On This Day In Boxing History

Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier

October 1st, 1975

“The Thrilla In Manila”

WBA/WBC World Heavyweight Title

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines

October 1st

1914: Sam Langford ND10 Joe Jeanette

1923: Georges Carpentier KO1 Joe Beckett

1924: Mickey Walker KO6 Bobby Barrett

1943: Manuel Ortiz KO4 Leonardo Lopez

1945: Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army.

1974: John Conteh W15 Jorge Ahumada

Shoji Oguma W15 Betulio Gonzalez

1975: Muhammad Ali KO14 Joe Frazier - The Thrilla in Manila

Eric Morel was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico

1993: Lennox Lewis KO7 Frank Bruno

Joe Calzaghe age 22 pro debut KO1 Paul

John David Jackson W12 Reggie Johnson

1994: Pernell Whitaker W12 James McGirt

Ike Quartey KO5 Alberto Cortes, Carpenttras

Steve Robinson KO9 Duke McKenzie

1996: Rosendo Alvarez KO8 Takashi Shiohama

1998: Marty Kramer, 76, dies. Kramer promoted boxing at Philadelphia’s Blue Horizon in the 1960’s, prior to J. Russell Peltz.

2004: Daniel Geale age 24 debuts KO3 Danny Bellert

2005: James Toney W12 Dominick Guinn

Chris Byrd W12 DaVarryl Williamson

Antonio Tarver W12 Roy Jones Jr.

2011: Toshiaki Nishioka W12 Rafael Marquez

Roman Gonzalez KO2 Omar Soto

Anne Sophie Mathis W10 Cindy Serrano

Yoan Pablo Hernandez TD6 Steve Cunningham

Sergio Martínez KO11 Darren Barker

2014: Thammanoon Niyomtrong W12 Carlos Buitrago

2016: Nathan Cleverly RTD6 Juergen Braehmer

Cecilia Braekhus TKO2 Anne Sophie Mathis    

Alesia Graf TKO9 Kleopatra Tolnai

Jessica Chavez W10 Naoko Fujioka

Fatuma Zarika WSD10 Alicia Ashley

Humberto Soto TKO2 Daniel Ruiz