This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

September 12


Fight of the day

1977: Danny (Little Red) Lopez vs Jose Torres


I put the 2 min 3rd link in just for the polyester suit getups.


1927: Benny Bass W 10 Red Chapman, Philadelphia. Wins vacant NBA Featherweight Title.

1933: Barney Ross W 15 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Retains World Super Lightweight & Lightweight Titles.

1944: Manuel Ortiz KO 4 Luis Castillo, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1951: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 10 Randy Turpin, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

1952: Floyd Patterson KO 4 Eddie Godbold, NYC. Patterson's pro debut.

1956: Carmen Basilio KO 9 Johnny Saxton, Syracuse. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1958: Wilfred Benitez born.
1960: Julian Jackson born.
- I don’t announce many births but you know you are getting on when you are older then these two.
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1974: Ishimatsu Suzuki D 15 Tury Pineda, Nagoya. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1977: Danny Lopez KO 8 Jose Torres, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1981: Claude Noel W 15 Gato Gonzalez, Atlantic City. Wins vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
-Gustavo Ballas KO 8 Sok Chul Bae, Buenos Aires. Wins vacant WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1989: Gilberto Roman W 12 Santos Laciar, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Michael Nunn W 12 Victor Cordoba, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Hector Camacho, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
-Paul Hodkinson KO 10 Fabrice Benichou, Blagnac, France. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1997: Stevie Johnston W 12 Saul Duran, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1998: Erik Morales KO 4 Junior Jones, Tijuana. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2009: Mikkel Kessler KO 12 Gusmyl Perdomo, Herning, Denmark. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Ivan Calderon Tech. Win 7 Rodel Mayol, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Retains World Junior Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 13


Fight of the day
1980: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Patrick Ford. Close fight.








1909: Johnny Sharpe W 6 Ted (Kid) Lewis, London. Teds pro debut.

1918: Willie (Fat Boy) Meehan W 4 Jack Dempsey, San Francisco. Quite the upset over the number 1 ranked Dempsey.

1946: Tippy Larkin W 12 Willie Joyce, NYC. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1948: Ezzard Charles W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Washington.

1950: Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille, Detroit. Retains World Middleweight Title. LaMotta stops the Dauthuille, who was ahead 72-68, 74-66, and 73-67 on the scorecards with only 13-seconds left in the fight. Wish there was a decent copy of that fight.

1971: Ken Buchanan W 15 Ismael Laguna, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1975: Victor Galindez W 15 Pierre Fourie, Johannesburg. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Luis Estaba KO 4 Rafael Lovera, Caracas. Wins vacant WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1977: Eddie Gazo W 15 Kenji Shibata, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.
-Carlos Palomino W 15 Everaldo Azevedo, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1980: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Patrick Ford, San Antonio. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1984: Julio Cesar Chavez KO 8 Mario Martinez, Los Angeles. Wins vacant WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1986: Hilario Zapata W 15 Alberto Castro, Panama City. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.
-Jung Koo Chang W 12 Francisco Montiel, Daejon, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1991: Brian Mitchell W 12 Tony Lopez, Sacramento. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Michael Carbajal KO 8 Julio Coronell, Des Moines, Iowa. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1997: Raul Marquez W 12 Keith Mullings, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title. Jobbing of the year.
-Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Hector Camacho, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

2003: Sugar Shane Mosley W 12 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas. Wins World Super Welterweight Title.

2008: Vernon Forrest W 12 Sergio Mora, Las Vegas. Regains WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Timothy Bradley W 12 Edner Cherry, Biloxi, Mississippi. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
-Andreas Kotelnik W 12 Norio Kimura, Lviv, Ukraine, Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Juan Manuel Marquez KO 11 Joel Casamayor, Las Vegas. Wins World Lightweight Title.
-Cassius Baloyi KO 3 Javier Alvare, Mafikeng, South Africa. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Raul Garcia W 12 Jose Luis Varela, Baja, Mexico. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 14

Fight of the day

2002: Oscar De La Hoya vs Fernando Vargas


Runner up
1923: Jack Dempsey vs Luis Angel Firpo. A short and sweet addition in a Lyle/Foreman kind of way but with more kd’s and no neutral corner rule.



1917: Sam Langford ND 12 Joe Jeanette, Toledo, OH.
-Harry Greb KO 9 Jack London, St. Nicholas Arena, NYC. Could not have happened to a nicer fella.

1923: Jack Dempsey KO 2 Luis Angel Firpo, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1949: Rocky Graziano KO 10 Charley Fusari, NYC. Less then a minute left in the fight and Graziano behind on the cards.

1958: Ingemar Johannson KO 1 Eddie Machen, Goteborg, Sweden.

