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September 1

1866: James J. Corbett born.

1899: Harry Harris D 6 Jimmy Barry, Chicago.

Joe Gans KO 10 Eugene Bezenah, Brooklyn, NY.

1900: James (Rube) Ferns W 15 Matty Matthews, Detroit. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1908: Sam Langford ND 6 Joe Jeanette, NYC. Newspaper decision was a draw according to the New York Times. Jeanette was knocked down in the 1st and 2nd round, but it was felt that his rally afterward against Langford had earned him a draw

Tommy Burns KO 6 Bill Lang, Melbourne. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1919: Pete Herman ND 10 Joe Lynch, Waterbury, CT.

1923: Rocky Marciano born Rocco Francis Marchegiano.

1924: Harry Wills ND 12 Luis Angel Firpo, Jersey City, NJ.

1960: Duillio Loi W 15 Carlos Ortiz, Milan. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1966: Hector Lizarraga born

1973: George Foreman KO 1 Joe (King) Roman, Tokyo. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Referee: Jay Edson.

Ricardo Arredondo KO 6 Morito Kashiwaba, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1976: Erik Morales born.

1983: Albert Davila KO 12 Kiko Bejines, Los Angeles. Wins vacant WBC Bantamweight Title. Referee: Waldemar Schmidt. At the time of the knockout Bejines led: Judge Jose Mayorga 107-102, Judge Dimas Hernandez 106-104, and Judge Angel L. Guzman 105-105.  Bejines subsequently underwent 3 ½ hours of surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, during which doctors removed part of his frontal lobe and skull. On September 4, he was pronounced dead. Bejines was 20-years old.

1984: Harry Arroyo KO 8 Charlie (White Lightning) Brown, Struthers, OH. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2000: Dingaan Thobela KO 12 Glen Catley, Brakpan, South Africa. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

2001: Sven Ottke W 12 James Butler, Magdeburg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

Celes Kobayashi W 12 Jesus Rojas, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2007: Yutaka Niida W 12 Eriberto Gejon, Tokyo. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

September 2

1894: Thomas Edison films an exhibition bout in a studio between World Heavyweight Champion James J. Corbett and Peter Courteney. By arrangement Corbett scored a knockout in round six.

1906: Emile Pladner born.

1939: Nicolino Loche born.

1953: Sonny Liston KO 1 Don Smith, St. Louis. Liston's pro debut.

1959: Antonio Esparragoza born.

1965: Lennox Lewis born.

1971: Antonio Gomez KO 5 Shozo Saijyo, Tokyo. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1978: Ricardo Cardona W 15 Ruben Valdez, Cartagena. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1995: Frank Bruno W 12 Oliver McCall, London. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title.

Virgil Hill W 12 Drake Thadzi, London. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Nigel Benn KO 7 Danny Ray Perez, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

1998: Joe LaMotta, 49, son of Jake LaMotta dies in the crash of Swissair Flight 111.

2000: Sven Ottke W 12 Charles Brewer, Magdeberg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

Diego Corrales KO 3 Angel Manfredy, El Paso, TX. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

Erik Morales KO 7 Kevin Kelly, El Paso, TX.

2006: Samuel Peter W 12 James (Lights Out) Toney, Los Angeles. Referee: Raul Caiz | judge: Dick Flaherty 116-111 | judge: Gale Van Hoy 112-115 | judge: Alejandro Rochin 116-111.

September 3

1896: Battling Nelson KO 1 Wallace's Kid, Hammond, IN. Nelson's pro debut.

1903: Abe Attell W 20 Johnny Reagan, St. Louis. Wins vacant World Featherweight Title.

1906: Joe Gans WF 42 Battling Nelson, Golfield, NV. Regains World Lightweight Title. Gans earned $11,000 and Nelson $22,500. United States President Teddy Roosevelt's son Kermit was in the audience.

1907: Joe Gans KO 6 Jimmy Britt, San Francisco. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1917: Mike Gibbons ND 10 Jack Dillon, Terre Haute, IN.

1936: Lou Ambers W 15 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Wins World Lightweight Title.

Mike Belloise KO 9 Dave Crowley, NYC. Wins New York World Featherweight Title.

1940: Jimmy Bivins W 10 Charley Burley, Pittsburgh. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bivins won seven rounds and Burley three.

1955: Robert Cohen D 15 Willie Toweel, Johannesburg. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1956: Jeff Chandler born.

1960: Livingstone Bramble born.

1965: Nick Rupa born.

1973: Vaughn Bean born.

1974: Eidy Moya born.

1983: Donald Curry KO 1 Roger Stafford, Marsala, Italy. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1988: Meldrick Taylor KO 12 Buddy McGirt, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Super Lightweight Title.

1993: Kyun-Yung Park W 12 Tae-Shik Chun, Damyang, S. Korea. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1994: Daniel Jimenez KO 1 Harald Geier, Wiener, Neustadt, Austria.

