

2009: David Haye W 12 Nicolay Valuev, Nuremburg, Germany. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

Was that the fight where Monzon finished Benvenuti with that monster of a right hand?

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Was that the fight where Monzon finished Benvenuti with that monster of a right hand?

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Yes the first fight. Walked him into the corner and nailed him but he hurt him several seconds earlier. Just FF to about 49:30. If you ask me Monzon looks sloppy in this fight and easily hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op3V6ffKXeY

Carlos Monzon

Was not a refined boxer, he was a 'tough-bastard' Argentinian/Indian Street Fighter.

Carlos Monzon >

"I don't get paid to fight pretty."

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Originally Posted by greynotsoold

Was that the fight where Monzon finished Benvenuti with that monster of a right hand?

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Yes the first fight. Walked him into the corner and nailed him but he hurt him several seconds earlier. Just FF to about 49:30. If you ask me Monzon looks sloppy in this fight and easily hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op3V6ffKXeY

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I've never been a big believer in the whole Monzon thing, but that right hand came out of the sky like the Hammer of God. Monster punch.

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Originally Posted by greynotsoold

I've never been a big believer in the whole Monzon thing, but that right hand came out of the sky like the Hammer of God. Monster punch.

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Me either but that was indeed a brutal punch. Must have been tough being Locche in those days.

Carlos Monzon

Was 'not' a fan favorite in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He was regarded as a 'street thug' by the Upper-Class and 'hoity-toity'
people in Argentina during that period.

Carlos was appreciated more by the people of the Northern Provinces
and Rural Areas {Cowboys/Ranchers/Farmers}.

Nov 8


Fight of the day


1997: Evander Holyfield KO 8 Michael Moorer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTkAvBMVid8


1937: Billy Conn W 10 Young Corbett 3, Pittsburgh.

1980: Hilmer Kenty W 15 Vilomar Fernandez, Detroit. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Sergio Palma KO 9 Ulises Morales, Buenos Aires. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1985: Victor Callejas KO 7 Loris Stecca, Rimini, Italy. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1988: Sumbu Kalambay KO 7 Doug DeWitt, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

1989: Dave McAuley W 12 Dodie Penalosa, Wembley. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1995: Hiroshi Kawashima KO 3 Boy Aruan Indio, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1997: Evander Holyfield KO 8 Michael Moorer, Las Vegas. Retains WBA/regains IBF Heavyweight Title.

-Imamu Mayfield W 12 Uriah Grant, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.

-Fabrice Tiozzo W 12 Nate Miller, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Wilfredo Vasquez W 12 Genaro Rios, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Featherweight Title. Rios got jobbed big time.

1999: Hideki Todaka W 12 Akihito Nago, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2002: Johnny Bredahl W 12 Leo Gamez, Copenhagen, Denmark. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

2003: Roy Jones Jr. W 12 Antonio Tarver, Las Vegas. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

-Winky Wright W 12 Angel Hernandez, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

2004: Mahyar Monshipour KO 6 Yoddamrong Sithyadthong, Paris. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

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A federal jury in Las Vegas convicts manager Robert Mitchell, 42, and boxer Thomas Williams, 35, on one count of conspiracy to commit sports bribery and one count of sports bribery. According to Daniel G. Bogen, U.S. attorney for Nevada, Mitchell and Williams fixed fights from March 1995 to August 2000.

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2008: Joe Calzaghe W 12 Roy Jones Jr., NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

-Arthur Abraham KO 6 Raul Marquez, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany.

2014: Sergey Kovalev W 12 Bernard Hopkins, Atlantic City. Unifies WBO, IBF and WBA light-heavyweight titles.

When I was a real little kid I knew this guy that had fought pro in the Teens and early 20s of the last century. He'd have me get in my stance and he'd tell me "Never get you chin ahead of your left knee" and he'd tap me under the chin. Somebody should have taught that to Michael Moorer way way before he got to that point in his career.
I'd forgotten how many punches Holyfield took and how comically muscular he was.

