Sugar Ray Regains Title – September 12, 1951
Sugar Ray Robinson wins back the Middleweight Crown He knocks out Randy Turpin in the 10th round, in front of 61,000 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Sugar Ray Robinson regains middleweight title with...
View ArticleMuhammad Ali KO’s Joe Frazier – Thrilla in Manila – October 1, 1975
The Ali-Frazier Triology Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought for the heavyweight title three times. Their first fight, which is often referred to as “The Fight of the Century, or just “The Fight,”...
View Article“Down Goes Frazier”, George Foreman Wins Title by TKO – January 22, 1973
More than 40 years after George Foreman won the heavyweight title by knocking out Smokin’ Joe Frazier, the expression Down goes Frazier still lives in the American Lexicon. According to Urban...
View ArticleMike Tyson Knocked Out by Buster Douglas – February 11, 1990
This one didn’t end the way it was supposed to, although for at least 10 seconds, most of the fans at ringside in Tokyo, Japan thought it was going to. That’s when undefeated heavyweight champ Mike...
View ArticleJake LaMotta vs Sugar Ray VI “You Never Got me Down, Ray”- February 14, 1951
Jake LaMotta and Sugar Ray Robinson fought for the sixth and last time at Chicago Stadium on February 14, 1951. Robinson took the middle weight title from LaMotta, stopping him by TKO in the 13th...
View ArticleFrazier KO’s Jimmy Ellis to Win WBA Title – February 16, 1970
Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round of their re-unification title bout, on February 16, 1970, at Madison Square Garden in New York. By winning the fight, the undefeated Frazier...
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