November 2 1895: Nonpareil Jack Dempsey dies in Portland, Oregon, from tuberculosis. 1900: Louisville, Kentucky. World Featherweight Championship. ‘Terrible’ Terry McGovern KO 7 Joe Bernstein. Retains title. 1903: Baltimore, Maryland. Joe Gans ND 6 Jack Blackburn. 1915: Boston, Mass. World Welterweight Championship. Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis W 12 Milburn Saylor. Retains … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: October 26th – November 1st
October 26 1902: Jack Sharkey born in Binghamton, New York. 1906: Primo Carnera born in Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. 1915: Boston, Mass. World Welterweight Championship. Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis W 12 Milburn Saylor. Retains title. 1915: New York City, NY. Willie Ritchie ND 10 Johnny Dundee. 1931: Paris, France, NBA Flyweight Championship. Young Perez KO 2 Frankie … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: October 19th – October 25th
October 19 1917: Milwaukee, WI. Harry Greb ND 10 Len Rowlands. 1926: San Francisco, CA. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Tod Morgan W 10 Johnny Dundee. Retains title. 1955: Cincinnati, Ohio. World Lightweight Championship. Bud Smith W 15 Jimmy Carter. Retains title. 1962: Evander Holyfield born in Atmore, Alabama. 1964: Jorge Luis Gonzalez born in Havana, … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: October 12th – October 18th
October 12 1895: Masbeth, NY. Kid Lavigne D 20 Young Griffo. 1926: Brooklyn, NY. Jack Sharkey WDisq 12 Harry Wills. 1965: Henry Akinwande born in London, England. 1969: Inglewood, CA. World Welterweight Championship. Jose Napoles W 15 Emile Griffith. Retains title. 1975: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Featherweight Championship. Alexis Arguello KO 5 Royal Kobayashi. Retains … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: October 5th – October 11th
October 5 1931: Pittsburgh, PA. Fritzie Zivic’s pro debut. Fritzie Zivic KO 1 Al Rettinger. 1936: New York City, NY. Jimmy McLarnin W 10 Tony Canzoneri. 1937: Los Angeles, CA. Baby Arizmendi W 10 Albert ‘Chalk’ Wright. 1952: Havana, Cuba. World Welterweight Championship. Kid Gavilan W 15 Billy Graham. Retains title. The first fight televised in the U.S. from outside the … [Read more...]