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    Lennox Lewis beat Mike Tyson with an eighth-round knockout on this day in 2002.

    Victory at the Pyramid Stadium in Memphis saw Lewis retain his status as the undisputed WBC, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion.

    The fight had originally been scheduled for Las Vegas, but Nevada refused Tyson a license after he sparked a brawl at a New York press conference to publicise the event, biting Lewis’ leg amid the scuffle.

    Once the real fight got under way, Tyson started well and had the better of the opening round, getting in a powerful left hook to the jaw which left the Briton struggling. But the tide turned in the second round and Lewis inflicted a cut above his opponent’s right eye in the third, during which the American headbutted his opponent.



    Tyson went down in the fourth round but it was ruled a slip and Lewis was penalised for a push.

    Lewis eventually ended the bout in the eighth round with a heavy right-hander.

    The bout was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history at the time, bringing in 106.9million US dollars.

    Though Lewis retained his titles, within a month he would lose his IBF crown after declining to face mandatory challenger Chris Byrd.

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    German boxer Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey by disqualification in 4 rounds in NYC for vacant NBA, NYSAC, The Ring and lineal heavyweight titles; first time title won on a foul

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    British boxer Danny Williams knocked out Mike Tyson

    British fighter Danny Williams caused one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when he knocked out Mike Tyson in Louisville.

    Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Tyson was left on the canvas towards the end of the fourth round in what proved to be the penultimate fight of his career.

    It was only the fifth time the 38-year-old had been beaten.

    Londoner Williams, a 9-1 outsider who was largely written off before the fight in Kentucky, said: “This is the greatest feeling in the world and by far my biggest moment in boxing.


    “I proved people wrong – they have to take me seriously now.”

    Tyson began well, landing a couple of heavy blows, but later had no answer to his 31-year-old opponent.

    According to the American’s manager, Shelly Finkel, he tore a ligament in his left knee during the bout and became unable to throw meaningful right-handed punches.

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    Tyson announced his retirement the following year after failing to appear for the seventh round of his fight with Irishman Kevin McBride in Washington DC.
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    Crazy to think Williams was still 15 long years from bowing out for good. I'm a bit fuzzy but what was the story behind he and Tyson fighting in Kentucky of all places. You see what's going on today with Mike about to gimmick PPV and there he was with some dime store promotion company and 2,3 fights down on a Showtime card. Weird how somethings always return in this back asswards sport.

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    On this day in 1927 – Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey meet in Chicago rematch

    When Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney strode into the ring for an eagerly-anticipated re-match in September 1927, the sporting world held its breath.

    Some 40 minutes later, they emerged from a bruising encounter having written themselves into sporting folklore after a contest which ever since has been known as the “Long Count” fight.

    An estimated 150,000 packed into Soldier Field in Chicago to witness Dempsey’s attempt to regain the world heavyweight title he had surrendered to Tunney a year earlier in Philadelphia.



    The champion was out-boxed on that occasion and is later said to have told his wife, ‘Honey, I forgot to duck”.

    At 32, former firefighter Dempsey had learned his trade the hard way, competing in the saloons of mining towns in the West with his brawling style earning him the nickname “the Manassa Mauler”.

    By contrast 30-year-old Tunney, a veteran of the Marine Corps who served in the First World War – he was known as “the Fighting Marine” – was a cultured boxer and renowned ring tactician.

    For six rounds, the two men probed without real incident before in the seventh, Dempsey backed up a left hook to the jaw with a furry of blows which sent Tunney to the canvas for the first time in his career.

    However, rather than heading for a neutral corner, the challenger returned to his own, pursued by referee Dave Barry, who crucially did not start the count until the error had been rectified.

    Tunney eventually hauled himself up by the ropes with the count on nine, but around 14 seconds after he had gone down, and he somehow survived the remainder of the round before regrouping for the final three to claim a unanimous points victory.

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    On this day in 1980: Muhammad Ali loses final world heavyweight title fight

    Muhammad Ali fought for the world heavyweight title for the last time on October 2 in 1980 and, although it was not the ‘Last Hurrah’ it was deemed, he was unable to enjoy one last glory night against Larry Holmes.

    The former undisputed champion was back in the ring for the first time in two years and with the WBC and vacant The Ring heavyweight title on the line.

    Ali had bowed out of the sport in 1978 after winning his rematch with Leon Spinks in New Orleans, but wanted to show he could still “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” in his 25th world heavyweight title fight.

