This day in boxing. A look back.

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August 26

Fight of the day

1995: Pernell Whitaker vs Gary Jacobs


1904: James J. Jeffries KO 2 Jack Munroe, San Francisco. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Jeffries retired after the fight at 18/0/2. I have never understood that move. He then comes out of 6 six retirement and gets shit kicked by Johnson.

1935: Lou Salica W 15 Sixto Escobar, Bronx, NY. Wins NBA Bantamweight Title.

1941: Gus Lesnevich W 15 Tami Mauriello, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1965: Luis Rodriguez W 10 Ruben (Hurricane) Carter, Los Angeles.

1978: Antonio Cervantes KO 9 Norman Sekgapane, Mmbatho, Bophuthatswana. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1983: Leonardo Cruz W 15 Cleo Garcia, Santa Domingo. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1989: Raul Perez KO 8 Cardenio Ulloa, Talcahueno, Chile. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1990: Humberto Gonzalez KO 8 Jorge Rivera, Cancun, MX. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1994: Hector Acero Sanchez W 12 Tracy Harris Patterson, Atlantic City. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1995: Pernell Whitaker W 12 Gary Jacobs, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1996: Yuri Arbachakov KO 9 Takato Toguchi, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2000: Fernando Vargas KO 4 Ross Thompson, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

Vernon Forrest NC 3 Raul Frank, Las Vegas. For vacant IBF Welterweight Title.

2002: Masamori Tokuyama KO 6 Erik Lopez, Saitama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2005: O’Neil Bell KO 11 Sebastian Rothmann, Hollywood, Fla. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

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August 27

Fight of the day
Not available.

1894: Jack McAuliffe W 10 Young Griffo, Coney Island.

1924: Paul Berllenbach D 6 Young Stribling, NYC.

1925: Louis Kaplan D 15 Babe Herman, Waterbury, CT. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1943: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Henry Armstrong, NYC.

1951: Paddy DeMarco W 10 Sandy Saddler, Milwaukee. Non-title fight.

1977: Samuel Serrano W 15 Apollo Yoshio, San Juan. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1985: Mickey Ward KO 4 Greg Young, Lowell, MA. Ward’s pro debut.

1994: Chris Eubank KO 7 Sam Storey, Cardiff, Wales.

Jake Rodriguez KO 9 George Scott, Bushkill. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

2000: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 In Joo Cho, Osaka, Japan. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.
Tokuyama becomes the first North Korean to win a world title.

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August 28,

Fight of the day


1959: Gene Fullmer vs Carmen Basilio



1922: Johnny Dundee W 15 Pepper Martin, NYC. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1940: Fritzie Zivic W10 Sammy Angott, Pittsburgh.

1946: Joey Maxim W 10 Jersey Joe Walcott, Camden, NJ.

1948: Archie Moore W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Baltimore.

1959: Gene Fullmer KO 14 Carmen Basilio, San Francisco. Wins vacant NBA Middleweight Title.

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

1976: Carlos Zarate KO 12 Paul Ferreri, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1988: Myung Woo Yuh KO 6 Putt Ohyuthanakom, Pusan, South Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1992: Maurice Blocker W 12 Luis Garcia, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1998: Bernard Hopkins no-contest 4 Robert Allen, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight Title. The ankle incident.
-William Joppy KO 3 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

1999: Dariusz Michalczewski KO 4 Montell Griffin, Bremen, Germany.
-David Reid W 12 Keith Mullings, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

2009: Tavoris Cloud W 12 Clinton Woods, Coconut Creek, Florida. Wins vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Juan Urango KO 11 Randall Bailey, Coconut Creek, Florida. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

[smashup]

