Thursday, January 30, 2014

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C -- BFTP Thomas Hearns


Talkin' Boxing with Billy C
Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Thomas Hearns

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/29/94 Randall vs. Chavez & more

On this Day in Fistiana…
Frankie Randall vs. Julio Cesar Chavez
Thomas Hearns vs. Dan Ward
Meldrick Taylor vs. Craig Houk 
January 29, 1994

On this day in fistiana, Don King put on a fight card and a half from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A young Felix Trinidad defeated Hector Camacho, Hearns won a Cruiserweight title, Julio Cesar Chavez suffered his first defeat, Meldrick Taylor scored a quick kayo and plenty more names saw action, see below.




Tuesday, January 28, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana… 1/28/74 Ali-Frazier 2

On this Day in Fistiana…
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 2

January 28, 1974

On this day in fistiana, Ali avenged himself upon Joe Frazier in the least dramatic of their amazing trilogy of fights.



Monday, January 27, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/27/90 Holmes vs. Tate

On this Day in Fistiana…
Lindell Holmes vs. Frank Tate

January 27, 1990

On this day in fistiana, Lindell Holmes defeated Frank Tate for the vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title in New Orleans, LA.


Saturday 27 January 1990
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
commission: Louisiana State Boxing Commission

super middle  Frank Tate 166  24(13)-1(1)-0  L Lindell Holmes 168  40(35)-5(3)-0 MD12
referee: Lucien Joubert | judge: Frank Garza 112-116 | judge: Kenny Snow 112-119 | judge: Ronnie Ralston 114-114
vacant IBF super middleweight title

super middle Nicky Walker 168  37(23)-6(2)-2  L  Paul Whittaker  25(20)-2(1)-0 TKO9   

super feather Bobby Giepert 128 7(4)-2(2)-0 W Gerard Francis  UD6        

        middle Thomas Tate 160 2(1)-0-0 W Randy Williams  155  5(1)-0-0  TKO5               

welter  Rusty Derouen 144 15(13)-0-0  W William Fork  147  KO2            

 Antonio Carter 131 3(2)-17(6)-1  L  Chad Broussard  128  11(8)-0-0 KO1            

middle  Ulysses Boulware  159  6(4)-0-0  W  Wayne Corbett 160  0-4(1)-0  TKO3
 


Sunday, January 26, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/26/02 Gatti vs. Millett

On this Day in Fistiana…
Arturo Gatti vs. Terron Millett

January 26, 2002

On this day in fistiana, Arturo Gatti reignited his career under new trainer Buddy McGirt with this kayo victory over Terron Millett at the Theater at MSG. This was the mobile, boxing Gatti, not the blood-and-guts warrior that showed up that night to do battle with Millett.


On this Day in Fistiana... 1/26/02 Forrest vs. Mosley 1

On this Day in Fistiana…
Vernon Forrest vs. Sugar Shane Mosley

January 26, 2002

On this day in fistiana, Vernon Forrest repeated his amateur win over Sugar Shane Mosley in his career best performance at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. After a sensational first round, Mosley gets the worst of a clash of heads in round two and then is viciously dropped, twice, and hurt worse than ever before in his career. But bad-ass that Mosley is he hung in there despite one of the worst beatings of his career. The Late Vernon Forrest was in the zone on this night and injected himself into consideration as one of the best in the sport, and added himself to the old styles-make-fights comparison considering his performances with Mosley & Mayorga. Listen closely in round 10, Mosley literally cries out in pain from a Forrest body-shot(1:31 Rd10).

Friday, January 24, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/24/09 Mosley vs. Margarito

On this Day in Fistiana…
Sugar Shane Mosley vs. Antonio Margarito
January 24, 2009

On this day in fistiana, Sugar Shane Mosley was supposed to be shot and little more than a sacrificial lamb to the slaughter for Antonio Margarito to bludgeon. But it was not to be. Shane Mosley delivered what may have been his career best performance--his second in the Staples Center--as he broke down and beat up Margarito in 9 heated rounds. A lot of folks blame the pre-fight discovery of Margarito's loaded handwraps by Nazim Richardson for the devastating loss, that psychologically shattered after the discovery, Margarito was easy-pickings, but watch round one closely. Mosley folds Margarito in half with a body shot that likely would have finished a lot of guys. That shot set the stage for the beating to come and probably took half the fight out of Antonio in the very first round. You could have spiked gloves on, you're going to be in rough shape after sustaining a first round assault like the one Margarito got on this day in 2009.

