This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

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.





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.

[Master]

Thanks mate, did not know most of this. Jack Johnson was a legend.

[IamInuit]

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.




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

[Max Power]

Thanks mate, did not know most of this. Jack Johnson was a legend.

As a boxing pioneer for coloureds, he was a legend. He was also ahead of his time.

In one of those rare moments of reflection lol

[Master]

Thanks mate, did not know most of this. Jack Johnson was a legend.

As a boxing pioneer for coloureds, he was a legend. He was also ahead of his time.

In one of those rare moments of reflection lol

He is not coloured.

[Max Power]

Thanks mate, did not know most of this. Jack Johnson was a legend.

As a boxing pioneer for coloureds, he was a legend. He was also ahead of his time.

In one of those rare moments of reflection lol

He is not coloured.

What you mean this Jack Johnson?


http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb...4-0A761D34.jpg

Well that's one hell of a tan he's got cranking there, especially for a century ago.

Seems boxing isn't the ONLY "lost art". Beauty therapy also has regressed over the years lol

[Master]

Thanks mate, did not know most of this. Jack Johnson was a legend.

As a boxing pioneer for coloureds, he was a legend. He was also ahead of his time.

In one of those rare moments of reflection lol

He is not coloured.

What you mean this Jack Johnson?


http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb...4-0A761D34.jpg

Well that's one hell of a tan he's got cranking there, especially for a century ago.

Seems boxing isn't the ONLY "lost art". Beauty therapy also has regressed over the years lol

Last time I looked white was a colour.

[IamInuit]

Dec 9


Fight of the day

1995: Frankie Liles vs Mauricio Amaral






1919: Tommy Loughran KO 2 Eddie Carter, Philadelphia. Loughran’s pro debut.

1927: Jack Delaney KO 6 Paul Berlenbach, Chicago.

1932: Kid Chocolate W 15 Fidel LaBarba, NYC. Retains New York World Featherweight Title.

“In 15 rounds of boxing packed with scintillating ringwork, both defensive and offensive, and carrying the added thrill of a champion almost toppled off his throne, Chocolate emerged with the decision over little LaBarba. The majority of the 14,000 who witnessed the battle however disagreed.” Two judges gave it to Chocolate while the referee made it a draw.

The New York Times.


1955: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 2 Bobo Olson, Chicago. Wins World Middleweight Title for the 3rd-time.

1961: Gene Fullmer KO 10 Benny Paret, Las Vegas. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1989: Jorge Paez KO 6 Lupe Gutierrez, Reno. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

-Humberto Gonzalez W 12 Jung Koo Chang, Taegu, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1990: Khaosai Galaxy KO 6 Ernesto Ford, Petchabun, Thailand. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1991: Daniel Zaragoza W 12 Paul Banke, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1995: Frans Botha W 12 Axel Schulz, Stuttgart, Germany. Wins vacant IBF Heavyweight Title.

-Frankie Liles W 12 Mauricio Amaral, Stuttgart, Germany. Retains WBA Super middleweight Title.

Tom Johnson W 12 Jose Badillo, Stuttgart, Germany. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1998: All-time great Archie Moore, 84, dies in San Diego.

2000: Virgil Hill KO 1 Fabrice Tiozzo, Villeurbanne, France. Wins WBA Cruiserweight Title.

2006: Jermain Taylor W 12 Kassim Ouma, Little Rock, Arkansas. Retains World Middleweight Title.

[Ron Swanson]

Great thread. Crazy to think how ignorant we are as a species refusing service, slavery, war, our rampant destruction of this planet and its other inhabitants. Intelligent life my ass.

Can't wait to see the choices for the 12th.

[Master]

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.

[IamInuit]

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



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.

[Spicoli]

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 Mitchells ko of Liles while squinting thru busted eyes had to be one of the top 'come from behind' kos of that year!

[IamInuit]

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 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.

[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.

[IamInuit]

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.