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Jeffries turned pro in 1896.  He fought top heavyweights at that time, Gus R Duhlin and Joe Choysnki.  In 1898, he KO'd Peter Jackson and took a decision over Tom Sharkey.  On June 9, 1899, at the Coney Island Athletic Club in Brooklyn, N.Y., Jeffries challenged Bob Fitzsimmons for the title. According to one news source the writer said, "When Jeffries dropped the champion in Round 2, it was immediately evident the 206-pound challenger was physically superior to the 167-pound champion. In Round 10, Fitzsimmons went down twice courtesy of Jeffries' potent left. The challenger would finish the job in Round 11, when Fitzsimmons was knocked out with a left-hook, right-uppercut combination."  On May 11, 1900, Jeffries faced Corbett in Coney Island. Jeffries KO'd Corbett in the 23rd round!  Jeffries made seven successful title defenses, including rematches against both Fitzsimmons and Corbett.  His LAST title defense, he made it an early night when he KO'd Jack Monroe in 1904. His ending record was (18-0-2, 15 KOs).

Hart Stopped Jack Root - July 3, 1905
Marvin Hart stopped Jack Root  with a TKO in the twelve round. The fight took place in Reno, Nevada. They were fighting for the  vacant title, James J. Jeffries refereed the fight and presented the title belt to Hart.  Jim Jeffries had given up the world heavyweight championship remaining undefeated, as news reports stated that he had run out of "Worthy challengers."  Jeffries himself nominated Root and Hart to fight for this world title fight to replace him.

Burns Fights 20 rounds - February 23, 1906
Tommy Burns went 20 long rounds with  Marvin Hart that ended in a decision.  The fight took place in Los Angeles, California.

A short film by this Vaudeville team, call the "Dancing boxing match" was performed by this  well-known team of Montgomery and Stone. The two danced while they boxed in their act. 

One of the most Brutal bouts - 1906
On September 3, 1906, in Goldfield, Nevada, at a renowned mining camp, and promoted by Tex Rickard, Danish Battling Nelson, , and Joe Gans fought 42 rounds, that lasted almost three hours. It was reported that the gate of this event was a record $76,000. As reported by the Mercury News, they said, “Gans, the first African-American world champion, knocked Nelson down several times but could not finish him and broke his hand in the 33rd round. Referee George Siler warned the bloodied Nelson about low blows several times. When Nelson fouled Gans again in the 42nd round, Siler stopped the fight and declared Gans the winner.” Gans died four years later of tuberculosis at the age of 35.

Five Weight classes compete in the 1908 Summer Olympics  There were five weight class groups that were used in the  contested on the Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program. In that time frame, the competition was for men's boxing only.  The event was held on October 27, 1908.  Bantiamweights was the lightest weight class allowed (up to 116 lbs.)

Jack Johnson  Made a History First - 1908
In 1908, when Jack Johnson made a "History First" when he became the first black man to win the heavyweight title.  Jeffries, was publicly pressured to get back into the sport to fight Johnson.  He was guaranteed a purse of $100,000! So at age 35, and weighing 300 plus pounds Jeffries took on the challenge.  A little boxing trivia, Johnson also KO'd Jeffries brother who was also a boxer. Johnson KO'd Jack Jeffries in 1902. On December 26, 1908,  Johnson  TKO'd Tommy Burns in the 14th round.  The fight was in  Sydney, Australia.

John TKO'd Jeffries - July 4, 1910
Jack Johnson  TKO15 James J. Jeffries. The fight took place in Reno, Nevada. Jeffries came out of retirement to fight Johnson for the title, Even though Marvin Hart and Tommy Burns were the last two champions, this bout actually determined the linear title.

Budinich boxes from 1902 to 1915
John Budinich, from Havana, Chile boxed from 1902 to 1915. Budinich was Chile's first pro boxer. He was also a boxing trainer and coach.  Budi also boxed in Cuba and Panama.  According to news sources, Budinich opened the first nations boxing academy in Cuba, and became the first known promoter.