    It would prove a step too far though, with old sparring partner Holmes able to use all his experience against ‘the Greatest’ to dominate before it was stopped after the 10th.

    Angelo Dundee, Ali’s trainer, brought the bout to an end, but faced criticism along with his team for even going ahead with the clash after Mayo Clinic had to exam the then-38-year-old before he was granted a boxing licence.

    This would not be the finale for the three-time lineal heavyweight champion after he returned a year later but suffered another defeat, this time to Trevor Berbick in the Bahamas.

    It meant Ali finished with a record of 56 victories and five losses and yet his legacy as the greatest of all time could not be diminished.



    After he won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics aged 18, the Kentucky boxer stunned Sonny Liston four years later to clinch his first world heavyweight title before his boxing career was halted after he opposed to fighting in the Vietnam War.

    When he resumed his career at the age of 28, Ali became the undisputed world champion twice more and was involved in memorable bouts like the ‘Thriller in Manila’ and the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ to ensure he will go down as arguably the greatest of all time.

    Following his eventual retirement in 1981, one of the biggest personalities in sport carried on fighting outside the ring to raise awareness for people’s rights and donated money to various charities.

    He died aged 74 on June 2, 2016 from septic shock after a four-decade battle with Parkinson’s.

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    On this day in 1987: Frank Bruno beats Joe Bugner at White Hart Lane

    On this day in 1987, Frank Bruno took a significant step on the road towards a showdown with world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson when he beat Joe Bugner at White Hart Lane.

    Bruno, the darling of the British boxing public, had seen his dream of lifting the world title put on hold when he was knocked out by WBA champion Tim Witherspoon in the July of the previous year and needed to work his way back into contention for a shot at the fearsome Tyson.

    At 37, Hungarian-born Briton Bugner had never been forgiven by his adopted country for ending Henry Cooper’s career in a controversial points victory back in 1971 as a 21-year-old.

    Bruno had been due to fight Trevor Berbick in the September, but when his opponent pulled out through injury, Bugner, who had beaten top Americans James Tillis, David Bey and Greg Page in his three previous fights, stepped in for a Battle of Britain clash at White Hart Lane.

    Battle lines were drawn – the former British, European and Commonwealth champion, who had fought Muhammad Ali for the world title in June 1975, had been less than complimentary about the 25-year-old fans’ favourite in the run-up to the bout, and although he went into the ring almost two stones heavier, both the bookmakers and the crowd were firmly behind Bruno.


    The younger fitter man gradually wore the durable Bugner down with his punishing jab before unleashing a barrage, and referee John Coyle called a halt at the end of the eighth round as the towel came in.

    Bruno went on to lose to Tyson in February 1989 after famously rocking the undisputed world champion, but out-pointed Oliver McCall to claim the WBC crown in September 1995.

    Bugner, who had initially announced his retirement in 1976, finally hung up his gloves for good in 1999 having lifted the WBF title at the age of 48.

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    On this day in 2009: David beats Goliath as Haye claims heavyweight title

    On this day in 2009, David Haye fought his ‘David v Goliath’ battle with Nikolai Valuev to claim the WBA world heavyweight title.

    The Briton, a world champion at cruiserweight, stepped up a division to meet his Russian opponent in a bout which captured the imagination simply as a result of the relative statures of the combatants.

    At 6’3”, Haye was conceding 11 inches and seven stones to a man whose giant frame had helped him win all but one of his 51 previous fights, 34 of them by knockout.

    Such was the disparity between the two men physically, the 29-year-old challenger had cheekily suggested during the build-up that his preparations had included some unusual video research.

    Haye said with a twinkle in his eye: “I’ll often watch DVDs of King Kong, Godzilla or Frankenstein, just to keep my mind on the task in hand and remind myself of the magnitude of the challenge.”

    The fight took place at the Arena Nurnberger Versicherung in Nuremberg on a night when the imagery was stark.



    Valuev’s 7’2”, 22st 8lbs frame dwarfed that of his opponent, but the Englishman’s mobility and game-plan ultimately proved too much for the giant Russian.

    Haye landed repeatedly as he flitted in and out of range, scoring well with his left hook to sap the champion’s energy and after enduring a testing seventh round, rocking him in the twelfth to seal a majority points victory despite, as he later revealed, fracturing a knuckle during round two.

    Two of the judges scored it 116-112 in Haye’s favour with the third calling it all-square at 114-114.

