Feb 9

Fight of the day x 2

1980: Lupe Pintor vs Alberto Sandoval


2008: Carlos Quintana vs Paul Williams






1908: Jackie Fields born Jacob Finkelstein.

1940: Joe Louis W 15 Arturo Godoy, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. By all accounts, this split decision win was one of Joe's toughest fights.

1969: Shozo Saijyo W 15 Pedro Gomez, Tokyo. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1973: Venice Borkorsor W 15 Erbito Salavarria, Bangkok. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1974: Carlos Monzon KO 7 Jose Napoles, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1980: Lupe Pintor KO 12 Alberto Sandoval, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1986: Marvin Johnson KO 7 Leslie Stewart, Indianapolis. Wins vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1991:Terry Norris W 12 Sugar Ray Leonard, NYC. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title. The end of an era.

2000:
The legendary hall-of-famer Beau Jack, 78 has passed away at a nursing home in Miami, Florida from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Beau Jack, who twice held the world lightweight title in the 1940’s, holds the Madison Square Garden record for main events with 21.
2008: Carlos Quintana W 12 Paul Williams, Temecula, CA. Huge upset!

-Edgar Sosa W 12 Jesus Iribe, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.