This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

July 11

Fight of the day
1996: Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota 1, NYC. One of he weirdest meltdowns I've ever seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzUg09eF6lE



1936: Freddie Steele W 15 Babe Risko, Seattle. Wins NBA & New York world middleweight titles.

1943: Manuel Ortiz KO 7 Joe Robleto, Seattle. Retains world bantamweight title.

1948: Ike Williams KO 6 Beau Jack, Philadelphia. Retains world lightweight title.

1949: Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Kid Gavilan, Philadelphia. Retains world welterweight title.

1950: Jake LaMotta W 15 Tiberio Mitri, NYC. Retains world middleweight title.

1961: Terry Downes KO 10 Paul Pender, London. Wins world middleweight title.

1977: Wifredo Gomez KO 5 Raul Tirado, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title.

1992: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Gilbert Dele, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF super-welterweight title.
-Robert Quiroga W 12 Jose Ruiz, Las Vegas. Retains IBF super-flyweight title.

1996: Riddick Bowe DQ 7 Andrew Golota, NYC.

2008: Daniel Santos KO 6 Joachim Alcine, Montreal, Quebec. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

2009: Tomasz Adamek KO 4 Bobby Gunn, Newark, New Jersey. Retains World Cruiserweight Title.
-Felix Sturm W 12 Khoren Gevor, Nuremberg, Germany. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

Cristobal Cruz W 12 Jorge Solis, Tuxla Gutierrez, Mexico. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

Joseph Agbeko W 12 Vic Darchinyan, Sunrise, Florida. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

[BBoxing]

July 11

1948: Ike Williams KO 6 Beau Jack, Philadelphia. Retains world lightweight title.

1950: Jake LaMotta W 15 Tiberio Mitri, NYC. Retains world middleweight title.

These two are on july 12th!!

[IamInuit]

July 11

1948: Ike Williams KO 6 Beau Jack, Philadelphia. Retains world lightweight title.

1950: Jake LaMotta W 15 Tiberio Mitri, NYC. Retains world middleweight title.

These two are on july 12th!!

Oh well stop the presses we need a replate.

I'm sure I've made mistakes and will continue to make some. I'm not all that concerned. The 11th, the 12th, oh well. Ike's fight started on the 11th but finished on the 12th.

[IamInuit]

July 12


Fight of the Day
Jose Napoles vs Armando Muniz



1915: Tommy Gibbons ND 10 Billy Miske, St Paul, MN.

1943: Fritzie Zivic W 15 Jake LaMotta, Pittsburgh.
-Interesting tidbit on Zivic. He holds the record for the most losses by a world title holder with 65

1975: Jose Napoles W 15 Armando Muniz, Mexico City. Retains world welterweight title.

1980: Maurice Hope KO 11 Rocky Mattioli, Wembley. Retains WBC super-welterweight title.

1985: Barry Michael W 15 Lester Ellis, Melbourne. Wins IBF super-featherweight title.

1986: Evander Holyfield W 15 Dwight Qawi, Atlanta, GA. Wins WBA cruiserweight title.

1987: Lupe Aquino W 12 Duane Thomas, Bordeaux, France. Wins WBC super-welterweight title.

1991: Tony Lopez KO 6 Lupe Gutierrez, Lake Tahoe. Retains IBF super-featherweight title.

1997: Lennox Lewis DQ 5 Henry Akinwande, Stateline, NV. Retains WBC heavyweight title.

2003: Ricardo Mayorga W 12 Vernon Forrest, Las Vegas. Retains World Welterweight Title.
-Noel Arambulet W 12 Yutaka Niida, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

2008: Wladimir Klitschko KO 11 Tony Thompson, Hamburg, Germany. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.
-Ulises Solis W 12 Glenn Donaire, Hermosillo, Mexico. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

[Master]

Holyfield v Quawi = war

[IamInuit]

Holyfield v Quawi = war

Indeed. That was only Holy's 12th fight.

[Master]

Holyfield v Quawi = war

Indeed. That was only Holy's 12th fight.

Holyfield ended up in hospital and seriously considered giving up the sport.