    He would defend his title twice, against John Ruiz and Audley Harrison, before losing it to Wladimir Klitschko back in Germany two years later.

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    On this day in 1992: Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe do battle in Las Vegas

    After defeating Buster Douglas to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990, Evander Holyfield put together three defences of his WBA, WBC, IBF and lineal titles, seeing off big-name veterans George Foreman and Larry Holmes as well as journeyman Bert Cooper.

    His fourth opponent, Brooklyn’s Riddick Bowe, was an opponent of a different magnitude entirely. Boasting a flawless 31-0 record (besting even Holyfield’s 28-0), he was young, hungry and ready to put the champion’s credentials to the test.

    The hotly-anticipated contest took place in the bright lights of Las Vegas on November 13, 1992 and unfolded as an authentic 12-round classic, with Bowe turning in a magnificent performance to ascend to the summit of his sport.

    Holyfield, for whom the bout was seen as a litmus test of credibility, lost his belts but left Nevada with his standing arguably improved following the ferocious fight.

    The judges scored things comfortably in Bowe’s favour 117–110, 117–110 and 115–112, but the margin of victory only begins to tell the story. The final three rounds were compelling, with the duo trading dominant periods in the 10th, only for Bowe’s relentless power to force Holyfield to the mat with a right hand to the side of the head.

    Against the odds he held out to the end – even launching a forlorn search for a knock-out blow in the closing moments – but a new king had been crowned in what was widely considered the year’s best in-ring action.

    The result was flipped on its head in the rematch a year later, Holyfield regaining the titles via a majority decision, with Bowe eventually capping the trilogy by inflicting a first ever knock-out on his rival in a non-title clash in 1995.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    On this day in 1992: Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe do battle in Las Vegas

    After defeating Buster Douglas to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990, Evander Holyfield put together three defences of his WBA, WBC, IBF and lineal titles, seeing off big-name veterans George Foreman and Larry Holmes as well as journeyman Bert Cooper.

    His fourth opponent, Brooklyn’s Riddick Bowe, was an opponent of a different magnitude entirely. Boasting a flawless 31-0 record (besting even Holyfield’s 28-0), he was young, hungry and ready to put the champion’s credentials to the test.

    The hotly-anticipated contest took place in the bright lights of Las Vegas on November 13, 1992 and unfolded as an authentic 12-round classic, with Bowe turning in a magnificent performance to ascend to the summit of his sport.

    Holyfield, for whom the bout was seen as a litmus test of credibility, lost his belts but left Nevada with his standing arguably improved following the ferocious fight.

    The judges scored things comfortably in Bowe’s favour 117–110, 117–110 and 115–112, but the margin of victory only begins to tell the story. The final three rounds were compelling, with the duo trading dominant periods in the 10th, only for Bowe’s relentless power to force Holyfield to the mat with a right hand to the side of the head.

    Against the odds he held out to the end – even launching a forlorn search for a knock-out blow in the closing moments – but a new king had been crowned in what was widely considered the year’s best in-ring action.

    The result was flipped on its head in the rematch a year later, Holyfield regaining the titles via a majority decision, with Bowe eventually capping the trilogy by inflicting a first ever knock-out on his rival in a non-title clash in 1995.

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    An absolute gem. One fight that brought me in the room and locked the door behind me as a fan. Totally forgot it was on a Friday night. Bowes finest display of very real inside skills too.

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    Awesome

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    20 years ago today..............

    My FAVORITE fight of all time.


    Trinidad TKO over Fernando Vargas in Round 12



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    I wanted Vargas to win that particular fight and he produced an amazing performance considering the brutal knockdowns he endured. Vargas could have stayed down but had the desire to try and win no matter how hurt even putting Trinidad down.

    Tito had brutal power but he did hit low at important times in the fight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    I wanted Vargas to win that particular fight and he produced an amazing performance considering the brutal knockdowns he endured. Vargas could have stayed down but had the desire to try and win no matter how hurt even putting Trinidad down.

    Tito had brutal power but he did hit low at important times in the fight.

    I've never been as nervous before any fight as before that one. Vargas was young and undefeated... but had this "punk attitude" about him and I wanted so badly for Trinidad to knock that pucker off his lips. He needed to be taken down a few pegs and Felix was the one to do it. I thought it was over in the first round, and me and the gang I had assembled at my house went ballistic in what became a premature celebration. Kudos to Vargas, who hung in there for the whole fight. The place was deathly quiet in the 4th when Trinidad got knocked down... but then again it wasn't like he hadn't visited the canvas before. As the fight neared the 12th, and it seemed like Trinidad had taken over the fight, I wanted a definitive ending SO BAD..... No decision, I wanted knockout. So when Vargas went down from that hellacious left hook in the 12th..... we all went ballistic again. Never have I enjoyed a beatdown as much as this one, although some have come close, such as when Shane Mosley put a major league beatdown on Margacheato.

