This day in boxing. A look back.

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Apr 30

Fight of the day

1976: Muhammad Ali vs Jimmy Young



1901: Terry McGovern KO 4 Oscar Gardner, San Francisco. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1908: Abe Attell KO 4 Tommy Sullivan, San Francisco. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1928: Jack Sharkey KO 1 Jack Delaney, NYC.

1946: Ike Williams KO 8 Enrique Bolanos, Los Angeles. Retains NBA Lightweight Title.

1966: Sandro Lopopolo W 15 Carlos Hernandez, Rome. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1967: Paul Fujii KO 2 Sandro Lopopolo, Tokyo. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1971: Erbito Salavarria W 15 Susumu Hanagata, Quezon City. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1976: Muhammad Ali W 15 Jimmy Young, Landover, MD.

1977: Guty Espadas KO 13 Alfonso Lopez, Merida, Mexico. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1986: Dennis Andries W 15 J.B. Williamson, Edmonton, England. Wins WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1988: Miguel Lora W 12 Lucio Lopez, Cartagena. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1989: Pernell Whitaker KO 3 Louie Lomeli, Norfolk, VA. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

1998: Mauricio Pastrana KO 4 Anis Roga, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

2005: James Toney No-Contest 12 John Ruiz, NYC. Positive juice test on Toney.

-Vicente Mosquera W 12 Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai, NYC. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Luis Perez KO 6 Luis Bolano, NYC. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

2010: Toshiaki Nishioka KO 5 Balweg Bangoyan, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

-Fernando Montiel KO 4 Hozumi Hasegawa, Tokyo. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

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May 1

Fight of the day

2003: Veerapol Sahaprom vs Hugo Dianzo. This little fella is featured 3 times on this day with three title defenses a year apart. 2002, 03 and 04.


1900: Jack Johnson KO 7 Jim Scanlon, Galveston, Texas.

1902: Harry Forbes D 20 Johnny Reagan, St. Louis. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1914: Harry Wills W 10 Sam Langford, New Orleans.

1917: Freddie Welsh ND 10 Johnny Kilbane, NYC.

1925: Pancho Villa W 15 Clever Sencio, Manila. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1933: Kid Chocolate W 10 Johnny Farr, Philadelphia. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1934: Vince Dundee W 15 Al Diamond, Paterson, NJ. Retains New York & NBA Middleweight Title.

1957: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 5 Gene Fullmer, Chicago. Wins World Middleweight Title for the fourth time.

1959: Floyd Patterson KO 11 Brian London, Indianapolis. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1982: Santos Laciar KO 13 Juan Herrera, Merida, Mexico. Regains WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: Edwin Rosario W 12 Jose Luis Ramirez, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.

1990: Sot Chitalada W 12 Carlos Salazar, Bangkok. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1998: Chatchai Sasakul KO 5 Young-Soon Chang, Bangkok, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2002: Veerapol Sahaprom W 12 Julio Coronel, Nanthaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2003: Veerapol Sahaprom W 12 Hugo Dianzo, Bangkok. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2004: Kelvin Davis KO 8 Ezra Sellers, Miami, FL Wins vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title.

-Veerapol Sahaprom KO 12 Julio Cesar Avila, Nongkhai, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2006: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Daigo Nakahiro, Bangkok, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2010: Floyd Mayweather W 12 Sugar Shane Mosley, Las Vegas.

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If you watch the Bolanos/Williams fight you will come away in awe of Ike Williams because Bolanos was very good.
My friend once met Williams in a gym when he was an old man. Here was a guy that should be worshipped by anybody that loves boxing and nobody even knew who he was.

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May 2

Fight of the day

1989: Muangchai Kittikasem vs Tacy Macalos 1



1904: Stanley Ketchel KO 1 Kid Tracy, Butte, MT. Ketchel’s pro debut.

1924: Young Stribling W 10 Tommy Burns, Toronto.

1947: Sandy Saddler KO 3 Joe (Old Bones) Brown, New Orleans.

