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145:, changes connected to these developments could be seen too, as boxers who fought at the 1940s conflict returned to their homes and many of them were back in the ring. Television producers were in love with sports, which provided the viewer with an opportunity to observe sporting events live, and boxing was not the exception to the rule; many television networks began to feature fights live during the weekends, and the
1032:, on the same night that his wife gave birth to a baby girl. Patterson became, at 21, the youngest world Heavyweight champion in history, record that he would maintain until 1986. Moore, by his part, at 42, was attempting to become the oldest world heavyweight champion in history. Right after the fight, held at Chicago, Patterson flew to New York to see his daughter.
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September 21 – Rocky
Marciano fights for the last time, recovering from a knockdown to beat world Light Heavyweight champion Archie Moore by a knockout in round nine at New York, and retiring undefeated with 49 wins, 43 by knockout, as of 2006, the only world Heavyweight champion to go undefeated
367:, New York. It shall be said that, although Charles was officially the world Heavyweight champion since June 21, 1949, many fans still viewed Louis, for sentimental reasons more than anything else, as the real world Heavyweight champion. Charles was recognized universally after defeating Louis.
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for the fourth time in their career, by a fifteen-round unanimous decision in
Chicago, to retain the world Heavyweight title. Maxim was attempting to become the first world Light Heavyweight champion to raise weight and win the world Heavyweight
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emerged as the youngest heavyweight champion in history (coincidentally, he beat Moore for the title left vacant by
Marciano). Patterson remained the youngest heavyweight champion in history until November 22, 1986, when a 20-year-old
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airplane era in 1958 also helped boxing expand worldwide: with airplanes flying faster and more frequently between cities far away from each other, more and more world title fights began to be fought outside the United States.
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joins the exclusive group of fighters who have been world champion three or more times in one division, winning the world
Middleweight title for the third time, with a second-round knockout of champion Carl Olson, at
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September 17 – In a rematch of their earlier bout of this same year, Rocky
Marciano retains his World Heavyweight Champion title with an eighth-round knockout of former world champion Ezzard Charles, New
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rivalry, as
Saddler regained the world Featherweight title with a tenth-round technical knockout. Saddler and Pep fell to the floor so often when grabbing on to each other in this fight, that referee
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Middleweight title against
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May 1 – Sugar Ray
Robinson wins the world Middleweight title for a record fourth time, knocking out Gene Fullmer in the fifth round with a punch that became known as
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for the fourth time in their career, knocking out the former
Middleweight champion of the world in round four, to retain the world Middleweight title, in Los Angeles.
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November 30 – In a rematch, Carmen
Basilio retains his world Welterweight title by knocking out former world champion Tony DeMarco in the twelfth round, at Boston.
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joined the fighters himself during a seventh round fall. Both fighters were later suspended by the New York State Athletic commission for what they viewed as
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November 15 – Yoshio Shirai retains his world Flyweight title with a fifteen-round decision over former world champion Dado Marino, at their Tokyo rematch.
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September 23 – Carmen Basilio becomes the world's Middleweight champion by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson by a fifteen-round split decision, at New York.
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April 16 – In a highly anticipated bout, Sugar Ray Robinson retains his world Middleweight title with a third-round knockout of former world champion
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finish their six fight boxing rivalry when Robinson wins the undisputed world Middleweight title, knocking LaMotta out in round thirteen, at Chicago.
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joins the exclusive group of boxers who have been world champions at the same division three or more times, knocking out world Lightweight champion
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in exchange for a try at the world Middleweight title, and Jim Norris, an important promoter of the time, was associated with Blinky Palermo and
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retains his world Welterweight championship, after spraining his right hand, with a fifteen-round unanimous decision over former world champion
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by knockout in round two at New York City. The fight is tainted with controversy, as many thought that it was a fixed fight. Pep later sued
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becomes Nigeria's first world boxing champion in history, winning the vacant world Featherweight title with a tenth-round knockout of
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in eleven rounds to retain his world Light-Heavyweight title in what is considered by many to be one of boxing's greatest fights, at
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fight their third of four fights against each other: Saddler regains the world Featherweight title with an eighth-round knockout,
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complete their four fight rivalry, with Walcott retaining the world Heavyweight title, by a fifteen-round unanimous decision,
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490:, by a fifteen-round unanimous decision, San Francisco. Robinson donated all of his earnings for this fight, except for $ 1
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becomes world Middleweight champion, winning the vacant title with a fifteen-round decision over former world champion
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announces his retirement, officially making him the only Heavyweight champion in history to retire undefeated, at the
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wins the vacant world Heavyweight championship with a fifth-round knockout win over world light heavyweight champion
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becomes the oldest world Heavyweight champion in boxing history, knocking out Ezzard Charles in seven rounds at
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have to be hospitalized after the bout. Goldstein had to leave the fight in round ten, being substituted by
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1317:Archie Moore
1302:Rhode Island
1298:Harold Gomes
1276:Virgil Akins
1257:Sonny Liston
1250:Hogan Bassey
1235:Carlos Ortiz
1217:Yvon Durelle
1213:Archie Moore
1195:Eddie Machen
1137:Tony DeMarco
1133:Virgil Akins
1105:Cherif Hamia
1101:Hogan Bassey
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1042:January 2 –
1030:Archie Moore
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1265:Miami Beach
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1246:Davey Moore
1244:March 18 –
1163:Ralph Dupas
1146:March 25 –
1119:Raul Macias
1107:, at Paris.
1009:New Orleans
989:Rome, Italy
955:April 27 –
944:March 14 –
831:Don Cockell
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639:Kid Gavilán
630:knocks out
585:Lauro Salas
517:Dado Marino
499:cancer fund
482:March 13 –
349:, New York.
332:Jose Basora
294:Terry Allen
292:April 25 –
1493:Categories
1351:References
1310:Providence
1272:Don Jordan
1239:Kenny Lane
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1099:June 24 –
1081:April 1 –
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691:Joey Maxim
669:Carl Olson
596:Vic Toweel
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418:Joey Maxim
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272:Joey Maxim
257:Willie Pep
221:Mike Tyson
206:division,
161:Vic Toweel
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1076:Cleveland
1060:Bud Smith
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365:Joe Louis
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278:, London.
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236:Billy Fox
212:Joe Louis
1325:Montreal
1282:rematch.
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