This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

July 20


Fight of the day
2002: Vernon Forrest vs Shane Mosley 2





The Viper (rip) really did have Shanes number and oddly enough Mayorga of all people had his. I have always found that puzzling.


1928: Corp. Izzy Schwartz WF 4 Frisco Grande, Rockaway, NY. Retains world flyweight title.

1955: Flash Elorde W 10 Sandy Saddler, Manila. Non-title fight.

1959: Harold Gomes W 15 Paul Jorgensen, Providence, RI. Wins vacant world super-featherweight title.

1974: Betulio Gonzalez KO 10 Franco Udella, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. Retains WBC flyweight title.

1980: Eddie Mustafa Muhammad KO 10 Jerry Martin, McAfee, NJ. Retains WBA light-heavyweight title.
-Eusebio Pedroza KO 8 Sa Wang Kim, Seoul. Retains WBA featherweight title.

1982: Hilario Zapata W 15 Tadashi Tomori, Kanazawa, Japan. Regains WBC junior-flyweight title.

1984: Joo Do Chun KO 7 William Develos, Pusan, S. Korea. Retains IBF super-flyweight title.

1990: Christophe Tiozzo KO 8 Paul Whitaker, Aries, France. Retains WBA super-middleweight title.

1991: Charles Williams KO 3 Vincent Boulware, Italy. Retained IBF light-heavyweight title.
-Anaclet Wamba KO 11 Massimiliano Duran, Palermo, Italy. Wins WBC cruiserweight title.
-Sung Kil Moon KO 5 Ernesto Ford, Seoul. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title.
-Khaosai Galaxy KO 5 David Griman, Bangkok. Retains WBA super-bantamweight title.

1996: Daniel Zaragoza KO 7 Tsuyoshi Harada, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title.

1997: Bernard Hopkins KO 11 Glen Johnson, Indio, CA. Retains IBF middleweight title.

2002: Vernon Forrest W 12 Shane Mosley, Indianapolis, Indiana. Retains World Welterweight Title.

2011: Antonio Tarver KO 9 Danny Green, Sydney, Australia.

[IamInuit]

July 21,


Fight of the Day
1982: Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson. This would be Sals last title defense prior to his death on August 12th. Its also important to note that Nelson took this fight on six days notice and came very close to pulling it out.



1905: Jimmy Britt W 20 Kid Sullivan, San Francisco. Retains world lightweight title.

1927: Jack Dempsey KO 7 Jack Sharkey, NYC. Dempsey was being out-boxed and was starting to go low and when Sharkey turned to the ref to complain Dempsey caught him with his devastating left hook and put him to sleep.

1930: Tony Canzoneri W 10 Benny Bass, Philadelphia.

1936: Petey Sarron W 15 Baby Manuel, Dallas. Retains world featherweight title.

1941: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Sammy Angott, Philadelphia. Non-title fight. Robinson had only been a pro for 9 months and he defeated the lightweight champion with relative ease.

1949: Ike Williams KO 4 Enrique Bolanos, Los Angeles. Retains world lightweight title.

1979: Eusebio Pedroza KO 12 Ruben Olivares, Houston. Retains WBA featherweight title.

1982: Salvador Sanchez KO 15 Azumah Nelson, NYC. Retains WBC featherweight title. Sanchez’ final defense before his untimely death on 8/12/1982.

1985: Ubaldo Sacco KO 9 Gene Hatcher, Campione d’Italia, Italy. Wins WBA super-lightweight title.

1989: Mike Tyson KO 1 Carl Williams, Atlantic City. Retains world heavyweight title.

1990: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Darrin Van Horn, Marino, Italy. Wins IBF super-welterweight title.

2000: Francisco Castillejo W 12 Tony Marshall, Madrid, Spain. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

2001: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 3 Adrian Stone, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

2007: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Winky Wright, Las Vegas. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
-Gavin Rees W 12 Souleymane M’baye, Cardiff, Wales. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Jorge Linares KO 10 Oscar Larios, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

2012: Adrien Broner KO 5 Vicente Escobedo, Cincinnati, OH.

[greynotsoold]

Was it Sammy Angott or Sammy Mandell that was trained by Jack Blackburn, the trainer of Joe Louis?

[Master]

What a fight Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson was first time I have seen it. Asumah is a legend in my book.

[IamInuit]

Was it Sammy Angott or Sammy Mandell that was trained by Jack Blackburn, the trainer of Joe Louis?

Mandell as well as Godfrey and Walcott. I love his nic....."old hockbones"

Some, himself included claim he fought over 300 times. Had some close fights with Greb, Langford and Gans.

[IamInuit]

July 22


Fight of the Day
2006: Carlos Baldomir vs Arturo Gatti Atlantic City



1931: Mickey Walker D 15 Jack Sharkey, Brooklyn.

1955: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Rocky Castellani, San Francisco. Rocky was one of these guys that could just not get over the hump. He fought Ray tough in this one flooring him but losing the split.

1963: Sonny Liston KO 1 Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas. Retains world heavyweight title.

1987: Rene Arredondo KO 6 Tsuyoshi Hamada, Tokyo. Regains WBC super-lightweight title.

1995: Nate Miller KO 8 Orlin Norris, England. Wins WBA cruiserweight title.
-Nigel Benn KO 8 Vincenzo Nardiello, London. Retains WBC super-middleweight title.
-Alimi Goitia KO 4 Hyung Chul Lee, Seoul, S. Korea. Wins WBA super-flyweight title.

2000: Felix Trinidad KO 3 Mamadou Thiam, Miami. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.
-Felix Machado W 12 Julio Gamboa, Miami, FL. Wins vacant IBF Super Flyweight Title.

2006: Carlos Baldomir KO 9 Arturo Gatti, Atlantic City. Retains World Welterweight Title.
-Nobuo Nashiro KO 10 Martin Castillo, Osaka, Japan. Wins WBA Super Flyweight Title.

[Master]

Gatti v Baldimor was sad to see.

[greynotsoold]

I remember Rene Arredondo pretty well, LA fighter. At least he fought there a lot. The guy Trinidad fought was a southpaw and I believe the last punch was a right to the solar plexus, which you don't see much any more.
No, it wasn't that guy. Wrong fight. My memory is slipping.