NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ring Magazine fights of the year

Every year since 1945, The Ring magazine has named a fight as fight of the year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. Here is a list of fights of the year as selected by The Ring: Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...

1940s

// Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City (January 1, 1922â€“May 22, 1990), was an American boxer. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City (January 1, 1922â€“May 22, 1990), was an American boxer. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City (January 1, 1922â€“May 22, 1990), was an American boxer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Marcel Cerdan (July 22, 1916 - October 27, 1949) was a French world boxing champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be Frances and Europes greatest boxer, and by many more fans to be one of the best to come out of that continent. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Guglielmo Papaleo (born September 19, 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former boxer who is better known as Willie Pep. ... One of the greatest fighters ever, Joseph Sandy Saddler was born in Boston, Massachussetts on June 23. ...

1950s

The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Giacobbe La Motta (born July 10, 1921), better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed The Bronx Bull, The Raging Bull, is a former boxer who was world middleweight champion and whose life was as controversial outside the ring as it was inside it. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 â€“ February 25, 1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott was a world heavyweight boxing champion. ... Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 - May 27, 1975) was a professional boxer and former Heavyweight Champion of the world. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 â€“ August 31, 1969), was an Italian-American boxer. ... Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 â€“ February 25, 1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott was a world heavyweight boxing champion. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 â€“ August 31, 1969), was an Italian-American boxer. ... Roland La Starza (b. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 â€“ August 31, 1969), was an Italian-American boxer. ... Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 - May 27, 1975) was a professional boxer and former Heavyweight Champion of the world. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ... Tony DeMarco (b. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ... Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gene Fullmer (b. ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ...

1960s

The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 â€“ May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion who made history multiple times in the sport of boxing. ... Ingemar Johansson (born 22 September 1932 -) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Joe Brown (1926-1997) was an accomplished Afro-American boxer who won the undisputed Lightweight Championship of the World in 1956, making eleven successful defences before being relieved of his crown by the highly-rated Carlos Ortiz in 1962. ... Dave Charnley (born October 10, 1935 in Dartford, England) was an English lightweight boxer. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Carmine Orlando Tilelli (born July 16, 1930), better known by his professional pseudonym of Joey Giardello, was an American star in the sport of boxing during the 1950s and 1960s. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ali (then still known as Cassius Clay) and Liston on the cover of Referee Magazine (dated: November 21st, 1964) The two Ali versus Liston fights were among the most anticipated, watched and controversial fights in boxing history. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 â€“ May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion who made history multiple times in the sport of boxing. ... George Chuvalo, CM (born September 12, 1937) is a Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional fights between 1956 and 1979. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... JosÃ© Torres, Chegui (born May 3, 1936), is a Puerto Rican who is a former boxer and the first hispanic ever to win the worlds Light Heavyweight championship. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Giovanni Benvenuti (born April 26, 1938), better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italian former boxer who is considered by many, including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan, to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy. ... Emile Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who won world championships in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Richard Dick Tiger Ihetu (August 14, 1929 - December 14, 1971) was a boxer from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool (and later to America). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Smokin Joe Frazier is a former world Heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Jerry Quarry Irish Jerry Quarry (May 15, 1945 - January 3, 1999) was called by some the best heavyweight boxer to never win a world title. ...

1970s

The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Carlos Monzon (August 7, 1942- January 8, 1995) was an Argentinian boxer who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses. ... Giovanni Benvenuti (born April 26, 1938), better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italian former boxer who is considered by many, including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan, to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Smokin Joe Frazier is a former world Heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ... The 1971, March 8th edition of Time Magazine Fight of the Century was the promotional nickname given to the first boxing match between champion Joe Frazier (26-0, 23 KOs) and challenger Muhammad Ali (31-0, 26 KOs), held on March 8, 1971 at New Yorks Madison Square Garden. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Bob Foster (born December 15, 1938) is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico whom many boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Light Heavyweight world champions in history. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... George Foreman (b. ... For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Smokin Joe Frazier is a former world Heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ... George Foreman (b. ... The Rumble in the Jungle The Rumble in The Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the May 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ... For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Smokin Joe Frazier is a former world Heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. ... The Thrilla in Manila was a famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City of the Philippines on October 1, 1975. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... George Foreman (b. ... Ron Lyle (born February 12, 1941) was a professional boxer. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jimmy Young (November 16, 1948 â€“ February 20, 2005) was a Philadelphian heavyweight boxer who had his greatest success during the 1970s. ... George Foreman (b. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Leon Spinks is a former boxer who tasted lifes highs and lows more than most other boxers. ... Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Danny Lopez (born July 6, 1952) is a former boxer from Fort Duchesne, Utah. ...

