This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

August 4

Fight of the Day
2007: Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez 2


1900: Danny Dougherty W 25 Tommy Feltz, Brooklyn. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1932: Kid Chocolate W 10 Eddie Shea, Cincinnati. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1936: Henry Armstrong W 10 Baby Arizmendi, Los Angeles. Wins California & Mexican World Featherweight Title. Depending on the source Arizmendi turned pro at 13 or 14. Either way he is the youngest to ever do so.

1944: Beau Jack W 10 Bob Montgomery, NYC. By all accounts one hell of a fight. It was part of a war bonds program so neither fighter was paid.

1947: Ike Williams KO 6 Bob Montgomery, Philadelphia. Unifies World Lightweight Title.
Williams returns the favour.

1952: Joey Giardello W 10 Billy Graham, Brooklyn.

1967: Fighting Harada W 15 Bernardo Caraballo, Tokyo. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1970: George Foreman KO 3 George Chuvalo, NYC.

1973: Betulio Gonzalez W 15 Miguel Canto, Maracaibo. Regains vacant WBC Flyweight Title.

1979: Ernesto Espana KO 10 Johnny Lira, Chicago. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1980: Hilario Zapata W 15 Rey Mendez, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1984: Satoshi Shingaki W 15 Joves de la Puz, Naha City, Japan. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1988: Jorge Paez W 15 Calvin Grove, Mexicali, MX. Wins IBF Featherweight title.

2007: David Diaz W 12 Erik Morales, Rosemont, Ill. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.
-Israel Vasquez KO 6 Rafael Marquez, Hidaldo, TX. Regains World Super Bantamweight Title.
-Celestino Caballero W 12 Jorge Lacierva, Hidalgo, TX. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
-Ulises Solis KO 8 Rodel Mayol, Rosemont, Ill. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

[Master]

I miss Israel Vasquez.

[IamInuit]

August 5


Fight of the day
2006: Vernon Forrest vs Ike Quartey-Real tough fight to score. I leaned toward Ike.







1931: Maxie Rosenbloom W 15 Jimmy Slattery, Brooklyn. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1961: Gene Fullmer W 15 Florentino Fernandez, Ogdeon, UT. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1978: Hugo Corro W 15 Ronnie Harris, Buenos Aires. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1990: Vinny Pazienza W 10 Greg Haugen, Atlantic City.

1995: Chana Porpaoin KO 6 Ernesto Rubillar, Bangkok. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

1996: Mark Johnson KO 8 Raul Juarez, Inglewood. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2000: Zab Judah KO 4 Terronn Millett, Uncasville, CT. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.
-Juan Lazcano W 10 Jesse James Leija, Uncasville,
-Bones Adams KO 6 Andres Fernandez, Madison, WI. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
-Eric Morel W 12 Sornpichai Pisnurachank, Madison, WI. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

2006: Vernon Forrest W 10 Ike Quartey, NYC.
-Kassim Ouma W 10 Sechew Powell, NYC.
-Edwin Valero KO 10 Vicente Mosquera, Panama City, Panama. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.
-Juan Manuel Marquez KO 7 Terdsak Jandeang, Lake Tahoe, NV
-Rafael Marquez KO 9 Silence Mabuza, Lake Tahoe, NV. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.
-Koki Kameda W 12 Juan Landaeta, Yokohama. Wins vacant WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

August 6

Bit of a slow day in history. Wanted to put up the Benton/Giardello fight but was unable to find it.

Fight of the day.
1977: Pipino Cuevas vs Clyde Gray



1962: George Benton W 10 Joey Giardello, Philadelphia.

1966: Muhammad Ali KO 3 Brian London, London. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1977: Rocky Mattioli KO 5 Eckhard Dagge, Berlin. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Pipino Cuevas KO 2 Clyde Gray, Los Angeles. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1989: Jorge Paez W 12 Steve Cruz, El Paso. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

2005: Jeff Lacy KO 7 Robin Reid, Tampa, Fla. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Eagle Kyowa W 12 Katsunari Takayama, Tokyo. Regains WBC Strawweight Title.

[Master]

First time I have seen Pipino Cuevas, other than KO against Hearns, he is a very good fighter. If I was a fighter that is how I would fight.

