This day in boxing. A look back.

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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.

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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
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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.

[Master]

Frieatas v barrios was an exciting fight!

[IamInuit]

Frieatas v barrios was an exciting fight!

Agreed

Way better then the Robinson fight action wise but the footage of Ray at 147 is so rare that I had to post it.

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August 10

Fight of the day


1985: Hector Camacho vs Jose Luis Ramirez



1910: Joe Gans, 33, dies from tuberculosis. One of the best lightweights that ever lived and he may have went on to be bigger then Robinson.

1949:Ezzard Charles KO 8 Gus Lesnevich, Bronx, NY. Retains NBA Heavyweight Title.

1959: Pascual Perez W 15 Kenji Yonekura, Tokyo. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1963: Dick Tiger KO 7 Gene Fullmer, Ibadan, Nigeria. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1985: Hector Camacho W 12 Jose Luis Ramirez, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

1986: Carlos DeLeon KO 8 Michael Greer, Giardini, Naxos, Italy.

1996: Dariusz Michalczewski W DQ 7 Graciano Rocchigiani, Hamburg, Germany.
-Saman Sorjaturong KO 9 Shiro Yahiro, Bangkok. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2002: Jean-Marc Mormeck KO 8 Dale Brown, Marseille, France. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

2006: Omar Nino Romero W 12 Brian Viloria, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.Upset of the year candidate.

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August 11-Not one of the more active days on the historic calender.


Fight of the day.

1987: Edwin Rosario vs Juan Nazario



1954: Archie Moore KO 14 Harold Johnson, NYC. Retained World Light Heavyweight Title.

1987: Edwin Rosario KO 8 Juan Nazario, Chicago. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1990: Pernell Whitaker KO 1 Juan Nazario, Stateline, NV. Unifies World Lightweight Title.

2000: Tim Austin W 12 Arthur Johnson, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

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August 12


Fight of the day. Tried to put together Jack/Williams but couldn’t pull it off.

Not the best quality.
Jorge Castro vs Reggie Johnson,


1955: Ike Williams KO 9 Beau Jack, Augusta. Final fight for both men.

1959: Archie Moore KO 3 Yvon Durelle, Montreal. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
-Horacio Accavallo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara, Buenos Aires. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1978: Betulio Gonzalez W 15 Guty Espadas, Maracay. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1982: WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez, 23, is killed in an automobile accident.
What a nightmare of a fighter this guy was.


1988: Jeff Fenech KO 5 Tyrone Downes, Melbourne. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1991: Manuel Medina W 12 Troy Dorsey, Inglewood. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.

1994: Frankie Liles W 12 Steve Little, Tucuman, Argentina. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson, Tucuman, Argentina. Wins vacant WBA Middleweight Title.

1995: Paul Vaden KO 12 Vincent Pettway, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

2000: Evander Holyfield W 12 John Ruiz, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBA Heavyweight Title.
-Joe Calzaghe KO 5 Omar Sheika, London.
-Bebis Mendoza W DQ 7 Rosendo Alvarez, Las Vegas. Wins vacant Junior Flyweight Title.

2006: Oleg Maskaev KO 12 Hasim Rahman, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title.