This day in boxing. A look back.

[Master]

i posted the fights to my site along with some trivia for The Long Count Fight

The rematch was simultaneously the first million dollar gate as well as 2 million dollar gate in entertainment history!

Boxing must have been huge in those days.

[IamInuit]

September 19

Fight of the day

-was going to post Owen/Pinter but I cant do it. Does not feel right so I'll post this instead to honour the guy.



1932: Panama Al Brown KO 1 Spider Pladner, Toronto. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1945: Sammy Angott KO 6 Ike Williams, Pittsburgh.

1954: Robert Cohen W 15 Chamrem Songkitrat, Bankok. Wins vacant Bantamweight Title.

1958: Azumah Nelson born Nelson Azumah.( Him and Adonis Stevenson took inverted family names)

1967: Chartchai Chionoi KO 7 Walter McGowan, Wembley. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1980: Lupe Pintor KO 12 Johnny Owen, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.
Owen, 24, dies 45-days later from head injuries suffered in the bout.

1991: Joichiro Tatsuyoshi KO 11 Greg Richardson, Tokyo. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: Chris Eubank W 12 Tony Thorton, Scotland.

1998: Evander Holyfield W 12 Vaughn Bean, Atlanta, GA.
-Dariusz Michalczewski KO 8 Mark Prince, Oberhausen, Germany.
-Jorge Elicer Julio W 12 Adonis Cruz, Atlanta, GA.

2005: Lorenzo Parra W 12 Takefumi Sakata, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2009: Sebastian Sylvester W 12 Giovanni Lorenzo, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Wins vacant IBF Middleweight Title.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas. Non-title fight.
-Chris John W 12 Rocky Juarez, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.
-Sebastian Sylvester W 12 Giovanni Lorenzo, Wins vacant IBF Middleweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 20,

Fight of the day

1939: Joe Louis vs Bob Pastor



1906: Jack Johnson ND 6 Joe Jeanette, Philadelphia.

1934: Freddie Miller W 15 Nel Tarleton, Liverpool. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1939: Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor, Detroit. Retains World Heavyweight Title. The last title fight scheduled for over 15 rounds.

1949: Willie Pep KO 7 Eddie Compo, Waterbury, CT. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1957: Archie Moore KO 7 Tony Anthony, Los Angeles. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1958: Hogan Bassey KO 9 Willie Pep, Boston. Non-title fight.

1965: Ken Buchanan KO 2 Brian Tonks, London. Buchanan’s pro debut.

1972: Muhammad Ali KO 7 Floyd Patterson, NYC. Floyd’s final fight.

1975: Alfredo Escalera D 15 Leonel Hernandez, Caracas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
-David Kotey W 15 Ruben Olivares, Inglewood. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

1980: Hilmer Kenty KO 4 Ernesto Espana, San Juan. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1986: Marvin Johnson KO 13 Jean-Marie Emebe, Indianapolis. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1987: Myung Woo Yuh KO 8 Rodolfo Blanco, Inchon, S. Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Simon Brown KO 2 Bobby Joe Young, Rochester. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1996: Pernell Whitaker W 12 Wilfredo Rivera, Miami. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.
-David Tua KO 1 Darrol Wilson, Miami.
-Zab Judah KO 2 Michael Johnson, Miami. Judah’s pro debut.
-Joel Casamayor KO 1 David Chamendis, Miami. Casamayor’s pro debut.

1997: Lou Del Valle KO 8 Eddy Smulders, Aachen, Germany. Wins vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Michael Loewe W 12 Michael Carruth, Aachen, Germany.

2003: Chris Byrd W 12 Fres Oquendo, Uncasville, CT. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title. Controversial decision.

2004: Katsushige Kawashima W 12 Raul Juarez, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 21

Fight of the day

1948: Marcel Cerdan vs Tony Zale



1897: Joe Gans D 15 Young Griffo, Philadelphia.

1925: Mickey Walker W 15 Dave Shade, Bronx, NY. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1926: Mushy Callahan W 10 Pinkey Mitchell, Vernon, CA. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1932: John Henry Lewis W 10 James J.Braddock, San Francisco.

1948: Marcel Cerdan KO 12 Tony Zale, Jersey City, NJ. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1955: Rocky Marciano KO 9 Archie Moore, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1966: Joe Frazier W 10 Oscar Bonavena, NYC.

1974: Perico Fernandez W 15 Lion Furuyama, Rome. Wins vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1983: Carlos DeLeon KO 4 Yaqui Lopez, San Jose, CA. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1985: Michael Spinks W 15 Larry Holmes, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Heavyweight Title. Spinks, bulked up by a 4500-calorie a day diet and is the first Light Heavyweight Champion to capture the Heavyweight Title in his first attempt.He gained 25 pounds in 3 months under Shilstone.

