This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

Dec 11


Fight of the day


1982: Bobby Chacon vs Bazooka Limon. FOTY




1908: Abe Attell ND 10 Ad Wolgast, Los Angeles.

1925: Paul Berlenbach W 15 Jack Delaney, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1927: Tommy Loughran W 15 Jimmy Slattery, NYC. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.

1930: Battling Battalino W 15 Kid Chocolate, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1933: Jackie Brown W 15 Ginger Foran, Manchester. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.

1939: Al Hostak KO 1 Eric Seelig, Cleveland. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

-Henry Armstrong KO 7 Jimmy Garrison, Cleveland. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1964: Sandro Mazzinghi W 15 Fortunato Manca, Rome. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1970: Kuniaki Shibata KO 14 Vicente Saldivar, Tijuana, MX. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

1971: Nicolino Locche W 15 Antonio Cervantes, Buenos Aires. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1981: Trevor Berbick W 10 Muhammad Ali, Nassau. The final fight in Ali’s illustrious career.

1982: Bobby Chacon W 15 Bazooka Limon, Sacramento. Wins WBC Super Featherweight Title. Referee: Isaac Herrera | judge: Angel L. Guzman 142-141 | judge: Carlos Padilla 143-141 | judge: Tamotsu Tomihara 141-140.

1988: German Torres W 12 Soon Jung Kang, Kimhae, S. Korea. Wins vacant WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Jesus Salud W Disq. 9 Juan Jose Estrada, Inglewood. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1992: Katsuya Onizuka W 12 Armando Castro, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1993: Henry Maske W 12 David Vedder, Dusseldorf, Germany. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1995: Luisito Espinosa W 12 Manuel Medina, Tokyo. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

1999: Vitali Klitschko KO 9 Obed Sullivan, Hamburg, Germany.

-Juan Carlos Gomez KO 9 Napoleon Tagoe, Hamburg, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Byron Mitchell D 12 Bruno Girard, Tunica, MS. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

2004: Vitali Klitschko KO 8 Danny Williams, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

2008: Tomasz Adamek W 12 Steve Cunningham, Newark, New Jersey Wins vacant World Cruiserweight Title.

-Joseph Agbeko W 12 William Gonzalez, Newark. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

-Jean Pascal W 12 Adrian Diaconu, Montreal, Canada. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title. I'll never forget the balls Jean showed in this fight. He must have reset his dislocated shoulder about 5 times during the fight.

-Jan Zaveck KO 3 Isaac Hlatshwayo, Johannesburg, South Africa. Wins IBF Welterweight Title+

[greynotsoold]

When I was a kid i loved little Red lopez, while my mother was a huge Chacon fan. For many years after those two fought I hated chacon, but I came to have all the respect in the world for his heart and courage. Limon, too. Those two, plus Arguello and Boza-edwards, some great fights.
I'd have loved to have been there for loughran v Slattery.

[IamInuit]

When I was a kid i loved little Red lopez, while my mother was a huge Chacon fan. For many years after those two fought I hated chacon, but I came to have all the respect in the world for his heart and courage. Limon, too. Those two, plus Arguello and Boza-edwards, some great fights.
I'd have loved to have been there for loughran v Slattery.

Those guys were fixtures in our living rooms Saturdays on ABC, NBC, hell even the CBC showed fights. Arguello would shine just as much today and he did yesterday at 130/35 and Lopez would fit right into this stacked feather area like a glove.

If there is an afterlife, I hope there is a time machine.

[Master]

When I was a kid i loved little Red lopez, while my mother was a huge Chacon fan. For many years after those two fought I hated chacon, but I came to have all the respect in the world for his heart and courage. Limon, too. Those two, plus Arguello and Boza-edwards, some great fights.
I'd have loved to have been there for loughran v Slattery.

I did not like Tito for beating Carr and Campus as well as Vargas but love the guy after. Same with McCallum for beating Herol Graham and Hearns for beating Andries but when I looked back at their carrers I thought wow!

[IamInuit]

Dec 12


Fight of the day


1981: Salvador Sanchez vs Pat Cowdell



1912: Henry Armstrong born. 12/12/12, Armstrong was very superstitious regarding his birth date.

1951: Ezzard Charles W 12 Joey Maxim, San Francisco.

1969: Ruben Olivares KO 2 Alan Rudkin, Inglewood. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1975: Alfredo Escalera KO 9 Sven-Erik Paulsen, Oslo. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Miguel Canto W 15 Ignacio Espinal, Merida, MX. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1981: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Pat Cowdell, Houston. Retains WBC Featherweight Title. Referee: Steve Crosson | judge: Dickie Cole 146-140 | judge: James Jen-Kin 146-140 | judge: Bob McMillon 144-145. Cowdell down in the 15th.

1986: James (Bonecrusher) Smith KO 1 Tim Witherspoon, NYC. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Juan LaPorte, NYC. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title. Referee: Richard Steele | judge: Sid Nathan 117-112 | judge: Larry O’Connell 115-114 | judge: Bob Logist 114-113.

