Today in Boxing History (Part 2)
Sub-Topics: Evander Holyfield - Jersey Joe - Mike Tyson
Historical Events
Results 101 - 200 of 286
1942-01-09 - Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1942-03-27 - Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (NYC)
1942-10-16 - Natl Boxing Assn freezes titles of those serving in armed services
1946-06-09 - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1946-06-19 - 1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn
1946-09-18 - Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1947-12-05 - Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1948-06-25 - Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1949-02-11 - Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title
1949-03-01 - Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ
1949-06-22 - Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title
1949-08-10 - Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1949-10-14 - Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1949-12-05 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title
1950-08-05 - Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title
1950-08-15 - Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title
1950-08-25 - Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title
1950-09-27 - Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1950-12-05 - Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1950-12-15 - Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title
1951-01-12 - Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1951-03-07 - Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title
1951-05-30 - Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1951-07-18 - Jersey Joe Walcott KOs Ezzard Charles in 7 for hw boxing title
1952-01-09 - Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title
1952-03-09 - Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title
1952-06-05 - 1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing
1952-06-05 - Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavy weight boxing title
1952-09-23 - Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title
1953-01-11 - J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club
1953-05-15 - Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title
1953-09-15 - Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
1953-09-24 - Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1954-06-17 - Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1954-08-05 - Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern & 15 pioneers
1954-09-17 - Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1955-05-16 - Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1955-09-21 - Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1955-12-06 - NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing
1956-04-27 - Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing
1956-08-06 - After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena.
1956-11-30 - Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1957-07-29 - Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1957-08-22 - Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1958-03-25 - Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times
1958-08-18 - Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1959-05-01 - Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1959-05-25 - Supreme ct rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional
1959-06-26 - Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavywgt boxing title
1960-01-11 - Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts
1960-01-22 - Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title
1960-06-20 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavywgt boxing title
1961-03-13 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavywgt boxing title
1961-12-04 - Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
1963-07-22 - Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1964-02-24 - Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing title
1964-02-25 - Cassius Clay TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1965-03-05 - Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1965-05-25 - Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1965-11-01 - Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing
1965-11-22 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1966-03-29 - Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1966-05-21 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1966-06-28 - Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title
1966-08-05 - Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title
1966-08-06 - Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
1966-09-10 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1967-02-06 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1967-03-22 - Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1967-04-27 - Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ
1967-04-28 - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title
1967-05-13 - Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries
1968-03-04 - Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1968-06-24 - Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1968-08-14 - Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1968-12-10 - Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1969-04-22 - Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1969-06-23 - Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1970-02-16 - Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1970-11-18 - Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1971-03-08 - Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15, retains heavyweight boxing title
1972-05-26 - Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1973-01-22 - George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1973-09-01 - George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1974-03-26 - George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1975-03-24 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1975-05-16 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1975-07-01 - Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1975-10-01 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1976-02-20 - Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1976-04-30 - Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1976-05-24 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1976-09-28 - Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1977-05-16 - Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title
1977-09-29 - Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1978-02-15 - Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1978-06-09 - Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1978-09-15 - Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1978-11-10 - Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1979-03-23 - Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
Famous Birthdays
Please go to prior page(s).
Famous Deaths
Please go to prior page(s).
