[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/twitter/20thCentBoxIMM) "Mike McCallum and former Welterweight titlist Donald Curry battle as the champion will retain his WBA Junior Middleweight title with a spectacular one-punch 5th round KO on July 181987 in Las Vegas"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946126579588911505) 2025-07-18 08:35:08 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Johnny Tapia wins a 12-round unanimous decision over Danny Romero Jr. on July XX 1997 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Nevada in a Super Flyweight Title unification bout. Tapia and Romero had both grown up in New Mexico and offered a study in contrasts: while Tapia had originally been regarded as the state's boxing prodigy his drug suspension allowed Romero to emerge as a clean-cut new star in his absence. The Romero family had also trained Tapia as a youth and the split between the two camps had not been a clean one. As such the match produced extra intrigue with thousands of New"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946133187945529626) 2025-07-18 09:01:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Lightweight Bobby Hicks (pictured) TKO's Hildo Nunez in the 5th round at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles California on July XX 1958 to run his record to 8-0 as a pro. Hicks was retired by the Washington State Boxing Commission in 1960 due to a detached retina. He was later re-issued a license in 1968 but retired after fighting to a draw in a comeback bout. An amateur sensation managed and trained by George Chemeris (he handled Pete Rademacher Eddie Cotton and Greg Haugen among others) and the 1956 Tacoma Golden Gloves Titlist at Featherweight Hicks entered the 1956 Olympic Trials riding a"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945760140260429934) 2025-07-17 08:19:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Eder Jofre (left) scores a 2nd round KO of Juan Carlos Acebal on July XX 1958 in Sao Paolo Brazil to run his record to 15-0-3. Jofre won't lose a fight until 1965 when he loses his Bantamweight Championship to another legend Fighting Harada in the 51st fight of his career on a 15-round split decision in Japan"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946114995768475904) 2025-07-18 07:49:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Challenger Azumah Nelson (left) and WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez weigh in on July XX 1982 before their title fight a classic at Madison Square Garden. This will be the undefeated (13-0) Nelson's first fight outside of his native Ghana and sadly the final fight of Salvador Sanchez's short but legendary career as aftr prevailing via 15th-round TKO he will perish on August 12th in an auto accident at the far too young age of 23"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1947104839646999028) 2025-07-21 01:22:23 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Legendary Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic Torch on July XX 1996 to start the Summer Games in Atlanta"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946781638878208252) 2025-07-20 03:58:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "On the undercard of Ali-Lewis in Croke Park in Dublin Ireland on July XX 1972 undefeated (10-0) John Conteh scores a 2nd round TKO of Johnny Mac"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946773697852854750) 2025-07-20 03:26:33 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "On a hot summer day on July 14th of 1979 in a boxing ring installed on the floor of Mile High Stadium former Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali faced off against Denver Broncos' defensive end Lyle Alzado in an exhibition match. Ali was handsomely paid. Alzado looking to up his profile and gain contract leverage with the Broncos had mortgaged his house to foot the bills promoting the bout. The bout ended weeks of hype. Ali had taunted Alzado at press conferences and touted his own boxing skills saying the football player wouldn't have a chance. The chatter though didn't draw many fans to the"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1944568767704355055) 2025-07-14 01:24:57 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Light Heavyweight Champion John Henry Lewis (right) on July XX 1938 poses during training for his scheduled bout with "Two Ton" Tony Galento which will not come off on July 13th at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia. The fight was cancelled when Galento came down with a case of bronchial pneumonia. ---------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lewis had become the first black American to win the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Bob Olin by a 15-round unanimous decision on October XX 1935. Lewis would successfully defend the title five times over the"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946902862765662404) 2025-07-20 11:59:48 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "1964 Olympian (representing Argentina at middleweight) Juan Aguilar ends his pro career on July XX 1974 getting TKO'd (on a cut) in the 1st round by Bobby Cassidy at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale New York. UPI reported: "Irish Bobby Cassidy of Levittown NY scored a one round TKO over Juan Aguilar of Argentina Friday night at the Nassau Coliseum. The bout was stopped by referee Johnny LoBianco at 2:43 because Aguilar suffered a severe cut over the left eye. Cassidy opened the cut early in the round with a series of punches to the head. He continued to