This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

June 5

Fight of the day

Moore is the champ and comes in first, gets introduced first and booed while the challenger from Trinidad gets an ovation and comes in second and introduced second in London.

Good ole Commonwealth lol

1956: Archie Moore vs Yolande Pompey





1889: James J. Corbett KO 27 Joe Choynski, Benecia, CA.

1900: Eddie Connolly W 25 Matty Matthews, Brooklyn. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1922: Sam Langford KO 2 Tiger Flowers, Atlanta.

1925: Gene Tunney KO 12 Tommy Gibbons, NYC.

1940: Billy Conn W 15 Gus Lesnevich, Detroit. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1943: Kid Gavilan W 4 Antonio Diaz, Havana. Gavilan’s pro debut.

1950: Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Robert Villemain, Philadelphia. Wins vacant Pennsylvania World Middleweight Title.

1952: Jersey Joe Walcott W 15 Ezzard Charles, Philadelphia. So ended their rivalry 2-2

1956: Archie Moore KO 10 Yolande Pompey, London. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1958: Virgil Akins KO 4 Vince Martinez, St. Louis. Wins vacant World Welterweight Title.

1965: Flash Elorde KO 15 Teruo Kosaka, Quezon City. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1971: Vicente Rondon KO 1 Piero Del Papa, Caracas. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1975: Ishimatsu Suzuki W 15 Tury Pineda, Osaka. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1982: Samuel Serrano W tech. 10 Benedicto Villablanca, Santiago, Chile. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Gilberto Roman W 12 Juan Carazo, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Jeff Harding KO 8 Chris Tiozzo, Marseille. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1998: Juan Carlos Gomez KO 6 Guy Waters, Hamburg, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Yory Boy Campas KO 11 Pedro Ortega, Tijuana, MX. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1999: Vassily Jirov KO 7 Arthur Williams, Biloxi, MS. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.

-Roy Jones Jr. W 12 Reggie Johnson, Biloxi. Retains WBC/WBA and wins Johnson’s IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

2001: Camille Ewald, 96, the woman Mike Tyson considered his adopted mother, dies at her home in Catskill, New York.

2004: Cristian Sanavia W 12 Markus Beyer, Chemnitz, Germany. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Bernard Hopkins W 12 Robert Allen, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Hopkins 18th title defense.

-Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Felix Sturm, Las Vegas. Definitely not Oscar’s best night.

-Verno Phillips KO 6 Carlos Bojorquez, Joplin, MO. Wins vacant IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Jose Luis Castillo W 12 Juan Lazcano, Las Vegas. Wins vacant World Lightweight Title.

2010: Steve Cunningham KO 5 Troy Ross, Neubrandenburg, Germany. Regains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

-Sebastian Sylvester D 12 Roman Karmazin, Germany. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 9 Yuri Foreman, NYC. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

[IamInuit]

June 6

Fight of the day

1988:Roger Mayweather vs Harold Brazier






1894: Harry Greb born Edward Henry Greb.

1917: Jack Britton ND 12 Ted (Kid) Lewis, St. Louis.

1921: Benny Leonard ND 12 Rocky Kansas, Harrison, NJ.

1927: Battling Battalino KO 2 Archie Rosenberg, Hartford, CT. Battalino’s pro debut.

1953: Carmen Basilio W 12 Billy Graham, Syracuse. Wins New York State Welterweight Title.

1981: Luis Ibarra W 15 Santos Laciar, Buenos Aires. Regains WBA Flyweight Title.

1985: Alfonzo Ratliff W 12 Carlos De Leon, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Michael Spinks KO 8 Jim MacDonald, Las Vegas. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1988: Virgil Hill W 12 Ramzi Hassan, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Iran Barkley KO 3 Thomas (Hit Man) Hearns, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Middleweight Title.

-Roger Mayweather W 12 Harold Brazier, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

2003: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Randy Mangubat, Songkla, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title

[IamInuit]

June 7

Fight of the day x 2

1977: Eddie Gazo vs Koichi Wajima


1992: Zack Padilla vs Carlos Gonzalez



1938: Lou Ambers D 10 Baby Arizmendi, Los Angeles.

“Baby Arizmendi upset many an apple from the cart last night when he battled lightweight champion Lou Ambers to a draw in a wild 10 round non-title fight before 10,000 screaming fans at the Olympic Auditorium. After eight rounds of fighting, with seldom a let up, Arizmendi tore into the champ in the 9th and carried on as they fought after the bell. Again in the 10th he was crowding the weaving, hooking New Yorker when he suddenly pulled up with the left side of his face covered with blood. He claimed Ambers had butted him and the bout was halted momentarily for examination. Ambers, a 3-1 favorite over the Baby, said after the fight he felt sluggish and couldn’t get started. “Referee Jack Kennedy had a habit after eight rounds of a contest of announcing his scorecard up to that point in the bout, which was 4-3-1 in favor of Ambers. Unofficial AP scorecard – 5-4-1 Ambers

1944: Ike Williams W 10 Sammy Angott, Philadelphia.