Just been reading this on my lunch break

On this day in 1885, the first heavyweight boxing title fight in which 3 ounce gloves were used was fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey. It was also the first title fight to follow the 3-minute round format. After the seventh round, of a six round fight, Sullivan was crowned champion, in a fight that shaped modern boxing.
McCaffrey had earned the right to fight the defending champion after an impressive fourth round victory over Charley Mitchell, a british boxer, in Madison Square Garden. So in February 1885, fight organisers planned the fight between Sullivan and McCaffrey. After hopes of staging the fight in the Garden were dashed, it was moved to Cincinnati’s Chester Park race track.
The stage was set for what would be a historical night in boxing history. However, things didn’t go entirely to plan for John Sullivan. Shortly after making his first public appearance in Cincinnati, the heavyweight was arrested and brought before a judge. The reigning champion was only released after convincing the judge that the fight would only be a mere sparring session and that neither fighter planned on hurting the other. Reluctantly, the judge released Sullivan, and the fight went ahead.
McCaffrey, had trained harder for the fight and because of his smaller build, he felt he would need to use his superior technical ability to beat Sullivan. McCaffrey bragged to the reporters at the time “I’m ten times the fighter he is”, and mocked his opponent whose only training for the fight was losing nineteen pounds to reach the weight requirements.The challenger playing to the media, resembling a modern day Conor McGregor.
So under the watchful eye of Billy Tate the fight took place and it was no surprise that Sullivan dominated the opening exchanges using his 44 pound advantage over McCaffrey. As the fight progress though McCaffrey came into his own and Sullivan was left to resort to more of a wrestling style, illegal under the new rules. By the fourth round both men showed effects of fighting under the summer sun, McCaffrey continuing to take the worst of the fighting as Sullivan dropped him for a third time.
At the beginning of the “final” round Sullivan tackled McCaffrey to the floor and Tate stepped into stop the bout, and to rescue McCaffrey from any more punishment. Sullivans hand raised in victory. With neither of the two fighters happy with the referee’s interventions, both fighters agreed to fight an unofficial seventh round, without a referee present. Even after the unofficial round, Sullivan was still crowned champion having knocked McCaffrey out with a straight right hand
McCaffrey never left the fact he lost the fight get to him and often bragged that he lasted longer in the ring with the champion than any previous fighter had, even if it was on unofficial round. Even though other fighters had lasted more than seven rounds with Sullivan, under the new rules, McCaffrey had lasted the longest timewise. Something he took great pride in.
Even though the fight was labeled as a World Heavyweight Championship bout, Sullivan could only claim the US Championship as his opponent was an American citizen. A title he would hold until 1892.
But what effect did the effects of three ounce gloves have on boxing? Prior to the introduction of gloves, fights were bare knuckle, and hitting to the head was less common. This was mainly down to the fact that there was a greater risk of injuring a fighters hand if he connected with an opponent’s head.
The introduction of gloves has also led to a reduced amount of cuts in boxing, however the British Medical Association has found that the introduction of gloves has not reduced the risk of of brain damage. If anything brain injuries have increased since 1885, as the introduction of gloves has allowed fighters to hit harder to the head.
The inaugural fight of World Heavyweight boxing under the Queensberry Rules, happened on this day in 1885.

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August 29


Fight of the day

1992: James Toney vs Mike McCallum



1885: John L. Sullivan W 6 Dominick McCaffrey, Cincinnati. Wins vacant Marquis of Queensberry World Heavyweight Title. What @smashup spoke about.

1911: Dixie Kid KO 5 Georges Carpentier, Trouville, France.

1951: Kid Gavilan W 15 Billy Graham, NYC. Retains World Welterweight Title. A riot almost breaks out

1960: Davey Moore W 15 Kazuo Takayama, Tokyo. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1961: Harold Johnson W 15 Eddie Cotton, Seattle. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1980: Julian Solis W 15 Jorge Lujan, Miami Beach. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1981: Saoul Mamby W 15 Thomas Americo, Djakarta. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
-Rolando Navarette KO 5 Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Via Reggio, Italy.

1987: Azumah Nelson W 12 Marcos Villasana, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1992: James Toney W 12 Mike McCallum, Reno. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.
-Freddie Pendleton Tech. Draw 2 Tracy Spann, Reno. For vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
-Yung Kyun Park W 12 Giovanni Nieves, Kyongiu, South Korea. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1993: Humberto Aranda KO 6 Ricardo Mayorga, San Jose, Costa Rica. Mayorga’s pro debut.

1994: Harold Grey W 12 Julio Cesar Borboa, Inglewood. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1998: In Joo Cho W 12 Gerry Penalosa, Seoul. South Korea. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1999: Veerapol Sahaprom KO 7 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2008: Steve Molitor KO 10 Ceferino Dario Labarda, Rama, Ontario. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2009: Celestino Caballero KO 7 Francisco Leal, Mexicali, Mexico. Retains WBA/IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
-Brian Viloria W 12 Jesus Iribe, Honolulu, Hawaii. Retains IBF Light Flyweight Title.

