November 16 1906: San Diego, CA. World Featherweight Championship. Abe Attell W 15 Billy DeCousey. Retains title. 1927: While undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue from the area around his eyes, Tiger Flowers, 32, dies in New York City, NY. 1932: San Francisco, CA. ‘Slapsie’ Maxie Rosenbloom W 10 John Henry Lewis. 1934: New York City, NY. Bob Olin W 15 ’Slapsie’ Maxie … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: November 9th – November 15th
November 9 1910: Philadelphia, PA. Abe Attell ND 6 Owen Moran. 1927: Detroit, MI. Tiger Flowers D 10 ‘Slapsie’ Maxie Rosenbloom. 1932: San Francisco, CA. Lou Scozza KO 6 James J. Braddock. 1936: London, England. World Light Heavyweight Championship. John Henry Lewis W 15 Len Harvey. Retains title. 1953: Gaétan Hart born in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada. 1965: Merqui “El … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: November 2nd – November 8th
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...]