-Bernard Benton W 12 Alfonzo Ratliff, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Dwight Pratchett, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Eric Chavez KO 5 Nico Thomas, Jakarta. Wins IBF Strawweight Title.

1996: Arthur Grigorian KO 2 Gene Reed, Berlin, Germany.

[IamInuit]

September 22

Fight of the day

1964: Emile Griffith vs Brian Curvis


And

1973: Jose Napoles vs Clyde Gray








1927: Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey 2, Chicago. Retains World Heavyweight Title. The famous Battle of the Long Count. This is interesting. Dempsey was the one that asked for the new rule to be enforced, (fighter must go to a neutral corner after a knockdown) and yet it was he that ignored it causing those precious seconds for Tunney as pointed out by @Stickgrappler

1933: Young Stribling W 10 Maxie Rosenbloom, Houston.

1938: Peter Kane W 15 Jackie Jurich, Liverpool. Wins vacant World Flyweight Title.

1960: Pone Kingpetch KO 8 Pascuel Perez, Los Angeles. Retains World Flyweight Title

1964: Emile Griffith W 15 Brian Curvis, Wembley. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1973: Jose Napoles W 15 Clyde Gray, Toronto. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1981: Lupe Pintor KO 15 Hurricane Teru, Nagoya, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1983: Donald Curry KO 6 Nino LaRocca, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1984: Richard Sandoval W 15 Edgar Roman, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1988: Roger Mayweather KO 12 Gato Gonzalez, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1989: Antonio Esparragoza KO 5 Fili Montoya, Mexacali. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1990: Tony Lopez W 12 Jorge Paez, Sacramento. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1991: Orlando Canizales W 12 Fernie Morales, Indio, CA. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1998: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 5 Eduardo Morales, NYC. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.
-Angel Manfredy W 12 John Brown, NYC.
-Freddy Norwood KO 10 Koji Matsumoto, Tokyo, Japan. Because Norwood is 1 ¾ pounds over the featherweight limit, his victory vacates the title.

2001: Fernando Vargas KO 7 Shibata Flores, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 23

Fight of the day

1952: Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott 1



1901: James (Rube) Ferns KO 9 Frank Erne, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1918: Benny Leonard ND 8 Ted (Kid) Lewis, Newark. Non-title fight. Lewis won the newspaper decision. Washington Post & Calgary Herald Papers as Bridgeport Telegram and Middletown Times Press reported a close win for Leonard.

1921: Johnny Buff W 15 Pete Herman, NYC. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1926: Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey 1, Philadelphia. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Attendance: 120,557. They fought the second one a year later and almost to the day.

1929: Bat Battalino W 15 Andre Routis, Hartford. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1937: Fred Apostoli KO 10 Marcel Thil, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.
-Barney Ross W 15 Ceferino Garcia, NYC. Retains World Welterweight Title.
-Lou Ambers W 15 Pedro Montanez, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.
-Harry Jeffra W 15 Sixto Escobar, NYC. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1940: Henry Armstrong KO 4 Phil Furr, Washington, DC.* Retains World Welterweight Title.

1948: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Kid Gavilan, Bronx, NY. Non-title fight.
-Ike Williams KO 10 Jesse Flores, Bronx, NY. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1952: Rocky Marciano KO 13 Jersey Joe Walcott, Philadelphia. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Widely considered one of the greatest fights of the last century. Scoring at the time off the stoppage was all for Walcott. Charlie Daggert 7-4-1, Pete Tomasco 7-5, Zack Clayton 8-4.
-Cleveland Williams KO 6 Joe McFadden, Philadelphia.

1957: Carmen Basilio W 15 Sugar Ray Robinson, Bronx, NY. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1983: Gerrie Coetzee KO 10 Michael Dokes, Richfield, OH. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

1995: Manuel Medina W 12 Alejandro Gonzalez, Sacramento. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

2006: Arthur Abraham W 12 Edison Miranda, Wetzlar, Germany. Retains IBF Middleweight Title. If not for Neumann coaching, Abraham would have lost the fight

[IamInuit]

September 24


Fight of the day

2005:Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Torres

Real shame Cotto could not handle the dehydration to stay at 140.



1922: Battling Siki KO 6 Georges Carpentier, Paris. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.

1923: Maxie Rosenbloom W 6 Nick Scanlon, NYC. Rosenbloom’s pro debut.

1930: Louis Kaplan W 10 Battling Battalino, Hartford, CT.

1935: Joe Louis KO 4 Max Baer, NYC.

1940: Lou Salica W 15 Georgie Pace, Bronx, NY. Wins vacant World Bantamweight Title.

1951: Archie Moore W 10 Harold Johnson, Philadelphia.

