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…
Posted on Monday, July 8th, 2013 at 1:21 pm.
Boxing History: July 8, 1959 José Becerra KO 8 Alphonse Halimi Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA Halimi was knocked down twice in the 8th round. Referee: Tommy Hart 66-66 | judge: George Latka 66-66 | judge: Charley Randolph 66-64 José Becerra Covarrubias (15 April 1936 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a retired Mexican boxer. :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, July 8th, 2013 at 6:45 am.
Boxing History: July 7, 1914 Freddie Welsh W 20 Willie Ritchie, London. Welsh wins world lightweight title. Legend has it that Welsh, upon learning that his $7000 guarantee was lost in the promotion, attacked his manager and bit off part of his ear. Freddie Welsh (5 March 1886 – 29 July 1927) was a Welsh :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, July 5th, 2013 at 7:26 am.
Boxing History: July 4, 1910 Jack Johnson KO 15 James J. Jefferies, Reno. Retains world heavyweight title. On Independence Day, 1910, Jack Johnson finally got his long-awaited shot at Jim Jeffries, the man who, five years earlier, had retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. Even before it happened, the meeting between these :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 at 11:09 am.
Boxing History: July 2, 1921 Jack Dempsey KO 4 Georges Carpentier, Jersey City. Dempsey retains world heavyweight title. The first million dollar gate. Dempsey World Heavyweight Champion: 1919-1927 One of the most popular boxers of all time. The Associated Press’s mid-20th century poll of over 300 sports writers and radio sportscasters ranked Dempsey the best :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, July 1st, 2013 at 10:56 am.
Boxing History: June 30, 1966 “Iron Mike” Tyson was born. Michael Gerard “Mike” Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, July 1st, 2013 at 10:46 am.
Boxing History: June 30, 1975 Muhammad Ali W 15 Joe Bugner, Kuala Lumpur. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., January 17, 1942) is an American former professional boxer. Originally known as Cassius Clay, he won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston at the age of 22. Ali would go :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, June 30th, 2013 at 10:52 am.
Boxing History: June 29, 1933 Primo Carnera KO 6 Jack Sharkey, Long Island. Carnera wins World Heavyweight Title. Sharkey mysteriously falls forward after being “struck” by a grazing uppercut. Primo Carnera, (October 25, 1906 – June 29, 1967) was an Italian boxer, nicknamed the Ambling Alp, who became the world heavyweight champion. On June 29, :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…