pound as the wound of the Argentine was"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946776933917979022) 2025-07-20 03:39:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Pete Rademacher (7-3-1) wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Canadian Heavyweight Champion George Chuvalo (17-3-0 coming in) on July XX 1960 at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto Ontario Canada. The Associated Press reported: "Pete Rademacher XXX 1/4 of Columbus Ga. left-jabbed his way to a unanimous XX round decision over George Chuvalo XXX 1/2 of Toronto here last night. There were no knockdowns in the rather one-sided battle before a small crowd of about 4000 at Maple Leaf baseball stadium. Rademacher spotting XX year old Chuvalo nine years had too much ring saavvy for the hard-punching but"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946769403023868269) 2025-07-20 03:09:29 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "In his 6th pro fight on July XX 1985 Mike Tyson KO's Larry Sims in the 3rd round at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie New York. Sims came into this bout with a 3-16-1 record with XX of those losses via KO. The bout as described by William F. McNeil in "The Rise of Mike Tyson Heavyweight": "Sims a 30-year-old club fighter with a 10-10 record approached Tyson very cautiously and stayed out of harm's way for the first two rounds. At the beginning of round three Mike trapped his man in the corner and delivered a series of crushing body shots. As soon as Sims dropped his hands to protect"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946779331495084181) 2025-07-20 03:48:56 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Newly crowned Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott smooches his wife Lydia on July XX 1951 during a celebration in his honor at City Hall in Camden New Jersey. The epitome of persistence snagging the heavyweight belt on his 5th attempt at it Jersey Joe scored a 7th round KO of defending titlist Ezzard Charles at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh on the 18th"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946903937665122556) 2025-07-20 12:04:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Babe Griffin 6-3-4 at lightweight from 1926-35 and born Victor Galiotto dies on July XX 1996 at the age of XX. Griffin promoted boxing shows in Oakland San Jose and Sacramento California from 1934 to 1989 many of those Bobby Chacon's bouts in his rise to fame. He also managed Al Tribuani Rollie Penaroya and Walter "Cabey" Lewis"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946129275830067401) 2025-07-18 08:45:51 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Former Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali TKO's Alvin "Blue" Lewis in the 11th round on July XX 1972 at Croke Park in Dublin Ireland. Ali dropped Lewis with a right hand late in the fifth round. Lewis got up at the count of nine and then the bell rang. It was the only knockdown of the fight. Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee complained that Lewis got a long count and was down for XX seconds. The referee stopped the fight in the eleventh round as Ali was putting on a dancing and jabbing exhibition and Lewis was unsteady on rubbery legs. ---------------------------------------------------------- Alvin"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946773398794785138) 2025-07-20 03:25:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Vicente Saldivar comes out of a brief retirement to win a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Legra on July XX 1969 at The Forum in Inglewood California. UPI which unofficially scored it 7-4 in favor of Saldivar would write: "Former world featherweight champion Vicente Saldivar XXX 1/2 battered Jose Legra XXX for a unanimous XX round decision last night and may have earned a crack at the title after a XX month retirement. Legra repeatedly stung the shorter Saldivar with right hand leads in the early rounds and floored him for a mandatory eight count in the 3rd with a right to the chin. But"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946120050550735012) 2025-07-18 08:09:11 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Cassius Clay tries the Craps tables in Las Vegas on July XX 1963 a month after his win over Henry Cooper in Wembley. He's there to watch Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston defend against Floyd Patterson on the 22nd. After Liston TKO's Patterson again the undefeated (19-0) Clay will be his next challenger"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945760776045658445) 2025-07-17 08:21:34 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Live on HBO on July XX 1989 Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson TKO's Carl "The Truth" Williams XX seconds into the 1st round in Atlantic City. This bout was not the first time that Tyson and Williams had faced each other in the ring. The two sparred in late July and early August of 1983 in White Plains New York. Tyson was a 17-year-old amateur and Williams was a 23-year-old pro who was 11-0 at the time. The sparring sessions were filmed and HBO showed a portion of one session before the fight. HBO commentator Jim Lampley said "In most of the video tape footage we've seen from those sparring"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1947107350634008999) 2025-07-21 01:32:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Freddie Steele TKO's Charley 'Hobo' Williams in the 8th round at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. on July XX 