1980s

The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach, August 5, 1954) is a former boxer who was the worlds Light-Heavyweight champion. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American former professional boxer. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ... The two fights between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns in 1981 and 1989 were among the most eagerly anticipated confrontations in the history of boxing. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bobby Chacon (born 1951) is a former boxer and two time world champion. ... Rafael Limon (born approx 1956) is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion in the Jr. ... The Chacon vs. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bobby Chacon (born 1951) is a former boxer and two time world champion. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... José Luis Ramírez (born circa 1960) is a Mexican national who was a boxer and a two time world Lightweight champion. ... Edwin El Chapo Rosario (1961-1997) could be considered a boxing version of the Puerto Rican plant Mori-vivi (Mori-Vivi means dead-alive in Spanish). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954), is an American former boxer. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ... The War was the nickname given by promoter Bob Arum to boxings world Middleweight championship bout between world champion Marvin Hagler and challenger Thomas Hearns, who was himself the worlds Jr. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American former professional boxer. ... Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954), is an American former boxer. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony The Tiger (boxer) redirects here. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roberto Duran (b. ... Iran Barkley (born May 6, 1960 in Bronx, New York) was an American boxer. ...

1990s

See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... This article is about the year. ... For this mans son, also a boxer, see Julio CÃ©sar ChÃ¡vez, Jr. ... Meldrick Taylor (born October 19, 1966) is a former Olympic gold medalist and world boxing champion in two weight classes. ... Thunder Meets Lightning was the boxing world championship fight held on March 31, 1990 between WBC Jr Welterweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez of Mexico and IBF world champion Meldrick Taylor of the United States. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Quiroga (October 10, 1969 in San Antonio, Texas - August 16, 2004 in San Antonio) was the International Boxing Federation super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967, Brooklyn, New York) is an American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion. ... Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from The United States. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Humberto Gonzalez (born March 25, 1966) is a Mexican meat market businessman and former world boxing champion. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Jorge Castro (born August 18, 1967), a native of Puerto Pesado, Argentina is a boxer who is a former Middleweight champion of the world, but who will probably be remembered, more than anything, for what happened in his second defense of the title. ... John David Jackson (born May 17, 1963 in Denver, CO, was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154lb) division. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Humberto Gonzalez (born March 25, 1966) is a Mexican meat market businessman and former world boxing champion. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from The United States. ... Michael Gerard Tyson, born on June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a professional boxer and former World Heavyweight Champion. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arturo Thunder Gatti (born April 15, 1972), is a professional boxer. ... Gabriel Ruelas, (born on July 23, 1970 in Yerbabuena, Mexico), was a professional boxer. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ivan Mighty Robinson (born February 27, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a boxer who has compiled a record of 36-10-2 (12 KOs) since becoming a professional in 1992. ... Arturo Thunder Gatti (born April 15, 1972), is a professional boxer. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Paulie Ayala (born April 22, 1970) is a Mexican-American former boxer who is a two time world champion. ... Johnny Lee Tapia (born February 13, 1967), better known as Johnny Tapia, is an American professional boxer. ...

2000s

(Note: Those fights with the message fight #1 in parenthesis are fights that had a rematch with the same fighter winning) This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Erik Isaac Morales (born September 1, 1976 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a professional boxer, six time WBC and IBF world champion and future hall-of-famer. ... Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer and the reigning world WBC Super Featherweight defending champion. ... The Barrera versus Morales fight trilogy is one of boxings most famous trilogies of all time, involving two of Mexicos most revered fighters: The Baby-Faced Assassin March Antonio Barrera and Erik El Terrible Morales. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Irish Micky Ward (born October 4, 1965) is a junior welterweight professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts USA. Ward won three New England Golden Gloves titles as an amateur before turning pro in 1985. ... Emanuel Mr. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Irish Micky Ward (born October 4, 1965) is a junior welterweight professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts USA. Ward won three New England Golden Gloves titles as an amateur before turning pro in 1985. ... Arturo Thunder Gatti (born April 15, 1972), is a professional boxer. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arturo Thunder Gatti (born April 15, 1972), is a professional boxer. ... Irish Micky Ward (born October 4, 1965) is a junior welterweight professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts USA. Ward won three New England Golden Gloves titles as an amateur before turning pro in 1985. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer and the reigning world WBC Super Featherweight defending champion. ... Erik Isaac Morales (born September 1, 1976 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a professional boxer, six time WBC and IBF world champion and future hall-of-famer. ... The Barrera versus Morales fight trilogy is one of boxings most famous trilogies of all time, involving two of Mexicos most revered fighters: The Baby-Faced Assassin March Antonio Barrera and Erik El Terrible Morales. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diego Corrales Diego Corrales (born August 25, 1977, Sacramento, CA) is the current WBC and WBO lightweight champion. ... Jose Luis Castillo (born December 14, 1973 Empalme, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican boxer. ...

