This day in boxing. A look back.

[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.

[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.

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

Indeed, or any other feartherweight for that matter. A very deep division historically but Nelson competes with any of them imo.

[IamInuit]

Dec 14


Fight of the day. Hidden gem

1971:Ruben Olivares KO 11 Jesus Pimentel






1920: Jack Dempsey KO 12 Bill Brennen, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Jack was getting smoked in this fight prior to landing.

1964: Joey Giardello W 15 Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, Philadelphia. Retains World Middleweight Title. Contrary to what the movie “The Hurricane” suggested this decision was to the right guy. In addition the fight was a bit of a dud.

1967: Hiroshi Kobayashi KO 12 Yoshiaki Numata, Tokyo. Wins World Super Featherweight Title.

-Raul Rojas W 15 Antonio Herrera, Los Angeles. Wins vacant California World Featherweight Title.

1968: Nino Benvenuti W 15 Don Fullmer, San Remo, Italy. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Pedro Adigue W 15 Adolph Pruitt, Quezon City. Wins vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1971: Jose Napoles W 15 Hedgemon Lewis, Inglewood. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Ruben Olivares KO 11 Jesus Pimentel, Inglewood. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1974: Jose Napoles KO 3 Horacio Saldano, Mexico City. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1986: Jung Koo Chang KO 5 Hideyuki Ohashi, Inchon, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1996: Riddick Bowe WF 9 Andrew Golota, Atlantic City.

- Ray Mercer W 10 Tim Witherspoon, Atlantic City.

2002: Chris Byrd W 12 Evander Holyfield, Atlantic City. Wins vacant IBF Heavyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Dec 15

Fight of the day


1995: Arturo Gatti vs Tracy Patterson 1



1862: Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil) born John Kelly.

1944: Sal Bartolo W 15 Willie Roache, Boston. Retains NBA Featherweight Title.

1950: Ezzard Charles KO 11 Nick Barone, Cincinnati. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1954: Bobo Olson KO 11 Pierre Langlois, San Francisco. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1958: Pascual Perez W 15 Dommy Ursua, Manila. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1967: Luis Rodriguez W 10 Bennie Briscoe, NYC.

1971: Vicente Rondon KO 8 Doyle Baird, Cleveland. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1975: Roberto Duran KO 15 Leoncio Ortiz, Hato Rey, PR. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1979: Ricardo Cardona W 15 Sergio Palma, Barranquilla. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1982: Osvaldo Ocasio W 15 Young Joe Louis, Chicago. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

1984: Gene Hatcher W 15 Ubaldo Sacco, FT. Worth, TX. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

-Richard Sandoval W 15 Edgar Roman, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Jung Koo Chang W 12 Tadashi Kuramochi, Pusan, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1990: Mauro Galvano W 12 Dario Matteoni, Monte Carlo. Wins vacant WBC Super middleweight Title.

1995: Oscar De La Hoya KO 2 Jesse James Leija, NYC.

-Mitchell Rose, 1-8 (1) KO 2 Eric (Butterbean) Esch, NYC.

-Arturo Gatti W 12 Tracy Patterson, NYC. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Saman Sorjaturong W 12 Manuel Jesus Herrera, Chiang Ray, Thailand. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2000: Davey Hilton W 12 Dingaan Thobela, Montreal, Canada. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Eric Morel W 12 Gilberto Keb-Baas, Madison, Wisconson. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2001: John Ruiz D 12 Evander Holyfield, Ledyard, CT. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Dariusz Michalczewski KO 11 Richard Hall, Berlin. Michalczewski moves his record to 45-0 (3.

-Tim Austin W 12 Ratanachai Vorapin, Ledyard, CT. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

2007: Edwin Valero KO 3 Zaid Zavaleta, Cancun, Mexico. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Jorge Linares KO 8 Gamaliel Diaz, Cancun, Mexico. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Ulises Solis KO 10 Bert Batawang, Guadalajara, Mexico. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Dec 16


Fight of the day


2000:Mbulelo Botile vs Paul Ingle



1927: Tod Morgan WF 14 Joe Glick, NYC. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

-Corp. Izzy Schwartz W 15 Newsboy Brown, NYC. Wins vacant New York World flyweight Title.

1940: Joe Louis KO 6 Al McCoy, Boston. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1941: Jackie Wilson W 12 Richie Lemos, Los Angeles. Retains NBA Featherweight Title.

1966: Dick Tiger W 15 Jose Torres, NYC. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title. The 37-year old Tiger captures his second world title by scores of 10-5, 10-4-1, and 8-6-1.

1971: Bob Foster KO 3 Brian Kelly, Oklahoma City. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1972: Jose Legra KO 10 Clemente Sanchez, Monterrey. Regains WBC Featherweight Title.

1979: Chan Hee Park KO 2 Guty Espadas, Pusan, S. Korea. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1981: Katsuo Tokashiki W 15 Hwan Jin Kim, Sendai, Japan. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Julio Cesar Chavez KO 3 Alberto Cortes, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1990: Lindell Holmes W 12 Sugar Boy Malinga, Marino, Italy. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

1991: Hiroki Ioka W 12 Myung Woo Yuh, Osaka. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1993: Zack Padilla W 12 Ray Olivera, Ledyard, CT. Fight of the Year candidate!!

1994: Frankie Liles W 12 Michael Nunn, Quito, Equador. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Bernard Hopkins D 12 Segundo Mercado, Quito, Equador. For vacant IBF Middleweight Title.

1995: Mike Tyson KO 3 Buster Mathis Jr. Philadelphia. Mike’s first official KO win since 3/18/1991.

-Terry Norris W 12 Paul Vaden, Philadelphia. Retains WBC/wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Vasquez KO 11 Carl Daniels, Philadelphia. Regains (vacant) WBA Super Welterweight Title.

2000: Juan Carlos Gomez KO 10 Jorge Castro, Essen, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Sven Ottke W 12 Silvio Branco, Karlsruhe, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Paul Spadafora W 12 Billy Irwin, Pittsburgh. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

-Mbulelo Botile KO 12 Paul Ingle, Sheffield, England. Wins IBF Featherweight Title. Ingle subsequently undergoes surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.

-Felix Machado KO 3 William de Souza, Maracay, Venezuela. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

2003: Mahyar Monshipour KO 7 Jairo Tagliaferro, Levallois, France. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2004: Vic Darchinyan KO 11 Irene Pacheco, Hollywood, FL. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

2007: Danny Green W 12 Stripe Drews, Perth, Australia. Wins WBA Light Heavyweight Title.