Coulon and Conley Sign to Fight - April 1, 1911 - Denver Times Coulon and Conley will Sign up for bout today...Return match between little fellows for bantam title, to be staged in New Orleans...Chicago (April 1) Frankie Conley, the Kenosha Bantamweight, and Johnny Coulon, will meet today to sign articles for a twenty-five round bout before the New Orleans Athletic Club.  The date also will be selected at the meeting and the weight in all probability will be 116 pounds. In addition to fighting for a percentage of the receipts the battlers will receive $2,000.  Coulon won a decision over Conley at New Orleans recently and since that fight Conley has been seeking a rematch.

Johnson Convicted of Violating Vice Laws
Johnson is seen in this undated archival photo. Photo by Library Of Congress/Reuters - 1913: Jack Johnson convicted in 1913 of violating vice laws after several high-profile romances with white women.  It was reported in news sources on July 15, 2004, that a group of lawmakers, civil rights leaders and sports enthusiast filed a petition with the United States Justice Department seeking a "posthumous pardon" for the World heavyweight champion Johnson! they have called on President George W. Bush to expunge his criminal record. (Update: U.S. lawmakers are seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, convicted more than 90 years ago in a racially motivated morals case. At the height of his career in 1913, the boxer was convicted and sent to federal prison for one year and one day for violating the Mann Act by transporting a white woman across state lines for immoral purposes. Five other senators — Republicans Orrin Hatch of Utah and Ted Stevens of Alaska and Democrats Harry Reid of Nevada and Edward Kennedy and John Kerry of Massachusetts — signed the letter urging a full posthumous presidential pardon.

MORAN AND DRISCOLL FIGHT TO DRAW
January 27, 1913 - Owen Moran and Jim Driscoll, fought to a draw in London, England.  This was a rematch for the two, when they first fought in January of 1906. According to historians, the fight was a non-stop bout. 

Lee Wins Lonsdale Belt
1918 - Leith featherweight James "Tancy" Lee won the  Lonsdale championship belt.

DEMPSEY TKO'D WILLARD
July 4, 1919 - Jack Dempsey  TKO3 Jess Willard in Toledo, Ohio.

Dempsey Signs to fight Gibbons
In May of 1923, Jack Dempsey signed to fight Tom Gibbons. The AP said, " Jack Dempsey, world's heavy-weight champion, will defend his title against Tom Gibbons, the St. Paul challenger, at Shelby. Mont., a boom town of less than a thousand inhabitants on the afternoon of next Fourth of July. The match will be fifteen rounds to a referee's decision."

Harry "The Human Windmill" Greb vs. Mickey "The Toy Bulldog" Walker The Polo Grounds, New York City, N.Y. - July 2, 1925  There have been many distinctive fights in boxing history. They have impacted generations of fans for years and propelled the sport above all others. You have the fights which are standard, and anyone who is a follower of boxing or a die-hard enthusiast knows about...Link to Ringsidereport.com  - Report by Jason Petock - October 8, 2004

Jack Dempsey Weds - February 7, 1925, Sunday SAN DIEGO, Cal., -- Jack Dempsey, world's champion heavyweight pugilist, and Ida Estelle Taylor, motion picture actress, after obtaining a license (Feb 7) to be married, were this night.

Boxing Ring Makes it's Debut in 1925 at Madison Square Garden!
(SEPT 19, 2007) A sad day for boxing folks to find out that the boxing ring, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, will officially retire after 82 years of service. Many boxing greats have fought in this ring. According to the local news media, the ring will be placed at the museum of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. More

News article - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rock Has World Beat for Courage, Says Gene..by Gene Tunney - July 27, 1928

New York, July 26--I have never fought a more courageous fighter than Tom Heeney. He takes everything. He never did stop plunging even though I hit him under the heart again and again.The fight came out about the way I had it figured but I will say that if courage would have turned the trick Tom would be fighting even yet.  Many of the spectators may have thought that some of the blows Tom struck me early in the fight really rocked me but at no time during the entire eleven rounds did I feel them.  All I can say is that Tom Heeney has the world beat for courage.- The End -Supplied by Bill 16.brinkster.com

