This day in boxing. A look back.

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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.