Apr 27

Fight of the day

1968: Jimmy Ellis vs Jerry Quarry






1910: Sam Langford ND 6 Stanley Ketchel, Philadelphia. Non-title fight.
Ketchel and Langford will have to fight again to settle the question of supremacy. They went a hard six-round bout at the National athletic club here and were both on their feet, able to continue, with plenty of strength and aggressiveness when the battle ended, with no decision by the referee. No knockdowns were scored in spite of the terrific hitting power of both men, and while there seems to be no doubt that they tried to do their best, they will probably come together in a longer fight in California next July for a large purse.” Using a poll of 13 NY and Philadelphia newspapers, 7 had Langford ahead, 4 Ketchel, and 2 had it a draw. Thus, the mark of a Langford newspaper win.
(Marion Daily Star)

1956: Undefeated World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano, 32, announces his retirement from the ring with a career log of 49-0 (43).

1968: Jimmy Ellis W 15 Jerry Quarry, Oakland. Wins vacant WBA Heavyweight Title. Later, it is revealed that Quarry fought with a broken bone in his back.

1980: Alexis Arguello KO 5 Rolando Navarette, San Juan. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Simon Brown KO 7 Al Long, Washington DC Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

2002: Johnny Tapia W 12 Manuel Medina, NYC. Wins IBF Featherweight Title. Terrible decision.