12-Time Dutch Boxing Champ Ben Bril - 1928
Ben Bril, at the age of 15, was a 12-time Dutch boxing champion who competed in the 1928 Olympics. Bril won the first of his Dutch championships in 1928 and finished fifth in the flyweight class in the Amsterdam Olympics that same year.  According to news sources, Bril was  barred from the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932 by the Dutch Olympic committee because the secretary was a member of the Dutch Nazi party, and Bril boycotted the 1936 Games in Berlin.  He was deported to Germany during the occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, and he and his wife survived the concentration camp at Bergen Belsen.   Bril was also a referee after the war, and oversaw Olympic matches of Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Teofilo Stevenson, among others.  Bril died at the age of 91 years old on September 11, 2003, at the Beth Shalom retirement home in Amsterdam.

Tommy Rawson: National amateur junior lightweight championship in 1929!
(SEPT 19, 2003) Tommy Rawson,  a former boxer, state commissioner and coach who worked for decades to promote safety in the ring, died at 94.  Rawson, a third-generation fighter, won the national amateur junior lightweight championship in 1929 and was professional lightweight champ of New England in 1936. He coached boxing at Harvard for decades, stopping only after he was in his 90s.  Rawson, a building contractor, was a member of the State Boxing Commission for more than 20 years until he stepped down in 1993. He refereed for more than 30 years.  (Source: AP)

Ross Turns Pro 1929

Barney Ross [aka: Beryl David Rosofsky], 72-4-3,  began boxing professionally in 1929----He was 20 years old.   In June of 1933, he won both a world title belt by beating Tony Canzoneri.  In 1934, he defeated Jimmy McLarnin, by a split for a welterweight title.  He then lost the same belt to McLarnin, and regained it in 1935.  Ross then lost the belt to Henry Armstrong in 1938.  Ross died in 1967.

Boxing: RSR Looks Back at the Legendary "Kid Chocolate"  Before the 1917 Russian and 1959 Cuban Social Revolutions of the 20th Century, a much earlier period transpired for uniformly extending friendly U.S. relations abroad in Cuba. It wasn't just the increasing sugar cane industrial industries here that brought two equally balanced Western Hemispheres more together, though that was the byproduct of business for the day much like cotton was picked in the Deep South. By By George Diaz Smith  ringsidereport.com /Smith292005.htm

Canzoneri KO's Kid Chocolate!
On November 24, 1933, boxer  Tony Canzoneri KO'd Kid Chocolate in the second round of a non-title bout at Madison Square Garden.

Louis KO'd Schmeling
On June 22, 1938, Joe Louis KO'd Max Schmeling in round one.  According to news sources, that knockout had achieved vindication for his humiliating defeat Schmeling had given him a couple of years earlier. (Excellent Story - Fight of the Century By Emmett Berg)

Yvon “The Fighting Fisherman” Durelle

Yvon Durelle, 77 years as of December 2006, was one of the top light-heavyweight boxers in the 1950’s.   He won the British Empire title in 1957.  When he retired in 1963, he had accumulated a record of a 90-24-2, 51 KOs record.  This week (Dec. 30, 2006), Durelle suffered from a stroke, and was listed in serious condition. 

One For the Record Books..Up Close and Personal...By "Bad Brad Berkwitt  The 1950's from the tapes I have viewed, and the stories from the old-timers I have heard, makes me feel so lucky to be part of the world of boxing as a writer that can research this stuff which has left a mark on what I have learned about the history of the boxing landscape. Copyrighted and exclusive on Doghouse Boxing Link to Story

GIL TURNER FIGHTING CAREER IN THE EARLY 1950's   Gil Turner fought his first main event against Beau Jack, in April of 1951, at the Philadelphia Arena.  Turner won that fight.  Turner rematched with Beau one month later and again defeated Beau.  The following year, on July 7, 1952, at the Philadelphia Stadium, Gil Turner got his big chance with 31-0 to fight against Kid Gavilan for his World Welterweight title.  The fight was non-stop for the first ten rounds, and then in the eleventh Turner was stopped in front of a stunned crowd.  

