1888-03-10 - HW Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds 1897-03-17 - Bob Fitzsimmons KOs James J Corbett in 14 for Heavyweight boxing title 1908-03-17 - Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title 1916-03-25 - Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for boxing title 1916-03-25 - Women are allowed to attend a boxing match 1940-03-29 - Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain Heavyweight boxing title 1941-03-21 - Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for Heavyweight boxing title 1942-03-27 - Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain Heavyweight boxing title (NYC) 1949-03-01 - Joe Louis retires as Heavyweight boxing champ 1951-03-07 - Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title 1952-03-09 - Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title 1958-03-25 - Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times 1961-03-13 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title 1965-03-05 - Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title 1966-03-29 - Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title 1967-03-22 - Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for Heavyweight boxing title 1968-03-04 - Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title 1971-03-08 - Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15, retains Heavyweight boxing title 1974-03-26 - George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for Heavyweight boxing title 1975-03-24 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title 1979-03-23 - Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 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 1983-03-27 - Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title 1984-03-09 - Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title 1985-03-15 - Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for 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 1987-03-07 - Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title 1988-03-20 - Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for Heavyweight boxing title 1995-03-04 - George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker also, an interesting fact.....same date... 1989-04-12 - Sugar Ray Robinson, Heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer 1981-04-12 - Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], US Heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49), dies at 66
