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unusual facts about boxing match



Fred Luter

During his streetpreaching days Luter observed a need to draw men, particularly fathers, into his evangelistic appeal by urging events which attract male interest, on one occasion, in 1981, hosting a gathering for a pay-per-view televised boxing match between Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Quirino Cristiani

Some of the titles included Firpo-Dempsey (1923) on the boxing match between American heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and Argentinian champion Luis Firpo, Uruguayos Forever (1924) on Uruguay's Olympic gold medal in soccer, and Humberto de garufa (Little Umberto's Folic, 1924), on the visit of Italian Prince Umberto of Savoy to Buenos Aires.


see also

1744 in poetry

Paul Whitehead, The Gymnasiad; or, Boxing Match

1929–30 Boston Bruins season

In another unusual incident involving Shore, well known for his fighting ability, the Bruins' defenseman was challenged to a boxing match by baseball player Art Shires.

1975 in the Philippines

October 1 – The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the World, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila.

Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana

"Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana" was a boxing match between American Adrien Broner and Argentine Marcos Maidana.

Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. III

Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. III, billed as "No Excuses", was a professional boxing match contested on October 1, 2005 the IBO and The Ring light heavyweight championships (both held by Tarver) and the vacant NBA light heavyweight championship.

Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor

Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor, billed as "Next in Line", was a professional boxing match contested on July 16, 2005 for the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBF and The Ring middleweight championships.

Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik

Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik was a boxing match that took place on October 18, 2008, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, between then-43-year-old Hopkins and 26-year-old Pavlik.

Bernie Robbins Stadium

In May 2008, WCAU-TV sports director and former NFL player Vai Sikahema accepted an open challenge from former MLB player Jose Canseco to fight him in a celebrity boxing match for $5,000.

Breathe Slow

The video, filmed on location in Las Vegas, clashed with the Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi boxing match and caused shooting problems as many English Hatton supporters recognised Dixon, and subsequently crowds gathered in the street.

Bryant Hall Building

A ten round boxing match between Joe Jeanette and Sam McVey was sponsored by the National Sporting Club of America on April 15, 1907.

Bunny Sigler

On October 18, 2008, Sigler sang the United States National Anthem before the Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins boxing match.

Champion of the Universe

The Champion challenged the superheroes Thing, Namor, Hulk, Colossus, Sasquatch, Thor, Doc Samson, and Wonder Man to a boxing match in Madison Square Garden while a forcefield is around it and brought them to his extra-dimensional training facility to prepare for the match.

Edwin Malave

Then he faced former World Lightweight Champion Ken Buchanan, losing by a TKO in the 7th round September 1, 1973, which turned out to be his last professional boxing match.

Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean

Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean, billed as "The Power and the Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on September 19, 1998 for the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.

Faces of Death II

Also featured nearly in its entirety is the 1980 boxing match between Johnny Owen and Lupe Pintor, with Owen being knocked out and later dying from the injuries sustained in the match.

Frank Stallone

During one appearance on the Howard Stern Show, Frank Stallone had a boxing match with TV reporter Geraldo Rivera; Frank Stallone won the bout.

George Trafton

On December 18, 1929, Trafton took part in a boxing match against Chicago White Sox player Art Shires.

Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match

Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match is the second album by Afuche, a band founded in Brooklyn in 2008.

History of Kinshasa

In 1974, Kinshasa hosted the 'Rumble in the Jungle' boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, in which Ali defeated Foreman to regain the World Heavyweight title.

International Amphitheatre

In December 1981, Joe Frazier had his final boxing match at the Amphitheatre against Floyd Cummings, which resulted in a draw.

Jack Matthews

Whilst stationed at RAF St Athan air base in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1943, Matthews fought future world champion Rocky Marciano in an amateur boxing match.

James Toney vs. Roy Jones, Jr.

James Toney vs. Roy Jones, Jr., billed as "The Uncivil War", was a professional boxing match held on November 14, 1994, for the IBF super middleweight championship.

John Cone

Cone has said he is most proud of his performance in the boxing match between Matt Hardy and Evander Holyfield, which took place in August 2007 in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden on Saturday Night's Main Event.

Johnny Magee

Away from football, Magee took part in a charity boxing match against snooker player Quinten Hann in Dublin after the Australian questioned the physical strength of Gaelic Football players in the media.

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker, billed as "Star Spangled Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on May 8, 1993 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship.

Martin Kitcher

Martin wrote the soundtrack for the documentary "The Last Word" about the Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner 1987 boxing match for the British Commonwealth championship held in White Hart Lane London.

Memorial Grounds

The Guardian newspaper reported that the Memorial Grounds was the first football ground to stage a boxing match, on 31 July 1909 when Johnny Summers beat Jimmy Britt (now in the Ring Magazine hall of fame) in the ninth round of a 20-round contest.

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight championships.

Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride

Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride was a professional boxing match contested on June 11, 2005.

Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes

Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes, billed as "Heavyweight History", was a professional boxing match contested on January 22, 1988 for the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.

Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs

Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs was a professional boxing match contested on March 21, 1988 for the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.

Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs

Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs, billed as "The Clash for the Crown", was a professional boxing match contested on October 16, 1987 for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship, which consists of the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad, billed asThe Fight Of The Millennium, was a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 18, 1999, to unify the WBC and IBF's world Welterweight championships.

Ricoh Coliseum

On April 4, 1922, it was the site of the Johnny Dundee vs Jimmy Goodrich boxing match promoted by Jack Corcoran that set a new indoor sports attendance record for Toronto with 11,900 spectators packed into the building.

Riddick Bowe vs. Jorge Luis González

Riddick Bowe vs. Jorge Luis González, billed as "Mortal Enemies", was a professional boxing match contested on June 17, 1995 for the WBO Heavyweight Championship.

Rogelio Borja Flores

When working for the Times Journal for which he covered events such as the Thrilla in Manila boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, the 1977 World Chess Championships and World Amateur Golf at Wack Wack in 1977.

Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Vinny Pazienza

Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Vinny Pazienza, billed as "The Devil and Mr. Jones" was a professional boxing match contested on June 24, 1995 for the IBF Super Middleweight championship.

Sports Climax

This segment covers bizarre, off-the-wall sports moments like the Chicago White Sox inserting midget Eddie Gaedel to bat in a Major League Baseball game, Manute Bol boxing Refrigerator Perry in a Celebrity Boxing match or Minnesota Vikings player, Jim Marshall running a fumble back in the wrong direction.

Vieri Tosatti

He is best known for his operas, among them Il sistema della dolcezza (1948), after Edgar Allan Poe's "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", and Partita a pugni (1953), about a boxing match.

Watson v British Boxing Board of Control

Michael Watson was injured in a boxing match supervised by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC or BBBC), which was expected to provide medical care.

Zsa Zsa Padilla

Padilla was born as Esperanza Padilla in 1964, the daughter of actor and sportsman Carlos “Sonny” Padilla, Jr. who served as the referee in the Ali-Frazier world heavyweight boxing match.