Today in Boxing History (Part 3)
Sub-Topics: Evander Holyfield - Jersey Joe - Mike Tyson
Historical Events
Results 201 - 286 of 286
1979-06-22 - Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1979-06-27 - Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ
1979-09-28 - Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shavers in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1979-10-20 - John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1980-02-03 - Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1980-03-31 - Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1980-03-31 - Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1980-07-07 - Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1980-09-27 - Marvin Hagler defeats Alan Minter to claim boxing's world Middleweight championship in London. They have to be escorted away by police after a riot forms.
1980-10-02 - Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1980-10-25 - Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1981-04-11 - Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1981-06-12 - Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title
1981-10-03 - Mike Weaver beats Quick Tillis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1981-11-06 - Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1982-06-11 - Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1982-11-13 - A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.
1982-11-18 - Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
1983-01-13 - AMA urges ban on boxing sites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition
1983-02-13 - World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds
1983-03-27 - Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1983-05-20 - Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1983-05-20 - Michael Dokes & Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for hw boxing title
1983-09-10 - Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1983-09-23 - Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1983-11-25 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1984-03-09 - Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1984-08-31 - Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1984-11-09 - Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1984-12-01 - Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title
1985-03-15 - Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1985-04-29 - Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1985-05-20 - Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1985-06-15 - Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1985-09-21 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1985-09-22 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ
1986-01-17 - Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1986-02-09 - Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title
1986-03-22 - HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament
1986-03-22 - Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1986-04-19 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1986-07-19 - Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1986-09-06 - Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
1986-11-22 - Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title
1987-03-07 - Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1987-05-30 - Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1987-05-30 - Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1987-06-15 - Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1987-08-01 - Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1987-08-17 - Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame
1987-10-16 - Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1987-10-29 - Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title
1988-01-22 - Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
1988-02-07 - Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens
1988-03-20 - Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1989-02-25 - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1989-07-21 - Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
1990-02-10 - Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1990-02-11 - James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown
1990-10-25 - Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
1991-04-19 - Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1991-06-08 - Former NY Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds
1991-11-23 - Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1992-05-13 - Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing on Howard Stern Show
1992-06-19 - Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1992-11-13 - Riddick Bowe beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1993-02-06 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1993-05-08 - Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1993-05-22 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1993-10-01 - Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1993-11-06 - Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1994-04-22 - Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1994-05-06 - Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1994-09-25 - Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1994-11-06 - George Foreman (45) KOs Michael Moorer to win boxing HW championship
1995-03-04 - George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker
1995-04-08 - Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1995-04-22 - George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1995-06-29 - George Foreman loses IBF boxing title, refused to fight Axel Schulz
1995-08-19 - Bruce Seldon TKOs Joe Hipp in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1995-09-02 - Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1995-11-05 - George Foreman beats Michael Moorer to win WBA/IBF boxing title
1996-04-08 - Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title
1996-06-22 - Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavywgt boxing title
1997-07-09 - Mike Tyson is banned from boxing, for biting Holyfield's ear
2002-06-21 - Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson
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