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/24/76 Foreman vs. Lyle

On this Day in Fistiana…
George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle
January 24, 1976

It's really only in comic books where we usually see two giant destroyers go at it like this. Think Hulk versus Thor or maybe Thanos versus Apocalypse or The Thing vs. Juggernaut and you are in the realm of Foreman versus Lyle. This is a gold standard for heavyweight brawls. Every hook is a thunderclap, every uppercut a seismic shock.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C - BFTP Sugar Ray Leonard

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C
 
Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Sugar Ray Leonard

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

New League Accepting Members NOW!! KQBL is open!

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Our new KQBL is now open and ready for you to create a gym and fill out the first week's fight cards. This league begins with January 25, 2014's fights from Germany and the USA, and it runs right through until May 4, 2014. This league will track the in-ring actions of some of the sport's biggest stars from this upcoming weekend right through into spring. 

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On this Day in Fistiana… 1/22/00 Mosley vs. Wise

On this Day in Fistiana…

Sugar Shane Mosley vs. Willy Wise

January 22, 2000

On this day in fistiana, an uncharacteristically brutal Sugar Shane Mosley hammered Willy Wise through 3 rounds at the Hard Rock casino in Las Vegas. The corkscrew body shots Mosley lands in round one only set the groundwork for the bolts to the head he lands by round's end. Mosley loses two points in round two for a lightning fast left hook that drops Wise on a break. In the third, part of the barrage that ends the fight includes a head butt from Sugar Shane. Clearly, Mosley wanted a kayo on this night and he got it. 

*And as an aside, if you look closely beside the Boxing After Dark round ticker at :50 seconds left in Round 2, you'll see yours truly, who was ringside for this bout.

On this Day in Fistiana… 1/22/88 Tyson vs. Holmes

On this Day in Fistiana…

Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes

January 22, 1988

"As we all go along somebody eventually will get us and they got me tonight."- Holmes

On this day in fistiana, Mike Tyson stopped Larry Holmes in four rounds in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the only stoppage defeat suffered by Holmes in his 75 bout professional career. Among the pre-fight name-calling and press conference back and forth, at one point Holmes claimed that Mike Tyson struck him as the kind of guy who would be dead or in jail by the time he was twenty-five. Tyson began serving his sentence for raping Desiree Washington in April of 1992, two months before he turned 26.

On this Day in Fistiana… 1/22/73 Foreman vs. Frazier

On this Day in Fistiana…

George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier
January 22, 1973

On this day in fistiana, George Foreman crushed Joe Frazier in kingston, Jamaica. Dropping him six times in two rounds, at one point Foreman even appears to lift Frazier off the canvas with a ripping uppercut.

Interview with WBF President Howard Goldberg

When is a Sanctioning Body Not a Bad Word?
When it’s the World Boxing Federation
By Alex Pierpaoli
originally published 12/31/13 on BillyCBoxing.com

Ask almost any fight fan what they think is boxing's biggest problem and the discussion will very quickly turn towards the sanctioning bodies that control the sport. Whether it's their rankings, their cushy relationships with certain promoters or nations, or the abundance of titles, there's plenty for a fight fan to complain about. But as we say goodbye to one of the best years that boxing has seen in a while there is also one sanctioning body that is carving out a spot for itself as something refreshingly different.

Based in South Africa, the World Boxing Federation President Howard Goldberg expresses the same opinions you'll hear from diehard fans of prizefighting. "I think the legitimate boxing fan is becoming a little irritated with the magnitude of different titles and of meaningless tiles. When you have an interim silver title what the hell does it mean?"

Goldberg's organization, re-structured from top to bottom and re-established in 2009, is more interested in championships that mean something to both fan and fighter. "We have three titles," Goldberg says. "The World, the Intercontinental and the Regional. Those are our titles, full stop."

Perhaps the biggest cause of eye-rolling for the fight-fan is the dreaded interim title belt, and Goldberg agrees it's not a practice his WBF wants to indulge in. "Under very, very exceptional circumstances.