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When I was a real little kid I knew this guy that had fought pro in the Teens and early 20s of the last century. He'd have me get in my stance and he'd tell me "Never get you chin ahead of your left knee" and he'd tap me under the chin. Somebody should have taught that to Michael Moorer way way before he got to that point in his career.
I'd forgotten how many punches Holyfield took and how comically muscular he was.

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Yup. That is one of the first things I look at when watching a fight. Is person A or B in front of their body with their face lol. Where are their feet in relationship to that overhang? Sweet revenge for Holy.

Holyfield should never have lost to Moorer the first time, you could tell he was injured. The second time should have been even easier. Holyfield was musclebound to take on Bowe and Tyson types but he was better for this fight when he was lighter an beat Douglas, Thomas, Cooper and Dokes.

Nov 9

Fight of the day


1996: Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPLrP50g5l0



1910: Abe Attell ND 6 Owen Moran, Philadelphia.

1927: Tiger Flowers D 10 Maxie Rosenbloom, Detroit.

1932: Lou Scozza KO 6 James J. Braddock, San Francisco. Referee: Benny Wagner.

1936: John Henry Lewis W 15 Len Harvey, London. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1969: Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Carlos Canete, Tokyo. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1984: Larry Holmes KO 12 Bonecrusher Smith, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.

1989: Simon Brown W 12 Luis Santana, Springfield, MA. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1993: Virgil Hill KO 10 Saul Montana, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1996: Evander Holyfield KO 11 Mike Tyson, Las Vegas. Regains WBA Heavyweight Title again. Judges scoring at time of stoppage: Dalby Shirley 96-92, Frederico Vollmer 100-93, Jerry Roth 96-92.

-Michael Moorer KO 12 Frans Botha, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.
-Steve Collins KO 6 Nigel Benn, Manchester, England.
-Winky Wright W 12 Ensley Bingham, Manchester, England.
-Antonio Cermeno KO 5 Eddy Saenz, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
-Ricardo Lopez KO 6 Morgan Ndumo, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2001: Irene Pacheco KO 4 Mike Trejo, San Antonio, TX. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2002: Paul Spadafora W 12 Dennis Holbaek, Newell, WV. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

Great thread.

Tyson lands a big right hand with his first punch but he is not the same fighter that fought Berbick. No combinations, head movement and belief his confidence was gone once backed up.

Nov 10


Fight of the day. Couple of good candidates but took Shane/Cotto. Had that fight been 15 Shane may have gotten it.

Miguel Cotto vs Sugar Shane Mosley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdfo2uyY0YM


1910: Sam Langford KO 2 Jeff Clark, Joplin, MO.

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Langford defends world ‘colored’ heavyweight title claim Sam Langford won over Jeff Clark of Joplin in the second round of what was to have been a ten-round bout here tonight. The fight was stopped when Clark was all but out. Before he would fight Langford insisted that the ring be reduced to sixteen feet square. From the tap of the gong Langford rushed, showering short jabs to the body. The force of his onslaught rendered Clark powerless and he was knocked to the floor for the count of eight three times in the first round. He came back gamely, but after two minutes of the second round, after he had gone down twice, the referee stopped the fight, giving Langford the decision.

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(Indianapolis Star).

1921: Johnny Buff W 15 Jack Sharkey, NYC. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1931: James J. Braddock NC 2 Maxie Rosenbloom, Minneapolis.

1965: Joey Archer W 10 Sugar Ray Robinson (44), Pittsburgh. Referee: Buck McTiernan. Robinson is dropped in sixth. Robinson’s last fight.

1968: Chartchai Chinoi W 15 Bernabe Villacampo, Bangkok. Retains World flyweight Title.