[BBoxing]

104Yrs AGo Today in Boxing History on August 7th

[Master]

That was funny watching that old video. the ring was very small, loved the ref in a suit and the corner men fanning the fighters.

[Stickgrappler]

1966: Muhammad Ali KO 3 Brian London, London. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

Took the liberty of making 11 GIFs... here's 4 of them and 7 more on my site

Enjoy!







Here's the vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWnt4Z2Z9N0

[IamInuit]

August 7

Fight of the day

1966: Vicente Saldivar vs Mitsunori Seki, Mexico City. Great fight and the old school footage is good.








1930: Jack Berg W 10 Kid Chocolate, NYC.
-Manuel Ortiz W 12 Lou Salica, Hollywood. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1966: Vicente Saldivar W 15 Mitsunori Seki, Mexico City. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1979: Salvador Sanchez KO 5 Felix Trinidad Sr., Houston.

1982: Dwight Qawi KO 6 Matthew Saad Muhammad, Philadelphia. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1983: Hector Camacho KO 5 Rafael Limon, San Juan. Wins vacant WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1994: Hiroshi Kawashima W 12 Carlos Salazar, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1997: Roy Jones Jr. KO 1 Montell Griffin, Ledyard, CT. Regains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1999: Frans Botha D 10 Shannon Briggs, Atlantic City.
-Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Pastor Maurin, Atlantic City.
-Stefano Zoff W 12 Julien Lorcy, Cannes, France. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

2004: Diego Corrales KO 10 Acelino Freitas, Ledyard, CT.

-Yodsanan Nanthachai W 12 Steve Forbes, Ledyard, CT. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2010: Cornelius Bundrage KO 5 Cory Spinks, St. Louis, MO. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

[IamInuit]

August 8

Fight of the day

1997:Yokthai Sithoar vs Jesus Rojas, Bangkok.


1934: Sixto Escobar W 15 Eugene Huat, Montreal. Retains NBA Bantamweight Title.

1987: Baby Sugar Rojas W 12 Santos Laciar, Miami. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1997:Terry Norris KO 2 Joaquin Velazquez, Kansas City, MO. Non-title fight.

-Yokthai Sithoar W 12 Jesus Rojas, Bangkok. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

August 9


Fight of the day. There were a few to choose from today but I went with some rare footage of Ray at 147. This fight is also Rays last fight at 147. Paul Cavalier was the ref and lone judge in the fight. Imo opinion Ray carried Charley cause he liked him.

These links could not be embedded and are not available in a youtube search. Enjoy.

1950: Sugar Ray Robinson vs Charley Fusari
http://www.youtube.com/v/rdRIXycRRyE&hl
http://www.youtube.com/v/_D9BSX-8xZk&hl
http://www.youtube.com/v/bs593JGSyWk&h

1933: Lou Brouillard KO 7 Ben Jeby, NYC. Wins New York World Middleweight Title.

1950: Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Charley Fusari, Jersey City, NJ. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1958: Luis Rodriguez W 10 Benny (Kid) Paret, Havana.

1971: Rodrigo Valdez KO 7 Bobby Cassidy, NYC. Rodrigo stopped Bobby but Bobby gave him hepatitis during the fight.

-Chu Chu Malve W 9 Harold Weston, Jr., NYC. . The two fought a nine rounder as a compromise because Malave wanted eight rounds and Weston wanted ten.

1978: Masashi Kudo W 15 Eddie Gazo, Akita, Japan. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1980: Alexis Arguello KO 8 Cornelius Boza Edwards, Atlantic City.
-Sergio Palma KO 5 Leo Randolph, Spokane, Washington. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1985: Miguel Lora W 12 Daniel Zaragoza, Miami. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1987: Rocky Lockridge KO 8 Barry Michael, Windsor. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Jum Hwan Choi KO 4 Toshihiko Matsuda, Seoul. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1991: Bobby Czyz W 12 Bash Ali, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

1997: Vince Phillips KO 3 Mickey Ward, Boston. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

2002: Miguel Barrera W 12 Roberto Leyva, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2003: Acelino Freitas KO 12 Jorge Barrios, Miami, FL. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.