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August 30

Fight of the day
1996: Lonnie Bradley vs Simon Brown



1900: James J. Corbett KO 5 Charles (Kid) McCoy, NYC.

1927: Jimmy Slattery W 10 Maxie Rosenbloom, Hartford. Wins vacant NBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1937: Joe Louis W 15 Tommy Farr, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1975: Alfonso Zamora KO 4 Thanomjit Sukhothai, Anaheim. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1981: Antonio Avelar KO 2 Tae Shik Kim, Seoul. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1986: Ki Yung Chung KO 10 Antonio Rivera, Pusan, South Korea. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.
-Gilberto Roman D 12 Santos Laciar, Cordoba, Argentina. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 1 Gene Hatcher, Marbella, Spain. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1996: Lonnie Bradley W 12 Simon Brown, Reading, PA. Wins WBO title.

2008: Nicolay Valuev W 12 John Ruiz, Berlin, Germany. Wins vacant WBA Heavyweight Title.
-Cristian Mijares KO 3 Chatchai Sasakul, Monterrey, Mexico. Retains WBC/WBA Super Flyweight Title.
-Ivan Calderon Tech Dec. 7 Hugo Cazares, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.* Retains World Junior Flyweight Title.

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August 31


Fight of the day

1996: Naseem Hamed vs Manuel Medina



1899: Tommy Ryan W 20 Jack Moffatt, Dubuque, IA. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1915: Ted Lewis W 12 Jack Britton, Boston. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1923: Harry Greb W 15 Johnny Wilson, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1929: Barney Ross W 6 Ramon Lugo, Los Angeles. Ross’ pro debut.

1936: Sixto Escobar KO 14 Tony Marino, Bronx, NY. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1969: Former World Heavyweight Champion, Rocky Marciano, 46, dies in an airplane crash in Iowa.

1984: Pinklon Thomas W 12 Tim Witherspoon, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title.

1989: Daniel Zaragoza KO 10 Frankie Duarte, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1996: Nate Miller KO 7 James Heath, Dublin. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.
-Adolpho Washington W 12 Torsten May, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Wins vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Tom Johnson W 12 Ramon Guzman, Dublin. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.
-Naseem Hamed KO 11 Manuel Medina, Dublin.

2007: Mzonke Fana KO 9 Javier Osvaldo Alvarez, Klerksdorp, South Africa. Retains IBF Super Featherweight title.

[Master]

Rocky was only 46!

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September 1

Fight of the day
2000: Dingaan Thobela vs Glen Catley,


1899: Harry Harris D 6 Jimmy Barry, Chicago.
-Joe Gans KO 10 Eugene Bezenah, Brooklyn, NY.

1900: James (Rube) Ferns W 15 Matty Matthews, Detroit. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1908: Sam Langford ND 6 Joe Jeanette, NYC.
-Tommy Burns KO 6 Bill Lang, Melbourne. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1919: Pete Herman ND 10 Joe Lynch, Waterbury, CT.

1923: Rocky Marciano born Rocco Francis Marchegiano.

1924: Harry Wills ND 12 Luis Angel Firpo, Jersey City, NJ.

1960: Duillio Loi W 15 Carlos Ortiz, Milan. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1973: George Foreman KO 1 Joe Roman, Tokyo. Retains World Heavyweight Title..
-Ricardo Arredondo KO 6 Morito Kashiwaba, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1983: Albert Davila KO 12 Kiko Bejines, Los Angeles. Wins vacant WBC Bantamweight Title.

At the time of the knockout Bejines led: Judge Jose Mayorga 107-102, Judge Dimas Hernandez 106-104, and Judge Angel L. Guzman 105-105. Bejines subsequently underwent 3 ½ hours of surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, during which doctors removed part of his frontal lobe and skull. On September 4, he was pronounced dead. Bejines was 20-years old.

1984: Harry Arroyo KO 8 Charlie Brown, Struthers, OH. Retains IBF Lightweight Title. Charlie’s nickname was “white lightening” I guess when your name is Charlie Brown you have to come up with something.

2000: Dingaan Thobela KO 12 Glen Catley, Brakpan, South Africa. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

2001: Sven Ottke W 12 James Butler, Magdeburg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Celes Kobayashi W 12 Jesus Rojas, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2007: Yutaka Niida W 12 Eriberto Gejon, Tokyo. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.