Posted on Sunday, July 28th, 2013 at 11:06 am.
Boxing History: July 28, 1931 Henry Armstrong’s pro debut. Al Lovino KO 3 Henry Armstrong, Braddock, PA. RECORD: 181 Fights: 150-21-10 with 101 KOs Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912, Columbus, Mississippi – October 22, 1988, Los Angeles, California) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 at 6:25 am.
Boxing History: July 22, 1963 Sonny Liston KO 1 Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas. Liston Retains world heavyweight title. Fifty years ago today in Las Vegas, Charles “Sonny” Liston defended his heavyweight title by knocking out former champ Floyd Patterson at 2:10 of the first round. The bout lasted four seconds longer than their first fight :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, July 18th, 2013 at 5:42 am.
Boxing History: July 17, 1930 Al Singer KO 1 Sammy Mandell, Bronx, NY. Wins world lightweight title. Al Singer (“The Bronx Beauty) (September 6, 1909 – April 20, 1961) was an American boxer. He was born in the Lower East Side in New York City. Singer captured the World Lightweight Championship in July, 1930, with :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 at 1:59 pm.
Boxing History: July 16, 1926 Jack Delaney W 15 Paul Berlenbach, Brooklyn. Wins world light-heavyweight title. Jack Delaney (March 18, 1900 – November 27, 1948) was a light heavyweight boxing champion of the world and contender for the heavyweight crown. One of the most popular fighters of the 1920s, the handsome French Canadian was born :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 at 7:32 am.
Boxing History: July 15, 1931 Kid Chocolate KO 7 Benny Bass, Philadelphia. Wins world super-featherweight title. Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo (January 6, 1910 – August 8, 1988), better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed wild success both in the boxing ring and in society life during a span of the 1930s. Eligio :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, July 14th, 2013 at 3:58 pm.
Boxing History: July 14, 1939 (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom W 15 Lou Scozza, Buffalo. Retains world light-heavyweight title. Rosenbloom’s Record: 274 fights, 207-39-26 (19 KO’s) World Light Heavyweight champion 1930-34 He was nicknamed “Slapsie Maxie” by Damon Runyon for slapping opponents with an open glove. Using an open glove was later banned by the New York :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, July 13th, 2013 at 9:19 am.
Aalan “Bombardero” Martinez (15-2, 10 KOs) of Los Angeles, California via Mexico hammered out a twelve round unanimous decision over hometown favorite Charlie “La Bestia” Serrano (15-3-1, 4 KOs) on Friday night at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, Florida. Scores were 115-113, 117-111, 115-113. Martinez did not make the weight limit so he :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, July 11th, 2013 at 7:37 am.
Boxing History: July 10, 1922 Jake LaMotta born Giacobe LaMotta. Nicknamed “The Bronx Bull” and “The Raging Bull”, is an American former world middleweight champion boxer who was famously portrayed by Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull. LaMotta was born on the lower east side of Manhattan on July 10th, 1922 at 1st :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 at 7:38 am.
This rarely seen but brilliant PBS documentary candidly shows the reality of the darker side of professional boxing. Made in 1992, it closely follows the career of a young Shannon Briggs and features fascinating and honest interviews with Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Teddy Atlas, the late Dan Duva, Kathy Duva, Lou Duva, Bobby Czyz, Bob :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 at 7:32 am.
Boxing History: July 9, 1926 Pete Latzo WF 4 George Levine, NYC. Retains world welterweight title. Pete Latzo (August 1, 1902 – July 7, 1968) was the boxing world welterweight champion from 1926 to 1927. Latzo fought all the top welterweights of his era and won the title from hall of famer Mickey Walker on :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…
