This day in boxing. A look back.

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Feb 16

Fight of the day x 2. A look at Livingstone Bramble.

Not a big fan of using woulda, shoulda, coulda but they all apply here even though he did pretty well for himself.

1985: Livingstone Bramble W 15 Ray Mancini


1986: Livingstone Bramble vs Tyrone Crawley



1963: Flash Elorde W 15 Johnny Bizarro, Manila. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1970: Joe Frazier KO 5 Jimmy Ellis, NYC. Wins vacant World Heavyweight Title.

1973: Antonio Cervantes W 15 Josua Marquez, San Juan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1974: Bruno Acari W Disq. 8 Tony Ortiz, Turin, Italy. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

-Ernesto Marcel W 15 Alexis Arguello, Panama City. Retains WBA Featherweight Title. Three months later Marcel would retire from boxing. Alexis would not lose another fight for almost 9 years.

1980: Tae Shik Kim KO 2 Luis Ibarra, Seoul. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: ST Gordon KO 8 Jesse Burnett, East Rutherford, NJ. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1985: Billy Costello W 12 Leroy Haley, Kingston, NY. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

-Livingstone Bramble W 15 Ray Mancini, Reno. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1986: Livingstone Bramble KO 11 Tyrone Crawley, Reno. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Ki Yung Chung KO 7 Tyrone Jackson, Ulsan, South Korea. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1992: Robert Quiroga W 12 Carlos Mercado, Salerno, Italy. Retains IBF Super flyweight Title.

2006: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Gilberto Keb Baas, Chainart, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2008: Kelly Pavlik W 12 Jermain Taylor, Las Vegas. Non-title fight

-Cristian Mijares W 12 Jose Navarro, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title. Referee: Russell Mora | judge: Chris Wilson 115-113 | judge: Adalaide Byrd 117-111 | judge: Doug Tucker 108-120.

Lol Doug Tucker should have immediately changed his name to Silly Fucker.

-Fernando Montiel KO 4 Martin Castillo, Las Vegas.

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Feb 17

Fight of the day

2001:Erik Morales vs Guty Espadas



1918: Harry Wills KO 5 Sam McVey, Panama City.

1922: Jack Britton D 15 Dave Shade, NYC. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1935: Freddie Miller KO 1 Jose Girones, Barcelona. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1941: Joe Louis KO 2 Gus Dorazio, Philadelphia. Retains world Heavyweight Title.

1966: World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali’s draft status is mysteriously reclassified from exempt (for failing an aptitude test) to 1A.

1976: Koichi Wajima KO 15 Jae Do Yuh, Tokyo. Regains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1991: Michael Carbajal KO 2 Macario Santos, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

-Phillip Holiday KO 10 John Lark, Hammanskraal, South Africa. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

1999: Floyd Mayweather W 12 Carlos Rios, Grand Rapids, MI. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

2001: Andrew (Six Heads) Lewis KO 7 James Page, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Welterweight Title.

-Takanori Hatakeyama D 12 Rick Roberts, Tokyo. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Erik Morales W 12 Guty Espadas, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

-Lehlo Ledwaba KO 9 Arnel Barotillo, Carnival City, South Africa. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

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Jan 18

Fight of the day

1995: Oscar De La Hoya W 12 John-John Molina


1930: Jack (Kid) Berg KO 11 Mushy Callahan, London. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1936: Freddie Miller W 12 Johnny Pena, Seattle. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1961: Vicente Saldivar KO 1 Baby Palacios, Oaxaca, Mexico. Saldivar’s pro debut.

1969: Mando Ramos KO 11 Carlos Teo Cruz, Los Angeles. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1972: Mando Ramos W 15 Pedro Carrasco, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

1978: Sammy Serrano W 15 Mario Martinez, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1979: Sammy Serrano W 15 Julio Valdez, San Juan. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Simon Brown KO 3 Jorge Maysonet, Budapest. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

-Pernell Whitaker W 12 Greg Haugen, Hampton, VA. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

1995: Oscar De La Hoya W 12 John-John Molina, Las Vegas.

-Francisco Tejedor KO 7 Jose Luis Zepeda, Cartagena, Columbia. Wins vacant IBF Flyweight Title.

1996: Henry Maske W 12 Duran Williams, Germany. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title. 9th successful defense.

2005: Antonio Margarito KO 10 Sebastian Andres Lujan, Atlantic City. Ear Gate.

2006: Antonio Margarito KO 1 Manuel Gomez, Las Vegas.

-Brian Viloria W 12 Jose Antonio Aquirre, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

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Feb 19

Fight of the day

2000: Eric Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera 1


1909: Abe Attell ND 10 Jem Driscoll, NYC.

1924: Jack Delaney W 10 Tommy Loughran, Boston.

1934: Panama Al Brown W 15 Young Perez, Paris. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1937: Freddie Steele W 15 Babe Risko, NYC. Wins NBA & New York World Middleweight Title.

1938: Freddie Steele KO 7 Carmen Barth, Cleveland. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1945: Willie Pep W 15 Phil Terranova, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1963: Denny Moyer W 15 Stan Harrington, Honolulu. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1966: Ismael Laguna KO 8 Carlos Hernandez, Panama City. Non-title fight.

1978: Freddy Castillo KO 14 Luis Estaba, Caracas. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Sung Kil Moon KO 5 Chiaki Kobayashi, Taejon, South Korea. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1994: Rafael Ruelas W 12 Freddie Pendleton, Inglewood. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

-Humberto Gonzalez W 12 Michael Carbajal, Los Angeles. Wins IBF and keeps WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2000: Eric Morales W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title. I always thought Mab won this one and Eric won the next. The wrong man won the first 2 fights.

