This day in boxing. A look back.

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Jan 6


Fight of the day

2001: Joel Casamayor vs Roberto Garcia



1909: George Dixon, 38, dies. Man did he die young and what a life he led. He may have fought around 600 times. Biography – DIXON, GEORGE – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography

1928: Tommy Loughran W 15 Leo Lomski, NYC. Retains world light-heavyweight title. Loughran visited the canvas for nine-counts twice in the first round.

James J. Braddock W 8 Paul Swiderski, NYC.
1947: Jersey Joe Walcott W 10 Joey Maxim, Philadelphia. Referee: Charlie Daggert.

-Harold Dade W 15 Manuel Ortiz, San Francisco. Wins World Bantamweight title.
1970: Johnny Famechon KO 14 Fighting Harada, Tokyo. Retains WBC featherweight title.

1991: Virgil Hill W 12 Mike Peak, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA light-heavyweight title. What an absolute yawner.

1985: Joo Do Chun KO 15 Kwang Gu Park, Ulsan, S. Korea. Retains IBF super-flyweight
Title.

2001: Joel Casamayor KO 9 Roberto Garcia, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2007: Samuel Peter W 12 James Toney, Hollywood, FL. Referee: Jorge Alonso | judge: Daniel Van de Wiele 118-110 | judge: John Keane 118-110 | judge: Peter Trematerra 119-108. Toney down in the 2nd.

Travis Simms KO 9 Jose Antonio Rivera, Hollywood, FL. Regains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

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Jan 7


Fight of the day

2006: O’Neil Bell vs Jean-Marc Mormeck



1978: Mate Parlov KO 9 Miguel Angel Cuello, Milan. Wins WBC light heavyweight title.

1979: Yoko Gushiken KO 7 Rigoberto Marcano, Kawasaki, Japan. Retains WBA junior-flyweight title.

1990: Prince Charles Williams KO 8 Frankie Swindell, Atlantic City. Retains IBF light-heavyweight title.

1995: Alejandro Gonzalez KO 10 Kevin Kelly, San Antonio. Wins WBC featherweight title.

-Wilfredo Vasquez W 12 Orlando Canizales, San Antonio. Retains WBA super-bantamweight title.

2000: Teddy Brenner, 82, one of boxing’s greatest matchmaker’s dies from Parkinson’s disease.

2006: O’Neil Bell KO 10 Jean-Marc Mormeck, NYC. Wins World Cruiserweight Title.

-Carlos Baldomir W 12 Zab Judah, NYC. Wins World Welterweight Title.

-Ulises Solis W 12 Will Grigsby, NYC. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

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Jan 8


Fight of the day


2000: Johnny Tapia vs Jorge Julio.





1975: Miguel Canto W15 Shoji Oguma, Sendai, Japan. Retains WBC flyweight title.

1995:Carlos Monzon is killed in an automobile accident while returning to prison after a furlough for good behavior after beating his wife half to death and then throwing her off a balcony and killing her.
You gotta like karma.

2000: Johnny Tapia W 12 Jorge Julio, Albuquerque.

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Jan 9


Fight of the day


1999:Sugar Shane Mosley vs Golden Johnson



1900:Terry McGovern KO 9 George Dixon, NYC. Wins World Featherweight Title.

Dixon’s corner threw in the sponge. McGovern becomes the undisputed champion.

National Police Gazette.

1917: Pete Herman W 20 Kid Williams, New Orleans. Wins world bantamweight title.

1923: Lou Bogash KO 11 Charley Nashert, NYC. Wins vacant NY. World middleweight title.

1942: Joe Louis KO 1 Buddy Baer NYC. Retains world heavyweight title. Baer down 3 times.

1973: Koichi Wajima Draw 15 Miguel De Oliveira, Tokyo. Retains world super-welterweight title.

1979: Eusebio Pedroza KO 14 Royal Kobayashi, Tokyo. Retains WBA featherweight title.

1999: Roy Jones Jr. KO 2 Rick Frazier, Pensacola, Fla. Retains world light-heavyweight title.
-Sugar Shane Mosley KO 7 Golden Johnson, Pensacola, Fla. Retains IBF lightweight title.
2006: Eagle Kyowa KO 9 Ken Nakajima, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Minimumweight Title.