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    Fifty years ago Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century in the iconic Madison Square Garden where tickets were like gold dust and even Frank Sinatra couldn’t get in

    To say fighting at Madison Square Garden is a big deal for boxers is a bit like saying Cristiano Ronaldo is impressed with himself. It’s a huge understatement.

    Long considered the Mecca of boxing, it has hosted a who’s who of boxing. Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Muhammad Ali have all fought under the lights there, while Anthony Joshua and Naseem Hamed both made their America debut in the so-called ‘World’s Most Famous Arena.’



    There’s a reason Dana White decided to headline UFC’s first show in New York at the Garden with Conor McGregor who became the ‘double champ’ in the Big Apple. Everyone understands the benefits of putting on a show in a place where legends are born.

    Though each incarnation has its own slice of history, it’s the third Garden which is perhaps the most storied given it saw a golden age for boxing.

    It was here where Jake LaMotta fought and lost to Sugar Ray Robinson in 1942 in the first of six bouts between the two, while Joe Louis, in his last fight, was knocked out by Rocky Marciano in 1951.

    Jim Braddock, aka the Cinderella Man, has also graced the hallowed ring, while members of the Mob, cigar smoke filling the arena, took up seats ringside.

    MSG is not shy about letting you know this place has history running through its winding corridors and it’s impossible to talk about the place without mentioning Muhammad Ali. Where gladiators once had the colosseum, ‘The Greatest’ had Madison Square Garden to lap up the applause.

    “For a person to fight in Madison Square Garden, they had to be a very special individual,” his legendary trainer Angelo Dundee once remarked.

    Ali had many of his defining moments there, including the ‘Fight of the Century’, which took place 50 years ago on 8 March, 1971 against Joe Frazier, a fight he lost after 15 gruelling rounds of boxing.

    Both collected $2.5m for their troubles, which was unheard of at the time.

    “Today, the heavyweight champions would see that as tipping money,” journalist Colin Hart, who was among at least 700 reporters in attendance, told talkSPORT. “It really was sensational.”


    Joe Louis was clapped to his seat when he entered the arena, Burt Lancaster was on hand to provide colour commentary in between rounds, while a fight was on between the rich and famous to be near to the action.

    Frank Sinatra couldn’t even command a ringside seat, but desperate to see someone else swinging for a change, got himself a photographer’s accreditation so he could watch from ringside.

    Ol’ Blue Eyes was so good with the camera that one of his snaps made the cover of Life Magazine. That was just his way.

    “The fight itself was magnificent,” Hart continued.

    “I shan’t forget the left hook that put Ali down in the 15th and final round. How he got up, only Tyson Fury will know as he did something similar against Deontay Wilder.”

    Wilder’s former trainer, Mark Breland, actually turned pro in the arena in 1984 on a card that incredibly also saw Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whitaker and Tyrell Biggs do the same.

    At some point along the line, though, there was a shift in power allowing Las Vegas to move in and usurp New York’s crown as fight capital of the world.



    Nevertheless, it takes years to build that sort of gravitas.

    “What I don’t think Vegas has is the native fight fans,” boxing journalist Alex Reid explained. “There aren’t too many Vegas residents turning up for these events whereas if you see someone like Miguel Cotto or Felix Trinidad fight at Madison Square Garden, you get the Puerto Rican community of New York coming out and supporting them.

    “There are more working class, blue-collar people and obviously New York’s such a melting pot that there are also huge communities of Irish-Americans and Mexican-Americans there. So when a home fighter fights or someone they’ve adopted as one of their own it creates a very different atmosphere.

    “It’s a much more earthy, and frankly, loud and more exciting one than you get in Vegas.”

    Clearly, history counts for many and the Garden still has its prestige.

    “The atmosphere is so much different from any other venue,” New Yorker Teofimo Lopez said after beating Richard Commey there in 2019.

    “Not only do you feel the crowd, you also feel the history behind it and how many legends have been up on the big stage,” the lightweight champion continued.

    “Madison Square Garden brings out another side of me. It brings out the best in me. And I’m grateful to call it my home.”

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