This day in boxing. A look back.

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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 17


Fight of the day

2009: Andre Berto vs Luis Collazo



1905: Cus D’Amato born.

1922: Harry Wills W 10 Sam Langford, Portland OR.

1930: Leo Lomski W 10 James J. Braddock, Chicago, IL. Referee: Dave Miller.

-Jackie Berg W 10 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Referee: Mike Hylis.

“Fighting one of the most important ring struggles of his career, Berg rose to the occasion by giving Canzoneri one of the worst beatings he has ever experienced and winning the decision to the complete satisfaction of the crowd which jammed the Garden. However the official verdict was not unanimous.”

(James P. Dawson, New York Times).

1941: Fritzie Zivic KO 12 Henry Armstrong, NYC. Retains world welterweight title.

1942: Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

1981: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 8 Fulgencio Obelmeijas, Boston. Retains world middleweight title.

1986: Tim Witherspoon W 15 Tony Tubbs, Atlanta. Wins WBA heavyweight title. Witherspoon’s post fight urinalysis tests positive for weed.

1988: Wifredo Vasquez Draw 12 Takuya Muguruma, Osaka. Retains WBA bantamweight title.

1998: Michael Grant KO 5 David Izon, Atlantic City.

- Angel Manfredy KO 8 Arturo Gatti, Atlantic City.

2004: Zsolt Erdei W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Karlsruhe, Germany.

2009: Andre Berto W 12 Luis Collazo, Biloxi, MS. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

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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.

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Jan 18


Fight of the day

2015: Bermane Stiverne KO5 Deontay Wilder MGM Grand, Las Vegas Retains WBC heavyweight title.
Video Pending


1992: Meldrick Taylor vs Glenwood Brown. Only copy available.









1895: Tommy Ryan KO 3 Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil), Coney Island. Retains world welterweight title.

1907: Abe Attell KO 8 Harry Baker, Los Angeles. Retains world featherweight title.

1924: Harry Greb W 15 Johnny Wilson, NYC.

1932: Johnny Jadick W 10 Tony Canzoneri, Philadelphia. Wins world super-lightweight title.

1956: Sandy Saddler KO 13 Flash Elorde, San Francisco. Retains world featherweight title.

1962: Eder Jofre KO 10 Johnny Caldwell, Sao Paulo. Retains world bantamweight title.

1965: Carlos Hernandez W 15 Eddie Perkins, Caracas. Wins world super-lightweight title.

1986: Samart Payakaroon KO 5 Lupe Pintor, Bangkok. Wins WBC super-bantamweight title.

1992: Meldrick Taylor W 12 Glenwood Brown, Philadelphia. Retains WBA welterweight title.

-Pernell Whitaker W 10 Harold Brazier, Philadelphia.

1997: Kostya Tszyu Tech. Draw 1 Leonardo Mas, Las Vegas. Retains IBF super-Lightweight title. Weird outcome.

-Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

-Maurcio Pastrana W 12 Michael Carbajal, Las Vegas. Wins IBF junior-Flyweight title.

Shame Oscar and Zu never had a go.

[Master]

I was a fan of Glenwood the real beat Brown