2015 Event The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has taken back Floyd Mayweather's welterweight title belt, won after his recent victory over Manny Pacquiao; WBO stripped the title after Mayweather failed to pay a $200,000 fee and vacate his existing titles 1997 Event Mike Tyson is banned from boxing, for biting Holyfield's ear 1996 Death Joe Elsby Martin, boxing coach, dies at 80 1996 Event Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavywgt boxing title 1996 Event Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title 1996 Death Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at 44 1995 Event Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Event Bruce Seldon TKOs Joe Hipp in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Event George Foreman loses IBF boxing title, refused to fight Axel Schulz 1995 Event George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Event Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Event George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker 1995 Death Carlos Monzon, El Macho, Argentina MW boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52 1994 Event Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1994 Event Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1994 Event Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1993 Death Theo Huizenaar, Dutch boxing trainer (Bep van Klaveren), dies at 93 1993 Event Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1993 Event Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Event Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Event Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Event Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1992 Event Riddick Bowe beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1992 Event Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1992 Event Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing on Howard Stern Show 1992 Death Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ 1928 Olympics gold, dies 1991 Event Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1991 Event Former New York Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds 1991 Event Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1990 Event Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 Event James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown 1990 Event Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 Event Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 Death Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer 1989 Event Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1988 Event Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1988 Event Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens 1988 Event Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title 1987 Event Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame 1987 Event Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Event Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title 1986 Event Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Event Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Event Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Event HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament 1986 Event Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Event Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title 1986 Event Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Event Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ 1985 Event Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Event Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Event Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Event Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Event Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 Event Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title 1984 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 Event Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1984 Event Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Event Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Event Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Event Michael Dokes and Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for hw boxing title 1983 Event Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Event World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds 1983 Event AMA urges ban on boxing, sites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition 1982 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1982 Death Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 1981 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1981 Event Mike Weaver beats Quick Tillis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1981 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title 1981 Event Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Event Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Event Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Event John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Event Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ 1979 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Death James J "Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80 1978 Event Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Death Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champ (1926-28), dies at 80 1978 Event Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Event Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Event Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1977 Event Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1977 Event Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title 1976 Event Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Event Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Event Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Event Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Death Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies at 53 1975 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1974 Event George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 Event George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 Event George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1972 Event Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1970 Event Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1970 Event Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Event Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Event Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Death Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86 1968 Event Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Event Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Event Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Event Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Birthday Michael Moorer, boxing heavyweight champ, defeated Holyfield-1994 1967 Birthday Riddick Bowe, born in Brooklyn, New York, HW boxing champ 1988 Olympics silver 1967 Event Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries 1967 Event Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title 1967 Event Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ 1967 Event Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Death Barney Ross, welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57 1966 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Event Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Event Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title 1966 Event Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Event Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Event Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing 1965 Event Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Event Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1964 Birthday Jeff Fenech, born in Marrickville, Australia, professional boxer, boxing trainer, world champion, represented Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles 1964 Event Cassius Clay TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1963 Event Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1963 Death Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 1961 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1961 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavywgt boxing title 1960 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavywgt boxing title 1960 Birthday Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ, 1986 1960 Birthday Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1960 Event Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title 1960 Event Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts 1959 Death Max Baer, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49 1959 Event Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavywgt boxing title 1959 Event Supreme court rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional 1959 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1958 Event Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1958 Event Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times 1957 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1957 Event Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1956 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1956 Event Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing 1955 Event New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing 1955 Event Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Event Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1954 Event Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1954 Event Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern and 15 pioneers 1954 Event Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Event Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Event Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner) 1953 Birthday Leon Spinks, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ, 1978, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1953 Event Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title 1953 Event J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club 1952 Event Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title 1952 Event 1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing 1952 Event Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for hw boxing title 1952 Birthday "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, New Jersey, middleweight boxing champ, 1982-83 1952 Event Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title 1952 Event Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title 1951 Birthday Dan Duva, boxing promoter/producer, Howard Stern New Years Party 1951 Event Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1951 Birthday John Conteh, born in Liverpool, England, athlete, former British boxer, world light-heavyweight boxing champion 1951 Event Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title 1951 Event Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Event Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title 1950 Event Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Event Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Event Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title 1950 Event Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Event Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title 1949 Event Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Birthday Larry Holmes, heavyweight boxing champ, 1978 - 1985 1949 Event Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Event Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Event Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title 1949 Event Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ 1949 Event Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title 1949 Birthday George Foreman, born in Houston, Texas, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1973 - 1974, 1995 1948 Event Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1947 Event Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1947 Death Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51 1946 Event Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1946 Event Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1945 Birthday Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist, Gong Show 1944 Birthday Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1944 Birthday Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973 1942 Event National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed services 1942 Event Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City) 1942 Event Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Event Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago 1940 Event Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Event Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title 1940 Birthday Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ, 1968-70 1940 Event Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Event Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Event Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Event 1st boxing match to be televised, Lon Nova defeats Max Baer 1939 Event Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Event Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Event Henry Armstrong won his 3rd concurrent boxing championship 1938 Event Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Event Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Event Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Event Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title 1936 Birthday Terry Downes, middleweight boxing champ, 1961-62 1936 Event Shortest boxing bout with gloves lasts only 10 seconds 1935 Event James J Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1934 Birthday 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 Birthday Sonny Liston, U.S. heavyweight boxing chmap, 1962-64 1934 Event Primo Carnera beats Tommy Loughran in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 Event Primo Carnera beats Paulin in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 Event 1st TV boxing match - Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London 1933 Event Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 Death William Muldoon, Belfast NY, boxing commissioner, dies at 88 1933 Death Wilson Mizner, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner, dies 1932 Birthday Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1952 1932 Event Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1932 Event U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold) 1931 Event Max Schmeling TKOs Young Stribling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1931 Birthday Larry Merchant, author/boxing commentator, Showtime 1930 Event Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a foul in 4 for hw boxing title 1928 Event Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1927 Event Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney) 1927 Event Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1926 Event Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1924 Event California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914) 1923 Event Ban Johnson persuades AL owners to prohibit boxing in their parks 1923 Event Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns decision 1923 Event Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1923 Event Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1922 Event Harry Greb gave Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat 1921 Birthday Jake LaMotta, born in Bronx, middleweight boxing champ, 1949-51, Raging Bull 1921 Birthday Ezzard Charles, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1949-51 1921 Event Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1921 Event KDKA broadcast 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match (Ray-Dundee) 1920 Event Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1920 Event Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight 1920 Birthday F Don Miller, born in Racine, Wisconsin, Boxing coach 1946 Olympics 1918 Death John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 1916 Event Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for boxing title 1916 Event Women are allowed to attend a boxing match 1915 Event Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion 1915 Event Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title 1915 Birthday Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1947 fight of year 1914 Event Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1914 Birthday Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1937 - 1949 1914 Birthday Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ, 1951-52 1913 Event Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for hw boxing title 1913 Birthday Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ, 1952-60 1912 Birthday Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles, 1938 1912 Event Jack Johnson TKOs Jim Flynn in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1910 Death Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ, shot and killed 1910 Event Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1909 Birthday Barney Ross, New York City, Welterweight Boxing Champ, 1934 1909 Event Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1909 Event Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title 1909 Event Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title 1909 Event Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title 1909 Birthday Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ, 1934-35 1908 Event Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Event Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring 1907 Event Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Birthday Bep van Klaveren, European Boxing Champ, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics 1907 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Event Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Event Tommy Burns and Jack O'Brien fight to a draw in 20 for hw boxing title 1906 Event Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Event Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1905 Birthday Max Schmeling, Germany, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-32 1905 Event Marvin Hart KOs Jack Hart in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1905 Event James J Jeffries retires as boxing champ 1904 Birthday Maxie Rosenbloom, born in New York City, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-34 1904 Event James J Jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1903 Event James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 10 for heavywgt boxing title 1902 Event James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1901 Event James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1901 Birthday Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight boxing champ, 1922-26 1900 Event James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title 1900 Event 165 lb Robert Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match 1900 Event James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 Event James J. Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 Event James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title 1898 Birthday Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1926-30 1896 Birthday Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ, 1917-25 1895 Birthday Jack Dempsey, born in Manassa, Colorado, 'Manassa Mauler', heavyweight boxing champion, 1919 - 1926 1894 Event James J. Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1892 Event James Corbett KOs John Sullivan in 21 for heavyweight boxing title 1892 Event Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby 1890 Event George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight) 1889 Birthday John Kilbane, U.S., featherweight boxing champ, 1912-23 1888 Event Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain 1888 Event HW Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds 1887 Birthday Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ, 1908-10 1885 Event Boxing's 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves and 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey 1884 Birthday Abraham "Abe" Attell, boxing hall of famer 1880 Birthday Michael Jacobs, born in New York City, boxing promoter 1878 Event Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title 1878 Birthday Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight boxing champ, 1908 - 1915 1876 Birthday Jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion 1876 Birthday Wilson Mizner, born in Benicia, California, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner 1876 Event Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY) 1873 Event Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title 1866 Birthday Jack McAuliffe, U.S. lightweight boxing champ, hall of famer 1863 Event Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for U.S. boxing title in 63rd round 1858 Birthday John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, 1882-92 1853 Event John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans 1845 Birthday William Muldoon, Belfast, New York, boxing commissioner, help find PAL 1810 Event Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) 1743 Event Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) 1733 Event 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni 1681 Event 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher)
