by Fox Doucette Styles make fights in San Dimas tonight, as the second Saturday edition of Historical Fight Night plays host to Saul Alvarez, fresh off his atomic carpet bombing of Josesito Lopez, takes on Emile Griffith, who is brought in from his first victory over Joey Archer in 1966. You'll also notice that this is not being fought under "Old Vs. New" rules; Alvarez today … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
This Week in Boxing History February 15th – February 21st
February 15 1905: Wildcat Monte, born Monte H. Deadwiley, in Amarillo, Texas. 1916: Brooklyn, NY. Jack Britton ND 10 Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis. 1937: Paris, France. World Middleweight Championship. Marcel Thil W Disq. 6 Lou Brouillard. Retains title. 1958: Tony Tubbs born in Cincinnati, Ohio. 1958: James ‘Hard Rock’ Green born in Irvington, New Jersey. 1964: Manila, … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Louis
by Fox Doucette Once upon a midnight dreary (and holy hell, was I ever weak and weary as I wrote those forgotten pieces of heavyweight boxing lore), this site played host to a ginormous World Cup-style heavyweight tournament that culminated in Joe Louis defeating Ezzard Charles for the distinction of the greatest of all time, in a fight that, truth be told, your intrepid … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History February 8th – February 14th
February 8 1888: Ad Wolgast born in Cadillac, Michigan. 1924: New York City, NY. World Flyweight Championship. Pancho Villa W 15 Georgie Marks. Retains title. 1930: New York City, NY. World Bantamweight Championship. Panama Al Brown WF 4 Johnny Erickson. Retains title. 1943: Bennie Briscoe born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1950: Philadelphia, PA. Jersey Joe … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Acelino Freitas vs. Genaro Hernandez
by Fox Doucette It's Carnival in Rio, and what better way to celebrate than with the first appearance on Historical Fight Night of one of Brazil's greatest champions? Acelino Freitas gets in the time machine from a four-round smackdown of Juan Carlos Ramirez, and he arrives in 2016 to take on Genaro Hernandez, master of the good old Mexican one-two punch, who is himself coming … [Read more...]