Monday, January 20, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/20/01 Mayweather vs. Corrales

On this Day in Fistiana…

  Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Diego Corrales


January 20, 2001

Floyd Mayweather Jr scored his career best victory on this day in fistiana when he battered Diego Chico Corrales over ten rounds, dropping him a total of five times.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/19/13 Kovalev vs. Campillo

On this Day in Fistiana…
  Sergey Kovalev vs. Gabriel Campillo

January 19, 2013




Sergey Kovalev topples Gabriel Campillo at Mohegan Sun
By Alex Pierpaoli
Originally posted at BillyCBoxing.com

Stoppage victories were the theme of the night at Mohegan Sun when 6 fights on the 8 bout card ended by

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/19/08 Jones vs. Trinidad

On this Day in Fistiana…
  Roy Jones Jr vs. Felix Trinidad


January 19, 2008

Felix Trinidad fought his last fight on this day in fistiana, losing a 12 round unanimous decision to Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden. Although it came too late in the career's of both men, it was still an event and it topped off a sizeable Don King Pay-Per-View card.

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
commission: New York State Athletic Commission


matchmaker: Bobby Goodman

television: USA HBO PPV

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/19/78 Gomez vs. Kobayashi

On this Day in Fistiana…
  Wilfredo Gomez vs. Royal Kobayashi


January 19, 1978

On this day in fistiana in Fukuoka, Japan, Bazooka Gomez makes short work of Kobayashi.






Thursday 19 January 1978
Municipal Gymnasium, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

super bantam Wilfredo Gomez121½ 17(17)-0-1 W Royal Kobayashi 121¾ 24(21)-3(1) KO3
time: 1:26 referee: Harry Gibbs 19-20 | judge: Roberto Ramirez Sr. 20-19 | judge: Kazumasa Kuwata 18-20

Katsuhiro Sawada 2(2)-1(1)-0 W Fumihisa Takashima 0-1(1)-0 PTS4

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/19/55 Jones vs. Robinson

On this Day in Fistiana…
  Ralph Tiger Jones vs. Sugar Ray Robinson
January 19, 1955

Ralph Tiger Jones defeated Sugar Ray Robinson over ten rounds in Chicago, on this day in fistiana at Chicago Stadium. It was a Wednesday night?


Wednesday 19 January 1955

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sugar Ray Robinson 159 132(87)-3(1)-2 LRalph Tiger Jones 159 32(8)-12(1)-3 UD10

referee: Frank Sikora 94-99 | judge: Ed Hintz 88-100 | judge: Howard Walsh 89-98

lightweight Pete Kawula 132 14(2)-1-2 W Cleo Weber 132 0-6(2)-0 KO3   6

lightweight Tommy Salem 134½ 21(6)-3-1 W Ronnie Stribling 137 33(13)-8-4 PTS6 6     

middleweight Joe Shaw 158½ 16(6)-7(2)-4 L  Joe Leudanski 164   7(2)-3-0   PTS6 6  

middleweight Tom Hickey 158 5(1)-0-0 W Tommy Swan 159 11(10)-9(4)-1  TKO 1   6

Saturday, January 18, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/18/92 Taylor vs. Brown

On this Day in Fistiana…
  Meldrick Taylor vs. Glenwood Brown
January 18, 1992

On this day in fistiana in Philadelphia, PA, Meldrick Taylor headlined an HBO Double Header with Pernell Whitaker.



On this Day in Fistiana... 1/18/92 Whitaker vs. Brazier

On this Day in Fistiana…
  Pernell Whitaker vs. Harold Brazier
January 18, 1992
On this day in fistiana in Philadelphia, PA, Pernell Whitaker turned back the challenge of cagey veteran Harold Brazier.


Friday, January 17, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/17/86 Witherspoon vs. Tubbs

On this Day in Fistiana…
   Tim Witherspoon vs. Tony Tubbs
January 17, 1986

On this day in fistiana in 1986, Don King put on a heavyweight extravaganza at The Omni in Atlanta Georgia. In the headliner, Terrible Tim Witherspoon robbed Tony Tubbs of his WBA Heavyweight Title by 15 round majority decision. Check out some of the names on the undercard! It's a who's who of 80s King Heavyweights.
 