Ring Magazine 75th Anniversary Updates

The following awards were granted in retrospect by the magazine in their 75th Anniversary Issue. The magazine listed its Fight of the Year, Fighter of the Year, Upset of the Year, and Round of the Year going back to the magazine's inception in 1922. Below are the additional fights of the year:

1920s

The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... (b. ... James Joseph Gene Tunney (May 25, 1897 â€“ November 7, 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-28 who defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926 and 1927 in what became known as The Long Count Fight and retired undefeated after winning against Tom Heeney in 1928. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo is am El Salvadorean football club that plays in Usulután, El Salvador. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Joseph Gene Tunney (May 25, 1897 â€“ November 7, 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-28 who defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926 and 1927 in what became known as The Long Count Fight and retired undefeated after winning against Tom Heeney in 1928. ... Georges Carpentier Georges Carpentier (January 12, 1894 - October 28, 1975) was a French boxer. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... (b. ... Edward Patrick Mickey Walker (July 13, 1903 - April 28, 1981) was a multi-faceted boxer from New Jersey. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Joseph Gene Tunney (May 25, 1897 â€“ November 7, 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-28 who defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926 and 1927 in what became known as The Long Count Fight and retired undefeated after winning against Tom Heeney in 1928. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Joseph Gene Tunney (May 25, 1897 â€“ November 7, 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-28 who defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926 and 1927 in what became known as The Long Count Fight and retired undefeated after winning against Tom Heeney in 1928. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tommy Loughran (November 29, 1902 - July 7, 1982) was a light-heavyweight boxing champion and elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 â€“ February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ...

1930s

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg (June 28, 1909 â€“ 22 April 1991) was an English boxer born in the East End of London. ... Eligio Saldana (January 6, 1910-August 8, 1988), better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed wild success both in the boxing ring and in society life during a span of the 1930s. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 â€“ February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Tony Canzoneri (November 6, 1908-December 9, 1959) was an Italian-American boxer who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maximilian Adelbert Madcap Maxie Baer Cussen (February 11, 1909 â€“ November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 â€“ February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jimmy Archibald McLarnin, (December 19, 1907-October 28, 2004), was a two-time welterweight boxing champion of the world. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 â€“ April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who became the world heavyweight boxing champion. ... Maximilian Adelbert Madcap Maxie Baer Cussen (February 11, 1909 â€“ November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 â€“ February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 â€“ April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who became the world heavyweight boxing champion. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 â€“ April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who became the world heavyweight boxing champion. ... Tommy (Thomas George) Farr (12 March 1914-1 March 1986) was one of the most famous Welsh boxers of the twentieth century. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Henry Jackson Jr. ... Lou Ambers was born Luigi dAmbrosio in Herkimer, New York on November 8, 1913. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 â€“ April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who became the world heavyweight boxing champion. ...

1940s

Categories: Boxing | Boxing fights // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Ceferino Garcia, the inventor of the bolo punch and world boxing middleweight champion in 1939-40. ... Henry Jackson Jr. ... This article is about the year. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 â€“ April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who became the world heavyweight boxing champion. ... Billy Conn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Guglielmo Papaleo (born September 19, 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former boxer who is better known as Willie Pep. ... Chalky Wright was an American featherweight boxer and world champion. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, (April 1, 1921-February 9, American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. ... Bob Montgomery (February 10, 1919 - August 25, 1998) was an American boxer, fighting mainly in the 1940s. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Bob Montgomery (February 10, 1919 - August 25, 1998) was an American boxer, fighting mainly in the 1940s. ... Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, (April 1, 1921-February 9, American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. ...

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Ring Magazine 75th Anniversary Updates

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