This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

May 21

Fight of the day

1994: Chris Eubank W 12 Ray Close



1891: James J. Corbett D 61 Peter Jackson, San Francisco.

1912: Johnny Kilbane D 12 Jimmy Walsh, Boston. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1925: Jack (Kid) Berg KO 10 Ted (Kid) Lewis, London.

1933: Tony Canzoneri W 10 Battling Shaw, New Orleans. Regains World Super Lightweight Title.

1943: Bob Montgomery W 15 Beau Jack, NYC. Wins New York World Lightweight Title.

1966: Muhammad Ali KO 6 Henry Cooper, London. Retains World Heavyweight Title. 46,000 spectators turned out for England’s first Heavyweight Championship bout in 58 years.

-Jose Torres W 15 Wayne Thornton, Flushing, NY. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1977: Miguel Angel Cuello KO 9 Jesse Burnett, Monte Carlo. Wins vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Wilfredo Gomez KO 12 Dong Kyun Yum, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1989: Jorge Paez D 12 Louie Espinosa, Phoenix. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1993: Katsuya Onizuka W 12 Jae-Shin Lim, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1994: Chris Eubank W 12 Ray Close, Belfast, Ireland.

-Julio Cesar Vasquez KO 10 Ahmet Dottuev, Belfast. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Borboa KO 9 Jaji Sibali, Hammanskraal, South Africa. Retains IBF Super flyweight Title.

1996: Keiji Yamaguchi W 12 Carlos Murillo, Osaka, Japan. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1999: Veerapol Sahaprom KO 5 Mauro Blanc, Sara Buri, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2000: Joel Casamayor KO 5 Jong-Kwon Baek, Kansas City. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2005: Lamon Brewster KO 1 Andrew Golota, Chicago, IL.

-Tomasz Adamek W 12 Paul Briggs, Chicago, IL Wins vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

May 22

Fight of the day.

Roberto Duran vs Lou Bizzarro



1905: Abe Attell ND 6 Battling Nelson, Philadelphia.

1929: Kid Chocolate W 10 Fidel LaBarba, NYC

1931: Bat Battalino W 15 Fidel LaBarba, NYC. Retains world Featherweight Title.

1941: Gus Lesnevich W 15 Anton Christoforidis, NYC. Wins NBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1976: Victor Galindez KO 15 Richie Kates, Johannesburg. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Roberto Duran KO 14 Lou Bizzarro, Erie, PA. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1977: Yoko Gushiken W 15 Rigoberto Marcano, Sapporo, Japan. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1982: Alexis Arguello KO 5 Andrew Ganigan, Las Vegas. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1992: Rafael Pineda KO 7 Clarence Coleman, Mexico City. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

1993: Riddick Bowe KO 2 Jesse Ferguson, Washington D.C. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Roy Jones Jr. W 12 Bernard Hopkins, Washington D.C. Wins vacant IBF Middleweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Borboa W 12 Joel Luna Zarate, Mexico City. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1999: Oscar De La Hoya KO 11 Oba Carr, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

-Floyd Mayweather KO 9 Justin Juuko, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

2004: Jean-Marc Mormeck W 12 Virgil Hill, Carnival City, South Africa. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

[IamInuit]

May 23

Fight of the day

1981: Wilfred Benitez vs Maurice Hope



1922: Harry Greb W 15 Gene Tunney, NYC. Wins U.S. Light Heavyweight Title.

Ten seconds into the first round Greb breaks Tunney’s nose. Later in the round Greb opened a huge gash over Tunney’s left eye. In the third round, Greb busts up Tunney’s right eye. Over the course of 15-rounds, Tunney lost an estimated 2-quarts of blood. The gore was so thick on Greb’s gloves that he had to step back and hold them out so referee, Kid Partland could wipe them off with a towel,

wrote ringside observer James R. Fair.

1940: Ken Overlin W 15 Ceferino Garcia, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1941: Joe Louis W disq. 7 Buddy Baer, Washington D.C. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1960: Jose Becerra D 15 Kenji Yonekura, Tokyo. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1970: Nino Benvenuti KO 8 Tom Bethea, Umag, Yugoslavia. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1981: Wilfred Benitez KO 12 Maurice Hope, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title. Benitez becomes boxing’s fifth 3-division champion.

1986: Barry Michael KO 4 Mark Fernandez, Melbourne. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1987: Leslie Stewart KO 9 Marvin Johnson, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad. Wins WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1988: Fulgencio Obelmejias W 12 Chong Pal Park, Suanbo, South Korea. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.

2009: Toshiaki Nishioka KO 3 Jhonny Gonzalez, Monterrey, Mexico. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

[TitoFan]

May 23

Fight of the day

1981: Wilfred Benitez vs Maurice Hope

Stuff of legends.