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

commission: Georgia Boxing Commission



Tim Witherspoon 227 23(16)-2-0 W Tony Tubbs 244 21(14)-0-0 MD15 15

referee: Nate Morgan | judge: Harry Cecchini 144-143 | judge: Robert Ferrara 143-143 | judge: Eddie Woods 144-141
WBA World heavyweight title


Greg Page 236 24(19)-4-0 L James Douglas 230 20(15)-3(2)-1 UD 10 10   


Trevor Berbick 221 29(22)-4(1)-1 W Mike Perkins 208 16(11)-10(3)-2 TKO10 10 


Mitch Green 225 15(10)-1-1 W Percell Davis 248 13(9)-3(2)-0 UD10 10       


David Bey 236 14(11)-2(2)-0 W Wesley Smith 249 3(2)-9(2)-1 SD10 10   


Eddie Gregg 23(18)-1(1)-1 W Walter Santemore 20(8)-18(10)-0 UD10 10    


James Pritchard 1(1)-0-0 W Jack Jackson UD4 4

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/17/98 Gatti-Manfredy, Judah-Valdez

On this Day in Fistiana…
  Angel Manfredy vs. Arturo Gatti
Zab Judah vs Steve Valdez
January 17, 1998

On this day in fistiana in Atlantic City, New Jersey HBO's Boxing After Dark broadcast another instant classic featuring their boxing highlight reel Arturo Gatti's defeat to the skillful Angel Manfredy.  Also, on the undercard, a young Zab Judah scored his 14th win when he laid waste to Steve Valdez, dropping him 4 times in a single round.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C --BFTP Gypsy Joe Harris

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C
Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Gypsy Joe Harris

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Saturday, January 11, 2014

KOFantasyBoxing's Best of Twenty-Thirteen Awards

Best of the Year Awards
2013

Fighter of the Year
Adonis Stevenson
Timothy Bradley
Gennady Golovkin
Sergey Kovalev
Danny Garcia

Fight of the Year
Bradley vs. Provodnikov
Jones vs. Lebedev
Figueroa vs. Arakawa
Segura vs. Marquez
Alvarado vs. Rios II

On this Day in Fistiana… 1/11/97 Norris vs. Rupa

On this Day in Fistiana…


Terry Norris vs. Nick Rupa

January 11, 1997


On this Day in Fistiana… 1/11/97 Zaragoza vs. McCullough

On this Day in Fistiana…

Daniel Zaragoza vs. Wayne McCullough

January 11, 1997

On this Day in Fistiana… 1/11/97 Trinidad vs. Lueshing

On this Day in Fistiana…

Felix Trinidad vs. Kevin Lueshing

January 11, 1997

On this day in fistiana, Felix Trinidad got in 3 rounds of work versus Kevin Lueshing.

On this Day in Fistiana… 1/11/91 Mercer vs. Damiani

On this Day in Fistiana…

Ray Mercer vs. Francisco Damiani

January 11, 1991

On this day in fistiana, Merciless Ray Mercer scores a come-from-behind kayo victory over Francisco Damiani with a single slashing uppercut that catches Damiani right on the tip of the nose and ends things.

Friday, January 10, 2014

On this Day in Fistiana… 1/10/92 Barkley vs. Van Horn

On this Day in Fistiana…

Iran Barkley vs. Darrin Van Horn

January 10, 1992

On this day in fistiana, Iran The Blade Barkley rejuvenated his career with a 2 round demolition of Darrin The School Boy Van Horn. 

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C -BFTP Cannonball Martin


Talkin' Boxing with Billy C


Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Cannonball Eddie Martin

and Scott Crouse gives Billy his take on the Awards for 2013 & much, much more!
 
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On this Day in Fistiana... 1/9/99 Jones Jr. vs. Frazier

On this Day in Fistiana…
Roy Jones Jr. vs. Ricky Frazier
January 9, 1999

Police Brutality!
Roy Jones Jr.beats up Policeman Richard Frazier 15 years ago today with a non-knockdown in round one and a quick-odd count from the referee. Then Darius Michalzewski crashes the post-fight in-ring interview. Does Roy sound like anyone fighting today? Hmmmm.
"If we had a twenty foot ring this could be truly dreadful." -Jim Lampley
"We brought you junk." -Larry Merchant


On this Day in Fistiana... 1/9/99 Mosley vs. Johnson

On this Day in Fistiana…
Sugar Shane Mosley vs. Golden Johnson
January 9, 1999

Sugar Shane Mosley fights in the HBO co-feature with Roy Jones Jr and steals the show with a signature display of his bodyshot-heavy, power-boxing style.

On this Day in Fistiana... 1/9/42 Louis vs. B. Baer 2

On this Day in Fistiana…
Joe Louis vs. Buddy Baer 2
January 9, 1942

On this day in fistiana, the Brown Bomber defeats Buddy Baer with 3 knockdowns in the opening round. This was their second meeting in 8 months, their first encounter ended in a DQ. Buddy was Max Baer's younger but larger brother.