Posted on Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at 1:50 pm.
Boxing History: September 10, 1931 Tony Canzoneri W 15 Jack (Kid) Berg, NYC.Retains both World Super Lightweight and World Lightweight Titles!!! The bout was originally scheduled to be staged in London, England, where the championship would have changed hands when Berg went to the floor from a foul blow in the eighth round. As it :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, September 9th, 2013 at 3:48 pm.
Boxing History: September 9, 1930 Jersey Joe Walcott KO 1 Cowboy Wallace, Vineland, NJ. This was Walcott’s pro debut. Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world’s record for the oldest man to win the world’s Heavyweight :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at 12:30 pm.
Congratulations ALANTEZ! Brent “Smoothref” Bovell raises the hand of the victorious Alantez “SlyAza” Fox, who remains undefeated at 12-0-1. Fox won a unanimous decision over a Zain “Tiger” Shah, who drops to 5-2 with the loss. boxing photo credit: Juan Marshall @proamfighttalk @slyazafox @handswithplans @mrfox2you
Posted on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 at 5:11 am.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 44. Tommy David Morrison (January 2, 1969 – September 1, 2013) was an American heavyweight boxer and a former World Boxing Organization champion. He lost only three out of a total of 52 professional fights. Morrison’s nickname, “The Duke,” is :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, August 31st, 2013 at 12:39 pm.
Boxing History: August 31, 1923 Harry Greb W 15 Johnny Wilson, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title. Edward Henry “Harry” Greb (June 6, 1894 – October 22, 1926) was an American professional boxer. He was the World Middleweight Champion from 1923 to 1926 and the American Light Heavyweight Champion from 1922 to 1923. He fought a :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, August 29th, 2013 at 9:53 am.
Boxing History: August 29, 1885 John L. Sullivan W 6 Dominick McCaffrey, Cincinnati. Wins vacant Marquis of Queensberry World Heavyweight Title. In the early rounds, Sullivan dominated the action, taking McAffrey to the ropes on several occasions and dropping him multiple times before the close of the third round. As the fight progressed, however, both :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, August 26th, 2013 at 10:26 am.
Boxing History: August 25, 1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KO 1 Jose Basora, Scranton. Retains Pennsylvania World Middleweight Title. Robinson ends matters in just 52-seconds. Robinson set the standard to witch all fighters would aspire, regarded by most as the best fighter ever to grace the ring. Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, August 25th, 2013 at 5:44 am.
Boxing History: August 23, 1920 Jack Britton D 12 Lou Bogash, Bridgeport, CT. Retains World Welterweight Title. Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 – March 27, 1962) was three-time world welterweight boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York. His professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905. The website boxrec.com lists his :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 at 10:40 pm.
Boxing History: Davey Moore KO 11 Hogan (Kid) Bassey, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title. Last fight and death – Davey Moore Moore died March 25, 1963, as a result of injuries sustained in a match against Sugar Ramos. Moore was scheduled to face Cuban-Mexican Sugar Ramos in July, 1962 at Dodger Stadium but a :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, August 17th, 2013 at 5:56 am.
Boxing History: August 15, 1911 Sam Langford KO 5 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, NYC. Referee: Charlie White.”Sam Langford, of Boston, with an advantage of about ten pounds in weight, brought ‘Philadelphia’ Jack O’Brien to a standstill in four and one-half rounds at the Twentieth Century Club in New York. Referee White prevented a knockout when he :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
