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.