This day in boxing. A look back.

[Master]

Finnegan was a very tough man. For a guy known for his left hook, Foster had a sharp right hand as well.

I always thought Foster had a bomb of a right hand. Anyway that was a brutal knockout at round 14. Foster was a great fighter at light heavy.

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September 27

Fight of the day

1986: Lloyd Honeyghan vs Donald Curry
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1907: Joe Gans W 20 George Memsic, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

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

1933: Tommy Loughran W 15 Jack Sharkey, Philadelphia.

1946: Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano, NYC. Retains World Middleweight Title. 1946 Fight of the Year.

1950: Ezzard Charles W 15 Joe Louis, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title and with it worldwide recognition.

1970: Yoshiaki Numata KO 5 Raul Rojas, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1980: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Alan Minter, London. Wins World Middleweight Title.
After referee Carlos Berrocal stopped the fight at 1:45 of round three, the British fans turfed the ring with beer bottles and cans for an eternity. Bloody thugs

1983: Frank Cedeno KO 6 Charlie Magri, Wembley. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1986: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 7 Donald Curry, Atlantic City. Wins World Welterweight Title.
-Brian Mitchell KO 10 Alfredo Layne, Sun City. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Antonio Cermeno W 12 Jose Rojas, Caracas. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Irene Pacheco KO 6 Damaen Kelly, Barranquilla, Colombia. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2008: Guillermo Jones KO 10 Firat Arslan, Hamburg. Wins WBA Cruiserweight Title.
-Sugar Shane Mosley KO 12 Ricardo Mayorga, Carson City, CA.
-Andre Berto W 12 Steve Forbes, Carson City, CA. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.
-Edgar Sosa W 12 Sonny Boy Jaro, Mexico City. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

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September 28

Fight of the day

1979: Larry Holmes vs Earnie Shavers.



1898: George (Kid) Lavigne D 20 Frank Erne, Coney Island. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1928: Andre Routis W 15 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Wins World Featherweight Title. “None disputed the verdict when it was announced after one of the most savage fights ever staged for the 126-pound crown. The crowd cheered the victor and vanquished thunderously, but particularly the conqueror, for a fight which deserved the ring crown.” New York Times.

1939: Joey Archibald W 15 Harry Jeffra, Washington DC Retains World Featherweight Title.

1945: Rocky Graziano KO 3 Harold Green, NYC. Green, who had already beat Graziano twice, told The Ring magazine 45 years later, “I was told to lay down. It wasn’t easy. When you’re doing it, it hurts.”

1968: Carlos Teo Cruz W 15 Mando Ramos, Los Angeles.* Retains World Lightweight Title.
-Shozo Saijyo W 15 Raul Rojas, Los Angeles. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1976: Muhammad Ali W 15 Ken Norton, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1979: Larry Holmes KO 11 Earnie Shavers, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Wifredo Gomez KO 10 Carlos Mendoza, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1985: Barry McGuigan KO 9 Bernard Taylor, Belfast. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1989: Brian Mitchell KO 7 Irving Mitchell, Lewiston, ME. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Ratanapol Sow Voraphin KO 5 Oscar Andrade, Prajuabkirikhan, Thailand. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

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September 29

Fight of the day

1977: Muhammad Ali vs Earnie Shavers



1902: Philadelphia Jack O’Brien W 6 Joe Choynski, Chicago.

1936: Charley Burley KO 4 George Leggins, Pittsburgh. Burley’s pro debut.

1941: Joe Louis KO 6 Lou Nova, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1967: Emile Griffith W 15 Nino Benvenuti, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

1972: Venice Borkorsor KO 10 Betulio Gonzalez, Bankok. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1973: Carlos Monzon W 15 Jean-Claude Bouttier, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1977: Muhammad Ali W 15 Earnie Shavers, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Ali’s final victory in a World Heavyweight Championship fight.

1990: Brian Mitchell W 12 Frankie Mitchell, Aosta, Italy. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
-Welcome Ncita KO 8 Gerardo Lopez, Aosta, Italy. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
-Khaosai Galaxy KO 6 Yong Kang Kim, Suphan Buri, Thailand. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Virgil Hill W 12 Frank Tate, Bismark. Regains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1993: Leeonzer Barber W 12 Andrea Magi, Pesaro, Italy.

2001: Byron Mitchell W 12 Manny Siaca, NYC. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Bernard Hopkins KO 12 Felix (Tito) Trinidad, NYC. Unifies World Middleweight Title.
-Joel Casamayor KO 8 Joe Morales, Miami. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
-Steve Forbes W 12 John Brown, Miami. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Ricardo Lopez KO 8 Zolani Petelo, NYC. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.
-Roberto Leyva Tech. Draw 3 Miguel Barrera, Ensenada, Mexico. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

2007: Clinton Woods W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Sheffield, England. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Chad Dawson KO 4 Epifano Mendoza, Sacramento, CA. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
-Kelly Pavlik KO 7 Jermain Taylor, Atlantic City. Wins World Middleweight Title.
-Joseph Agbeko KO 7 Luis Alberto Perez, Sacramento, CA. Wins IBF Bantamweight Title.

