This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

Oct 14


Fight of the day 1

1949: Ezzard Charles vs Pat Valentino. I have to say there is something very unique about old boxing footage. It just seems so much more raw and real. For those who watch these fights I hope you enjoy this one.



Fight of the day 2

1967: Vicente Saldivar vs Howard Winstone 3




1912: Johnny Kilbane W 12 Ed O’Keefe, Cleveland. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1949: Ezzard Charles KO 8 Pat Valentino, San Francisco. Retains NBA Heavyweight Title
-Kid Gavilan W 10 Beau Jack, Chicago. Referee: Frank Sikora.

Scoring: 55-45, 58-42, 54-46 “Gavilan, with superior boxing skill, punished the rushing, wild-swinging Beau Jack with jolting left hooks to the head and body and mixed these punches with sharp right crosses. Beau Jack, the one time Augusta, Ga., bootblack, fought five rounds with his left eye swollen nearly shut. Gavilan popped a hard right into the eye in the fourth round and it started swelling immediately. The squat Beau Jack always rushed into close quarters with swinging fists, but failed to land effectively. Gavilan kept his foe tied up after Beau Jack’s swings landed harmlessly, and retaliated with sharp punches. He had Beau Jack on the ropes in the third round under heavy, accurate blows to the head and the Georgia Negro was unable to fight back.”

(AP)

1967: Vicente Saldivar KO 12 Howard Winstone, Mexico City. Retains World Featherweight Title. Saldivar announced retirement shortly afterwards

1988: Simon Brown W 12 Mauro Martelli, Lausanne, Switzerland. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1989: Juan Polo Perez W 12 Elly Pical, Roanoke, VA. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1995: Henry Maske W 12 Graciano Rocchigiani, Munich. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson, Comodoro Rivadavoa, Argentina. Retains WBA Middleweight Title
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2001: Eidy Moya KO 11 Adan Vargas, McAllen, TX. Wins vacant WBA Bantamweight Title.

2006: Joe Calzaghe W 12 Sakio Bika, Manchester, England. Retains World Super Middleweight Title.
-Mikkel Kessler KO 3 Markus Beyer, Copenhagen, Denmark. Retains WBA, Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Oct 16


Fight of the day

1982: Eusebio Pedroza vs Bernard Taylor




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

1902: Young Corbett KO 8 Joe Berstein, Baltimore. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1903: Frankie Neil D 20 Johnny Reagan, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1906: Honey Mellody W 15 Joe Walcott, Chelsea, MA. Wins vacant World Welterweight Title.

1909: Jack Johnson KO 12 Stanley Ketchel, Colma, CA. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

“The whole climax of the fight was crowded into thirty-four seconds. At the beginning of the last round, there was little to judge from preceding rounds to pick the winner. They met in the center, clashed and wrestled to Johnson’s corner. The Negro broke, and poising himself, dashed at Ketchel, who shrank to meet him. Ketchel drove his right to the black’s lowered head. Johnson ducked and received the blow behind the ear and rolled to the floor. Johnson arose slowly and leaped toward the white man, landing a terrific blow on Ketchel’s jaw; with his left he struck for the stomach and with his right swung again, catching Ketchel’s head as it rolled from the onslaught. Ketchel dropped in a heap while Johnson sprawled across the beaten rival’s legs. Johnson arose still dazed and clung to the ropes.”

(Associated Press)-Imagine if someone wrote that today.


1970: Chucho Castillo KO 14 Ruben Olivares, Inglewood. Wins World Bantamweight Title. Ruben suffered a cut the size of a corner store which was the beginning of the end.

1976: Wilfred Benitez KO 3 Tony Petronelli, San Juan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.
-Samuel Serrano W 15 Ben Villaflor, San Juan. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.
-Alfonso Zamora KO 12 Soo Hwan Hong, Inchon, S. Korea. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1982: Eusebio Pedroza D 15 Bernard Taylor, Charlotte, North Carolina. Retains WBA Featherweight Title. Referee: Stanley Christodoulou 147-143 | Judge: Knud Jensen 144-146 | Judge: Oscar K. Oppen 146-146.