1954: Jimmy Carruthers W 12 Chamrem Songkitrat, Bangkok. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1976: Luis Estaba W 15 Juan Alvarez, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Muangchai Kittikasem W 12 Tacy Macalos, Bangkok. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1998: Fabrice Tiozzo KO 1 Terry Ray, Paris. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Hassine Cherifi W 12 Keith Holmes, Paris. Wins WBC Middleweight Title.

2009: Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton, Las Vegas. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

-Humberto Soto KO 9 Benoit Gaudet, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Anselmo Moreno W 12 Wladimir Sidorenko, Bremen, Germany. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

2015: Floyd Mayweather UD Manny Pacquiao Las Vegas. Unifies WBA, WBC and WBO. Hardly worth the 5 year wait.

[Master]

Ricky getting knocked out.

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May 3

Fight of the day

1969: Nicolino Locche vs Carlos Hernandez



1921: Sugar Ray Robinson born Walker Smith Jr.

1934: Marcel Thil W 15 Gustave Roth, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1940: Sammy Angott W 15 Davey Day, Louisville. Wins vacant NBA Lightweight Title.

1946: Sal Bartolo KO 6 Spider Armstrong, Boston. Retains NBA Featherweight Title.

1969: Nicolino Locche W 15 Carlos Hernandez, Buenos Aires. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1985: Elly Pical KO 8 Joo Do Chun, Djakarta. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Bobby Czyz KO 6 Jim McDonald, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

-Chong Pal Park W 15 Lindell Holmes, Inchon. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

1996: Mark Johnson KO 1 Francisco Tejedor, Anaheim, CA. Wins vacant IBF Flyweight Title.

1997: Robin Reid W 12 Henry Wharton, Manchester. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Ronald Wright KO 6 Steve Foster, Manchester.

-Naseem Hamed KO 1 Billy Hardy, Manchester. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

2003: Oscar De La Hoya KO 7 Yory Boy Campas, Las Vegas. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

-Erik Morales KO 5 Fernando Velardez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Joge Arce Tech. Win 6 Melchor Cob-Castro, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2007: Edwin Valero KO 8 Nobuhito Honmo, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Hozumi Hasegawa W 12 Simpiwe Vetyeka, Tokyo. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

-Alexander Munoz W 12 Nobuo Nashiro, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2008: Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Steve Forbes, Carson, CA

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May 4

Fight of the day

1980: Leo Randolph vs Ricardo Cardona



1900: Joe Walcott W 25 Mysterious Billy Smith, NYC.

1910: Harry Lewis KO 3 Peter Brown, Paris. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1935: Marcel Thil KO 14 Vilda Jaks, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1962: Eder Jofre KO 10 Herman Marquez, San Francisco. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1975: Salvador Sanchez KO 3 Al Gardeno, Veracruz, Mexico. Sanchez’ pro debut.

1980: Leo Randolph KO 15 Ricardo Cardona, Seattle. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1985: Daniel Zaragoza W DQ. 7 Freddie Jackson, Oranjestad, Aruba. Wins vacant WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Orlando Canizales KO 8 Billy Hardy, Laredo, TX. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1993: Reggie Johnson W 12 Wayne Harris, Denver, CO. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

1994: Hiroshi Kawashima W 12 Jose Luis Bueno, Yokohama. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1997: Arturo Gatti KO 8 Calvin Grove, Atlantic City. Non-title fight.

2007: Hugo Cazares KO 2 Wilfrido Perez, Las Vegas. Retains World Junior Flyweight Title

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May 5

Fight of the day

1993: Crisanto Espana vs Rodolfo Aguilar



1905: Jimmy Britt KO 20 Jabez White, San Francisco. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1922: Lew Tendler W 15 Johnny Dundee, NYC.

1944: Sal Bartolo W 15 Phil Terranova, Boston. Retains NBA Featherweight Title.

1947: Ezzard Charles W 10 Archie Moore, Cincinnati.

1973: Eder Jofre W 15 Jose Legra, Brazil. Wins WBC Featherweight Title. Before Foreman or Leonard there was this mans incredible comeback. At close to 40 he comes out of a 7 year retirement to win the 126 crown.