1999: Sornpichai Kratingdaeng KO 8 Leo Gamez, Mukdahan, Thailand. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

2005: Markus Beyer W 12 Omar Sheika, Berlin, Germany. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

September 4

1912: Johnny Dundee ND 10 Johnny Kilbane, NYC. Although a no-decision bout Kilbane's title was at risk if he was stopped inside scheduled distance. "Newspaper decision" a draw (New York Times).

1916: Freddie Welsh W 20 Charley White, Colorado Springs. Retains World Lightweight Title. Just before the fight got underway, a section of the arena gave way; two people were killed and hundreds more injured. Welsh back-pedaled throughout the bout while White was the aggressor. When the referee gave the decision to Welsh a riot broke out. The fighters, referee, sports writers and others were forced to seek cover under the wood platform.

Johnny Kilbane KO 3 George (KO) Chaney, Cedar Point, OH. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1919: Phil Terranova born.

1937: Petey Sarron W 12 Freddie Miller, Johannesburg. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1946: Ike Williams KO 9 Ronnie James, Cardiff, Wales. Retains NBA Lightweight Title.

1972: Diobelys Hurtado born.

1984: Humberto Chiquita Gonzalez W 4 Jorge Ortega, Mexico City. Gonzalez’ pro debut.

1988: Gilberto Roman W 12 Kiyoshi Hatanaka, Nagoya. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

Elly Pical W 12 Ki Chang Kim, Surabaya, Indonesia. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1998: Mark (Too Sharp) Johnson KO 6 Jose Laureano, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1999: Sven Ottke Tech. Dec. 10 Thomas Tate, Magdeburg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

2000: Unidentified gunmen fire nine bullets into the home of former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez in Sinaloa, Mexico.

2004: Cory Spinks W 12 Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Las Vegas. Retains World Welterweight Title.

Jorge Arce W 12 Juanito Rubillar, Tijuana, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

September 5

1904: Sam Langford D 15 Joe Walcott, Manchester, NH. Walcott signed to defend his claim as World Welterweight champion in this fight but as weights were never disclosed, doubt remains as to whether this was a true title defense. Another account of the fight (newspaper): "Joe Walcott met his match in a 15-round bout yesterday afternoon in the Massabasic coliseum before a crowd of 1200. His opponent was Sam Langford, who clearly outpointed the champion, and the latter's aggressiveness in carrying the fight to Langford was all that saved him from taking a decision that would have given him the short end of the purse. Langford took advantage of his longer reach and repeatedly played a tattoo on Walcott's face, and his cleverness on his feet carried him away from (unreadable) a score or more times when Walcott endeavored by sheer brute force to deliver a knockout blow. While Walcott was the aggressor, Langford met his attacks by rights and lefts to the jaw and mouth so effectively as to draw blood in the second round and he kept Walcott bleeding in every round thereafter. In the third round, Langford brought the champion to one knee by a straight away jolt to the jaw, and he went through the entire fifteen rounds without a perceptible scratch on himself. In the opening round honors were even, but thereafter until the seventh round Langford had all the better of the argument. Source: Next day Lowell Sun.

1910: Abe Attell KO 17 Billy Lauder, Calgary. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1911: Sam Langford ND 10 Joe Jeannette, NYC. Langford won the newspaper decision according to the New York Times. Jeanette was knocked down in the 1st, 4th, and 10th rounds.

Tommy Gibbons KO 5 Oscar Kelly, Minneapolis. Gibbons pro debut.

1930: Tommy Freeman W 15 Young Jack Thompson, Cleveland. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1964: Carlos Salazar born.

1973: Javier Jauregui born.

1975: Paul Spadafora born.

1987: Virgil Hill KO 4 Leslie Stewart, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Sot Chitalada KO 4 Rae Ki Ahn, Bangkok. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

Chang Ho Choi KO 11 Dodie Penalosa, Quezon City. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

1994: Ike Williams, 71, dies.

1995: Hi Yong Choi W 12 Keiji Yamaguchi, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1998: Richie Woodhall W 12 Glenn Catley, Teleford, England. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

Takanori Hatakeyama W 12 Yong-Soo Choi, Tokyo. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1999: Injoo Cho W 12 Keiji Yamaguchi, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2004: Former IBF Lightweight Champion Paul Spadafora, 29, is charged with disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, reckless endangerment by Pennsylvania State Police in Mercer County.

September 6

1867: Tommy Kelly born.

1904: Maxie Rosenbloom born.

1909: Al Singer born.

1910: Sam Langford W 15 Joe Jeanette, Boston.

