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They currently have XXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XX [#](/creator/twitter::1913121421645185024/interactions)  - X Week XXX +105% - X Month XXXXX +83% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::1913121421645185024/posts_active)  ### Followers: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::1913121421645185024/followers)  - X Week XXX +14% - X Month XXX +26% ### CreatorRank: undefined [#](/creator/twitter::1913121421645185024/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::1913121421645185024/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [nfl](/list/nfl) **Social topic influence** [vegas](/topic/vegas), [mexico](/topic/mexico), [madison square](/topic/madison-square), [arena](/topic/arena), [los angeles](/topic/los-angeles), [japan](/topic/japan), [harada](/topic/harada), [brazil](/topic/brazil), [henry](/topic/henry), [clay](/topic/clay) **Top assets mentioned** [New York Times Co. (NYT)](/topic/$nyt) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::1913121421645185024/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "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 "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 "Wayne Bethea (dark trunks with the stripe) wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Jimmy "The Spoiler" Slade on July XX 1956 at the St. Nicholas Arena in New York. James Oliver aka Jimmy Slade "The Spoiler' never fought as an amateur. Coming in off of a TKO7 loss to Floyd Patterson in December of 1955 Slade as the nickname attested ocassionally came up with the surprise here and there; scoring upset wins over Don Cockell Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson and Yvon Durelle among others but often came up on the short end against upper echelon light heavyweights and heavyweights. By the time of this bout"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945388327294919069) 2025-07-16 07:41:35 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Welterweight Ross Virgo (pictured) fights undefeated (23-0) Chuck Davey to a 10-round draw on July XX 1951 at Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans Louisiana. Virgo whose only defeat had been a decision to Lester Felton (trained by Eddie Futch he was a fine fighter) goes to 23-1-0 with the win. Virgo would lose a decision to the highly regarded Bernard Docusen in his next bout a fight that many felt could have gone either way and would retire just over a year later with a record of 24-2-2 (6 KO wins) which included wins over Davey Chester Rico Tony Pellone Fitzie Pruden and future Welterweight"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945385230178652182) 2025-07-16 07:29:17 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 "At the outdoor arena at the Dunes Hotel in las Vegas on a 100-plus degree day on July XX 1983 Mustafa Hamsho wins a 12-round unanimous decision over Wilfred Benitez. In early 1983 Benitez had split with his father Gregorio Benitez who had trained him since his first day in the gym and hired Victor Machado as his new trainer. Later Cus D'Amato was brought in as an adviser. D'Amato had said "Benitez can punch a lot harder than people think. But he doesn't punch; he just comes out to outbox opponents with his smarts. I talked to him about moving side to side and punching." Pat Putnam of Sports"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945406212318904413) 2025-07-16 08:52:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "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 Bizzarro avenges a majority decision loss in June with a 10-round unanimous decision over Frankie Narvaez at Madison Square Garden on July XX 1964. UPI which scored it (unofficially) 5-4-1 in favor of Bizzaro would report: "Johnny Bizzarro of Erie Pa. won a unanimous XX round decision over Frankie Narvaez of New York in MSG Friday night. Narvaez not only lost the verdict but he was floored in the 9th round for a count of eight by a right to the chin. And he "slipped" to the canvas in the 3rd round shortly after his knees had been bent by a right uppercut to the jaw. Johnny was much"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945765304132583723) 2025-07-17 08:39:33 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 "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 "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 "An overweight Ron Stander (pictured) coming in at the heaviest weight of his career (242 he was XXX when he challenged Joe Frazier) is stopped by young South African heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee on July XX 1976 in South Africa. The promising puncher Coetzee went to 12-0 with the win while the veteran Stander would no longer be any sort of factor in the heavyweight division"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945767432955597041) 2025-07-17 08:48:01 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Nevada State Welterweight Champion Carlos Malacara (pictured) KO's Matt Oglesby in the 9th round (of a scheduled twelve) on July XX 1945 at Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. Mexico City's Carlos Malacara went 51-30-15 (10 KO's) from 1937-51 and despite what some may call an unremarkable record he was known as an old school always moving forward kind of fighter. He had some pretty impressive pelts on the wall scoring wins over Cecil Hudson Rodolfo Casanova future Lightweight Champions Juan Zurita and Lew Jenkins Jimmy Tygh and in maybe his most impressive win he scored a 10-round UD"  [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/x/20thCentBoxIMM) on [X](/post/tweet/1945753315821637924) 2025-07-17 07:51:55 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 "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
