June 17th

Fight pick for today

1979 Fight of the Year. Danny LittleRed Lopez vs Mike Ayala. An interesting side note to this fight is that afterward Ayala later claims to have shot heroin after the morning weigh in.




1894: Joe Choynski D 5 Bob Fitzsimmons,.

1926: Tommy Loughran W 10 Georges Carpentier.

1954: Rocky Marciano W 15 Ezzard Charles. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1963: Ralph Dupas W 15 Denny Moyer. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1972: Carlos Monzon KO 13 Jean-Claude Bouttier. Retains World Middleweight Title.
-Alfonzo Frazer KO 5 Al Ford. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1977: Saensak Muangsurin W 15 Perico Fernandez. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1978: Mate Parlov W 15 John Conteh. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1979: Danny Lopez KO 15 Mike Ayala. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1995: Riddick Bowe KO 6 Jorge Luis Gonzalez,.

2000: Sugar Shane Mosley W 12 Oscar De La Hoya. Wins WBC Welterweight Title.
-Jose Luis Castillo W 12 Steve Johnston. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.
-Diego Corrales KO 10 Justin Juuko. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

2005: Leavander Johnson KO 7 Stefano Zoff. Wins vacant IBF Lightweight Title.

2006: Jermain Taylor Draw 12 Winky Wright. Retains World Middleweight Title.
-Anselmo Moreno KO 8 Lorenzo Parra. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.