1972: Rodolfo Gonzalez KO 13 Chango Carmona, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

1978: Larry Holmes KO 7 Alfredo Evangelista, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

-Alexis Arguello W 15 Arturo Leon, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1983: Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1985: Jung Koo Chang W 12 Jorge Cano, Daejon, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1990: Myung Woo Yuh W 12 Leo Gamez, Seoul. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1996: Yokthai Sith-Oar KO 2 Jack Siahaya, Province, Thailand. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2000: Irene Pacheco W 12 Hawk Makepula, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2001: Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO 9 Jesus Chavez, San Francisco. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

-Manny Pacquiao Tech. Draw 6 Agapito Sanchez, San Francisco. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2006: Steve Molitor KO 5 Michael Hunter, Hartlepool, England. Wins vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2007: David Haye KO 7 Jean-Marc Mormeck, Paris. Wins World Cruiserweight Title. Haye down in the 4th.

-Miguel Cotto W 12 Sugar Shane Mosley, NYC. Retains WBA Welterweight Title. Referee: Benjy Esteves Jr. | judge: Glenn Feldman 115-113 | judge: Wynn Kintz 116-113 | judge: Peter Trematerra 115-113.

-Joel Casamayor W 12 Jose Armando Santa Cruz, NYC. Retains World Lightweight.Title. Referee: Steve Smoger | judge: Frank Lombardi 114-113 | judge: Ron McNair 114-113 | judge: Tony Paolillo 113-114. Jobbing of the year and most likely a candidate for worst decision of the decade.

Nov 11

Fight of the day. Two on this holiday Remembrance day.


1972: Carlos Monzon vs Bennie Briscoe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLvQBmmbgVE

2000: Lennox Lewis vs David Tua
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7gRqx-7XZQ

1901: Harry Forbes KO 2 Dan Dougherty, St. Louis. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1904: Jack Britton W 6 Jack Nelson, Milwaukee. Britton’s pro debut.

1924: Jimmy McLarnin D 4 Fidel laBarba, Vernon, CA.

1953: Jimmy Carter KO 5 Armando Savoie, Montreal. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1971: Kuniaki Shibata D 15 Ernesto Marcel, Matsuyama, Japan. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1972: Carlos Monzon W 15 Bennie Briscoe, Buenos Aires. Retains World Middleweight title. Monzon avenges a previous draw

1975: Jae Do Yuh KO 6 Masahiro Misako, Shizuoka, Japan. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1978: Hugo Corro W 15 Rodrigo Valdez, Buenos Aires. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1982: Jiro Watanabe KO 12 Shoji Oguma, Hamanatsu, Japan.* Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1988: Virgil Hill KO 10 Willie Featherstone, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Jose Sanabria KO 6 Thierry Jacob, Gravelines, France. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1994: Julio Cesar Vasquez W 12 Tony Marshall, Tucuman, Argentina. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

2000: Lennox Lewis W 12 David Tua, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

2001: Jose Antonio Aguirre KO 3 Wolf Tokimitsu, Okayama, Japan. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2006: Wladimir Klitschko KO 7 Calvin Brock, NYC. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.
-Hozumi Hasegawa W 12 Genaro Garcia, Tokyo. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

Briscoe was a tough man but Monzon was greater.

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Briscoe was a tough man but Monzon was greater.

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Benny is noticeably absent from the Hall where he should be.

Nov 12


Fight of the day

1982: Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O39psaFgk_U



1904: Dixie Kid ND 6 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Philadelphia.

1919: Pete Herman ND 6 Joe Lynch, Philadelphia.

1925: Jimmy McLarnin KO 2 Jackie Fields, Los Angeles.

1943: Jake LaMotta W 10 Fritzie Zivic, NYC.

-Steve Riggio W 6 Rocky Graziano, NYC.

1946: Ezzard Charles W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Pittsburgh. Charles was knocked down in the 3rd round for a nine-count.

1976: Aaron Pryor KO 2 Larry Smith, Cincinnati. Pryor’s pro debut.

