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1997 Bruce Woodcock, boxer, British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945 - 1950, dies at 76
1996 Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title 1995 Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52 1995 Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Bruce Seldon TKOs Joe Hipp in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 British heavyweight Nigel Benn hits Gerard McClellan in hospital 1994 Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1994 Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1992 Brett "Hitman" Hart beats Ric Flair for WWF Heavyweight title 1991 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown 1990 Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer 1989 Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1988 Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1988 Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens 1988 Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title 1986 Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Heavyweight Trevor Berbick KOs Pinklon Thomas 1986 Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title 1986 Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ 1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title 1984 Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page 1984 Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio 1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1982 Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas 1982 Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1982 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1982 Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1981 Mike Weaver beats Quick Tillis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title 1981 Joe Louis, also known as the 'Brown bomber', U.S. heavyweight champ 1937 - 1949, dies at 66 1981 Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final 1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 James J "Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80 1978 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champ (1926-28), dies at 80 1978 Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1977 Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship 1977 Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Richard Dunn in Munich 1976 Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Joe Frazier in Manilla 1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia 1975 Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies at 53 1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1974 George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 Garth John Da Silva, Auckland New Zealand, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 1st heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman) 1973 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1972 Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander 1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels 1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15, retains heavyweight boxing title 1971 U.S. heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found 1970 Charles "Sonny" Liston, heavyweight boxer champ (1962-64), dies 1970 Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1970 Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash at 45 1969 Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86 1968 Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Florida, light heavyweight boxer, Olympics-br-96 1968 Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Akira Nogami, born in Narashino, Chiba, professional Japanese wrestler, actor, wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, NJPW, in 1991, reigned as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in 2000, appeared in television show, Kamen Rider Kuuga, competed part-time after 2004, regularly wrestling with Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling 1968 Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Michael Moorer, boxing heavyweight champ, defeated Holyfield-1994 1967 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Colleen Rosensteel, S Greensburg, Pennsylvania, heavyweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1967 Heavyweight Cassius Clay beats Ernie Terrell in Houston 1967 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63 1966 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Brian London 1966 Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Connecticut, super heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1965 Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas 1965 Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing 1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1964 Cassius Clay TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1964 Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing title 1963 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1962 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1960 Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal 1960 Damon Keeve, born in San Francisco, California, heavyweight, 209 lbs, judoka, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1960 Heavyweight Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johnstown (New York City) 1959 Max Baer, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49 1959 Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1958 Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1958 Tony Sibson, born in Leicester, England, professional boxer, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, during the 1970's and 1980's 1957 Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1957 Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1956 Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1956 Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer, U.S. Olympics team 1980 1956 Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing 1955 Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in 9 1955 Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988 1955 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in San Francisco 1955 Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 John Tate, U.S., heavyweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1954 Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1954 Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Hulk Hogan, Georgia, WWF heavyweight champion, 1984-89 1953 Leon Spinks, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ, 1978, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1953 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago 1953 Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1952 Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics 1952 Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title 1952 Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title 1951 Jersey Joe Walcott at 37 becomes oldest to win heavyweight champion 1951 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1951 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight, 1980 Olympics gold 1950 Benjamin Peterson, U.S., heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1949 Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Larry Holmes, heavyweight boxing champ, 1978 - 1985 1949 Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ 1949 George Foreman, born in Houston, Texas, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1973 - 1974, 1995 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1947 Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1947 Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello 1946 Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1946 Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight champion, dies in car accident 1946 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1945 Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army 1945 Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist, Gong Show 1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973 1942 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City) 1942 Muhammad Ali, heavyweight champ boxer, 1964 - 1967 1974 - 1978 1942 Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago 1940 Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title 1940 Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ, 1968-70 1940 Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Aleksandr Medved, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1937 Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title 1935 James J Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1935 Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ 1956 - 1959, 1960 - 1962, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics 1934 John V. Tunney, born in New York City, New York, heavyweight boxing champion, Representative-D-California 1965-1971 and Senator-D-California 1971 - 1977 1934 Sonny Liston, U.S. heavyweight boxing chmap, 1962-64 1934 Primo Carnera beats Tommy Loughran in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 Primo Carnera beats Paulin in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies 1932 Paul Anderson, U.S., light super heavyweight lifter 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1952 1932 Heavyweight Jack Sharkey TKOs Max Schmeling (New York City) 1932 Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1932 Anatoliy Roschin, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight wrestler, 1972 Olympic gold 1931 Max Schmeling TKOs Young Stribling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1930 Heavyweight Max Schmeling KOs Jack Sharkey in New York City 1928 Rudolph Plukfelder, U.S.S.R., light heavyweight 1964 Olympic gold 1928 Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1927 Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1927 George Hunter, born in South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1926 Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1924 Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight, Gold Medal 1956, 1960 Olympics 1924 Norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight 1952 Olympics gold 1923 Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1923 Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer, 1952 - 1956 1923 Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1921 Ezzard Charles, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1949-51 1921 Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1921 Bruce Woodcock, born in England, boxer, British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945 - 1950, European heavyweight champion 1946 - 1949, events attracted sellout crowds 1920 Heavyweight Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in New York City 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight 1919 Jack Dempsey KOs Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship 1919 Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana 1918 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 1916 Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in New York City 1915 Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion 1915 Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title 1915 Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1947 fight of year 1914 Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1914 Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1937 - 1949 1914 Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ, 1951-52 1913 Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris 1913 Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris 1912 Jack Johnson TKOs Jim Flynn in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1910 Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1909 Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1909 Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ, 1934-35 1908 Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Jack Johnson KO Tommy Burns and becomes 1st black heavyweight champ 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Louis Hostin, born in France, Light Heavyweight, Gold Medals 1932, 1936 Olympics 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours 1908 Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Kristian Palusalu, born in Finland, heavyweight wrestler, 1936 Olympic gold 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1905 Max Schmeling, Germany, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-32 1905 Marvin Hart KOs Jack Hart in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ 1904 Maxie Rosenbloom, born in New York City, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-34 1904 James J Jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1903 Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer 1902 James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1901 James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1900 James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 James J. Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title 1898 Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1926-30 1895 Jack Dempsey, born in Manassa, Colorado, 'Manassa Mauler', heavyweight boxing champion, 1919 - 1926 1894 James J. Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1892 James Corbett KOs John Sullivan in 21 for heavyweight boxing title 1888 Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain 1885 Boxing's 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves and 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey 1880 Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler, Olympic-bronze-1908 1878 Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title 1878 Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight boxing champ, 1908 - 1915 1876 Jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion 1873 Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title 1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1866 James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer, 1892-97 1858 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, 1882-92 1853 George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate |
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