This day in boxing. A look back.

[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.