JAKE LAMOTTA VS. SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
On Feb. 14, 1951, Jake LaMotta and Sugar Ray Robinson fought in front of 14, 802 boxing fans, for LaMotta’s world middleweight championship at the old Chicago Stadium. It was their six outing, with Robinson winning four of the five matches that was reported to have been toe-to-toe battles. This sixth championship bout proved to be one of the classics and greatest action fights. They fought non-stop for 13 rounds, when the referee stopped the fight and Robinson was declared the winner.

Drama Without a Script... By Bernie McCoy April 23, 2003

LAST HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT TO TAKE PLACE IN YANKEE STADIUM
On June 26, 1959, Ingemar Johansson took on Floyd Patterson, and stopped Patterson in the third round.

DANNY VALDEZ VS. DWIGHT HAWKINS
On October 1, 1959, Danny Valdez faced Dwight Hawkins in a brawling slugfest for the California State featherweight championship.  Valdez won by a close decision.  53 years later, on October 1, 2002, the Golden State Boxer's Association honored these two at a luncheon in Hollywood, California.

Liston was trouble in and out of ring By Mike Puma -Special to ESPN.com

"I think Sonny gave that second fight away [to Muhammad Ali]. I swear. He said, 'No, you win and you lose.' I said, 'In the first round?' " says Liston's widow Geraldine on ESPN Classic's Sports Century series. Sonny Liston had 39 knockouts, including eight in the first round.  Each fight had its own set of ambiguities. The first, held in Miami Beach, provoked cries that Liston went into the tank when he didn't come out for the seventh round. The second, held in a small town in Maine, was even more questionable, as Liston was knocked out in the first. Many openly wondered whether the fights were fixed.
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Sept. 25, 1962 - With an arrest record as long as his list of knockout victims, Sonny Liston was fearsome both out of the ring and in. The surly challenger had boasted that he would blast Floyd Patterson from his heavyweight throne in five rounds. It didn't take nearly that long.  With a 25-pound weight advantage (214 to 189), Liston took control from the start, pounding away at the champion's ribs with a two-fisted attack in their bout at Comiskey Park in Chicago.  Full Copyrighted Story on ESPN

SO WHO WERE THE CHAMPIONS  IN 1961? According to the Official World Ratings by the National Boxing Association Champions, This was the listed boxers: Heavyweights - Floyd Patterson, New York; Light Heavyweight - Harold Johnson, Pennsylvania; Middleweights - Gene Fullmer, Utah; Welterweights - Benny Paret, Cuba; Junior Welterweights - Duilio Loi, Italy; Lightweights - Joe Brown, Louisiana; Jr. Lightweights - Flash Elorde, Philippines; Featherweights - Davey Moore, Ohio; Bantamweights - Eder Jofre, Brazil; and Flyweights - Pone Kingpetch, Thailand. (Source obtained by Boxing Illustrated - March 1961) 

The Sad Legacy of Sonny Liston
by William Dettloff - www.hbo.com/boxing
Written on December 31, 2002 (The death of Sonny Liston - 1970 at the age of 38: It is no secret that there are few happy endings in the fight game. Or happy beginnings, for that matter. What drives men to do what they do in the ring typically has little to do with happiness so in that way it all makes sense. Generally, when happier boys look for recreation they don't turn to and fall in love with prize fighting. The angriest ones do, and those who are most desperate. It's a desperate game, after all. So bad endings are everywhere you look.

Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes World Heavyweight Championship Fight Poster
Original fight poster from closed-circuit broadcast of the Larry Holmes/Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Championship fight from the Orange Bowl on October 2nd, 1980. This fight was broadcast on closed circuit TV in the US and this is the supporting event poster. This is a rare collector's item and is in excellent condition.

Patterson faced Ali
On September 20, 1972, Floyd Patterson faced Ali again in the final fight of his career. In this rematch, Ali beat him badly in a seventh-round TKO.
 