1953: Rocky Marciano KO 11 Roland La Starza, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1989: Myung Woo Yuh KO 11 Kenbun Taiho, Suanbo, S. Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1993: Juan Coggi KO 10 Guillermo Cruz, Tucuman, Argentina. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Giovanni Parisi W 12 Antonio Rivera, Rome.

1994: Oliver McCall KO 2 Lennox Lewis, London. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Regilio Tuur W 12 Eugene Speed, Rotterdam, Holland.

1999: Keith Holmes W 12 Andrew Council, Washington, D.C. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.
-William Joppy KO 7 Julio Cesar Green, Washington, D.C. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

2001: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Gerry Penalosa, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2005: Wladimir Klitschko W 12 Samuel Peter, Atlantic City.
-Miguel Cotto KO 7 Ricardo Torres, Atlantic City. Both fighters down in the fight.

2007: Alexander Munoz W 12 Kuniyuki Aizawa, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 25

Fight of the day. Not much today vid wise. Could have went with Monzon/Griffith but instead of a middle beating up a worn out welter I went with a lightweight who jumped two divisions to fight a 47 gate keeper in his first fight at that weight.

1999: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 10 Wilfredo Rivera




1939: Billy Conn W 15 Melio Bettina, Pittsburgh. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1942: Chalky Wright W 15 Lulu Constantino, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1962: Sonny Liston KO 1 Floyd Patterson, Chicago. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

1971: Carlos Monzon KO 14 Emile Griffith, Buenos Aires. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1972: Ben Villaflor D 15 Victor Echegaray, Honolulu. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1979: Maurice Hope KO 7 Mike Baker, Wembley. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Danny Lopez KO 3 Jose Caba, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1994: Saensor Ploenchit W 12 Yong-Kang Kim, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1995: Yuri Arbachakov W 12 Chatchai Elite-Gym, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1999: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 10 Wilfredo Rivera, Temecula, CA.
-Lehlo Ledwaba KO 5 Edison Valencia, Temecula, CA. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2004: Glen Johnson KO 9 Roy Jones Jr., Memphis, TN. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Ivan Hernandez KO 8 Mark Johnson, Memphis, TN.

2005: Hozumi Hasegawa KO 7 Gerardo Martinez, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.
-Yutaka Niida Tech. Win 10 Eriberto Gejon, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

2009: Jean Pascal KO 10 Silvio Branco, Montreal, Canada. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

[greynotsoold]

The last minute and a half of that fight, Mosley does some nice boxing.

[IamInuit]

September 26


Fight of the day

1972: Bob Foster vs Chris Finnegan



1929: Jack Sharkey KO 3 Tommy Loughran, NYC.

1932: Max Schmeling KO 8 Mickey Walker, Long Island.

1945: Sugar Ray Robinson W 12 Jake LaMotta Chicago. #5

1951: Sandy Saddler KO 10 Willie Pep, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title. One of the dirtiest fights in the history of the sport. Both men were suspended by the NYSAC and Pep for life although they lifted it about 2 years later and Saddler for an indefinite period.

1964: Eder Jofre KO 7 Bernardo Caraballo, Boogota. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1970: Ken Buchanan W 15 Ismael Laguna, San Juan. Wins World Lightweight Title. Buchanan becomes the first Brit to win the lightweight title since Freddie Welsh in 1917.

1972: Bob Foster KO 14 Chris Finnegan, London. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1976: Luis Estaba KO 11 Valentin Martinez, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1981: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 11 Jerry Martin, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
-Juan Herrera KO 11 Luis Ibarra, Merida, MX. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1986: Edwin Rosario KO 2 Livingstone Bramble, Miami Beach. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.
-Hector Camacho W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Miami Beach. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1988: Jose Sanabria KO 10 Fabrice Benichou, Nogent-Sur Mame, France. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1992: Aquiles Guzman W 12 Yong Kang Kim, Pohang, South Korea. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1995: Vuyani Bungu W 12 Laureano Ramirez, Hammanskraal, S. Africa. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1998: Lennox Lewis W 12 Zeljko Mavrovic, Uncasville, Conn. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Herbie Hide KO 2 Willi Fischer, Norwich, England.

2009: Vitali Klitschko KO 10 Chris Arreola, Los Angeles, California. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

[greynotsoold]

Finnegan was a very tough man. For a guy known for his left hook, Foster had a sharp right hand as well.

[Master]

Finnegan was a very tough man. For a guy known for his left hook, Foster had a sharp right hand as well.

I always thought Foster had a bomb of a right hand. Anyway that was a brutal knockout at round 14. Foster was a great fighter at light heavy.

[IamInuit]

September 27

Fight of the day

1986: Lloyd Honeyghan vs Donald Curry
Note:The first vid may be locked for verification. You might have to log in to youtube.