1992: Nigel Benn KO 11 Nickey Piper, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

- Michael Carbajal KO 8 Robinson Cuesta, Phoenix. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1997: Erik Morales KO 8 John Lowey, Tijuana, MX. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1998: Juan Carlos Gomez KO 2 Rodney Gordon, Frankfurt, Germany. Retains WBC Cruierweight Title.

Dariusz Michalczewski KO 9 Drake Thadzi, Frankfurt.

-Fernando Vargas KO 7 Yory Boy Campas, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Ivan Robinson W 10 Arturo Gatti, Atlantic City.

-Nestor Garza W 12 Enrique Sanchez, Indio, CA. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1999: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Antwon Echols, Miami, FL. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

2000: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Akihiko Nago, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2009: Vitali Klitschko W 12 Kevin Johnson, Berne, Switzerland. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

-Vic Darchinyan KO 2 Tomas Rojas, Rancho Mirage, California. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

[Master]

I do not know how Cowdell nearly beat Sanchez and gets slaughtered by Nelson who loses to Sanchez.

[IamInuit]

I do not know how Cowdell nearly beat Sanchez and gets slaughtered by Nelson who loses to Sanchez.

Nelsons fight with Sanchez was on extremely short notice and he almost pulled it off. Cowdell was a bit of an overachiever and Sanchez most likely took him a little light.

[IamInuit]

Dec 13


Fight of the day. Lets just do another Sanchez classic. Sal really gives a glimpse of his boxing ability here.

1980: Salvador Sanchez vs Juan LaPorte







1900: Terry McGovern KO 2 Joe Gans, Chicago. Non-title fight. Mau suggested at the time that Gans took a plunge.

1913: Archie Moore born Archibald Lee Wright.

1929: Jimmy McLarnin KO 2 Ruby Goldstein, NYC. Referee:

1940: Ken Overlin W 15 Steve Belloise, NYC. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1975: Carlos Monzon KO 5 Gratien Tonna, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1978: Masashi Kudo W 15 Joo Ho, Osaka. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1980: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Juan LaPorte, El Paso. Retains WBC Featherweight Title. Referee: Davey Pearl | Judge: Abraham Chavarria 148-142 | Judge: Vince Delgado 146-139 | Judge: Arlen Bynum 147-140. LaPorte gives one of the year’s gutsiest efforts.

-Wilfredo Gomez KO 3 Jose Cervantes, Miami. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

-Peter Mathebula W 15 Tae Shik Kim, Los Angeles. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: Marvin Camel KO 5 Roddy MacDonald, Halifax, Canada. Wins vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1985: Jiro Watanabe KO 5 Suk Hwan Yun, Taegu, S. Korea. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Jung Koo Chang W 12 Isidro Perez, Taejon, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1991: Victor Cordoba KO 11 Vincenzo Nardiello, Paris. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-James Toney D 12 Mike McCallum, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

-Terry Norris W 12 Jorge Castro, Paris. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1993: Yuri Arbachakov W 12 Nam-Hook Cha, Kyoto, Japan. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1994: Miguel Angel Gonzalez KO 5 Calvin Grove, Albuquerque, NM. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1996: Dariusz Michalczewski KO 8 Christophe Girard, Hanover, Germany.

1997: Dariusz Michalczewski KO 6 Darren Zenner, Hamburg.

-Vince Phillips KO 10 Freddie Pendleton, Pompano Beach, FL. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

-Hector Lizarraga KO 11 Welcome Ncita, Pompano Beach, FL. Wins vacant IBF Featherweight Title.

-Johnny Tapia W 12 Andy Agosto, Pompano Beach, FL. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

-Mauricio Pastrana KO 2 Manuel Herrera, Pompano Beach, FL. Wins vacant IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

Former World Lightweight Champion Paddy DeMarco, 69, dies of Alzheimer’s in A Salt Lake City, Utah nursing home.

2003: John Ruiz W 12 Hasim Rahman, Atlantic City. Ruiz’style is exciting like golf on the radio.

-Wayne Braithwaite KO 1 Luis Perez, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Bernard Hopkins W 12 William Joppy, Atlantic City. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Cory Spinks W 12 Ricardo Mayorga, Atlantic City. Wins World Welterweight Title.

-Luis Perez W 12 Felix Machado, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

-Rosendo Alvarez D 12 Victor Burgos, Atlantic City. Retains World Junior Flyweight Title.

2008: Wladimir Klitschko KO 8 Hasim Rahman, Manheim, Germany. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.

-Raul Garcia W 12 Jose Luis Varela, Loreto, Mexico. Retains IBF Strawweight Title

2014: Amir Khan W 12 Devon Alexander. A total shellacking. MGM Grand, Las Vegas Retains Silver WBC Ttitle

[Master]

I do not know how Cowdell nearly beat Sanchez and gets slaughtered by Nelson who loses to Sanchez.

Nelsons fight with Sanchez was on extremely short notice and he almost pulled it off. Cowdell was a bit of an overachiever and Sanchez most likely took him a little light.

Nelson put up a great effort and he was inexperienced. I wonder what a peak Asumah Nelson would have done with Sanchez.