Day in History: 82-Year boxing Ring at Madison Square Garden retires! September 19, 2007

(SEPT 19) A sad day for boxing folks to find out that the boxing ring, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, will officially retire after 82 years of service. Many boxing greats have fought in this ring.
According to the local news media, the ring will be placed at the museum of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Full Story

Buchanan named Britain's Greatest ever!
1978 -  Edinburgh-born world champion Ken Buchanan  was voted Britain's greatest-ever boxer in 1978 and has a place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.  (source: scotsman.com)
 

Past Female Boxer Sets the Record Straight! By Sue TL Fox March 25, 2005 (Inset photo: Rodriguez in white top)

ANGEL RODRIGUEZ, a boxer from the 1980's, was a very accomplished boxer, who boxed for seven years. Rodriguez just recently contacted WBAN, and set the record straight on one of her past fight with Louise Loo that took place in 1981.  WBAN has Loo as the winner---but Rodriguez corrected that information...She told WBAN, "Just as a point of information; I also have a copy of a video of the Louise Loo / Angel Rodriguez fight of 1981, as well as the magazine article from The WBB Glove, which has a pictorial review of the fight.  It clearly shows my hand being raised as winner."  More

1981:  Sanchez Wins Title
On July 21, 1982, Salvador Sanchez, born January 26, 1959, in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico, he successfully defended his title against Azumah Nelson stopping him in the 15th round. Unfortunately, his success was short-lived when he was tragically killed in a vehicle accident at the age of 23 years old!  In 1991, Sanchez was  inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.  

COBB HOPES HUMOR WILL DISARM HOLMES
Larry Holmes, who says his main goal is to retire unbeaten, will defend the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship against wise-cracking  26- year-old Texan Randy (Tex) Cobb tonight in the Astrodome. Holmes is an overwhelming favorite to run his record to 41-0 against Cobb, whose fighting style is that of a brawler and who jokes constantly outside the ring -- and sometimes in it. Published on November 26, 1982, Miami Herald, (FL)

HAGLER, DURAN COULD EARN $10 MILLION EACH
Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran could earn more than $10 million each when they meet for the 15-round middleweight boxing crown Nov. 10 at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, promoter Bob Arum said Thursday. "It will be the biggest closed-circuit fight in history, with three or four million people watching," Arum said at a news conference attended by both fighters in New York. "I believe this is the greatest fight of our lifetime. Published on July 15, 1983, Miami Herald, The (FL)

MANCINI ON THE ATTACK
One of today's more-or-less burning boxing issues is whether Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini will retire after twice being hacked into Italian sausage by Livingstone Bramble. Mancini, known to all his intimates as "Boom," isn't saying. But he certainly seems to be indicating.  A few days ago, sports columnist Tom Melody of The Akron Beacon Journal asked Boom something along the lines of "What do you think of boxing people these days?" Quick, get that man a few more notebooks:" Published on September 28, 1985, Miami Herald,  (FL)

FEMALE BOXER'S DEBUT A TKO AS OPPONENT HURTS SHOULDER
Five minutes after being hoisted from the ring by trainer Adolfo Morrell and politely applauded by a Sheraton Americas Hotel crowd of 350, Florida's first female pro boxing victor leaned against a wall and cried in despair.  "I didn't mean to hurt her," Tracy Landy said in referring to a first-round technical knockout of Lori Mae Preusser Friday night.

June 26, 1985 - ALI SEEKS DIVORCE
People Magazine
Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali and his third wife, Veronica, filed for divorce Tuesday, her attorney said. "An amicable agreement on the major issues already has been worked out,' ...6/26/85

December 23, 1986 -JUDGE BLOCKS SPINKS-COONEY FIGHT  NEW YORK -- A Manhattan judge Monday blocked the scheduled Michael Spinks-Gerry Cooney heavyweight championship fight until the promoters have Cooney sign a contract to participate in a title unification series.

Smith vs. Witherspoon - December
13, 1986 NEW YORK -- James "Bonecrusher' Smith, who got the fight as a substitute, knocked down Tim Witherspoon three times in the first round and won the World Boxing Association heavyweight championship Friday night at Madison Square Garden .SMITH WINS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT 12/13/86