This day in boxing. A look back.

[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.

[IamInuit]

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.

[Master]

Noriss first defence after beating Leonard I think.

[greynotsoold]

A little info on ralph Dupas, who fought this day years ago. I've read he was something to see, but I've never found any of his fights. 106-23 and he fought many good fighters.
Ralph Dupas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia