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  Boxiana 1

  Nov. 7, 1970: Monzon vs Benvenuti

  “When I gazed at him I was thinking: ‘Tonight, I’m going to kill you.’”  — Carlos Monzon on Nino Benvenuti The Romans didn’t know Carlos Monzon. He was ...

  On November 7, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 2

  Oct. 21, 1953: Olson vs Turpin

  “They say I haven’t trained hard enough for this fight.  Who is to be the judge of how hard I work?  I have worked all right, harder than ...

  On October 21, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 3

  Sept. 23, 1957: Robinson vs Basilio

  The great Sugar Ray Robinson had retired from boxing, had been singing and tap-dancing for three years. He didn’t have much success, and came back to the ring in ...

  On September 23, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 5

  Aug. 25, 1930: Baer vs Campbell

  At the end of the second, Frankie Campbell tells his corner, “Something feels like it broke in my head.” He’d put future heavyweight champion Max Baer down in ...

  On August 25, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 3

  July 11, 1996: Bowe vs Golota I

  Golota gets eleven stitches, his head smashed open with a two-way radio. His trainer, 74-year-old Lou Duva, leaves the ring on a stretcher and is taken to hospital. ...

  On July 11, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 2

  May 27, 1983: Hagler vs Scypion

  The fighters in the ring, the crowd amped up, and Dick Johnson pulls out a saxophone to play the national anthem. He starts in, getting jazzy, dirty. The ...

  On May 27, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 2

  April 30, 1928: Sharkey vs Delaney

  The day after the fight, James A. Farley, Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, states there will be a full investigation. Prior to the match, Farley ...

  On April 30, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 2

  March 21, 1988: Tyson vs Tubbs

  Mike Tyson marries Robin Givens in February of 1988, then boards a plane to Tokyo, fulfilling a promise he made two years prior to defend his title for ...

  On March 21, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 0

  Feb. 20, 1993: Chavez vs Haugen

  When Joe Cortez stopped the fight, even Haugen must have felt like things were in their right place. He took on the role of villain with Chavez, years ...

  On February 20, 2019 / By David Como
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  Boxiana 0

  Dec. 20, 1963: Carter vs Griffith

  You should forget that Bob Dylan song for a minute. Don’t even think about Denzel Washington. Get beyond the courtrooms, the jail cells. Go back to Pittsburgh. Was a storm ...

  On December 20, 2018 / By David Como