1987: Mike Tyson KO 7 Tyrell Biggs, Atlantic City. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Judges scoring at time of stoppage: Al Wilensky (60-54), John Stewart (60-54), Frank Brunette (60-52) all for Tyson.
-Matthew Hilton KO 2 Jack Callahan, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.
-Jeff Fenech Tech. Dec. 4 Carlos Zarate, Sydney. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1988: Juan Jose Estrada KO 11 Takuya Muguruma, Moriguchi, Japan. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1990: James Toney W 10 Sanderline Williams, Tampa, FL.
-Winky Wright W 4 Anthony Salerno, Tampa, FL. Wright’s pro debut.

1992: Anaclet Wamba W 12 Andrew Maynard, Paris. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.
-Charley Burley, 75, dies.

1993: Anaclet Wamba KO 7 Akim Tafer, Paris. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1999: Irene Pacheco KO 4 Ferid Ben Jeddou, Barranquilla, Columbia. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2008: Oscar Larios W 12 Takahiro Aoh, Tokyo. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.
-Hozumi Hasegawa KO 2 Alejandro Valdez, Tokyo. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Oct 17


Fight of the day

1997: Ike Quartey vs Jose Luis Lopez



1904: Joe Bowker W 20 Frankie Neil, London. Wins World Bantamweight Title.
-Owen Moran W 6 George Dixon, London.

1910: Digger Stanley KO 8 Joe Bowker, London. Wins vacant British World Bantamweight Title.

1916: Jack Britton W 12 Ted (Kid) Lewis, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1929: Frankie Genaro W 15 Ernie Jarvis, London. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.

1938: Joey Archibald W 15 Mike Belloise, NYC. Wins vacant New York World Featherweight Title.

1973: Ben Villaflor KO 1 Kuniaki Shibata, Honolulu. Regains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1980: Daniel Zaragoza KO 4 Ernesto Gutierrez, Poza Rica, Mexico. Zaragoza’s pro debut.

1987: Elly Pical W 15 Tae Il Chang, Jakarta. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1993: Kennedy McKinney W 12 Jesus Salud, Lake Tahoe, CA. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1995: Saensor Ploenchit KO 10 Hioki Ioka, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1997: Ike Quartey D 12 Jose Luis Lopez, Ledyard, CT. Retains WBA Welterweight Title. Quartey, despite being dropped twice and fading badly down the stretch, seemed to control most of the rounds with his jab.
-Pernell Whitaker NC 12 Andrei Pestriav, Ledyard, CT. The coke incident.

1998: Pichitnoi C. Siriwat KO 8 Taekil Lee, Bangkok. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1999: Yeosam Choi W 12 Saman Sorjaturong, Seoul, S. Korea. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title

2009: Carl Froch W 12 Andre Dirrell, Nottingham, England. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title. . Referee: Hector Afu | judge: Alejandro Rochin Mapula 113-114 | judge: Massimo Barrovecchio 115-112 | judge: Daniel Van de Wiele 115-112.
-Arthur Abraham KO 12 Jermain Taylor, Berlin, Germany.

[IamInuit]

Oct 18


Fight of the day

1990: Michael Nunn vs Donald Curry


-Imo Nunn could have been really something had he not screwed up his life. Maybe one of the best ever.



1912: Johnny Coulon ND 10 Kid Williams, NYC.

1915: Sam Langford W 15 (Battling) Jim Johnson, Denver, CO.
-Joe Symonds KO 16 Tancy Lee, London. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1927: Jimmy McLarnin KO 8 Louis (Kid) Kaplan, Chicago.

1974: Susumu Hanagata KO 6 Chartchai Chionoi, Yokohama. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1980: Shoji Oguma W 15 Chan Hee Park, Sendai, Japan. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1987: Hiroki Ioka W 12 Mai Thonburifarm, Osaka. Wins newly created WBC Strawweight Title.