Benitez wasn't exactly known for power, being instead one of the greatest defensive wizards ever (thus earning the nickname "The Radar of St. Just"). But that right hand KO was a thing of beauty.

[IamInuit]

May 24

Fight of the day

1986:Alfredo Layne vs Wilfredo Gomez





1901: James (Rube) Ferns KO 10 Matty Matthews, Toronto. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1907: Abe Attell W 20 Kid Solomon, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1928: Tod Morgan W 15 Cannonball Martin, NYC. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1940: Henry Armstrong KO 5 Ralph Zanelli, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1954: Yoshio Shirai W 15 Leo Espinosa, Tokyo. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1958: Jose Torres KO 1 Gene Hamilton, Brooklyn. Torres’ pro debut.

1968: Bob Foster KO 4 Dick Tiger, NYC. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.


And a year later, how to land 15 unanswered uppercuts in 15 seconds

1969: Bob Foster KO 4 Andy Kendall, West Springfield, MA. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.


1976: Muhammad Ali KO 5 Richard Dunn, Munich, Germany. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Ali’s last knockout victory.

1986: Alfredo Layne KO 9 Wilfredo Gomez, Puerto Rico. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1987: Chan Young Park KO 11 Takuya Muguruma, Moriguchi, Japan. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1995: Hiroshi Kawashima W 12 Seung Koo Lee, Japan. Retains WBC Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1996: Kostya Tzyu KO 4 Corey Johnson, Sydney, Australia. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

1997: Yong-Soo Choi W 12 Koji Matsumoto, South Korea. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2008: Ricky Hatton W 12 Juan Lazcano, Manchester, England. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

-Paul Malingnaggi W 12 Lovemore Ndou, Manchester. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

[IamInuit]

May 25

Fight of the day

1968: Sandro Mazzinghi vs Ki Soo Kim







1876: Jack Root born.

1939: Henry Armstrong W 15 Ernie Roderick, London. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1942: Ezzard Charles W 10 Charley Burley, Pittsburgh.

1948: Ike Williams W 15 Enrique Bolanos, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1951: Jimmy Carter KO 14 Ike Williams, NYC. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1965: Muhammad Ali KO 1 Sonny Liston, Lewiston, ME. Retains World Heavyweight Title. I bet Walcott wished he could ref that all over again.

1968: Sandro Mazzinghi W 15 Ki Soo Kim, Milan. Regains World Super Welterweight Title.

1972:Joe Frazier KO 5 Ron Stander, Omaha. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1974:Rodrigo Valdez KO 7 Bennie Briscoe, Monte Carlo. Wins vacant WBC Middleweight Title.

-Rafael Herrera KO 6 Romeo Anaya, Mexico City. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1975: Miguel Canto W 15 Betulio Gonzalez, Monterrey. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1996: Henry Maske W 12 John Scully, Leipzig, Germany. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

2000: Freddy Norwood W 12 Julio Pablo Chacon, Mendoza, Argentina. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

[IamInuit]

May 26

Fight of the day

2007: Steve Cunningham vs Krzysztof Wlodarcyz 2


1900: Dan Dougherty W 20 Tommy Feltz, Brooklyn. Wins vacant World Bantamweight Title.

1932: Tommy Paul W 15 Johnny Pena, Detroit. Wins vacant NBA Featherweight Title.

1943: Manuel Ortiz W 15 Joe Robleto, Long Beach, CA. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1969: Dick Tiger W 10 Nino Benvenuti, NYC. Non-title fight.

1972: Joe Frazier KO 5 Ron Stander, Omaha. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1984: Jaime Garza KO 3 Felipe Orozco, Miami Beach. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

-Victor Callejas KO 8 Loris Stecca, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

-Albert Davila KO 11 Enrique Sanchez, Miami Beach. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

-Joo Do Chun KO 6 Felix Marquez, Wonju, South Korea. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1990: Luis Mendoza D 12 Ruben Palacios, Cartegena. For the vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2000: President Bill Clinton signs The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act into law. It is the first federal law passed to reform anti-competitive and corruptive business practices in the professional boxing industry. 15 years later and what has changed?

2001: Floyd Mayweather W 12 Carlos Hernandez, Grand Rapids, MI. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

2007: Steve Cunningham W 12 Krzysztof Wlodarcyz, Slaskie, Poland. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.

-Arthur Abraham KO 3 Sebastien Demers, Bamberg, Germany. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

2009: Denkaosan Kaovichit W 12 Hiroyuki Hisataka, Uttaradit, Thailand. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

-Daisuke Naito W 12 Xiong Zhao Zhong, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.