This day in boxing. A look back.

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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.

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Jan 13


Fight of the day

1976: Bobby (Boogaloo) Watts vs Marvelous Marvin Hagler






1921: Pete Herman KO 17 Jimmy Wilde, London. NYC. Non-title fight.

1922: Gene Tunney W 12 Battling Levinsky, NYC. Wins US light-heavyweight title.

1933: Ben Jeby KO 12 Frank Battaglia, NYC. Wins NY. World middleweight title.
-Freddie Miller W 10 Tommy Paul, Chicago. Wins NBA featherweight title.

1941: Anton Christoforidis W 15 Melio Bettina, Cleveland. Wins vacant NBA light-heavyweight title.
-Lou Salica W 15 Tommy Forte, Philadelphia. Retains world bantamweight title.

1948: Ezzard Charles KO 8 Archie Moore, Cleveland.

Charles won the first two rounds, lost the next two, and then won the next three. They set a terrific pace…. Midway in the eighth round, Moore caught Charles with a terrific left hook and followed his advantage…. Charles was definitely on the verge of a kayo… but, to the surprise of everyone, he snapped out of his dazed condition, landed a volley of left hooks and then a perfect right cross.

(The Ring, April 1948, page 51).

Per the AP report:

A crashing left and right dumped Moore to the floor. He struggled around on one knee trying to rise immediately and Charles then applied the finisher, another right. Moore grabbed feebly for the ring rope as Referee Jackie Davis finished his toll of 10, but couldn’t reach his feet again for some 20 seconds–and then only with the help of his handlers.

1976: Bobby (Boogaloo) Watts W 10 Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Philadelphia. Referee: Hank Cisco 46-46 | judge: Earl Vann 46-44 | judge: Nate Lopinson 48-44. Hagler’s first loss after a 25-0-1(19) start.

1990: In Chul Baek KO 7 Yoshiaki Tajima, Ulsan, S. Korea. Retains WBA super-middleweight title.

2001: Zab Judah KO 10 Reggie Green, Uncasville, CT. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

2003: Sirimongkol Singwancha W 12 Yong-Soo Choi, Tokyo. Retains Super Featherweight Title.

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Jan 14


Fight of the day.

1979: Wifred Benitez vs Carlos Palomino



1887: Jack McAuliffe KO 28 Harry Gilmore, Lawrence.
Retained world lightweight title

1891: Bob Fitzsimmons KO 13 Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil), New Orleans. Wins world middleweight title.

1903: Young Corbett KO 18 Austin Rice, Hot Springs Ark. Retains world featherweight title.

1909: Abe Attell KO 10 Freddie Weeks, Goldfield, NV. Retains world featherweight title.

1944: Jake LaMotta W 10 Fritzie Zivic, Detroit.

1961: Paul Pender KO 7 Terry Downes, Boston. Retains world middleweight title.

1974: Matthew Franklin (Saad Muhammad) KO 2 Billy Early, Philadelphia. Franklin’s pro debut.

1979: Wifred Benitez (age 20) W 15 Carlos Palomino, San Juan, PR. Wins World Welterweight Title. Benitez, wins his 2nd world title, and ups his record to 37-0-1 (25)

1984: Milton McCrory KO 6 Milton Guest, Sterling Heights, Mi. Retains WBC welterweight title.
-Ray Mancini KO 3 Bobby (Schoolboy) Chacon, Reno. Retains WBA lightweight title.

1995: Vinny Pazienza W 12 Roberto Duran, Atlantic City.

2000: Irene Pacheco KO 11 Pedro Pena, El Paso, TX. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2006: Mikkel Kessler KO 10 Eric Lucas, Copenhagen, Denmark. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

2008: Alexander Munoz W 12 Katsushige Kawashima, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

[greynotsoold]

I didn't realize Merchant was over 70 when he threw that right hand at that guy- that was a pretty good punch. I saw Zaragoza win a world title in his second fight with Cermeno, I think it was.
Arroyo put in a lot of effort and patience setting up the right hand that started the end for Alli.
Palomino dropped that split to benitez, and he lost to Duran. His only other two losses were to Andy price, who had been a top amateur and was a solid pro, early in his career; and he lost to Wilfredo Rivera when he was 49. Top quality fighter.

[SlimTrae]

This thread is the GOAT!

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Jan 15


Fight of the day

2000: David Izon vs Derrick Jefferson



1923: Harry Greb ND 10 Tommy Loughran, Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Post reported that

Greb won 9 rounds and the fourth round was even. After the 5th round Greb was the complete master, the clever defense of Loughran being the only thing to save him from being stopped. Greb swarmed all over Tommy and wouldn’t let him box in his standup style. Loughran looked good in flashes. Red Mason worked in Greb’s corner. The crowd was the biggest in the history of Motor Square Garden.

1929: Dr. Martin Luther King born.

1940: Jimmy Bivins KO 1 Emory Morgan, Cleveland. Bivins’ pro debut.

1972: Joe Frazier KO 4 Terry Daniels, New Orleans.

1977: Sansaek Muangsurin KO 15 Monroe Brooks, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Retains WBC super-lightweight title.

-Sammuel Serrano KO 11 Alberto Herrera, Guayaquil, Equador. Retains WBA super-featherweight title.

-Rafael Ortega W 15 Fransisco Coronado, Panama City. Wins vacant WBA featherweight title.

1982: Sergio Palma W 15 Jorge Lujan, Argentina. Retains WBA super-bantamweight title.

1989: Khaosai Galaxy KO 2 Tae II Chang, Samut Prakarn, Thailand. Retains WBA super-flyweight title.

1990: George Foreman KO 2 Gerry Cooney, Atlantic City.

2000: David Izon KO 9 Derrick Jefferson, NYC. Jefferson is leading 78-74, 78-72, 78-73 at the time of the stoppage.

-Roy Jones Jr. W 12 David Telesco, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

-Acelino Freitas KO 8 Barry Jones, Doncaster, England.

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Jan 16


Fight of the day. One of the best refs that ever lived was the third man in this one.

1999:Robert Garcia W 12 John-John Molina




1925: Jack Delaney KO 2 Tiger Flowers, NYC.

1942: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 10 Fritzie Zivic, NYC.

1950: Willie Pep KO 5 Charley Riley, St. Louis. Retains world featherweight title.

1982: Rolando Navarette KO 11 Chung ll. Choi, Manila. Retains WBC super-featherweight title.

1987: Louie Espinoza KO 4 Tommy Valoy, Phoenix. Wins vacant WBA super-bantamweight title.

1993: George Foreman KO 8 Pierre Coetzer, Reno.

1999: Mike Tyson KO 5 Frans Botha, Las Vegas.

-Robert Garcia W 12 John-John Molina, Las Vegas. Retains IBF super-featherweight title

-Zab Judah KO 4 Wilfredo Negron, Las Vegas.

2004: Matt Vanda W 10 Sam Garr, Minneapolis, MN. I don't recall seeing this fight but it was the worst judged fight of the year candidate.