1989: Luisito Espinosa KO 1 Kaokor Galaxy, Bangkok. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1990: Michael Nunn KO 10 Donald Curry, Paris. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.
-Luis Mendoza W 12 Fabrice Benichou, Paris. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Ray Mercer KO 5 Tommy Morrison, Atlantic City.

1999: British middleweight Adrian Dodson is banned from boxing for 18 months and fined $1,500.00 for biting Canadian opponent Alain Bonnamie on the stomach during a bout in London on October 5. LOL

2000: Promoter Cedric Kushner is fined $100,000.00 by the New York State Athletic Commission for paying bribes to the IBF.

2003: In Jin Chi D 12 Michael Brodie, Manchester, England. For vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

2008: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Kelly Pavlik, Atlantic City. Non-title fight. Referee: Benji Esteves Jr. | judge: Barbara Perez 117-109 | judge: Alan Rubenstein 119-106 | judge: Steve Weisfeld 118-108.

[Dia bando]

Oct 19


Fight of the day

1990: Michael Nunn vs Donald Curry


-Imo Nunn could have been really something had he not screwed up his life. Maybe one of the best ever.



1912: Johnny Coulon ND 10 Kid Williams, NYC.

1915: Sam Langford W 15 (Battling) Jim Johnson, Denver, CO.
-Joe Symonds KO 16 Tancy Lee, London. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1927: Jimmy McLarnin KO 8 Louis (Kid) Kaplan, Chicago.

1974: Susumu Hanagata KO 6 Chartchai Chionoi, Yokohama. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1980: Shoji Oguma W 15 Chan Hee Park, Sendai, Japan. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1987: Hiroki Ioka W 12 Mai Thonburifarm, Osaka. Wins newly created WBC Strawweight Title.

1989: Luisito Espinosa KO 1 Kaokor Galaxy, Bangkok. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1990: Michael Nunn KO 10 Donald Curry, Paris. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.
-Luis Mendoza W 12 Fabrice Benichou, Paris. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Ray Mercer KO 5 Tommy Morrison, Atlantic City.

1999: British middleweight Adrian Dodson is banned from boxing for 18 months and fined $1,500.00 for biting Canadian opponent Alain Bonnamie on the stomach during a bout in London on October 5. LOL

2000: Promoter Cedric Kushner is fined $100,000.00 by the New York State Athletic Commission for paying bribes to the IBF.

2003: In Jin Chi D 12 Michael Brodie, Manchester, England. For vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

2008: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Kelly Pavlik, Atlantic City. Non-title fight. Referee: Benji Esteves Jr. | judge: Barbara Perez 117-109 | judge: Alan Rubenstein 119-106 | judge: Steve Weisfeld 118-108.

Time flies mate you give us all a reminder, on theses fights great stuff.

[Master]

Nunn was at his best and Curry, a favourite fighter of mine, was just to small and jaded to win. Curry put up a very good effort in the fight.

[IamInuit]

Nunn was at his best and Curry, a favourite fighter of mine, was just to small and jaded to win. Curry put up a very good effort in the fight.

Yeah he most certainly did. He was out of his weight for sure. I think the Honeyghan fight took a lot from him. I'm glad to see him back on the induction list. He was a great fighter in a great era and imo does not get his just due.

[Master]

Nunn was at his best and Curry, a favourite fighter of mine, was just to small and jaded to win. Curry put up a very good effort in the fight.

Yeah he most certainly did. He was out of his weight for sure. I think the Honeyghan fight took a lot from him. I'm glad to see him back on the induction list. He was a great fighter in a great era and imo does not get his just due.

Curry was the most efficient fighter ever and the left hook he landed against McCrory was out of this world. The right hand that followed was not bad either. Get him inducted!

[IamInuit]

I seem to have neglected Oct 15. I would like to rectify that and if it can be put in place thank-you



Oct 15


Fight of the day.