1937. According to The New York Times Williams was down for the first time in his career in the first round. He took no count but was down twice in the eighth before the bout was stopped. ---------------------------------------------------------- From the IBHOF on Freddie Steele (124-5-11 with XX KO wins): THE PACIFIC Northwest region of North America isn't known as a breeding ground of champions but in the 1930s it produced two Hall of Famers; welterweight sensation Jimmy McLarnin"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1947100487418863853) 2025-07-21 01:05:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Middleweight Rory Calhoun wins a close but unanimous decision over Germinal Ballarin at War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse New York on July XX 1957. In a rough bout both sides claimed fouls by the other with George Brettonel manager of Ballarin saying: "I gave my fighter six or seven rounds. I was very disappointed with the decision. My fighter was handicapped by the cuts which were provoked by butts." "He's rough with his head. But I'm sure it wasn't intentional." countered Rory Calhoun blaming Ballarin for the same infraction. The AP which unofficially scored it 5-4-1 in favor of Calhoun"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946764969703284967) 2025-07-20 02:51:52 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Primo Carnera TKO's Jack Gross (left) in the 7th round on July 201932 at Ebbetts field in Brooklyn New York. Carnera who had KO'd Gross in 4-rounds in September of 1930 was coming off of a 10-round points loss to Larry Gains in May at White City Stadium in London. Southpaw Jack Gross out of Philadelphia had been ranked as high as #9 in the world at heavyweight in 1929. Though he had a decision win over George Godfrey among them he had lost three of his past five fights coming into the fight with Carnera and he would no fight for two plus years following the loss to "The Ambling Alp." Gross"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946901555099131985) 2025-07-20 11:54:37 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Jackie Berg wins a 15-round majority decision over Kid Chocolate on July XX 1932 at the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City Queens New York. The AP which unofficially scored it 7-6-2 for the Kid would write: "Jack (Kid) Berg scored his second victory over Kid Chocolate tonight winning a XX round decision before a crowd of 20000. Chocolate scored the heavier punches and although there were no knockdowns he had the tireless Briton in distress in the early rounds and again in the 13th. Berg never stopped his forward charging however and beat an endless tattoo on the slender Cuban's"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946109850615968164) 2025-07-18 07:28:40 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Denmark's Christian "Chris" Christensen wins a 10-round split decision over Billy Graham at Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn New York. "Gentleman Chris" competed for Denmark in the 1948 London Olympiad and was eliminated in the first round of the Welterweight class he went 56-19-4 (16 KO's) as a pro and fought for the (Australian recognized version) Junior Middleweight Title against Emile Griffith in 1963 getting TKO'd in the 9th round. Although the match was announced as a world title fight in the light-middleweight division only Australia recognized it as such as Griffith was never"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946756534568095998) 2025-07-20 02:18:21 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Julius "Julie" Kogon loses a 10-round unanimous decision to future Lightweight Champion Ike Williams on July XX 1944 at Madison Square Garden. From the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame: Julie Kogon was a busy fighter during his nine years as a pro. Kogon began boxing in 1941. By the time the New Haven product finished his career in 1950 Kogon had fought XXX times. His record was 81-38-17 with XX knockouts. In 1947 Kogon captured the New England welterweight title when he won a decision over Pat Demers in front of his hometown fans in New Haven. One reason Kogon became immensely popular was"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946912146958258432) 2025-07-20 12:36:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "WBA Featherweight Champion Alexis Arguello TKO's Rosalio Muro in the 2nd round on July XX 1975 in a non-title fight at the Cow Palace in Daly City California. UPI reported on the bout: "WBA featherweight champion Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua scored a 2nd round knockout over Rosalio Muro of Mexico Friday night in a non-title bout at the Cow Palace. Muro was dropped by a short left hook to the chin two minutes into the opening round. Muro held on until the end of the round then went down in the 2nd round got on his feet and was waved to a finish after a withering attack with nine seconds left."  