1962: Eddie Perkins W 15 Duilio Loi, Milan. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1968: Jimmy Ellis W 15 Floyd Patterson, Stockholm. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title.

American referee Harold Valen, the fights sole arbitrator somehow scores 9-6 for Ellis. The local fans, as well as a national TV audience felt the 33-year old Patterson was robbed.

Very odd layout for a title fight.

1972: Carlos Palomino W 4 Javier Martinez, Los Angeles. Palomino’s pro debut.

1990: Raul Perez D 12 Pepillo Valdez, Culiacan, MX. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1991: Julian Jackson KO 1 Dennis Milton, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Lonnie Smith, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
-Yung Kyun Park W 12 Eloy Rojas, Seoul. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1992: Humberto Gonzalez KO 2 Napa Kiatwanchai, Inglewood. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1996: Kostya Tszyu KO 6 Jan Bergman, Newcastle, Australia. Retains IBF Super lightweight Title.
-Marco Antonio Barrera KO 10 Jesse Magana, Inglewood.

2002: Oscar De La Hoya KO 11 Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas. Wins vacant World Super Welterweight Title.

2004: Muhammad Rachman W 12 Daniel Reyes, Jakarta, Indonesia. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

[greynotsoold]

I remember the Gonzalez fight from 92. Kiatwanchai's national anthem lasted longer than the fight.

[IamInuit]

September 15


Fight of the day

1982: Juan LaPorte vs Mario Miranda



1902: Tommy Ryan KO 6 Kid Carter, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1943: Jimmy Bivins W 10 Melio Bettina, Cleveland.

1972: Chango Carmona KO 5 Mando Ramos, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.
Ricardo Arredondo KO 12 Susumu Okabe, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1978: Muhammad Ali W 15 Leon Spinks, New Orleans. Wins the World Heavyweight Title for the third time.
Mike Rossman KO 13 Victor Galindez, New Orleans. Wins WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Jorge Lujan W 15 Albert Davila, New Orleans. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1980: Rafael Orono KO 3 Jovito Rengifo, Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1982: Juan LaPorte KO 11 Mario Miranda, NYC. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

1983: Ray Mancini KO 9 Orlando Romero, NYC. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1984: Thomas Hearns KO 3 Fred Hutchins, Saginaw, MI. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.
Santos Laciar KO 10 Prudencio Cardona, Cordoba, Argentina. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1989: Marlon Starling W 12 Yung Kil Chung, Hartford. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1990: Dave McAuley W 12 Rodolfo Blanco, Belfast. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2000: Jose Luis Castillo D 12 Stevie Johnston, Denver. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

2006: Junior Witter W 12 DeMarcus Corley, London. Wins vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.

2008: Roman Gonzalez KO 4 Yutaka Niida, Yokohama. Wins WBA Strawweight Title.

2009: Simphiwe Nongqayi W 12 Jorge Arce, Cancun, Mexico. Wins vacant IBF Super Flyweight Title.
Edgar Sosa KO 6 Omar Soto, Puebla, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 16

Fight of the day

1981: Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns. Went and watched this live (closed circuit) with a die-hard Leonard fan and I a Hearns fan to the core.




1897: Battling Siki born Louis Phal.

1913: Johnny Kilbane W 12 Jimmy Walsh, Boston. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1936: Benny Lynch KO 8 Pat Palmer, Glasgow. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.

1940: Lew Jenkins W 12 Bob Montgomery, Philadelphia.

1981: Sugar Ray Leonard KO 14 Thomas Hearns, Las Vegas. Unifies the World Welterweight Title. Just an unbelievable fight

1984: Hwan Kil Yuh KO 6 Sakda Galaxy, Pohang, S. Korea. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Joge Paez KO 2 Jose Maria Lopez, Mexico City. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1995:Terry Norris KO 9 David Gonzalez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 David Kamau, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1997: Mark Johnson W 12 Angel Almena, Nashville. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2000: Bruno Girard W 12 Manuel Siaca, Chateauroux, France. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-William Joppy W 12 Hassine Cherifi, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.
-Sharmba Mitchell W 12 Felix Flores, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Joel Casamayor KO 5 Radford Beasley, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2005: Sandro Marcos KO 2 Johnny Tapia, Chicago. Tapia took a good left hook to the body and folded for the first time in over 60 fights.

2006: Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Rocky Juarez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
-Joan Guzman W 12 Jorge Barrios, Las Vegas, NV. Referee: Vic Drakulich | Judge: -------Israel -Vasquez KO 10 Jhonny Gonzalez, Las Vegas, NV. Retains World Super 2007: -----Edgar Sosa KO 9 -Lorenzo Trejo, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

[Master]

Leonard v hearns was special. I would love for these fighters in their prime to be here now and wipe out Manny and Floyd.