1978: Ricardo Cardona W 15 Soon Hyun Chung, Seoul. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1982: Aaron Pryor KO 14 Alexis Arguello, Miami. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title. A fight of the year candidate!

1987: Roger Mayweather KO 6 Rene Arredondo, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1988: Yong Kang Kim W 12 Emil Matsushima, Chongiu, S. Korea. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1994: Orlin Norris KO 2 James Heath, Mexico City, MX. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Luis Santana W disq. 5 Terry Norris, Mexico City. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Genaro Hernandez W 12 Jimmy Garcia, Mexico City. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Ricardo Lopez KO 8 Javier Varguez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1995: Saman Sorjaturong KO 4 Yuichi Hosono, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC/IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1997: Chatchai ( Dutchboy Gym) Sasakul W 12 Yuri Arbachakov, Sapporo, Japan. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

2004: Mikkel Kessler KO 8 Manny Siaca, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.

Norris losing to the worst fighter ever again and again.

Pryor was a tornado but Arguello was a legend to take that fight.

Nov 13


Fight of the day

1992: Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPejZhE6cq0


1886: John L. Sullivan KO 3 Paddy Ryan, San Francisco.

1910: Abe Attell D 15 Frankie Conley, McDonoghville, LA. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1925: Harry Greb W 15 Tony Marullo, New Orleans. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1953: Kid Gavilan W 15 Johnny Bratten, Chicago. Retains World Welterweight Title.
-Jimmy Carruthers W 15 Pappy Gault, Sydney. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1961: Davey Moore W 15 Kazuo Yakayama, Tokyo. Retains world Featherweight Title.

1965: Carlos Ortiz W 15 Ismael Laguna, San Juan. Regains World Lightweight Title.

1974: Rodrigo Valdez KO 11 Gratien Tonna, Paris. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

1975: Elisha Obed KO 11 Miguel de Oliveira, Paris. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1976: Danny (Little Red) Lopez W 15 David Kotey, Accra. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.
-Carlos Zarate KO 4 Waruinge Nakayama, Culiacan, Mexico. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1982: Mike McCallum KO 7 Ayub Kalule, Atlantic City. McCallum moves his record to 17-0 (16).
-Ray Mancini KO 14 Duk Koo Kim, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Lightweight Title. Kim passed 5 days after the fight.
-Leonardo Cruz KO 8 Benito Badilla, San Juan. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Paul Hodkinson W 12 Marcos Villasana, Belfast. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

1992: Riddick Bowe W 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas. Wins World Heavyweight Title. First of three battles for these two.

1993: Jose Luis Bueno W 12 Sung-Il Moon, Seoul. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1998: Ricardo Lopez W 12 Rosendo Alvarez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC/wins WBA Strawweight Title.

1999: Lennox Lewis W 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas. Retains (unifies) World Heavyweight Title.
-Fabrice Tiozzo KO 7 Ken Murphy, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.
-Sharmba Mitchell W 12 Elio Ortiz, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Gustavo Serrano KO 10 Stefano Zoff, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.
-Paul Ingle W 12 Manuel Medina, Hull, England. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.

2004: Chris Byrd W 12 Jameel McCline, NYC. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.
-John Ruiz W 12 Andrew Golota, NYC. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title.
-Larry Donald W 12 Evander Holyfield, NYC.

2006: Eagle Kyowa W 12 Lorenzo Trejo, Tokyo. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

Wow watching Bowe v Holyfield again was magic.

Nov 14

Fight of the day-Looked for Chandler/Solis 1 to no avail then Pong/Hussein and no dice. Man the little guys really get boned on the coverage. If you don't happen to catch them live on a broadcast they can be gone forever. I'm sure everyone has seen Manny/Cotto a gazillion times especially the small crew that pay attention to this thread.


1998: Roy Jones Jr. vs Otis Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa12JEsAZ-w



1888: Joe Choynski KO 2 George W Bush, San Francisco. Choynski’s pro debut. The W is a joke.

