Welterweight Gene Poirer (left) wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Danny Jo Perez on July 25, 1955 at St. Nicholas Arena in New York City.

The New York Times reports:

Poirier used his right hand effectively during the bout, cutting Perez over the right eye with the punch

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Luis Firpo of Argentina, aka "The Wild Bull of the Pampas," and defending world champ Jack Dempsey, aka "The Manassa Mauler," before the start of their legendary clash at the Polo Grounds in 1923. Dempsey would win by 2nd round KO. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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Joe Frazier (left), 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist at heavyweight, battles Billy Daniels on July 25, 1966, at Convention Hall in Philadelphia.

Daniels, knocked down by Frazier in the second, third, fourth and sixth rounds, does not answer the bell for round 7.

Frazier goes to 11-0

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Max Baer and Joe Louis rumble at Yankee Stadium in 1935. Some 85 000 fans saw Louis win by 4th round KO. Baer later admitted he could have beaten the count, but added, "When I get executed, people gotta pay more than $25 a seat to watch it." #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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On July 25, 1946, Featherweight Champion Willie Pep (left) TKO's 3rd ranked Jackie Graves (right) in the 8th round of a non-title fight at the Minneapolis Auditorium in Minnesota.

Do you think we will EVER see a World Champion fight a top 5 ranked contender in his division, in a

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Willie Joyce (left) and Henry Armstrong (right) weigh in for their July 24, 1943 fight at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles.

Armstrong would take a 10-round unanimous decision in the first of their four meetings (they split them 2-2).

Many argue for Joyce to be inducted into the

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Future heavyweight king Jack Dempsey secured a 4-round decision win over "Fat Boy" Willie Meehan in Emeryville, California, #OTD in 1917. The bout was the 2nd of 5 between the men and Jack's only win - Willie won 2, 2 were drawn. Jack described Willie as "pure blubber" but

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44 years ago July 24: @realboomboom stops Ernesto España in 6, retains WBA 135lb title, Mollenkopf Stadium, Warren, OH. In 1st title defense, “Boom Boom” overwhelms former WBA champ from Venezuela with strength before 10,000 adoring fans 10 miles from hometown of Youngstown.

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43 years ago July 24: Robin Blake stops Tony Baltazar in 9, jr. welters, Showboat Casino, LV. Undefeated “Rockin’ Robin” moves to 21-0 after just 23 months as a pro, scoring thrilling KO of left-hooking slugger Tony “The Tiger” & shooting for Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini’s WBA title.

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38 years ago, Tony Lopez defeated Rocky Lockridge by UD12 to win the IBF super featherweight title. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.

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Future heavyweight king Gene Tunney defeated French idol Georges Carpentier via TKO #OnThisDay in 1924 when Carpentier was unable to continue after coming out for the 15th and final round of their bout at the Polo Grounds in New York. Carpentier was floored three times in Round

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Everyone should stop listening to Ryan Garcia, he will be with GBP for awhile yet. That contract is along way from expiring. A lot longer than Ryan leads people on to believe. I will call it "wishful thinking" in Ryan's mind.

Indeed it was. It's included in my first book "Tales From the Vault: A Celebration of 100 Boxing Closet Classics," which is available on Amazon. Cheap plug? Yes! Should you buy it? Again, yes!

For the record, it is in the chapter called "Undercard Treasures," pages 300-306.

World champ Evander Holyfield and former champ George Foreman rumble in Atlantic City in 1991. The 42-year-old Foreman exceeded all expectations and gave "The Real Deal" one of his toughest fights before Holyfield won by unanimous decision. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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"Ghetto Wizard" Benny Leonard retained the world lightweight crown #OnThisDay in 1923 with a unanimous 15-round decision over "Lefty" Lew Tendler in front of around 60,000 fans at Yankee Stadium in New York. The pair are pictured tearing into each other in the first round

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The late, great Smokin' Joe Frazier celebrates after stopping Jimmy Ellis in four rounds at Madison Square Garden in 1970, a win which made Smokin' Joe the undisputed world champ. With him are manager Yank Durham (left) & trainer Eddie Futch. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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Charley Phil Rosenberg retained his world bantamweight crown #OnThisDay in 1925 by KO'ing Eddie Shea at the Velodrome in New York. Rosenberg put Shea down for the count in Round 4 of a scheduled 15 in a clash witnessed by a crowd of around 16,000. Some suspected that this bout

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Jr Welter condender Frank "The Ghost" Martin smartly Ghosts PBC, & signs with Top Rank. Good move for Martin to get as far away as possible from PBC.

A grinning Sonny Liston pictured #OnThisDay in 1963 after he retained the world heavyweight crown with a Round 1 KO of Floyd Patterson at the Convention Center in Las Vegas.

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Tony Galento, the tough heavyweight brawler of the 1930's who floored Joe Louis in a losing title bid, died #OnThisDay in 1979 of a heart attack. He was 69.

At 5'9" & 235lbs, Galento – whose inelegant nickname was Two Ton – claimed he trained on beer, burgers & spaghetti!

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Loyalty is in short supply in business.

Program in my #boxing collection from the prime Mike Tyson drilled Carl Williams in 93 seconds to retain the undisputed heavyweight title in his final successful defense -- 37 years ago today. Buster Douglas would be next 7 months later.

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The hand of Max Baer, aka "Madcap Maxie," is raised as his vanquished foe, Max Schmeling, congratulates him at Yankee Stadium in 1933. Baer dominated the former world champ to win by 10th round TKO and secure a title shot vs Primo Carnera. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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37 yrs ago July 21: @MikeTyson stops Carl “The Truth” Williams in 1, retains undisputed heavyweight title, Convention Ctr AC. In what would be final undisputed defense, 36-0 Tyson levels Williams in 93 seconds. Future conqueror Buster Douglas outpoints Oliver McCall on undercard.

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I'll never forget the moment I heard of his death. He stuffed in so many accomplishments in his reign and the promise of what could have been has enhanced his historic standing past where it already was. We never got to see him in full-fledged decline in the ring and, in