2005: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Howard Eastman, Los Angeles. Retains World Middleweight Title. Hopkins 20th Title defense.

-Jermain Taylor KO KO 3 Daniel Edouard, Los Angeles.

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February 20

Fight of the day

1993: Azumah Nelson vs Gabriel Ruelas


1909: Sam McVey W 20 Joe Jeanette, Paris.

1933: Battling Shaw W 10 Johnny Jadick, New Orleans. Wins world Super Lightweight Title.

1938: Sixto Escobar W 15 Harry Jeffra, San Juan. Regains World Bantamweight Title.

1948: Ezzard Charles KO 10 Sam Baroudi, Chicago. The next morning at 5:48 a.m. Baroudi, 20, was pronounced dead. Ezzard may have went on to win the title and defend it 9 times but he was never the same fighter.

1976: Muhammad Ali KO 5 Jean-Pierre Coopman, San Juan, P.R. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Alfredo Escalera KO 13 Jose Fernandez, Hato Rey, PR Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1983: Juan LaPorte W 12 Ruben Castillo, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1985: Sot Chitalada KO 5 Charlie Magri, London. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1988: Elly Pical W 15 Raul Diaz, Pontianak, Indonesia. Retains IBF Super flyweight Title.

1993: Virgil Hill KO 11 Adolpho Washington, Fargo, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Michael Nunn KO 1 Danny Morgan, Mexico City. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Chris Eubank W 12 Lindell Holmes, London.

- Terry Norris KO 2 Maurice Blocker, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 5 Greg Haugen, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title. 130,000 in attendance.

-Azumah Nelson W 12 Gabriel Ruelas, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Gerry Penalosa W 12 Hiroshi Kawashima, Tokyo. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1999: Felix Trinidad W 12 Pernell Whitaker, NYC. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

-Terronn Millett KO 5 Vince Phillips, NYC. Wins IBF Super Lightweight Title.

-Pichitnoi C. Siriwat W 12 Joma Gamboa, Sanui, Thailand. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

2010: Elio Rojas W 12 Guty Espadas Jr. Merida, Mexico. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Giovanni Segura KO 3 Walter Tello, Acapulco, Mexico. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

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February 21

Fight of the day

2004: Joe Calzaghe KO 7 Mger Mkrtchian



1906: Abe Attell W 15 Jimmy Walsh, Chelsea, MA. Regains World Featherweight Title.

1908: Packey McFarland W 10 Freddie Welsh, Milwaukee.

1910: Ad Wolgast KO 40 Battling Nelson, Richmond, CA. Wins World Lightweight Title.

-Frankie Conley KO 42 Monte Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1912: Johnny Kilbane W 20 Abe Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1933: Young Corbett III W 10 Jackie Fields, San Francisco. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1937: Sixto Escobar W 15 Lou Salica, San Juan. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1941: Tony Zale KO 14 Steve Mamakos, Chicago. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1951: Archie Moore KO 9 Jimmy Bivins, NYC.

1957: Carmen Basilio KO 2 Johnny Saxton, Cleveland. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1960: Fighting Harada KO 4 Isami Masui, Tokyo. Harada’s pro debut.

1987: Carlos De Leon KO 4 Angelo Rottoli, Bergamo, Italy. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Bobby Czyz KO 2 Willie Edwards, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1989: Dennis Andries KO 5 Tony Willis, Tuscon. Wins vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1998: Juan Carlos Gomez W 12 Marcelo Dominguez, Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Nana Konadu KO 2 Abraham Torres, Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Khalid Rahilou W 12 Jean Baptiste-Mendy, Paris. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

2002: Yoddamrong Sithyodthong W 12 Yober Ortega, Nakornratchasima, Thailand. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Wayne Braithwaite KO 4 Ravea Springs, Miami. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

2004: Joe Calzaghe KO 7 Mger Mkrtchian, Cardiff, Wales. Calzaghe improves to 37-0(30).

2009: Kelly Pavlik KO 9 Marco Antonio Rubio, Youngstown, OH. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 5 Michael Jennings, NYC.

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February 22

Fight of the day

1992: Terry Norris vs Carl Daniels




1912: Johnny Kilbane W 20 Abe Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1981: Lupe Pintor W 15 Jose Uziga, Houston. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1984: Loris Stecca KO 12 Leonardo Cruz, Milan. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1986: Sot Chitalada W 12 Freddy Castillo, El Kuwait, Kuwait. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1987: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 2 Johnny Bumphus, Wembley. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Dodie Penalosa KO 5 Hi Sup Shin, Inchon, South Korea. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

1992: Terry Norris KO 9 Carl Daniels, San Diego. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-John-John Molina KO 4 Jackie Gunguluza, Sun City. Wins vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Nate Miller KO 2 Alexander Gurov, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Arturo Gatti W 12 Tracy Patterson, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1998: Mark Johnson KO 1 Arthur Johnson, Washington, D.C. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2003: Erik Morales KO 3 Eddie Croft, Mexico City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Jorge Arce KO 1 Ernesto Castro, Mexico City. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

-Jose Antonio Aguirre KO 7 Juan Alfonso Keb, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2005: South Carolina-based promoter Robert Mitchell is sentenced to a 37-month prison term for his part in fixing a series of fights to build up the record of heavyweight Richie Melito.