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946123210027933915) 2025-07-18 08:21:45 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (white trunks) makes his first title defense on July XX 1980 scoring a 10th round TKO of Jerry "The Bull" Martin at the Great Gorge Playboy Club in McAfee New Jersey. On the undercard a young heavyweight named Tim Witherspoon wins his 4th straight pro bout scoring a 5th round TKO of Charles Cox (4-1-0). Eddie Mustafa Muhammad would make one more sucessful title defense stopping undefeated (34-0-2) Rudy Koopmans on cuts in three rounds before his ill-fated foray into the heavyweight ranks. Muhammad will lose a 10-round split decision to"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946906281995850091) 2025-07-20 12:13:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Spinks (dark trunks) wins a 15-round unanimous decision over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad on July XX 1981 to capture the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship in Las Vegas. This was Muhammad's 3rd title defense. From Michael Moran in The New York Times: LAS VEGAS Nev. July XX The plan to go from light-heavyweight champion to heavyweight champion which had been carefully arranged and publicized by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was delayed perhaps permanently this afternoon. The plan was delayed by Michael Spinks the undefeated challenger who closed Mustafa Muhammad's right"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946125917547540901) 2025-07-18 08:32:30 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Lightweight prospect Bobby Scanlon (pictured) goes to 30-0-1 with a 10-round unanimous decision over Gale Kerwin at Madison Square Garden on July XX 1958. From boxrec on Bobby Scanlon 42-12-1 with XX KO wins active from 1954-66: Bobby Scanlon had a very difficult childhood growing up in Father Baker's orphanage. Possessing choirboy looks Scanlon was frequently the target of tougher kids. Scanlon turned to boxing and became the orphanage champion. He began his pro career in mid 1954. During the first three-and-a-half years of his career he was undefeated in XX fights at 31-0-1. He competed"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946114542913687855) 2025-07-18 07:47:18 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Nick Wells (right) TKO's a future Heavyweight Champion in the 1st round on July XX 1972 in the Semi-Finals of the Olympic Trials at the Fort Worth Coliseum in Texas as he stops Larry Holmes. The southpaw Wells would go on to lose to Duane Bobick on a 3rd round TKO the very next day. Holmes would write of his bouts with Wells in his 1998 autobiography Larry Holmes: Against the Odds: "By 1972 I'd won several eastern titles and was invited to Minnesota to compete in a tournament that was said to figure heavily in the selection of the U.S. boxing team. I made it all the way to the finals there"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1947103919210983646) 2025-07-21 01:18:44 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "1964 Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalist Joe Frazier passes another big test on July XX 1967 TKO'ing iron-jawed Canadian George Chuvalo in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden in New York. The undefeated Frazier goes to 17-0 in a fight expected to be a war that never had time to develop into one. Chuvalo coming into the fight with an eye he later said had been injured on June 22nd against Archie Ray began to swell by start of the 2nd round. Between the second and third rounds Chuvalo's face turned purple. The third was Chuvalo's best round but still he did not win it. Chuvalo's right eye was"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946770489713570298) 2025-07-20 03:13:48 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
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"Mike McCallum and former Welterweight titlist Donald Curry battle as the champion will retain his WBA Junior Middleweight title with a spectacular one-punch 5th round KO on July 181987 in Las Vegas"
@20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 08:35:08 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Johnny Tapia wins a 12-round unanimous decision over Danny Romero Jr. on July XX 1997 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Nevada in a Super Flyweight Title unification bout. Tapia and Romero had both grown up in New Mexico and offered a study in contrasts: while Tapia had originally been regarded as the state's boxing prodigy his drug suspension allowed Romero to emerge as a clean-cut new star in his absence. The Romero family had also trained Tapia as a youth and the split between the two camps had not been a clean one. As such the match produced extra intrigue with thousands of New" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 09:01:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Lightweight Bobby Hicks (pictured) TKO's Hildo Nunez in the 5th round at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles California on July XX 1958 to run his record to 8-0 as a pro. Hicks was retired by the Washington State Boxing Commission in 1960 due to a detached retina. He was later re-issued a license in 1968 but retired after fighting to a draw in a comeback bout. An amateur sensation managed and trained by George Chemeris (he handled Pete Rademacher Eddie Cotton and Greg Haugen among others) and the 1956 Tacoma Golden Gloves Titlist at Featherweight Hicks entered the 1956 Olympic Trials riding a" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-17 08:19:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Eder Jofre (left) scores a 2nd round KO of Juan Carlos Acebal on July XX 1958 in Sao Paolo Brazil to run his record to 15-0-3. Jofre won't lose a fight until 1965 when he loses his Bantamweight Championship to another legend Fighting Harada in the 51st fight of his career on a 15-round split decision in Japan" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 07:49:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Challenger Azumah Nelson (left) and WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez weigh in on July XX 1982 before their