2005: Tomasz Adamek vs Thomas Ulrich


1910: World Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel, 24, is shot to death by Walter A. Dipley.

At the Missouri ranch, where Ketchel was relaxing between fights; both Ketchel and Dipley were amorously infatuated with kitchen cook, Daisy Johnson (Daisy?). This led to Dipley shooting Ketchel in the back while eating breakfast.

1920: Frankie Genaro WF 3 Joe Colletti, NYC. Genaro’s pro debut.

1924: Steve (Kid) Sullivan KO 5 Mike Ballerino, NYC. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1926: (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom WF 9 Tiger Flowers, Boston.

1934: Marcel Thil D 15 Carmelo Candel, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1952: Jimmy Carter W 15 Lauro Salas, Chicago. Regains World Lightweight Title.

1966: Jose Torres KO 2 Chic Calderwood, San Juan. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1976: George Foreman KO 4 John Dino Denis, Hollywood, FL.
-Roberto Duran KO 1 Alvaro Rojas, Hollywood, FL. Retains World Lightweight Title. Time: 2:17.

1978: Yoko Gushiken KO 5 Sang Il Chung, Tokyo. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1994: Orlando Canizales W 12 Sergio Reyes, Laredo. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

2005: Tomasz Adamek KO 6 Thomas Ulrich, Dusseldorf, Germany. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Oct 19


Fight of the day







What a fight.



1917: Harry Greb ND 10 Len Rowlands, Milwaukee, WI.

Greb won the newspaper decision according to the Milwaukee Free-Press and the Pittsburgh Post. According to the Post, Rowlands put up a “classy” defense against Greb for four rounds, but then tired and took a bad lacking from then on. However, he fought back as hard as he could. Greb split open Rowlands’ cheek in the 7th round.

-Benny Leonard ND 10 Jack Britton, NYC. Referee: Billy McPartland. Leonard was better. (New York Times) Lol

1926: Tod Morgan W 10 Johnny Dundee, San Francisco. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1955: Bud Smith W 15 Jimmy Carter, Cincinnati. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1969: Bernabe Villacampo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara, Osaka. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: Bruce Curry W 12 Leroy Haley, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title. Referee: Davey Pearl | Judge: Chris Jordan 116-114 | Judge: Duane Ford 115-113 | Judge: Chuck Minker 113-115

1984: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Mustafa Hamsho, NYC. Referee: Arthur Mercante. Retains World Middleweight Title.
-Mike McCallum W 15 Sean Mannion, NYC. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1985: Lee Roy Murphy KO 12 Chrisanda Mutti, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Barry Michael KO 4 Jin Shik Choi, Darwin, Australia. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1991: Charles Williams KO 2 Freddie Delgado, Williamsburg, VA. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Israel Contreras KO 5 Luisito Espinosa, Manila. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1996: Keith Holmes KO 12 Richie Woodhall, Upper Marlboro, MD. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.
-William Joppy KO 5 Ray McElroy, Upper Marlboro, MD. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.
-Phillip Holiday W 12 Joel Diaz, Johannesburg. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.
-Saman Sorjaturong KO 2 Ali Galvez, Samut Praken, Thailand. Retains WBC Junior flyweight Title.

2002: Jose Antonio Aguirre W 12 Juan Palacios, Villahermosa, Mexico. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2007: Lucian Bute KO 11 Alejandro Berrio, Montreal, Canada. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

[Master]

Was that Donald's brother?

[IamInuit]

Was that Donald's brother?

Yup. Older brother of Donald and Graylin

[Master]

Was that Donald's brother?

Yup. Older brother of Donald and Graylin

He fought nothing like the Cobra.

[greynotsoold]

Bruce Curry's fight with Monroe Brooks in 1978 in LA was a war. I remember watching the highlights on the 10 pm news when I was a kid.

[IamInuit]

Bruce Curry's fight with Monroe Brooks in 1978 in LA was a war. I remember watching the highlights on the 10 pm news when I was a kid.

I thought he beat Benitez.