[greynotsoold]

The night of Hearns/Leonard, I was out walking my dog. Some people had paid for the fight and had a projection screen set up in their back yard, having a party to watch the fight. I'd stand on there fence looking over, until their dog would bark at me. Then I'd walk around the block, come back and watch some more.

[IamInuit]

September 17

Fight of the day

1954: Rocky Marciano vs Ezzard Charles



1902: Joe Gans KO 5 Gus Gardner, Baltimore. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1919: Benny Leonard ND 8 Johnny Dundee, Newport, R.I. Non-title fight.

1921: Johnny Kilbane KO 7 Danny Frush, Cleveland. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1924: Harry Greb ND 10 Gene Tunney, Cleveland. According to research by Steve Compton, two out of three Cleveland papers had Greb winning. The third had the bout a draw.

1934: Jimmy McLarnin W 15 Barney Ross, Long Island City, NY. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1946: Randy Turpin KO 1 Gordon Griffiths, London. Turpin’s pro debut.

1954: Rocky Marciano KO 8 Ezzard Charles, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Imagine a fight today allowed to go on after a couple of left hooks caused this
In addition if you watch the vid you can plainly see that the two finishing punches were at the back of the head.


1977: Victor Galindez W 15 Yaqui Lopez, Rome. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Roberto Duran W 15 Edwin Viruet, Philadelphia. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1980: Hilario Zapata KO 11 Shigeo Nakajima, Gifu, Japan. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1985: Jiro Watanabe KO 7 Kazuo Katsuma, Osaka. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Orlando Canizales W 12 Samuel Duran, Bozeman, MT. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.
-Victor Rabanales KO 9 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Osaka. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1994: Vincent Pettway KO 4 Gianfranco Rosi, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.
-Felix (Tito) Trinidad KO 4 Yory Boy Campas, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.
-Frankie Randall W 12 Juan Coggi, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 8 Meldrick Taylor, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
-Gabriel Ruelas W 12 Jesse James Leija, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Featherweight Title.
-Ricardo Lopez KO 1 Yodsing Au Saenmorokot, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1995: Regilio Tuur KO 10 Luis Mendoza, Arnhem, Holland.
-Veeraphol Sahaprom W 12 Daorung MP Petroleum, Nongtha, Thailand. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1999: Medgoen 3K-Battery KO 3 Manny Pacquiao, Thammarat, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2005: Jesus Chavez KO 11 Levander Johnson, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Lightweight Title. Sadly Johnson dies of a brain injury.
-Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Robbie Peden, Las Vegas. Unifies WBC & IBF Super Featherweight

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September 18

Fight of the day

1953: Kid Gavilan W 15 Carmen Basilio







1924: Fidel LaBarba KO 1 Pat Pringle, Los Angeles. Labarba’s pro debut.

1946: Joe Louis KO 1 Tami Mauriello, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title., Syracuse. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1963: Hiroyuki Ebihara KO 1 Pone Kingpetch, Tokyo. Wins World Flyweight Title.

1976: Eckhard Dagge W 15 Emile Griffith, Berlin. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Alfredo Escalera KO 13 Ray Lunny III, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1977: Miguel Canto W 15 Martin Vargas, Merida, MX. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
-Luis Estaba KO 15 Orlando Hernandez, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1982: Michael Spinks KO 9 Johnny Davis, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Rafael (Bazooka) Limon KO 7 Chung Il Choi, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
-Hilario Zapata W 15 Jung Koo Chang, Chongiu, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1994: Hyung-Chul Lee KO 9 Katsuya Onizuka, Tokyo. Wins WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1998: Yory Boy Campas KO 3 Larry Barnes, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.
-Oscar De La Hoya KO 8 Julio Cesar Chavez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1999: Vassily Jirov KO 10 Dale Brown, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Felix Trinidad W 12 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas. Wins (linear) World Welterweight Title. Or, wins WBC, retains IBF Welterweight Title. Referee: Mitch Halpern. Judges Scoring: Jerry Roth 115-113, -Glen Hamada 114-114, Bob Logist 115-114. Oscar blows the fight by running for the last few rounds.

2001: Two-time former World Featherweight Champion Sandy Saddler, 75, dies of Alzheimer’s disease at a New York City nursing home.

2004: Bernard Hopkins KO 9 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title.
-Juan Manuel Marquez W 12 Orlando Salido, Las Vegas. Retains WBA & IBF Featherweight Title.

2008: Celestino Caballero KO 1 Elvis Meja, Panama City, Panama. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
-Anselmo Moreno Tech. Dec 7 Cecilio Santos, Panama City. Panama. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.