On This Day In Boxing History!

1952: Danny Nardico vs Jake LaMotta!

The fake 50-0, (49-0 being a heavyweight record) Mayweather after what we have as his third retirement defeated PBC stablemate Andre Berto to reach heavyweight record of 49-0 then took on UFC's pro-debuting boxer Conner McGregor who was in his first officially sanctioned boxing match. Mayweather won by technical knockout in the 10th round, pushing his record to 50-0*. “TBE” - The Best Ever” don’t thinks so Maybe “TBBBE” (The Best Boxing Businessman Ever). See here even Floyd agrees!

49-0 Regarding Non-Heavyweights:

Jimmy Wilde 94-0-1 to start career, finished 137-4-1, 99Ko’s

Julio Cesar Chavez won first 87 finished 108-6-2

Packey McFarland 70-0-5

Willie Pep 62-0 lost to Angott then would reach 134-1-1 before next loss to Saddler finished 229-11-1

Jimmy Barry 59-0-10 2 NC ret

Carlos Zarate 52-0 then lost to Gomez fought unbeaten Wilfredo Gomez

Sugar Ray Robinson w 40-0, 1 loss the won next 88

Joe Calzaghe 46-0

Ricardo López 51-0-1 defended same title 21 times

Rocky Marciano the heavyweight record 49-0

Marcel Cerdan 45-0 finished 111-4, 65Ko's

Edwin Valero 27-0 27 knockouts (died in jail suicide)

Samson Dutch Boy Gym 43-0

Edson Pedro Nascimento 47-0-1

Agustin Senin 42-0-1

Sven Ottke 34-0

Lamar Clark 44-0, 44Ko's

Note to further point out the insignificance of the 49-0 in the lighter divisions WBC minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin (born Chayaphon Moonsri) surpassed Floyd Mayweather's 50-0, August 29th 2018 adding three more victories currently sitting at 54-0, 18Ko’s

Note to further point out the insignificance of the 49-0 in the lighter divisions WBC minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin (born Chayaphon Moonsri) surpassed Floyd Mayweather's 50-0, August 29th 2018 adding three more victories currently sitting at 54-0, 18Ko’s not retiring suffered his first defeat defending his WBC World Minimumweight title in a 113-115 times three loss to 34-1 Panya Pradabsri.

December 31st

1900: Patsy Donovan KO9 Frank Welch - Bantamweight Championship of United States - Welch died from injuries sustained in this fight. Donovan arrested and tried for manslaughter, later acquitted.

1952: Danny Nardico RTD7 Jake LaMotta - Nardico stops former world middleweight champion LaMotta in 7 rounds in a light heavyweight non-title bout in Coral Gables, Florida; LaMotta is knocked down for the only time in his career, his corner stopping fight after the round.

2006: Brooklyn, New York, super welterweight, Kemal Kolenovic passed due to injuries occured when he was struck by a vehicle outside of a restaurant in the Bronx. Kolenovic had earlier tried to break up an altercation inside the restaurant between several patrons. Moments later, a car traveling at a high rate of speed ran him down as he stood on the curb, just outside the restaurant.

2011: Takashi Uchiyama TKO11 Jorge Solis

Celestino Caballero W12 Satoshi Hosono

Kazuto Ioka TKO1 Yodgoen Tor Chalermchai

2012: Takashi Uchiyama TKO8 Bryan Vasquez

Yota Sato W12 Ryo Akaho

Kazuto Ioka TKO6 José Alfredo Rodríguez

Kohei Kono KO4 Panthep Mullipoom

2013: Takashi Uchiyama W12 Daiki Kaneko

Miura TKO9 Dante Jardon

Kazuto Ioka W12 Felix Alvarado

2014: Takashi Uchiyama RTD9 Israel Hector Enrique Perez

Ryoichi Taguchi W12 Alberto Rossel

Kohei Kono DSD12 Norbelto Jimenez

Guillermo Rigondeaux RTD11 Hisashi Amagasa Bantamweight Titles

Katsunari Takayama TKO7 Go Odaira

2015: Takashi Uchiyama TKO3 Oliver Flores

Ryoichi Taguchi RTD9 Luis de la Rosa

Kosei Tanaka KO6 Victorio Saludar

Kazuto Ioka TKO11 Juan Carlos Reveco

Jose Argumedo WTD9 Katsunari Takayama

2016: Jezzrel Corrales WSD12 Takashi Uchiyama

Kosei Tanaka TKO5 Moises Fuentes

Yukinori Oguni W12 Jonathan Guzman

Kazuto Ioka TKO7 Stamp Kiatniwat

2017: ***In fake boxing self-proclaimed "TBE" ("the best ever"), Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped 20-year-old Japanese Kick boxer / MMA fighter Tenshin Nasukawa in 139 seconds of an exhibition bout.

Ryoichi Taguchi W12 Milan Melindo

Sho Kimura TKO9 Toshiyuki Igarashi

Hiroto Kyoguchi TKO8 Carlos Buitrago

2018: Donnie Nietes WSD12 Kazuto Ioka

Hiroto Kyoguchi TKO10 Hekkie Budler

Moruti Mthalane TKO10 Masahiro Sakamot

2019: Kazuto Ioka W12 Jeyvier Cintron 

Kosei Tanaka KO3 Wulan Tuolehazi

2020: Kazuto Ioka TKO8 Kosei Tanaka