This day in boxing. A look back.

[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.

[IamInuit]

Nov 6


Fight of the day

2007: Manny Pacquiao W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera 2 (in English)



1899: Kid McCoy D 8 Joe Choynski, Chicago.

“Both men had agreed to a draw in case they were on their feet at the end of the sixth round and that was the result, as both were on their feet and comparatively fresh. McCoy, however, clearly out-classed the Californian an scored the only knockdown, putting Joe to the ropes with a left hook to the mouth in the third round.”

(Cripple Creek Morning Times)


1968: Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Jamie Valladares, Tokyo. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1979: Jorge Lujan KO 15 Roberto Rubaldino, McAllen, TX. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1983: Jiro Watanabe Tech. Dec. 11 Soon Chun Kwon, Osaka. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1984: Lee Roy Murphy KO 14 Marvin Camel, Billings, MT. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1989: Muangchai Kittikasem KO 7 Tacy Macalos, Bangkok. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1990: Robert Quiroga KO 3 Vuyani Nene, Pagliara, Italy. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

2000: Lehlo Ledwaba KO 6 Eduardo Alvarez, Kent, England. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2007: Samuel Peter W 12 Jameel McCline, NYC. Peter is down once in the 2nd, and twice in the 3rd.

-Manny Pacquiao W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera, Las Vegas. Referee: Tony Weeks | judge: Jerry Roth 118-109 | judge: Glenn Trowbridge 118-109 | judge: Tom Schreck 115-112.

2009: Denkaosan Kaowichit W 12 Daiki Kameda, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

[Master]

Kittikasem was a good fighter he was on mainstream TV over here so became a fan.

Did not realise Quiroga fought in Italy.

[IamInuit]

November 7

Fight of the day.Was going to post Monzon/Nino but thought uncle Roger could use a little love.

1988:Roger Mayweather vs Vinny Pazienza



1970: Carlos Monzon KO 12 Nino Benvenuti, Rome. Wins World Middleweight Title. 1970 Fight of the Year – Ring Magazine.

1971: Alfredo Marcano KO 4 Konji Iwata, Caracas. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1978: Gene Tunney, 81, dies.

1981: Michael Spinks KO 7 Vonzell Johnson, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Tadashi Mihara W 15 Rocky Fratto, Rochester. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1988: Sugar Ray Leonard KO 9 Don Lalonde, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Light Heavyweight & newly created WBC Super Middleweight Title. Once of the biggest farces in boxing history.

-Roger Mayweather W 12 Vinny Pazienza, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title. Referee: Mills Lane | judge: Dalby Shirley 118-108 | judge: Lou Filippo 117-110 | judge: Vince Delgado 117-110.

-Gilberto Roman W 12 Baby Sugar Rojas, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1989: Nana Konadu W 12 Gilberto Roman, Mexico City. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Azumah Nelson W 12 Calvin Grove, Stateline, NV. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

2003: Glencoffe Johnson D 12 Clinton Woods, Sheffield, England. For vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

2009: David Haye W 12 Nicolay Valuev, Nuremburg, Germany. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.