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

Purse bids has been ordered for Devin Haney-Keyshawn Davis for the WBO 147-pound title. Personally, I think Haney will take a more lucrative bout.

But this is the way the system should work. Mandatories declared and enforced. And if champions decide not to defend titles, they

Mike Tyson retained the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles #OnThisDay in 1989 when he took just 93 seconds to stop Carl "The Truth" Williams at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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You don't have to wonder why Boxing can't get out of it's own way, @DAZNBoxing putting these fights on PPV is ridiculous, Anthony Joshua against a nobody that even diehard Boxing fans haven't heard of, & in a separate show hasn't fought in 3 years Errol Spence vs Tim Tszyu.

Challenger Azumah Nelson (left) and WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez weigh in, on July 21, 1982, before their title fight, a classic, at Madison Square Garden.

This will be the undefeated (13-0) Nelson's first fight outside of his native Ghana and, sadly, the final

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WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez and undefeated (13-0) challenger Azumah Nelson put on a classic, on July 21, 1982, at Madison Square Garden with the champion, in the final bout of a career and life tragically cut short, prevailing via 15th round TKO.

"He was a very

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Former Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson rides in a car during a parade in Harlem, NYC, on July 22, 1921.

In 1920, Johnson had finally turned himself in to U.S. authorities and served his sentence from his Mann Act conviction in the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas. He

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"It speaks to Choynski’s power, ability and doggedness that those who did face him never granted him a rematch." Recalling the deadly puncher they called "The California Terror" & "Chrysanthemum Joe." Check it out: https://www.thefightcity.com/fight-city-legends-choynski-boxing/ #Boxing #History From @J_NReb

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There were several reasons why John L. Sullivan led the transition from bare-knuckle boxing to gloved boxing. Among them was safety; gloves protected his hands and it also enabled boxing to become more civilized while still being dangerous. Yes, bare-knuckles are no joke, but

Alejandro Lavorante (left) watches the scale as Cassius Clay weighs in, on July 20, 1962, for their scheduled 10-round bout at the LA Sports Arena.

Clay will prevail via 5th round KO.

In his previous fight, Lavorante had been TKO'd in 10-rounds by Archie Moore and carried out

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45 years ago July 18: @MikeSpinksjinx outpoints Eddie Mustafa Muhammad over 15, wins WBA 175lb title, Imperial Palace LV. Olympic gold medalist Spinks, 16-0, arrives as a pro, dropping & dominating Mustafa, who has to lose 26lbs in 2 months after ill-advised move to heavyweight.

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Diego Pacheco won a fight he was suppose to win easily, but enough babysitting, needs to fight a quality contender next, such as the highly ranked Lester Martinez. Why should @DAZNBoxing Excutives allow anything less, after years of Pacheco fighting nothings. The time has come!

75 years ago July 18: Jersey Joe Walcott stops Ezzard Charles in 7, wins heavyweight title, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh. In 5th attempt at crown, Walcott becomes oldest champ ever at 37 - a record that would last 43 years until George Foreman KO’d Michael Moorer at age 45 in 1994.

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