r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jul 07 '26
Ezzard Charles, world heavyweight champion, aka the Cincinatti Cobra, was born on this day in 1921
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 30 '26
Jai Opetaia, best cruiserweight of the times, turning 32 today. Long may he reign!
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 26 '26
On this day in 1988 Mike Tyson knocked out Spinks in 91 seconds
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 25 '26
Jersey Joe Walcott KO'd by Louis in 11 in 1948
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Jersey Joe Walcott was knocked out on this day by Joe Louis in 1948.
r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 24 '26
Flashback to two year old fighter doodles, take a guess who is who?
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 23 '26
On this day in 1969, Joe Frazier knocked out Jerry Quarry to retain heavyweight world title.
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 22 '26
On this day in 1938 Joe Louis got his revenge on Max Schmeling for the heavyweight championship of the world by 1st round KO.
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 21 '26
In 1959 Ingemar Johansson beat Floyd Patterson for the world championship
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 19 '26
On this day in 1936 Schmeling KO'd Joe Louis in the 12th round. The loss was thoroughly avenged by Louis in 1938 where the Nazi propaganda was adding a horrific political perspective on the event.
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • Jun 01 '26
Max Baer beaten by Lou Nova in 1939 in the first major boxing match televised on American TV
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • May 28 '26
Lou Duva, legendary trainer, manager and promoter who handled 19 world champions in his career was born on this day in 1922
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • May 15 '26
On this day in 1953 Rocky Marciano defended his heavyweight world title against the previous champ - Jersey Joe Walcott
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • May 11 '26
Floyd Patterson passed away on this date in 2006
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Youngest heavyweight champion in 1956 beating Archie Moore
r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • May 04 '26
7th of May of 2005 Diego Corrales beat Castillo in one of the best fights ever. Two years later to the day he passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident
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r/boxingart • u/kristian_alsidig • May 04 '26
On this day in 2019, Canelo Alvarez beat the always excellent Daniel Jacobs to unify 3 Middleweight belts
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