This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

I read some place that, at the last press conference before the fight, Meza told garza he was going to knock Garza out early, in order to conserve energy for sex with Garza's mother later in the evening. Garza lost his mind and went after Meza, got so mad he threw up. He was still mad when he got in the ring and fought wild. Though he always fought pretty much all out.

Lmao

[Master]

Zab getting knocked out and Calzaghe beating Kessler what a great day. Did not know anything about Baby Arizmendi.

[IamInuit]

Nov 4



Fight of the day

1988: Thomas Hearns vs James Kinchen



1929: Jimmy McLarnin W 10 Sammy Mandell, Chicago.

1931: Battling Battalino W 10 Earl Mastro, Chicago. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1932: Tony Canzoneri W 15 Billy Petrolle, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.

Canzoneri was “squarely at his peak: a Canzoneri so magnificently conditioned, so beautifully attuned that even the old-timers at the ringside admitted he was worthy to stand alongside the lightweight giants of the past.”

(United Press)

1934: Marcel Cerdan W 6 Marcel Bucchianer, Meknes, Morocco. Cerdan’s pro debut.

1959: Joey Giardello W 10 Dick Tiger, Cleveland.

1978: Betulio Gonzalez KO 12 Martin Vargas, Maracay. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Thomas Hearns W 12 James Kinchen, Las Vegas.
-Michael Nunn KO 8 Juan Roldan, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.
-Robert Hines W 12 Matthew Hilton, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.
-Tacy Macalos W 12 Jum Hwan Choi, Seoul. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1995: Riddick Bowe KO 8 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas.
-Phillip Holiday W 12 Rocky Martinez, Sun City. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.
-Marco Antonio Barrera KO 7 Eddie Croft, Las Vegas.

1999: The U.S. attorney for New Jersey indicts IBF President Robert W. Lee, 65, on racketeering charges, alleging that Lee and others accepted $338,000 in bribes to manipulate ratings. Also indicted are Robert Lee Jr., Donald William Brennan, and Francisco Fernandez.

2000: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 6 Antonio Diaz, NYC. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.
2004: Juan Diaz W 12 Julien Lorcy, San Antonio, TX. Retains WBA Lightweight Title. Referee: .

2006: Shannon Briggs KO 12 Sergei Liakhovich, Phoenix, Az. Quite possibly the most borring fight I have ever seen.
-Floyd Mayweather W 12 Carlos Baldomir, Las Vegas. Wins World Welterweight Title.
-Juan Diaz W 12 Fernando Angulo, Phoenix, Az. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.
-Orlando Salido NC 12 Robert Guerrero, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Featherweight Title. Salido pissed hot after the fight so the decision was changed.

2007: Takefumi Sakata D 12 Denkaosen Singwancha, Saitama, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

[Master]

Floyd v Baldimor was not a great fight either

[IamInuit]

Nov 5


Fight of the day


1989: Azumah Nelson vs Jim McDonnell





1917: Pete Herman W 20 Frankie Burns, New Orleans. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1919: Harry Wills W 15 Sam Langford, Tulsa, OK.

1959: Pascual Perez KO 13 Sadao Yaoita, Osaka. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1971: Pedro Carrasco W Disq. 11 Mando Ramos, Madrid. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.

1977: Rodrigo Valdez W 15 Bennie Briscoe, Campione d’Italia, Switzerland. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.
-Antonio Cervantes W 15 Adriano Marrero, Maracay. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1982: Santos Laciar KO 13 Stephen Muchoki, Copenhagen. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Antonio Esparragoza KO 8 Jose Marmolejos, Marsala, Italy. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1989: Azumah Nelson KO 12 Jim McDonnell, London. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1990: Pedro Decima KO 4 Paul Banke, Inglewood. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1993: Katsuya Onizuka W 12 Thalerngsak Sithbaobey, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer, Las Vegas. Regains World Heavyweight Title. At 45, Foreman is the oldest to ever win a heavyweight title fight.
-Jorge Castro KO 2 Alex Ramos, Caleta Olivia, Argentina. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

2005: Jeff Lacy KO 2 Scott Pemberton, Stateline, NV. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Rafael Marquez KO 4 Silence Mabuza, Stateline, NV.* Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

[greynotsoold]

Pedro Decima almost killed Paul Banke. Esparragoza was a good fighter and he kind of looked like Alexis Arguello.

[IamInuit]

Floyd v Baldimor was not a great fight either

I was bummed at the way Hilton gassed against Hines. He had him out of there.

[Master]

I thought McDonald was winning against Asumah Nelson until he got stopped near the end of the fight.

I wanted Moorer to desperately win against George, who I thought was a big fraud, I will never forgive Moorer.

[IamInuit]

I thought McDonald was winning against Asumah Nelson until he got stopped near the end of the fight.

I wanted Moorer to desperately win against George, who I thought was a big fraud, I will never forgive Moorer.

It was a close fight to be sure. You have to admire a guy like Nelson though. That much talent and willing to fight anyone on short notice and anywhere. He fought Sanchez with under 2 weeks notice and came within a C-hair of beating him.

Moorer was that close to beating Foreman also. That punch Foreman landed did not look that bad but Moorer's chin was not the best. A little reminiscent of Louis/Conn that one.