1907: Joe Gans W 20 George Memsic, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1915: Ted Lewis W 12 Jack Britton, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1933: Tommy Loughran W 15 Jack Sharkey, Philadelphia.

1946: Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano, NYC. Retains World Middleweight Title. 1946 Fight of the Year.

1950: Ezzard Charles W 15 Joe Louis, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title and with it worldwide recognition.

1970: Yoshiaki Numata KO 5 Raul Rojas, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1980: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Alan Minter, London. Wins World Middleweight Title.
After referee Carlos Berrocal stopped the fight at 1:45 of round three, the British fans turfed the ring with beer bottles and cans for an eternity. Bloody thugs

1983: Frank Cedeno KO 6 Charlie Magri, Wembley. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1986: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 7 Donald Curry, Atlantic City. Wins World Welterweight Title.
-Brian Mitchell KO 10 Alfredo Layne, Sun City. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Antonio Cermeno W 12 Jose Rojas, Caracas. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Irene Pacheco KO 6 Damaen Kelly, Barranquilla, Colombia. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2008: Guillermo Jones KO 10 Firat Arslan, Hamburg. Wins WBA Cruiserweight Title.
-Sugar Shane Mosley KO 12 Ricardo Mayorga, Carson City, CA.
-Andre Berto W 12 Steve Forbes, Carson City, CA. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.
-Edgar Sosa W 12 Sonny Boy Jaro, Mexico City. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 28

Fight of the day

1979: Larry Holmes vs Earnie Shavers.



1898: George (Kid) Lavigne D 20 Frank Erne, Coney Island. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1928: Andre Routis W 15 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Wins World Featherweight Title. “None disputed the verdict when it was announced after one of the most savage fights ever staged for the 126-pound crown. The crowd cheered the victor and vanquished thunderously, but particularly the conqueror, for a fight which deserved the ring crown.” New York Times.

1939: Joey Archibald W 15 Harry Jeffra, Washington DC Retains World Featherweight Title.

1945: Rocky Graziano KO 3 Harold Green, NYC. Green, who had already beat Graziano twice, told The Ring magazine 45 years later, “I was told to lay down. It wasn’t easy. When you’re doing it, it hurts.”

1968: Carlos Teo Cruz W 15 Mando Ramos, Los Angeles.* Retains World Lightweight Title.
-Shozo Saijyo W 15 Raul Rojas, Los Angeles. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1976: Muhammad Ali W 15 Ken Norton, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1979: Larry Holmes KO 11 Earnie Shavers, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Wifredo Gomez KO 10 Carlos Mendoza, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1985: Barry McGuigan KO 9 Bernard Taylor, Belfast. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1989: Brian Mitchell KO 7 Irving Mitchell, Lewiston, ME. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Ratanapol Sow Voraphin KO 5 Oscar Andrade, Prajuabkirikhan, Thailand. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

[IamInuit]

September 29

Fight of the day

1977: Muhammad Ali vs Earnie Shavers



1902: Philadelphia Jack O’Brien W 6 Joe Choynski, Chicago.

1936: Charley Burley KO 4 George Leggins, Pittsburgh. Burley’s pro debut.

1941: Joe Louis KO 6 Lou Nova, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1967: Emile Griffith W 15 Nino Benvenuti, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

1972: Venice Borkorsor KO 10 Betulio Gonzalez, Bankok. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1973: Carlos Monzon W 15 Jean-Claude Bouttier, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1977: Muhammad Ali W 15 Earnie Shavers, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Ali’s final victory in a World Heavyweight Championship fight.

1990: Brian Mitchell W 12 Frankie Mitchell, Aosta, Italy. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
-Welcome Ncita KO 8 Gerardo Lopez, Aosta, Italy. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
-Khaosai Galaxy KO 6 Yong Kang Kim, Suphan Buri, Thailand. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Virgil Hill W 12 Frank Tate, Bismark. Regains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1993: Leeonzer Barber W 12 Andrea Magi, Pesaro, Italy.

2001: Byron Mitchell W 12 Manny Siaca, NYC. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Bernard Hopkins KO 12 Felix (Tito) Trinidad, NYC. Unifies World Middleweight Title.
-Joel Casamayor KO 8 Joe Morales, Miami. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
-Steve Forbes W 12 John Brown, Miami. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Ricardo Lopez KO 8 Zolani Petelo, NYC. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.
-Roberto Leyva Tech. Draw 3 Miguel Barrera, Ensenada, Mexico. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

2007: Clinton Woods W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Sheffield, England. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Chad Dawson KO 4 Epifano Mendoza, Sacramento, CA. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
-Kelly Pavlik KO 7 Jermain Taylor, Atlantic City. Wins World Middleweight Title.
-Joseph Agbeko KO 7 Luis Alberto Perez, Sacramento, CA. Wins IBF Bantamweight Title.