title fight a classic at Madison Square Garden. This will be the undefeated (13-0) Nelson's first fight outside of his native Ghana and sadly the final fight of Salvador Sanchez's short but legendary career as aftr prevailing via 15th-round TKO he will perish on August 12th in an auto accident at the far too young age of 23" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-21 01:22:23 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Legendary Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic Torch on July XX 1996 to start the Summer Games in Atlanta" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 03:58:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"On the undercard of Ali-Lewis in Croke Park in Dublin Ireland on July XX 1972 undefeated (10-0) John Conteh scores a 2nd round TKO of Johnny Mac" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 03:26:33 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"On a hot summer day on July 14th of 1979 in a boxing ring installed on the floor of Mile High Stadium former Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali faced off against Denver Broncos' defensive end Lyle Alzado in an exhibition match. Ali was handsomely paid. Alzado looking to up his profile and gain contract leverage with the Broncos had mortgaged his house to foot the bills promoting the bout. The bout ended weeks of hype. Ali had taunted Alzado at press conferences and touted his own boxing skills saying the football player wouldn't have a chance. The chatter though didn't draw many fans to the" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-14 01:24:57 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Light Heavyweight Champion John Henry Lewis (right) on July XX 1938 poses during training for his scheduled bout with "Two Ton" Tony Galento which will not come off on July 13th at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia. The fight was cancelled when Galento came down with a case of bronchial pneumonia. ---------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lewis had become the first black American to win the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Bob Olin by a 15-round unanimous decision on October XX 1935. Lewis would successfully defend the title five times over the" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 11:59:48 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"1964 Olympian (representing Argentina at middleweight) Juan Aguilar ends his pro career on July XX 1974 getting TKO'd (on a cut) in the 1st round by Bobby Cassidy at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale New York. UPI reported: "Irish Bobby Cassidy of Levittown NY scored a one round TKO over Juan Aguilar of Argentina Friday night at the Nassau Coliseum. The bout was stopped by referee Johnny LoBianco at 2:43 because Aguilar suffered a severe cut over the left eye. Cassidy opened the cut early in the round with a series of punches to the head. He continued to pound as the wound of the Argentine was" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 03:39:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Pete Rademacher (7-3-1) wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Canadian Heavyweight Champion George Chuvalo (17-3-0 coming in) on July XX 1960 at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto Ontario Canada. The Associated Press reported: "Pete Rademacher XXX 1/4 of Columbus Ga. left-jabbed his way to a unanimous XX round decision over George Chuvalo XXX 1/2 of Toronto here last night. There were no knockdowns in the rather one-sided battle before a small crowd of about 4000 at Maple Leaf baseball stadium. Rademacher spotting XX year old Chuvalo nine years had too much ring saavvy for the hard-punching but" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 03:09:29 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"In his 6th pro fight on July XX 1985 Mike Tyson KO's Larry Sims in the 3rd round at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie New York. Sims came into this bout with a 3-16-1 record with XX of those losses via KO. The bout as described by William F. McNeil in "The Rise of Mike Tyson Heavyweight": "Sims a 30-year-old club fighter with a 10-10 record approached Tyson very cautiously and stayed out of harm's way for the first two rounds. At the beginning of round three Mike trapped his man in the corner and delivered a series of crushing body shots. As soon as Sims dropped his hands to protect" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 03:48:56 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Newly crowned Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott smooches his wife Lydia on July XX 1951 during a celebration in his honor at City Hall in Camden New Jersey. The epitome of persistence snagging the heavyweight belt on his 5th attempt at it Jersey Joe scored a 7th round KO of defending titlist Ezzard Charles at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh on the 18th" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 12:04:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Babe Griffin 6-3-4 at lightweight from 1926-35 and born Victor Galiotto dies on July XX 1996 at the age of XX. Griffin promoted boxing shows in Oakland San Jose and Sacramento California from 1934 to 1989 many of those Bobby Chacon's bouts in his rise to fame. He also managed Al Tribuani Rollie Penaroya and Walter "Cabey" Lewis" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 08:45:51 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Former Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali TKO's Alvin "Blue" Lewis in the 11th round on July XX 1972 at Croke Park in Dublin Ireland. Ali dropped Lewis with a right hand late in the fifth round. Lewis got up at the count of nine and then the bell rang. It was the only knockdown of the fight. Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee complained that Lewis got a long count and was down for XX seconds. The referee stopped the fight in the eleventh round as Ali was putting on a dancing and jabbing exhibition and Lewis was unsteady on rubbery legs. ---------------------------------------------------------- Alvin" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 03:25:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Vicente Saldivar comes out of a brief retirement to win a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Legra on July XX 1969 at The Forum in Inglewood California. UPI which unofficially scored it 7-4 in favor of Saldivar would write: "Former world featherweight champion Vicente Saldivar XXX 1/2 battered Jose Legra XXX for a unanimous XX round decision last night and may have earned a crack at the title after a XX month retirement. Legra repeatedly stung the shorter Saldivar with right hand leads in the early rounds and floored him for a mandatory eight count in the 3rd with a right to the chin. But" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 08:09:11 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Cassius Clay tries the Craps tables in Las Vegas on July XX 1963 a month after his win over Henry Cooper in Wembley. He's there to watch Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston defend against Floyd Patterson on the 22nd. After Liston TKO's Patterson again the undefeated (19-0) Clay will be his next challenger" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-17 08:21:34 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Live on HBO on July XX 1989 Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson TKO's Carl "The Truth" Williams XX seconds into the 1st round in Atlantic City. This bout was not the first time that Tyson and Williams had faced each other in the ring. The two sparred in late July and early August of 1983 in White Plains New York. Tyson was a 17-year-old amateur and Williams was a 23-year-old pro who was 11-0 at the time. The sparring sessions were filmed and HBO showed a portion of one session before the fight. HBO commentator Jim Lampley said "In most of the video tape footage we've seen from those sparring" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-21 01:32:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Freddie Steele TKO's Charley 'Hobo' Williams in the 8th round at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. on July XX 1937. According to The New York Times Williams was down for the first time in his career in the first round. He took no count but was down twice in the eighth before the bout was stopped. ---------------------------------------------------------- From the IBHOF on Freddie Steele (124-5-11 with XX KO wins): THE PACIFIC Northwest region of North America isn't known as a breeding ground of champions but in the 1930s it produced two Hall of Famers; welterweight sensation Jimmy McLarnin" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-21 01:05:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Middleweight Rory Calhoun wins a close but unanimous decision over Germinal Ballarin at War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse New York on July XX 1957. In a rough bout both sides claimed fouls by the other with George Brettonel manager of Ballarin saying: "I gave my fighter six or seven rounds. I was very disappointed with the decision. My fighter was handicapped by the cuts which were provoked by butts." "He's rough with his head. But I'm sure it wasn't intentional." countered Rory Calhoun blaming Ballarin for the same infraction. The AP which unofficially scored it 5-4-1 in favor of Calhoun" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 02:51:52 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Primo Carnera TKO's Jack Gross (left) in the 7th round on July 201932 at Ebbetts field in Brooklyn New York. Carnera who had KO'd Gross in 4-rounds in September of 1930 was coming off of a 10-round points loss to Larry Gains in May at White City Stadium in London. Southpaw Jack Gross out of Philadelphia had been ranked as high as #9 in the world at heavyweight in 1929. Though he had a decision win over George Godfrey among them he had lost three of his past five fights coming into the fight with Carnera and he would no fight for two plus years following the loss to "The Ambling Alp." Gross" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 11:54:37 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Jackie Berg wins a 15-round majority decision over Kid Chocolate on July XX 1932 at the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City Queens New York. The AP which unofficially scored it 7-6-2 for the Kid would write: "Jack (Kid) Berg scored his second victory over Kid Chocolate tonight winning a XX round decision before a crowd of 20000. Chocolate scored the heavier punches and although there were no knockdowns he had the tireless Briton in distress in the early rounds and again in the 13th. Berg never stopped his forward charging however and beat an endless tattoo on the slender Cuban's" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 07:28:40 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Denmark's Christian "Chris" Christensen wins a 10-round split decision over Billy Graham at Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn New York. "Gentleman Chris" competed for Denmark in the 1948 London Olympiad and was eliminated in the first round of the Welterweight class he went 56-19-4 (16 KO's) as a pro and fought for the (Australian recognized version) Junior Middleweight Title against Emile Griffith in 1963 getting TKO'd in the 9th round. Although the match was announced as a world title fight in the light-middleweight division only Australia recognized it as such as Griffith was never" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 02:18:21 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Julius "Julie" Kogon loses a 10-round unanimous decision to future Lightweight Champion Ike Williams on July XX 1944 at Madison Square Garden. From the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame: Julie Kogon was a busy fighter during his nine years as a pro. Kogon began boxing in 1941. By the time the New Haven product finished his career in 1950 Kogon had fought XXX times. His record was 81-38-17 with XX knockouts. In 1947 Kogon captured the New England welterweight title when he won a decision over Pat Demers in front of his hometown fans in New Haven. One reason Kogon became immensely popular was" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 12:36:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"WBA Featherweight Champion Alexis Arguello TKO's Rosalio Muro in the 2nd round on July XX 1975 in a non-title fight at the Cow Palace in Daly City California. UPI reported on the bout: "WBA featherweight champion Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua scored a 2nd round knockout over Rosalio Muro of Mexico Friday night in a non-title bout at the Cow Palace. Muro was dropped by a short left hook to the chin two minutes into the opening round. Muro held on until the end of the round then went down in the 2nd round got on his feet and was waved to a finish after a withering attack with nine seconds left." @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 08:21:45 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (white trunks) makes his first title defense on July XX 1980 scoring a 10th round TKO of Jerry "The Bull" Martin at the Great Gorge Playboy Club in McAfee New Jersey. On the undercard a young heavyweight named Tim Witherspoon wins his 4th straight pro bout scoring a 5th round TKO of Charles Cox (4-1-0). Eddie Mustafa Muhammad would make one more sucessful title defense stopping undefeated (34-0-2) Rudy Koopmans on cuts in three rounds before his ill-fated foray into the heavyweight ranks. Muhammad will lose a 10-round split decision to" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 12:13:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Spinks (dark trunks) wins a 15-round unanimous decision over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad on July XX 1981 to capture the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship in Las Vegas. This was Muhammad's 3rd title defense. From Michael Moran in The New York Times: LAS VEGAS Nev. July XX The plan to go from light-heavyweight champion to heavyweight champion which had been carefully arranged and publicized by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was delayed perhaps permanently this afternoon. The plan was delayed by Michael Spinks the undefeated challenger who closed Mustafa Muhammad's right" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 08:32:30 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Lightweight prospect Bobby Scanlon (pictured) goes to 30-0-1 with a 10-round unanimous decision over Gale Kerwin at Madison Square Garden on July XX 1958. From boxrec on Bobby Scanlon 42-12-1 with XX KO wins active from 1954-66: Bobby Scanlon had a very difficult childhood growing up in Father Baker's orphanage. Possessing choirboy looks Scanlon was frequently the target of tougher kids. Scanlon turned to boxing and became the orphanage champion. He began his pro career in mid 1954. During the first three-and-a-half years of his career he was undefeated in XX fights at 31-0-1. He competed" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-18 07:47:18 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Nick Wells (right) TKO's a future Heavyweight Champion in the 1st round on July XX 1972 in the Semi-Finals of the Olympic Trials at the Fort Worth Coliseum in Texas as he stops Larry Holmes. The southpaw Wells would go on to lose to Duane Bobick on a 3rd round TKO the very next day. Holmes would write of his bouts with Wells in his 1998 autobiography Larry Holmes: Against the Odds: "By 1972 I'd won several eastern titles and was invited to Minnesota to compete in a tournament that was said to figure heavily in the selection of the U.S. boxing team. I made it all the way to the finals there" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-21 01:18:44 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"1964 Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalist Joe Frazier passes another big test on July XX 1967 TKO'ing iron-jawed Canadian George Chuvalo in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden in New York. The undefeated Frazier goes to 17-0 in a fight expected to be a war that never had time to develop into one. Chuvalo coming into the fight with an eye he later said had been injured on June 22nd against Archie Ray began to swell by start of the 2nd round. Between the second and third rounds Chuvalo's face turned purple. The third was Chuvalo's best round but still he did not win it. Chuvalo's right eye was" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-20 03:13:48 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements