BOXING - What Happened On This Day???????

Should have though of this solution earlier...

...ask his mum.

 

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Tommy Burns v Jewy Smith - Paris, France.
Burns KOs Smith in 5 and retains his heavyweight title.
Strangely it was UK born Smith's 3rd ever pro fight!

 

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Dave Smith v Jerry Jerome – Sydney Stadium, NSW.
Smith successfully defends his Australian light heavyweight title against Jerome, probably our greatest ever aboriginal southpaw, by KO in round 18 of 20. This was the second meeting between the pair, the previous one resulting in another stoppage win to Smith.

 

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Michael Spinks v Larry Holmes - Las Vegas.

Spinks wins via questionable points decision over 15 rounds, keeping his undefeated record in place.
1985 Upset of the Year - Ring Magazine.
Spinks adds the IBF heavyweight title to his set of WBA, WBC & IBF light heavyweight titles.
Spinks however, vacated the light heavyweight titles immediately after this fight.

 

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Virgil Hill v Lou Del Valle - Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Hill retains WBA light heavyweight title in disputed points decision over 12 rounds.

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Floyd Mayweather v Jose Luis Castillo - Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mayweather wins World lightweight title with another disputed points decision over 12 rounds.

 

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Former number 1 ranked super welterweight contender

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., 36, released from Bayside State Prison after serving 16-years for aggravated sexual assault.

Ayala returned to the ring for a further 11 bouts following his release, and retired in 2003 having put together 31 wins (27 by KO) and 2 losses (KO 2).

Certainly a colourful character, our ‘friend’ Tony. On one occasion he spat on his opponent after knocking him to the ground. He also admitted to using heroin before three of his fights!

 

100% correct Leon.

From Wikipedia:
In 2004 Ayala was sentenced to ten years in prison when found speeding, without a driving license and with heroin and pornography in his possession.

...REAL WINNER!

 

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Ingemar Johansson v Brian London – Stockholm, Sweden.
Johansson scores points decision over London over 12 rounds, even though he's out cold on the canvas when the final bell rings – saved by the bell - litterally!

 

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Hasim Rahman v Lennox Lewis - Johannesburg, South, Africa.
Rahman wins by KO in round 5 of 12, winning World heavyweight title.

 

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Jack Johnson v Sam McVea - San Francisco, California.
Johnson defends world 'coloured' heavyweight title winning by KO in the 20th and final round.
According to the San Francisco Call it was poor fight with Johnson dominating until knocking out McVey 20 seconds from the final bell.