Feb 14

Fight of the day

1981: Eusebio Pedroza vs Patrick Ford



1914: Tom McCormick WF 6 Waldemar Holberg, Sydney. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1916: Jimmy Wilde KO 12 Joe Symonds, London. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1918: Jack Dempsey KO 1 Jim Flynn, Ft. Sheridan, IL.

1945: Chester Slider W 10 Henry Armstrong, Oakland. Armstrong’s final fight. Hanks last fight.

1951: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 13 Jake LaMotta, Chicago. Wins World Middleweight Title. Last fight between these two and Ray finishes 5 and 1.

1955: Carlos Ortiz KO 1 Harry Bell, NYC. Ortiz’ pro debut.

1973: Muhammad Ali W 12 Joe Bugner, Las Vegas.

1981: Eusebio Pedroza KO 13 Patrick Ford, Panama City. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1987: Evander Holyfield KO 7 Henry Tillman, Reno. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

1988: Buddy McGirt KO 12 Frankie Warren, Corpus Cristi, TX. Wins vacant IBF Super Lightweight Title.

2002: A New York jury awards World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis $8-million in damages in his lawsuit with former promoter and manager Panos Eliades.

2009: Cristobal Cruz W 12 Cyril Thomas, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France. Retains IBF Feather weight Title.