April 18 1889: Johnny Kilbane born John Patrick Kilbane, in Cleveland, Ohio. 1908: Paris, France. World Heavyweight Championship. Tommy Burns KO 5 Jewey Smith. Retains title. 1929: Paris, France. NBA World Flyweight Championship. Frankie Genaro W DQ 5 Spider Pladner. Regains title. 1940: Charles ‘Kid’ McCoy, 67, born Norman Selby, dies from suicide in Detroit, … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
Historical Fight Night: Lennox Lewis vs. Primo Carnera
by Fox Doucette What happens when you get almost a thousand pounds' worth of humanity in for a heavyweight twin bill at the Historical Fight Night Arena? Well, it's a recipe for some thundering punches from giant men intent on tearing each other's heads off, and it is glorious. Or so we're hoping, as Lennox Lewis, fresh off his fight with Michael Grant, takes on Primo Carnera, … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History April 11th – April 17th
April 11 1902: Philadelphia, PA. Joe Walcott ND 6 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. 1912: Sydney, Australia. Sam Langford W 20 Sam McVey. 1913: Paris, France. World Flyweight Championship. Sid Smith W 20 Eugene Criqui. Wins vacant title. 1949: Toledo, OH. Archie Moore KO 8 Jimmy Bivins. 1951: Panama Al Brown, 48, former World Bantamweight Champion, dies of tuberculosis … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Ray Mancini vs. Arturo Gatti
by Fox Doucette Sometimes we like to put on technical matchups between highly skilled fighters to determine the greatest boxers of all time here at the Historical Fight Night Arena. Other times, we create savage entertainment for the baser elements of boxing society in which guys are put in there and told to punch each other until one of them simply cannot stand up anymore, … [Read more...]
Remembering Greg and Patricia Page: Part Two
For Part One, Click HERE In 2000, Greg knocked out Terrence “KO” Lewis in a shootout in Rosemont, Illinois, and this one was a true upset. His last fight would be against heavily tattooed former Toughman champion Dale Crowe (21-4) in the dank environs of Peel’s Palace, a seedy nightclub in Erlanger, Kentucky. In fact, it was so filthy that decaying dead rats reportedly … [Read more...]