On This Day.....

too right he did

he must've spent his xmas and new year at altitude in those tenerfie mountains and took all that frustration out come february....

just realised also on this day in 1983 Alexis Arguello decisioned Vilomar Fernandez, 3 months after a losing WBA Light Welterweight title fight with Aaron Pryor

turning out to be quite a solid day :bbb

 

From ESPN.CO.UK:

1926

One of the mega middleweight match-ups. Harry Greb was the great buzzsaw of the 1920s. His knockout record wasn't much, but opponents came out looking like they'd been through a beehive. No-one ever threw more punches. There again, maybe he had to, to be sure some of them landed. You can't be the best judge of distance when you fight most of your career with only one good eye! Trying to take the world middleweight title from this amazing character was Tiger Flowers, who was known as the southpaw Harry Greb - so people knew what kind of fight to expect. Flowers used his left hand to still the Greb whirlwind, cut his eye, and become the first black boxer to win the middleweight title. Some people thought the points decision should have gone Greb's way, in this fight and the return fight later that year. Spookily, both of them died during eye operations.

 

1 year ago today Tomasz Adamek stopped Jonathan Banks in the 8th in New Jersey

On the same night in Florida, Glen Johnson decisioned Daniel Judah over 10

In the UK Rendall Munroe retained his EBU Super Bantam Title beating Kiko Martinez on points for the second time. On the undercard Tony Jeffries won his professional debut and there was also a win for Ajose Olusegan

Apologies for commentary, all in Polish....

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I'm getting this one in in advance..one year ago from this coming Sunday Marquez beat Diaz in the 2009 FOTY..live on Setanta.

 

You ****ing ****, Ish! I had dibs on that one and was going to post the entire fight on the 28th. Also, I am the resident JMM megafan:bart.

 

2008 Anthony Mundine won a decision over Nader Hamdan to retain his WBA super middleweight championship

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1999

Ricky Hatton stopped Tommy Peacock in the 2nd round of his 11th pro fight in Oldham, on the undercard of Paul Jones – Jason Matthews. Anthony Farnell and Michael Gomez enjoyed wins on the same bill

On the same night Reggie Johnson defended his IBF Light Heavyweight title against Will Taylor, winning on points in the fight before he challenged Roy Jones Junior for all the belts. On the undercard Stevie Johnston regained the WBC Lightweight Title from Cesar Bazan via split decision. David Diaz also won

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Sorry Losfer, you can post the full fight on Sunday :good

 

Rule 1 of ESB: Ishy will always beat you:deal. I should have known betteratsch:good.

 

Spookily, they both died during eye operations in the same hospital to the same surgeon.

 

In which case, today:

Martin Rogan beat Matt Skelton in a contender for domestic foty 2009:good

 

Chris john v rocky Juarez WBA world featherweight

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Erik Morales v Jesus Chavez WBC super featherweight

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