This day in boxing. A look back.

[greynotsoold]

I would have gone with Toney/Williams for fight of the day.

[IamInuit]

I would have gone with Toney/Williams for fight of the day.

True enough my friend but I am of the mind that Toney gets to much credit and Carbajal does not get enough. I agree though. Toney and Williams is a much better fight.

[IamInuit]

July 30


Fight of the day. Two for the price of one.

1988: Julian Jackson vs Buster Drayton, Atlantic City


1989: Julian Jackson vs Terry Norris, Atlantic City



1884: Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil) KO 22 George Fulljames. Becomes the first recognized world middleweight champion. The first bout under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

1917: Harry Greb ND 10 Jack Dillon, Pittsburgh.

1931: Frankie Genaro KO 6 Jackie Harmon, Waterbury, CT. Retains NBA flyweight title.

1972: Enrique Pinder W 15 Rafael Herrera, Panama City. Wins world bantamweight title.

1977: Carlos Monzon W 15 Rodrigo Valdez, Monte Carlo. Retains world middleweight title. Monzon dropped for the first time in 13 years and Valdez gets close to taking it.
Monzon announces his retirement.

1979: Pipino Cuevas W 15 Randy Shields, Chicago. Retains WBA welterweight title.

1988: Julian Jackson KO 3 Buster Drayton, Atlantic City. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.

1989: Julian Jackson KO 2 Terry Norris, Atlantic City. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.

1992: Al Cole W 12 James Warring, Stanhope, NJ. Wins IBF cruiserweight title.

1994: Alfred Kotey W 12 Rafael Del Valle, London.

1995: Wayne McCullough W 12 Yasuei Yakushiji, Nagoya. Retains WBC bantamweight title.

2004: Danny Williams KO 4 Mike Tyson, Louisville, KY.

2006: Rudy Lopez KO 7 Takashi Koshimoto, Fukuoka, Japan. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

2008: Daisuke Naito KO 10 Tomonobu Shimizu, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
-Takefumi Sakata W 12 Hiroyuki Hisataka, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

[Master]

Julian Jackson was a freakish power puncher. Drayton took the punches but I am sure it did not do him good. Terry made one mistake, like Herol Graham, and it was over.

[greynotsoold]

I was in Las vegas when Jackson fought Drayton and I bet on Drayton. I figured he had been in with better guys, Philly fighter and all that. Oops.

[Master]

I was in Las vegas when Jackson fought Drayton and I bet on Drayton. I figured he had been in with better guys, Philly fighter and all that. Oops.

Drayton put up a good fight considering the power puncher he was facing.

[IamInuit]

July 31

Fight of the day

1999:Michael Carbajal KO 11 Jorge Arce, Tijuana, MX.






1908: Stanley Ketchel KO 3 Hugo Kelly, San Francisco. Retains world middleweight title.

1915: Les Darcy KO 15 Eddie McGoorty, Sydney. Retains Australian world middleweight title.

1916: Jimmy Wilde KO 10 Johnny Hughes, London. Retains world flyweight title.

1920: Harry Greb ND 10 Tommy Gibbons, Pittsburgh.

1933: John Henry Lewis W 10 Maxie Rosenbloom, San Francisco.

1942: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Sammy Angott, NYC. Non-title fight. Robinson ups his record to 33-0 (25). Robinson’s second consecutive victory over the reigning world lightweight champion. Robinson hasn’t even been a pro for two years!

1982: Alexis Arguello KO 2 Kevin Rooney, Atlantic City. Non-title fight.

1987: Brian Mitchell KO 14 Francisco Fernandez, Panama City. Retains WBA super-featherweight title.

1988: Buddy McGirt KO 1 Howard Davis, NYC. Retains IBF super-lightweight title.

1999: Erik Morales KO 6 Reynante Jamili, Tijuana, MX. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title.
-Hideki Todaka W 12 Jesus Rojas, Nagoya, Japan. Wins WBA super-flyweight title.
-Michael Carbajal KO 11 Jorge Arce, Tijuana, MX.

2002: Alexander Munoz KO 2 Eiji Kojima, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2004: Erik Morales W 12 Carlos Hernandez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC; wins IBF Super Featherweight title.
-Rafael Marquez KO 3 Heriberto Ruiz, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

2010: Juan Manuel Marquez W 12 Juan Diaz, Las Vegas. Retains World Lightweight Title.