1983: Santos Laciar KO 2 Shuichi Hozumi, Shizuoka, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1984: Osvaldo Ocasio KO 15 John Odhiambo, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

1986: Rene Arredondo KO 5 Lonnie Smith, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1991: Gilbert Dele W 12 Jun Sok Hwang, Paris. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1993: Crisanto Espana W 12 Rodolfo Aguilar, Belfast, Ireland. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

2001: Joel Casamayor W 12 Edwin Santana, Philadelphia, MS. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2004: Manny Siaca W 12 Anthony Mundine, Sydney, Australia. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.

2007: Floyd Mayweather W 12 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

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May 6

Fight of the day

1978: Victor Galindez vs Yaqui Lopez 2



1898: James J. Jeffries W 20 Tom Sharkey, San Francisco.

1900: Jack Johnson KO 2 Jim McCormick, Galveston.

1920: Johnny Wilson W 12 Mike O’Dowd, Boston. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1967: Carlos Monzon D 10 Bennie Briscoe, Buenos Aires.

1978: Victor Galindez W 15 Yaqui Lopez, Via Reggio, Italy. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Ricardo Cardona KO 12 Soo Hwan Hong, Seoul. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

-Netmoi Varasingh W 15 Freddy Castillo, Bangkok. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1985: Santos Laciar W 15 Antoine Montero, Grenoble. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Rolando Bohol W 15 Cho Woon Park, Manila. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1989: Roy Jones Jr. KO 2 Ricky Randall, Pensacola. Jones’ pro debut.

1994: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Phil Jackson, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

-Kevin Kelly W 12 Jesse Benevides, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1995: Oscar De La Hoya KO 2 Rafael Ruelas, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

-Gabriel Ruelas KO 11 Jimmy Garcia, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Johnny Tapia Tech. Draw 8 Ricardo Vargas, Las Vegas.

2000: Juan Carlos Gomez KO 3 Imamu Mayfield, Swissotel, Neuss, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Glenn Catley KO 12 Markus Beyer, Frankfurt, Germany. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Paul Spadafora W Maj. Tech dec. 10 Mike Griffith, Pittsburgh. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

-Johnny Tapia W 12 Pedro Javier Torres, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

2006: Oscar De La Hoya KO 6 Ricardo Mayorga, Las Vegas. Regains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Jose Antonio Rivera W 12 Alex Garcia, Worcester, Massachusetts. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Luis Perez W 12 Dimitri Kirilov, Worcester, Massachusetts. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

-Eagle Kyowa W 12 Rodel Moyal, Tokyo. Retains WBC Minimumweight Title.

-Muhammad Rachman KO 6 Omar Soto, Jakarta, Indonesia. Retains IBF Minimumweight Title.

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May 7

Fight of the day

2005: Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1



1937: Lou Ambers W 15 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1958: Joe (Old Bones) Brown KO 8 Ralph Dupas, Houston. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1965: Vicente Saldivar KO 15 Raul Rojas, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title. Rojas is counted out with 10-seconds remaining in the 15th-round.

1972: Koichi Wajima KO 1 Domenico Tiberia, Tokyo. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1975: Miguel de Oliveira W 15 Jose Duran, Monte Carlo. Wins vacant WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1978: Yoko Gushiken KO 13 Jaime Rios, Hiroshima. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1988: Juan Coggi KO 2 Sang Ho Lee, San Patrignano, Italy. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1990: Raul Perez KO 9 Gerardo Martinez, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1994: Gerald McClellan KO 1 Julian Jackson, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

-Terry Norris W 12 Simon Brown, Las Vegas. Regains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez TW 8 Frankie Randall, Las Vegas. Regains WBC Super Lightweight Title. Odd events in this fight. Very odd.

-Jesse James Leija W 12 Azumah Nelson, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Ricardo Lopez W 12 Kermin Guardia, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1995: Saensor Ploenchit W 12 Evangelio Perez, Songkhla, Thailand. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2005: Diego Corrales KO 10 Jose Luis Castillo, Las Vegas. Wins World Lightweight Title. Just an incredible fight.

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May 8

Fight of the day

2004: Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez



1900: Tom Sharkey KO 3 Joe Choynski, Tattersall’s Chicago, Ill.

1907: Tommy Burns W 20 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Los Angeles. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1932: Sonny Liston born. We think. Not even Sonny knew.