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September 30

Fight of the day

1961: Benny Paret W 15 Emile Griffith



1904: Joe Walcott D 20 Joe Gans, San Francisco. Retains World Welterweight Title. Walcott defends his claim as World Welteweight champion. Shortly after this fight Walcott accidentally shot himself in the hand and was out of action until mid 1906.

1912: Pete Herman D 6 Eddie Coulon, New Orleans.

1919: Sam Langford ND 10 Harry Wills, Syacuse, NY.

1926: Tod Morgan W 15 Joe Glick, NYC. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1937: Billy Conn W 15 Teddy Yarosz, Pittsburgh.

1949: Rinty Monaghan D 15 Terry Allen, Belfast. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1959: Dick Tiger W 10 Joey Giardello, Chicago.

1961: Benny Paret W 15 Emile Griffith, NYC. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1978: Sung Jun Kim KO 3 Netmoi Vorasingh, Seoul. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Jesus Rojas W 12 Fidel Bassa, Barranquilla. Wins WBA flyweight Title.

1990: Marcos Villasana KO 8 Javier Marquez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1995: Ralf Rocchigiani W 12 Mark Randazzo, Hanover.
-Roy Jones Jr. KO 3 Tony Thorton, Pensacola. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Naseem Hamed KO 8 Steve Robinson, Cardiff, Wales.

2006: Hugo Cazares KO 10 Nelson Dieppa, Caguas, Puerto Rico. Wins World Junior Flyweight Title.

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October 1

Fight of the day

1994: Pernell (Sweet Pea) Whitaker vs James (Buddy) McGirt



1914: Sam Langford ND 10 Joe Jeanette, NYC. Jeanette won the newspaper decision per the New York Times.

1924: Mickey Walker KO 6 Bobby Barrett, Philadelphia. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1943: Manuel Ortiz KO 4 Leonardo Lopez, Hollywood, CA. Retains World Bantamweight Title

1974: John Conteh W 15 Jorge Ahumada, London. Wins vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
-Shoji Oguma W 15 Betulio Gonzalez, Tokyo. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1975: Muhammad Ali KO 14 Joe Frazier, Manila. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1993: Lennox Lewis KO 7 Frank Bruno, Cardiff, Wales. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Joe Calzaghe KO 1 Paul Hanlon, Cardiff, Wales. Calzaghe’s pro debut.
-John David Jackson W 12 Reggie Johnson, Buenos Aires. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.

1994: Pernell (Sweet Pea) Whitaker W 12 James (Buddy) McGirt, Norfolk, VA. Retains WBC Welterweight Title. Following this contest an irate Jose Suliaman, The WBC president, asked the Whitaker representatives why Whitaker did not wear his WBC belt into the ring. Jose had forgotten that Pernell was never presented with one following his victory over McGirt for the title on March 6, 1993.
-Ike Quartey KO 5 Alberto Cortes, Carpenttras, France. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1996: Rosendo Alvarez KO 8 Takashi Shiohama, Kitakyushu City, Japan. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

2005: James Toney W 12 Dominick Guinn, Reno, NV. Referee Jay Nady.
-Chris Byrd W 12 DaVarryl Williamson, Reno. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.
-Antonio Tarver W 12 Roy Jones Jr., Tampa, FL. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

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Oct 2


Fight of the day.


1999: Ricardo Lopez vs Will Grigsby, Las Vegas. IBF Junior Flyweight Title.



1906: Tommy Burns KO 15 (Fireman) Jim Flynn, Los Angeles. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1933: Marcel Thil W 15 Kid Tunero, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.
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1939: Ceferino Garcia KO 7 Fred Apostoli, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1942: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Jake LaMotta, NYC. The first in a 6-fight series between these two.

1948: Joey Giardello KO 2 Johnny Noel, Trenton, NJ. Giardello’s pro debut.

1967: Curtis Cokes KO 8 Charlie Shipes, Oakland. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1976: Guty Espadas KO 13 Susumu Hanagata, Los Angeles. Wins vacant WBA Flyweight Title.

1980: Larry Holmes KO 11 Muhammad Ali, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Saoul Mamby W 15 Termite Watkins, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1987: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Lupe Aquino, Perugia, Italy. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1988: Fidel Bassa W 12 Ray Medel, San Antonio. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1999: Willy Wise W 10 Julio Cesar Chavez, Las Vegas.
-Ricardo Lopez W 12 Will Grigsby, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

2004: Jeff Lacy KO 8 Syd Vanderpool, Las Vegas. Wins vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Felix Trinidad KO 8 Ricardo Mayorga, NYC.
-Kassim Ouma W 12 Verno Phillips, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.