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Re: This day in boxing. A look back.
Oh well stop the presses we need a replate.Originally Posted by BBoxing
These two are on july 12th!!
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.
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Re: This day in boxing. A look back.
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.
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Re: This day in boxing. A look back.
Holyfield v Quawi = war
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Indeed. That was only Holy's 12th fight.
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Holyfield ended up in hospital and seriously considered giving up the sport.
Indeed. That was only Holy's 12th fight.
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July 13
Fight of the day
1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2, McAfee, NJ
Incredible scrap.
1909: Ad Wolgast ND 10 Battling Nelson, Los Angeles.
1931: Tony Canzoneri W 10 Cecil Payne, Los Angeles. Retains world super-lightweight title.
-Midget Wolgast W 15 Ruby Bradley, Brooklyn. Retains New York world flyweight title.
1939: Billy Conn W 15 Melio Bettina, Pittsburgh. Wins world light-heavyweight title.
1962: Emile Griffith W 15 Ralph Dupas, Las Vegas. Retains world welterweight title.
1963: Sugar Ramos W 15 Rafiu King, Mexico City. Retains world featherweight title.
-Emile Griffith W 15 Joey Archer, NYC. Retains world middleweight title.
1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez, McAfee, NJ. Retains WBC light-heavyweight title.
1990:Terry Norris W 12 Rene Jacquot, Annecy, France. Retains WBC super-welterweight title.
1991: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Glenn Wolfe, Avezzano, Italy. Retains IBF super-welterweight title.
1996: Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO 3 Joseph Orgaleza, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Retains IBF strawweight title.
2001: Mickey Ward W 10 Emanuel Augustus, Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH. Ring Magazine’s fight of the year. FOTY.
2007: Cristian Mijares KO 10 Teppei Kikui, Gomez Palacio, Mexico. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.
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Noriss first defence after beating Leonard I think.
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