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@20thCentBoxIMM 20th Century Boxing: Icons, Memories & More
20th Century Boxing: Icons, Memories & More posts on X about vegas, mexico, madison square, arena the most. They currently have XXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XX #
- X Week XXX +105%
- X Month XXXXX +83%
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Followers: XXX #
- X Week XXX +14%
- X Month XXX +26%
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Social category influence countries travel destinations nfl
Social topic influence vegas, mexico, madison square, arena, los angeles, japan, harada, brazil, henry, clay
Top assets mentioned New York Times Co. (NYT)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"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
"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
"Wayne Bethea (dark trunks with the stripe) wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Jimmy "The Spoiler" Slade on July XX 1956 at the St. Nicholas Arena in New York. James Oliver aka Jimmy Slade "The Spoiler' never fought as an amateur. Coming in off of a TKO7 loss to Floyd Patterson in December of 1955 Slade as the nickname attested ocassionally came up with the surprise here and there; scoring upset wins over Don Cockell Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson and Yvon Durelle among others but often came up on the short end against upper echelon light heavyweights and heavyweights. By the time of this bout" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-16 07:41:35 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Welterweight Ross Virgo (pictured) fights undefeated (23-0) Chuck Davey to a 10-round draw on July XX 1951 at Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans Louisiana. Virgo whose only defeat had been a decision to Lester Felton (trained by Eddie Futch he was a fine fighter) goes to 23-1-0 with the win. Virgo would lose a decision to the highly regarded Bernard Docusen in his next bout a fight that many felt could have gone either way and would retire just over a year later with a record of 24-2-2 (6 KO wins) which included wins over Davey Chester Rico Tony Pellone Fitzie Pruden and future Welterweight" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-16 07:29:17 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
"At the outdoor arena at the Dunes Hotel in las Vegas on a 100-plus degree day on July XX 1983 Mustafa Hamsho wins a 12-round unanimous decision over Wilfred Benitez. In early 1983 Benitez had split with his father Gregorio Benitez who had trained him since his first day in the gym and hired Victor Machado as his new trainer. Later Cus D'Amato was brought in as an adviser. D'Amato had said "Benitez can punch a lot harder than people think. But he doesn't punch; he just comes out to outbox opponents with his smarts. I talked to him about moving side to side and punching." Pat Putnam of Sports" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-16 08:52:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"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 Bizzarro avenges a majority decision loss in June with a 10-round unanimous decision over Frankie Narvaez at Madison Square Garden on July XX 1964. UPI which scored it (unofficially) 5-4-1 in favor of Bizzaro would report: "Johnny Bizzarro of Erie Pa. won a unanimous XX round decision over Frankie Narvaez of New York in MSG Friday night. Narvaez not only lost the verdict but he was floored in the 9th round for a count of eight by a right to the chin. And he "slipped" to the canvas in the 3rd round shortly after his knees had been bent by a right uppercut to the jaw. Johnny was much" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-17 08:39:33 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
"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
"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
"An overweight Ron Stander (pictured) coming in at the heaviest weight of his career (242 he was XXX when he challenged Joe Frazier) is stopped by young South African heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee on July XX 1976 in South Africa. The promising puncher Coetzee went to 12-0 with the win while the veteran Stander would no longer be any sort of factor in the heavyweight division" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-17 08:48:01 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Nevada State Welterweight Champion Carlos Malacara (pictured) KO's Matt Oglesby in the 9th round (of a scheduled twelve) on July XX 1945 at Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. Mexico City's Carlos Malacara went 51-30-15 (10 KO's) from 1937-51 and despite what some may call an unremarkable record he was known as an old school always moving forward kind of fighter. He had some pretty impressive pelts on the wall scoring wins over Cecil Hudson Rodolfo Casanova future Lightweight Champions Juan Zurita and Lew Jenkins Jimmy Tygh and in maybe his most impressive win he scored a 10-round UD" @20thCentBoxIMM on X 2025-07-17 07:51:55 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
"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