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In Boxing History!

1894: Georges Carpentier Was Born!

Georges Carpentier

Born: January 12th, 1894

Birth Place: Lievin, Pas-de-Calais, France

Residence: Paris, France

Pro-Debut: November 1st, 1908

Alias:  The Orchid Man

Division: Flyweight to Heavyweight

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5′ 11″  

Reach: 73″ 

Bouts: 111

Rounds: 861

Ko’s: 53%

Record: 90-14-6, 59Ko’s  

Death: October 28th, 1975 age 81

World Light Heavyweight Champion 1920 Oct 12 – 1922 Sep 24            

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame - 1990

1944: Joe Frazier Was Born! 

Joe Frazier

Born: January 12th, 1944

Birth Name: Joseph William Frazier

Birth Place: Beaufort, South Carolina

Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pro-Debut: August 16th, 1965

Division: Heavyweight

Alias: Smokin'

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5′ 11½″  

Reach: 73″  

Bouts: 37

Rounds: 212

Ko’s: 84.38%

Career: 1965-1981

Record: 32-4-1, 27Ko’s

Passed: from liver cancer November 7, 2011 - age 67 years

The Ring Progress of the Year Award for 1966

The Ring Fighter of the Year for 1967, 1970 and 1971

The BWAA Edward J. Neil Trophy as the Fighter of the Year for 1969, 1971 and 1975 with Ali

Joe Frazier vs. Jerry Quarry I The Ring Fight of the Year - 1969

Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali I The Ring Fight of the Year - 1971 - round fifteen was voted

The Ring Round of the Year

George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier I - The Ring Fight of the Year - 1973 - second round was The Ring Round of the Year.

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III named The Ring Fight of the Year - 1975 - the twelfth round was The Ring Round of the Year

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame - 1990

Named the eighth greatest heavyweight of all-time by The Ring - 1998

Named the eighth greatest heavyweight of the twentieth century by The Associated Press - 1999

Olympic Gold Medalist - 1964

NYSAC World Heavyweight Champion - 1968 Mar 4 – 1970 Feb 16       

WBC Heavyweight Champion - 1970 Feb 16 – 1973 Jan 22          

WBA Heavyweight Champion - 1970 Feb 16 – 1973 Jan 22

1956: Sam Langford Passes!

Sam Langford

Birth Name: Samuel Edgar Langford

Birth Place: Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Residence: Boston, Massachusetts

Debut: April 11th, 1902

Division: Heavyweight

Alias: The Boston Tar Baby

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5′ 7½″  

Reach: 74″  

Bouts: 253

Rounds: 1988

Ko’s: 70.79%

Career: 1902-1926

Record: 178-30-38, 126Ko’s

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame - 1990

January 12th

1894: Georges Carpentier was born in Lens, France

1900: Kid McCoy KO4 Joe Choynski

1920: Fred Fulton ND8 Frank Moran

1942: World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee Tippy "Garfield Ghost" Larkin, 131-13-1, 57Ko’s had full confidence when he was entering the ring to fight his opponent, Tommy Cross As usual, both fighters were introduced by the ring announcer. At that time, Larking took off the robe that he wore in the dressing room. LOL! He forgot to wear his trunks, and he was caught naked by the audience.Tippy shook it off and TKO’ed Tommy Cross in six round.

1944: Joe Frazier was born in Beaufort, SC

1953: Carmen Basilio W10 Ike Williams

1951: Ezzard Charles TKO10 Lee Oma

1956: Sam Langford passes

1963: Louisville KY, draft board refuses exemption for Muhammad Ali

Pone Kingpetch W 5 Fighting Harada

1969: Wolfgramm was born in Vava'u, Tonga

1976: Ben Villaflor KO13 Morito Kashiwaba

1980: Alexis Arguello KO11 Ruben Castillo

1985: Harry Arroyo KO11 Terrance Alli

1991: Prince Williams W12 Mwehu Beya

1996: Tim Witherspoon W10 Al (Ice) Cole

Roy Jones Jr. KO2 Merqui Sosa

2002: Acelino Freitas W12 Joel Casamayor

2003: U.S. Marine & former World Middleweight Champion Paul Pender passed at the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital, Bedford, Mass.

2005: Promoter Don King sues Disney, ESPN, ABC Cable Networks, & Advocate Communications for $2.5-billion, claiming false & defamatory statements about King were made on the TV program Sports Century.

2008: After 82 years of use, the world-famous boxing ring from Madison Square Garden was retired in September 2007. It was then shipped 270 miles north to Canastota, New York and on January 12, 2008 the historic ring was assembled for one last time, as it will now be on permanent display in the International Boxing Hall of Fame

2013: Adrian Hernandez W12 Dirceu Cabarca

Lucia Morelli MD10 Rola El Halabi          

2018: Claressa Shields W10 Tori Nelson