1983 Event Rudi Koopmans retains European middleweight title 1983 Event Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault 1976 Birthday Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Birthday David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Brian Olson, born in Tallahassee, Florida, middleweight, 189 lbs, judoka, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1972 Birthday Liliko Ogasawara, Englewood, New Jersey, middleweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Shay-Oren Smadja, born in Israel, men's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Yael Arad, Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver 1960 Event Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title 1958 Birthday Tony Sibson, born in Leicester, England, professional boxer, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, during the 1970's and 1980's 1956 Birthday Michael Spinks, U.S., middleweight boxer 1976 Olympics gold 1952 Birthday "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, New Jersey, middleweight boxing champ, 1982-83 1951 Event Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title 1950 Event Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title 1949 Birthday John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1948 Birthday John Peterson, U.S., Middleweight 1976 Olympics gold 1946 Birthday Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1944 Birthday Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1944 Birthday Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo 1964 Olympic gold 1939 Birthday Carmelo Bossi, Italy, light middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics silver 1936 Event Middleweight Staff Roth KOs Heinz Lazek 1936 Birthday Terry Downes, middleweight boxing champ, 1961-62 1929 Birthday Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold 1921 Birthday Jake LaMotta, born in Bronx, middleweight boxing champ, 1949-51, Raging Bull 1905 Birthday Laszlo Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics