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Jan 10


Fight of the day

1993: Freddie Pendleton vs Tracy Spann



1939: Henry Armstrong W 10 Baby Arizmendi, Los Angeles. Retains world welterweight title. Armstrong breaks the tie in this fifth fight and finishes 3 and 2 against the crafty Mexican.

1987: Patrizio Oliva W 15 Gato Gonzalez, Agrigento, Italy. Retains WBA super-lightweight title.

1992: Iran Barkley KO 2 Darrin Van Horn, NYC. Wins IBF super-middleweight title.

1993: Freddie Pendleton W 12 Tracy Spann, Atlantic City. Wins vacant IBF lightweight title.

1999: In-Joo Cho W 12 Joel Luna Zarate, Seoul. Retains WBC Super flyweight Title.

2008: Hozumi W 12 Simone Maludrottu, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

Wladimir Sidorenko W 12 Nobuto Ikehara, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

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Jan 11


Fight of the day

1981: Rafael (Bazooka) Limon vs Ildefonso Bethelmy



1904: Joe Gans W 10 Willie Fitzgerald, Detroit. Retains world lightweight title.
-Sam Langford ND 6-draw Jack Blackburn, Philadelphia. I've probably mentioned this already but Jack would go on to train Louis.

1907: Sam Langford D 12 Joe Jeanette, Lawrence.

1908: Mike Gibbons KO 3 Roy Moore, St. Paul, MN. Gibbons pro debut.

1951: Ezzard Charles KO 10 Lee Oma, NYC. Retains world heavyweight title.

1956: Pascual Perez W 15 Leo Espinosa, Buenos Aires. Retains world flyweight title.

1981: Rafael (Bazooka) Limon KO 15 Ildefonso Bethelmy, Los Angeles. Wins Vacant WBC super-lightweight title.

1991: Ray Mercer KO 9 Francesco Damiani, Atlantic City.

1997: Daniel Zaragoza W 12 Wayne McCullough, Boston. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title. Daniel accomplishes this at close to 40 and a 70+ year old Merchant goes off on one of Waynes handlers in the post fight interview.

-Felix Trinidad KO 3 Kevin Lueshing, Nashville. Retains IBF welterweight title.
-Terry Norris KO 10 Nick Rupa, Nashville. Retains WBC/IBF super-welterweight title.
-Khalid Rahilou KO 11 Frankie Randall, Nashville. Wins WBA super-lightweight title.
-Rosendo Alvarez KO 11 Songkram Porpaoin, Sa Kaew Thail. Retains WBA strawweight title.

2002: Veerapol Saphrom W 12 Sergio Perez, Thanyaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

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Jan 12


Fight of the day

1985: Harry Arroyo vs Terrance Alli



1956: The great Sam Langford (The Boston Tar Baby) dies at age 72. Langford retired in 1926 at the age of 43, with a career mark of 214-46-44 16 ND 3NC with 138 ko's.

Langford not only could predict the round he’d stop his opponent but also the spot on the canvas where he’d deposit his rival in an unconscious heep.

1963: Pone Kingpetch W 15 Fighting Harada, Bangkok. Wins flyweight title for the 3rd time.

1976: Ben Villaflor KO 13 Morito Kashiwaba, Tokyo. Retains WBA super-featherweight title.

1980: Alexis Arguello KO 11 Ruben Castillo, Tucson. Retains WBC super-featherweight title.

1985: Harry Arroyo KO 11 Terrance Alli, Atlantic City. Retains IBF lightweight title.

1991: Prince Charles Williams W 12 Mwehu Beya, St. Vincent, Italy. Retains IBF light-heavyweight title.

1996: Tim Witherspoon W 10 Al Cole, NYC.
-Roy Jones Jr. KO 2 Merqui Sosa, NYC. Non-title fight.

2002: Acelino Freitas W 12 Joel Casamayor, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2005: Promoter Don King sues Disney, ESPN, ABC Cable Networks, & Advocate Communications for $2.5-billion, claiming false & defamatory statements about King were made on the TV program Sports Century. LOL.