1916: Jack Britton D 12 Ted (Kid) Lewis, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1917: Mike O’Dowd KO 6 Al McCoy, Brooklyn. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1930: Tony Canzoneri KO 1 Al Singer, NYC. Wins World Lightweight Title. Was a 135 quick ko record of 66 seconds. Don't know if it still is.

1944: Manuel Ortiz KO 9 Luis Castillo, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1951: Jimmy Carter W 15 Art Aragon, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1966: Muhammad Ali KO 3 Cleveland Williams, Houston. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1967: Ken Norton KO 9 Grady Brazell, San Diego. Norton’s pro debut.

1971: Al Castro KO 2 Pipino Cuevas, Mexico City. Cuevas’ pro debut.

1980: Jeff Chandler KO 14 Julian Solis, Miami. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1981: Aaron Pryor KO 7 Dujuan Johnson, Cleveland. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1995: Orzubek Nazarov W 12 Dindo Canoy, Iwaki City, Japan. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1998: Fabrice Tiozzo KO 2 Ezequiel Paixao, Mont-de-Marsan, France. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Roy Jones Jr. KO 10 Otis Grant, Masnantucket, Conn. Retains WBC/WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Sugar Shane Mosley KO 9 Jesse James Leija, Mashantucket, Conn. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2003: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Hussein Hussein, Bangkok, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2009: Yuri Forman W 12 Daniel Santos, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Manny Pacquiao KO 12 Miguel Cotto, Las Vegas.

Nov 15


Fight of the day


1962: Cassius Clay vs Archie Moore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FZBzGhxERg

1888: Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil) D 6 Mike Donovan, Brooklyn.

1901: James J. Jeffries KO 6 Gus Ruhlin, San Francisco. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1916: Benny Leonard ND 6 Johnny Dundee, Philadelphia.

1929: (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom W 10 James J. Braddock, NYC.

1935: Sixto Escobar W 15 Lou Salica, NYC. Regains NBA Bantamweight Title.

1952: Jimmy Carruthers KO 1 Vic Toweel, Johannesburg, Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1962: Cassius Clay KO 4 Archie Moore, Los Angeles.

1975: Antonio Cervantes KO 8 Hector Thompson, Panama City. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1984: Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor, Mark Breland, and Virgil Hill make successful pro debuts at Madison Square Garden.

1986: Miguel Lora W 12 Albert Davila, Barranquilla. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1991: James Warring KO 5 Donnell Wingfield, Roanoke, VA. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1997: Vuyani Bungu W 12 Arnel Barotillo, Hammanskraal, SA. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Manny Pacquiao KO 11 Marco Antonio Barrera, San Antonio, TX. Wins World Featherweight Title.

November 16,

Fight of the day- Not sure how Ayala remained standing

2002: Erik Morales vs Paulie Ayala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGhPhHG97-I


1906: Abe Attell W 15 Billy DeCousey, San Diego. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1927: Tiger Flowers, 32, dies while undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue from around his eyes.

1932: (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom W 10 John Henry Lewis, San Francisco.

1934: Bob Olin W 15 (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.
-James J. Braddock W 10 John Henry Lewis, NYC.
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1963: Flash Elorde W Disq. 11 Love Allotey, Quezon City. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1974: Wilfredo Gomez D 6 Jacinto Fuentes, Panama City. Gomez’ pro debut. Gomez would go undefeated, scoring all knockouts in his next 32-outings.

1979: Alexis Arguello KO 8 Bobby Chacon, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
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1984: Dodie Penalosa W 15 Chum Hwan Choi, Quezon City, Phillipines. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1996: Vitali Klitschko KO 2 Tony Bradham, Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko’s pro debut.
-Wladimir Klitschko KO 1 Fabian Meza, Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko’s pro debut.

2001: Manuel Medina KO 6 Frankie Toledo, Las Vegas. Regains IBF Featherweight Title.

