On This Day In Boxing History!

Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali

March 8th, 1971

WBA/WBC World Heavyweight Title

Madison Square Garden, New York

March 8th

1933: Marcel Thil TKO6 Louis Vauclard

1943: Henry Armstrong KO2 Tippy Larkin

1944: Juan Zurita W15 Sammy Angott

1956: Wayne Bethea TKO6 Ernie Cab

Virgil Akins TKO2 Andy Watkins

Howard King TKO5 Jake Williams

1957: The International Boxing Club was Ruled a Monopoly in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law.

1969: Lionel Rose W15 Alan Rudkin

1971: “Fight of the Century” Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali

1975: Sultan Ibragimov is born in Tlyarata, Dagestan ASSR, Russian

1981: Cornelius Boza-Edwards W15 Rafael (Bazooka) Limon

Pedro Flores KO12 Yoko Gushiken

1988: Zolani Tete is born in Eastern Cape, South Africa

1991: Bobby Czyz W12 Robert Daniels

1997: Danny Romero KO6 Jaji Sibali

Johnny Tapia KO3 Jorge Barrera

The Ring magazine celebrates its 75th Anniversary with an awards banquet in Atlantic City

1998: Saman Sorjaturong KO4 Shiro Yahrio

2002: Alexander Munoz KO8 Celes Kobayashi

2003: Corrie Sanders KO2 Wladimir Klitschko

2008: Samuel Peter KO6 Oleg Maskaev

David Haye KO2 Enzo Maccarinelli

Nate Campbell W12 Juan Diaz

Daisuke Naito DSD12 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

2012: Daniel Geale W12 Osumanu Adama      

Billy Dib RTD 6 Eduardo Escobedo

2015: Keith Thurman W12 Robert Guerrero

Amnat Ruenroeng W12 Shiming Zou

2016: Joe DeGuardia Sr. - AKA DioGuardi the father of Star Boxing promoter Joe DeGuardia passes. DioGuardi a popular boxer 1940’s & 50’s boxer founded the Morris Park Boxing Club and BATOY (Better America Through Our Youth). Through these organizations he trained and mentored an entire generation of amateur and pro boxers.

2018: Kayoko Ebata WMD10 Ji Hyun Park       

Tsunami Tenkai RTD8 Chaoz Minowa