Jan 22


Fight of the day

1960: Paul Pender vs Sugar Ray Robinson



1960: Paul Pender W 15 Sugar Ray Robinson, Boston. Wins world middleweight title.

1973: George Foreman KO 2 Joe Frazier, Kingston, Jamaica. Wins world heavyweight title.

1977: Carlos Palomino KO 15 Armando Muniz, Los Angeles. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1980: Eusebio Pedroza W 15 Spider Nemoto, Tokyo. Retains WBA featherweight title. 6th defense of a record 19 successful title defenses.

1984: Johnny Bumphus W 15 Lorenzo Garcia, Atlantic City. Wins vacant WBA super-lightweight title.

1988: Mike Tyson KO 4 Larry Holmes, Atlantic City. Retains world heavyweight title.

-Carlos DeLeon W 12 Jose Maria Burlon, Atlantic City. Retains WBC cruiserweight title.

1990: Raul Perez W 12 Gaby Canizales, Los Angeles. Retains WBC bantamweight title.

2000: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 3 Willie Wise, Las Vegas. Mosley’s second fight as a welterweight.

2005: Floyd Mayweather KO 8 Henry Bruseles, Miami.

-Johnny Tapia W 10 Nicky Bentz, Hidalgo, TX.