1934: Mickey Walker W 10 Maxie Rosenbloom, Los Angeles.

1936: Tony Canzoneri W 10 Jimmy McLarnin, NYC.

1976: Esteban DeJesus W 15 Ishimatsu Suzuki, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

-Carlos Zarate KO 9 Rodolfo Martinez, Inglewood. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1982: Ray Mancini KO 1 Art Frias, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

-Salvador Sanchez W 15 Rocky Garcia, Dallas. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1987: Jeff Fenech KO 4 Samart Payakaroon, Sydney. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1990: Bobby Czyz W 12 Don LaLonde, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

1993: Lennox Lewis W 12 Tony Tucker, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

-Gerald McClellan KO 5 Julian Jackson, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Middleweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 6 Terrance Alli, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1994: Pichit Sithbangprachan W 12 Jose Luis Zepeda, Rajaburi Province, Thailand. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1999: Sven Ottke W 12 Gabriel Hernandez, Dusseldorf, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Nestor Garza KO 8 Carlos Barreto, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

-Erik Morales KO 9 Juan Carlos Ramirez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2001: Paul Spadafora W 12 Joel Perez, Pittsburgh, PA. Retains IBF Lightweight Title

2004: Manny Pacquiao D 12 Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas. Retains World Featherweight Title.

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Ricky getting knocked out.

I was heart broken. I bet if he could do it all again he would have never left Graham and hired that clown.

[Beanflicker]

Also one of the best and shortest championship fighters ever!

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May 9

Fight of the day

1970: Vicente Saldivar vs Johnny Famechon



1905: Jack Johnson ND 6 Joe Jeanette, Philadelphia.

1908: Stanley Ketchel KO 20 Jack (Twin) Sullivan, Colma, CA. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.

1930: Young Jack Thompson W 15 Jackie Fields, Detroit. Wins NBA Welterweight Title.

1941: Billy Soose W 15 Ken Overlin, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1964: Sugar Ramos W 15 Floyd Robertson, Accra. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1970: Vicente Saldivar W 15 Johnny Famechon, Rome. Wins WBC Featherweight Title. Saldivar regains the title in his second fight since retiring in 1967.

1971: Carlos Monzon KO 3 Nino Benvenuti, Monte Carlo. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1983: Rafael Orono W 12 Raul Valdez, Caracas, Venezuela. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1985: Jiro Watanabe W 12 Julio Soto Solano, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1988: Kaokor Galaxy W 12 Wilfredo Vasquez, Bangkok. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1992:Terry Norris KO 4 Meldrick Taylor, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1998: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 8 John John Molina, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2009: Chad Dawson W 12 Antonio Tarver, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

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May 10

Fight of the day x2 on same card.

1991:Michael Carbajal vs Hector Patri


1991: James Toney vs Michael Nunn




1935: Tony Canzoneri W 15 Lou Ambers, NYC. Regains vacant World Lightweight Title.

1940: Lew Jenkins KO 3 Lou Ambers, NYC. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1961: Duilio Loi W 15 Carlos Ortiz, Milan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1969: Victor Galindez KO 4 Ramon Ruiz, Buenos Aires. Galindez’s pro debut.

1989: Mike McCallum W 12 Herol Graham, Kensington, England. Wins vacant WBA Middleweight Title.

1991: James Toney KO 11 Michael Nunn, Davenport, IA. Wins IBF Middleweight Title. Odds were 20 to 1 in Nunns favour.

-Michael Carbajal W 12 Hector Patri, Davenport, IA. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1996: Evander Holyfield KO 5 Bobby Czyz, NYC.

-Lennox Lewis W 10 Ray Mercer, NYC. Disputed decision

-Tim Witherspoon KO 5 Jorge Luis Gonzalez, NYC.

1997: William Joppy W 12 Peter Venancio, Coconut Grove, FL. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

-Orzubek Nazarov KO 7 Leavander Johnson, Coconut Grove, FL. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Antonio Cermeno W 12 Angel Chacon, Coconut Grove, FL. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2008: Timothy Bradley W 12 Junior Whitter, Nottingham, England. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.