1946: Willie Pep KO 12 Sal Bartolo, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1954: Joey Maxim W 8 Floyd Patterson, Brooklyn. Floyd, 19, drops to 12-1

1970: Ismael Laguna KO 13 Ishimatsu Suzuki, Panama City. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1975: Jae Do Yuh KO 7 Koichi Wajima, Kitakyushu, Japan. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1977: Eddie Gazo KO 11 Koichi Wajima, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1980: Jim Watt W 15 Howard Davis, Glasgow. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

-Hilario Zapata W 15 Chi Bok Kim, Seoul. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1987: Vinny Pazienza W 15 Greg Haugen, Providence. Wins IBF Lightweight Title

-Myung Woo Yuh KO 15 Benedicto Murillo, Pusan, South Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Dave McAuley W 12 Duke McKenzie, Wembley. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

1992: Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez KO 12 Kwang Sun Kim, Seoul. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

-Zack Padilla W 12 Carlos Gonzalez, Las Vegas. Some Stats suggest over 3000 punches were thrown

1993: Tommy Morrison W 12 George Foreman, Las Vegas

1994: Orlando Canizales KO 5 Rolando Bohol, South Padre Island, TX. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1996: Oscar DeLaHoya KO 4 Julio Cesar Chavez, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

2000: Former heavyweight contender Rex Layne, 72, dies in Utah.

2008: Kelly Pavlik KO 3 Gary Lockett, Atlantic City. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Sergio Mora W 12 Vernon Forrest, Uncasville, CT. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Celestino Caballero KO 12 Lorenzo Parra, San Juan De Los Morros, Venezuela.

[IamInuit]

June 8

Fight of the day

1963: Emile Griffith vs Luis Rodriguez 3



1933: Max Baer KO 10 Max Schmeling, NYC.

1934: Freddie Miller W 10 Albert (Chalky) Wright, El Centro, CA.

1943: Willie Pep W 15 Sal Bartolo, Boston. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1963: Emile Griffith W 15 Luis Rodriguez, NYC. Wins World Welterweight Title for a third time.

1985: Barry McGuigan W 15 Eusebio Pedroza, London. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1989: The International Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York officially opens.

1996: Frankie Liles KO 3 Tim Littles, Newcastle, England. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

2001: Eric Morel KO 8 Jose DeJesus Lopez, Baraboo, WI. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson, Memphis, TN. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Jorge Eliecer Julio, Memphis, TN. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2005: Mikkel Kessler W 12 Anthony Mundine, Sydney, Australia. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

[greynotsoold]

Harold Brazier is a testament to the value of mastering basic technique. A late starter, self taught, not physical advantages, he did very well for himself by being fundamentally sound.

[IamInuit]

Well one year done. Lots to add that I missed along the way. I never even entered Cotto/Geale.

June 9

Fight of the day

2007:Miguel Cotto vs Zab Judah



1899: James J. Jeffries KO 11 Bob Fitzsimmons, Coney Island. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

1909: Stanley Ketchel KO 3 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien.

1914: Harry Wills ND 10 Joe Jeannette, New Orleans.

-Kid Williams KO 3 Johnny Coulon, Vernon, CA. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1924: Sammy Mandell ND 10 Johnny Dundee, East Chicago.

1932: Lou Ambers KO 2 Frankie Curry, Brooklyn, NY. Ambers’ pro debut.

1951: Gene Fullmer KO 1 Glen Peck, Logan, UT. Fullmer’s pro debut.

1978: Larry Holmes W 15 Ken Norton, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title. Fight of the Year!!

-Carlos Zarate KO 4 Emilio Hernandez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1990: Sung Kil Moon KO 8 Gilberto Roman, Seoul. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2001: Sven Ottke KO 11 Ali Ennebati, Nuremberg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

2007: Chad Dawson KO 6 Jesus Ruiz, Hartford, Connecticut. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 11 Zab Judah, NYC. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

2012: Timothy Bradley W 12 Manny Pacquiao, Las Vegas. No need to say anything

-Randall Bailey KO 11 Mike Jones, Las Vegas. Wins vacant IBF Welterweight Title.

-Guillermo Rigondeaux KO 5 Teon Kennedy, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

[Master]

Forgot how brilliant Cotto is.

[Spicoli]

It may have been mentioned but I ran across some Regilio Tuur the other night. You don't hear a lot about him at all and remember him with solid speed and one punch power. Hard pressed to even name another fighter from Holland. I thought he beat Grove and after this devastating KO he just up and retired as champion Launched a comeback years later..most do and got in trouble with the law. Ramos looked like he was hit with a bat!
https://youtu.be/Nsz6AC6e_6Y

[Primo Carnera]

Beanz is back!!! Welcome home.😉

[erics44]

December 9th 2006 - Danny Williams v Audley Harrison II

I remember Danny coming in at short notice and clearly wasn't in any shape, he was slouched on his stool before the fight began

real big mistake for him I think, signalled the beginning of the end, he'd been out of shape against skelton the fight before too

was a decent card all together tho, Kel Brook, Amir Khan, Wayne Alexandra, Nicky Cook, Paul Mclousky, Anthony Crolla, Denton Vassell

and I cant believe it was 10 years ago

[Master]

This was Tyson's second comeback fight. Stewart recently died too.

[erics44]

12th December 2012 was a decent night of boxing

I watched the Groves v Johnson, Saunders v Blackwell card

there was also shaun porter v diaz and khan v Molina, which I definitely saw, must have been the day after though

Can we make this thread a Sticky?

[erics44]

2001, Holyfield v Ruiz and Ricky Hatton defended his WBU title