2002: Sven Ottke W 12 Rudy Markussen, Nurnberg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Erik Morales W 12 Paulie Ayala, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.
-Jorge Arce KO 3 Agustin Luna, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

November 17


Fight of the day

1972: Esteban DeJesus vs Roberto Duran
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJZpc-0hVtE


1913: Gunboat Smith W 12 Sam Langford, Boston. (This “mixed bout” had previously been banned by the state of New York.). By all accounts Sammy was jobbed.

1933: Barney Ross W 10 Sammy Fuller, Chicago. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1939: Billy Conn W 15 Gus Lesnevich, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1950: Kid Gavilan W 10 Billy Graham, NYC.

1954: Jimmy Carter KO 15 Paddy DeMarco, San Francisco. Regains World Lightweight Title.

1967: Dick Tiger KO 12 Roger Rouse, Las Vegas. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1971: Muhammad Ali W 12 Buster Mathis, Houston. Retains NABF Heavyweight Title.

1972: Esteban DeJesus W 10 Roberto Duran, NYC. Non-title fight. 1979: Eusebio Pedroza KO 11 -Johnny Aba, Papua, New Guinea. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.
-Luis Ibarra W 15 Betulio Gonzalez, Maracay. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1993: Al Cole KO 5 Vince Boulware, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title

1995: Don King’s trial for insurance fraud ends in a mistrial when the jury informs Federal Judge Lawrence McKenna that it is irretrievably deadlocked.

2000: Larry Holmes KO 6 Mike Weaver, Biloxi, Mississippi. Twenty-one years after their first fight.

2001: Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahman, Las Vegas. Regains World Heavyweight Title.

I would like to thank Lennox for providing the best boxing picture to ever grace the face of thee earth.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0b36bf4d.jpg

-William Joppy W 12 Howard Eastman, Las Vegas.
-Yober Ortega KO 4 Jose Rojas, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2006: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Moneliso Mhikza Myekeni, Nakhon Ratchassima, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

November 18


Fight of the day

1994: Roy Jones Jr. vs James Toney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WFNxRhldoQ

And this bonus visual track,

1970: Joe Frazier vs Bob Foster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rewbK0QmSoE

1895: Joe Gans D 10 Young Griffo, Baltimore.

1921: Johnny Dundee WF 5 George (KO) Chaney, NYC. Wins vacant World Super Featherweight Title.

1938: Fred Apostoli KO 8 Young Corbett, NYC. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1941: Jackie Wilson W 12 Richie Lemos, Los Angeles. Wins NBA Featherweight Title.

1960: Eder Jofre KO 6 Eloy Sanchez, Los Angeles. Wins vacant NBA Bantamweight Title.

1970: Joe Frazier KO 2 Bob Foster, Detroit. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1973: Betulio Gonzalez KO 11 Alberto Morales, Caracas. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1981: Chul Ho Kim KO 9 Jackal Maruyama, Pusan, S. Korea. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1983: Hector Camacho KO 5 Rafael Solis, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1987: Kelvin Seabrooks KO 4 Ernie Cataluna, San Cataldo, Italy. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1989: Julio Cesar Chavez KO 10 Sammy Fuentes, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1991: Manuel Medina Tech. Dec. 9 Tom Johnson, Inglewood. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1992: Myung Woo Yuh W 12 Hiroki Ioka, Osaka. Regains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1994: Roy Jones Jr. W 12 James Toney, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Middleweight Title. On the matchup graph this was supposed to be a fight for the ages but was a complete drubbing.
-Oscar De La Hoya KO 3 Carl Griffith, Las Vegas.

1995: Pernell Whitaker KO 6 Jake Rodriguez, Atlantic City. Retains World Welterweight Title.
-Felix Trinidad KO 4 Larry Barnes, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1997: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Andrew Council, Upper Marlboro, MD. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

2006: Manny Pacquiao KO 3 Erik Morales, Las Vegas.
-Omar Nino Romero D 12 Brian Viloria, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.