This day in boxing. A look back.

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After he beat Chandler (April 7), Richie Sandoval was a hero in Pomona. There was a vacant shop in the Indian Hill Mall and he sat there for hours every day signing autographs.

Chandlers last fight. Tough life Richie had and a tough ending to his career. I've seen reports of him losing between 8 and 15 pounds in 3 days for that final fight that almost killed him. A pound a day that close to a fight would be tough let alone those kinds of numbers.

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Apr 11


Fight of the day. I think Stewart won this fight.

1992: George Foreman vs Alex Stewart



1902: Joe Walcott ND 6 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Philadelphia.

1912: Sam Langford W 20 Sam McVey, Sydney.

1913: Sid Smith W 20 Eugene Criqui, Paris. Wins vacant World Flyweight Title.

1949: Archie Moore KO 8 Jimmy Bivins, Toledo, OH.

1964: Carlos Ortiz W 15 Kenny Lane, San Juan. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1974: Ishimatsu Suzuki KO 9 Rodolfo Gonzalez, Tokyo. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

1981: Larry Holmes W 15 Trevor Berbick, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

1982: Michael Spinks KO 8 Murray Sutherland, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1988: Greg Haugen Tech. Dec. 11 Miguel Santana, Tacoma, Washington. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

1991: Marcos Villasana KO 6 Rafael Zuniga, Mexico City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1992: George Foreman W 10 Alex Stewart, Las Vegas.

-James Toney W 12 Glenn Wolfe, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight

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Apr 12

Fight of the day: Wrong guy won imo

1997:Oscar De La Hoya vs Pernell Whitaker



1902: Sam McVey KO 6 George Sullivan, Oxnard, CA. McVey’s pro debut.

1980: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Ruben Castillo, Tucson. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1981: Joe Louis dies at 66.

-Sean O’Grady W 15 Hilmer Kenty, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Lightweight

1989: Sugar Ray Robinson dies at 67

1996: Pernell Whitaker W 12 Wilfredo Rivera, St. Maarten. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

-Ike Quartey KO 3 Vince Phillips, St. Maarten. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1997: Raul Marquez KO 9 Anthony Stephens, Las Vegas. Wins vacant IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Pernell Whitaker, Las Vegas. Wins World Welterweight Title.

2003: Marco Antonio Barrera KO 4 Kevin Kelly, Las Vegas. Retains World Featherweight Title.

-Derrick Gainer W 12 Oscar Leon, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

2008: Antonio Tarver W 12 Clinton Woods, Tampa, FL. Wins IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

-Chad Dawson W 12 Glen Johnson, Tampa. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Antonio Margarito KO 6 Kermit Cintron, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Welterweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 5 Alfonso Gomez, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Cassius Baloyi W 12 Mzonke Fana, Mafikeng, South Africa. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.

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Apr 13

Fight of the day

2002: Michele Piccirillo vs Cory Spinks






1914: Jeff Smith KO 16 Pat Bradley, Sydney. Retains Australian World Middleweight Title.

1915: Joe Jeanette W 12 Sam Langford, Boston.

1955: Carl Bobo Olson W 10 Joey Maxim, San Francisco.

1980: Chan Hee Park W 15 Alberto Morales, Taegu, South Korea. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1997: Saman Sorjaturong KO 7 Julio Coronell, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2002: Michele Piccirillo W 12 Cory Spinks, Campione D’Italia, Italy. Wins vacant IBF Welterweight Title.

-Yodsanan Nanthachai W 12 Lakva Sim, Nakornratchasima, Thailand. Wins vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title.

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Apr 14

Fight of the day

1990: Mike McCallum vs Michael Watson, London.



1914: Jack Dillon W 12 Battling Levinsky, Butte, MT. Wins vacant World Light Heavyweight Title.

1918: Harry Wills KO 6 Sam Langford, Panama City.

1926: James J. Braddock ND 4 Al Settle, West Hoboken, NJ. Braddock’s pro debut.

1941: Izzy Janazzo W 15 Jimmy Leto, Baltimore. Retains Maryland World Welterweight Title.

1979: Victor Galindez KO 10 Mike Rossman, New Orleans. Regains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Samuel Serrano KO 8 Nkosana Mgxaji, Cape Town, South Africa. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1980: Rafael Orono W 15 Ramon Soria, Caracas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1990: Mike McCallum KO 11 Michael Watson, London. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

-Michael Nunn W 12 Marlon Starling, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

-Gianfranco Rosi KO 7 Kevin Daigle, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1997: Daniel Zaragoza W 12 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2000: Guty Espadas Tech Dec. 11 Luisito Espinosa, Merida, MX. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

2001: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Keith Holmes, NYC. Unifies IBF/WBC Middleweight Title.

2007: Ruslan Chagaev W 12 Nicolay Valuev, Stuttgart, Germany. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Manny Pacquiao KO 8 Jorge Solis, San Antonio, TX.

-Cristian Mijares W 12 Jorge Arce, San Antonio, TX. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

-Edgar Sosa W 12 Brian Viloria, San Antonio, TX. Wins vacant WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

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Apr 15

Fight of the day

1984:Harry Arroyo vs Charlie Brown



1959: Sonny Liston KO 3 Cleveland Williams, Miami Beach.

1973: Rafael Herrera KO 12 Rodolfo Martinez, Monterrey. Wins vacant WBC Bantamweight Title.

1978: Eusbio Pedroza KO 13 Cecilio Lastra, Panama City. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1980: Rocky Juarez born. U.S Silver Medalist at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

1984: Milton McCrory KO 6 Gilles Elbilia, Detroit. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

-Harry Arroyo KO 14 Charlie (Choo Choo) Brown, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

1985: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas Hearns, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1989: Fidel Bassa KO 6 Julio Gudino, Barranquilla. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1996: Orzubek Nazarov KO 4 Adrianus Taroreh, Tokyo. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Vuyani Bungu KO 2 Pablo Osuna, Hammanskraal, South Africa. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2000: Fernando Vargas W 12 Ike Quartey, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

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I learnt about Harry Arroyo through ESPN and his fight with Terrance Ali was a classic.

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Apr 16

Fight of the day

1994: Kennedy McKinney vs Welcome Ncita





1951: Gil Turner W 10 Beau Jack, Philadelphia.

1952: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 3 Rocky Graziano, Chicago. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1960: Pone Kingpetch W 15 Pascual Perez, Bangkok. Wins World Flyweight Title.

1968: Curtis Cokes KO 5 Willie Ludick, Dallas. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1988: Marlon Starling D 12 Mark Breland, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 6 Rodolfo Aguilar, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1994: Kennedy McKinney W 12 Welcome Ncita, South Padre Island, TX. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2001: Chana Porpaoin W 12 Keitaro Hoshino, Yokohama, Japan. Regains WBA Strawweight Title.

2005: Hozumi Hasegawa W 12 Veerapol Sahaprom, Tokyo. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

-Yutaka Niida W 12 Jae Won Kim, Tokyo. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.