1917: Harry Greb ND 10 Battling Levinsky, Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Post had Greb winner of the newspaper decision by a wide margin even though Levinsky had a 25-pound weight advantage. Greb won 8 rounds and two were even but it was still a hard battle. Greb was the aggressor throughout. Levinsky looked good but Greb's superior speed and busy style were too much for him. Not until the sixth round did Greb hurt Levinsky, which he did then with a terrific left hook. In the 8th, Levinsky got his big chance when he hurt Greb badly with a right to the body. Greb ceased attacking and tried to kid Levinsky, who then took the lead and landed some of his cleanest blows of the fight. Greb stopped Levinsky's attack early in the 9th with a terrific hook. In the 10th he put Levinsky down for a 3-count and had him in serious trouble as the fight ended.

Charley Burley born.

1920: Jack Dempsey KO 3 Billy Miske, Benton Harbor, MI. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

Sam Langford ND 6 Bill Tate, Benton Harbor, MI. Tate won from Langford "by a shade." (Bismarck Tribune) The Chicago Tribune concurs.

Harry Greb ND 6 Chuck Wiggins, Benton Harbor, MI. Reported as a win for Greb by the Chicago Tribune and the Pittsburgh Post. This fight was on the undercard of the Dempsey-Miske heavyweight title fight. According to the Post, Wiggins emulated Johnny Dundee's leaping attack and did rather well in the first three rounds. Greb then opened up and won handily. Langford, Dempsey and Greb all on the same card. Awesome!!

1944: Ike Williams W 10 Sammy Angott, Philadelphia. Official scorecards: 6-4 and 6-3-1 for Williams; 5-4-1 for Angott.

Willie Joyce W 10 Chester Slider, Oakland, CA.

1979: Ricardo Cardona W 15 Yukio Segawa, Hacinohe, Japan. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1980: Ayub Kalule W 15 Bushy Bester, Aarhus, Denmark. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

Samuel Peter born.

1985: Azumah Nelson KO 5 Juvenal Ordenes, Miami. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1986: Michael Spinks KO 4 Steffan Tangstad, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.

Bobby Czyz KO 5 Slobodan Kacar, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

Patrizio Oliva KO 3 Brian Brunette, Naples. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1991: James Warring KO 1 James Pritchard, Salemi, Italy. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title. Warring makes history by scoring a 24-second knockout.

1992: Manny Melchor W 12 Phalan Lukmingkwan, Bangkok. Wins IBF Strawweight Title.

1996: Regilio Tuur KO 1 Jose Vida Ramos, Atlantic City.

Alberto Jimenez D 12 Carlos Salazar, Buenos Aires.

1997: Erik Morales KO 11 Daniel Zaragoza, El Paso. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2002: Eric Lucas W 12 Omar Sheika, Montreal, Quebec. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

Pongsaklek Wongjongkam W 12 Jesus Martinez, Rangsit, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2003: Sven Ottke W 12 Mads Larsen, Erfurt, Germany. Retains IBF & WBA Super Middleweight Title.

September 7

1886: George (Kid) Lavigne KO 1 Morris McNally, Saginaw, MI. Lavigne's pro debut.

1892: James J. Corbett KO 21 John L. Sullivan, New Orleans. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Referee: Professor John Duffy.

1896: William Bryan Downey born.

1908: Billy Papke KO 12 Stanley Ketchel, Vernon, CA. Wins World Middleweight Title.

Abe Attell D 23 Owen Moran, Colma, CA. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1915: Harry Wills W 12 Sam McVey, Boston.

1963: Sandro Mazzinghi KO 9 Ralph Dupas, Milan. Wins World Super Welterweight Title.

1965: Vicente Saldivar W 15 Howard Winstone, London. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1967: Adolpho Washington born.

1969: Shozo Saijyo KO 2 Jose Luis Pimental, Sapporo. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1971: Shane Mosley born.

1974: Bobby Chacon KO 9 Alfredo Marcano, Los Angeles. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

1983: Andre Berto born.

1984: Soon Chun Kwon KO 12 Joaquin Flores, Chonggiu, S. Korea. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1991: Dave McAuley KO 10 (Baby) Jacob Matlala, Belfast. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1995: Former heavyweight contender Buster Mathis, 51, dies of a heart attack at his home in Wyoming, Michigan.

1996: Mike Tyson KO 1 Bruce Seldon, Las Vegas. Regains WBA Heavyweight Title.

 (Terrible) Terry Norris KO 5 Alex Rios, Las Vegas. Retains WBC/IBF Super Welterweight Title.

Felix (Tito) Trinidad KO 6 Ray Lovato, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

2002: Roy Jones Jr. KO 6 Clinton Woods, Portland, OR. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

Winky Wright W disq. 8 Bronco McKart, Portland, OR. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

2003: Oscar Larios KO 2 Kozo Ishii, Nagoya, Japan. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

September 8

1897: Charles (Kid) McCoy NC 5 Tommy Ryan, Syracuse, NY. Referee George Siler said there was no reason for the police to have intervened in this bout. Both men were strong and could have finished. There was only one decision possible under the circumstances, and I gave it. Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

1898: Lew Tendler born.

1923: Pancho Villa ND 10 Charles (Bud) Taylor, Chicago.

1924: Abe Goldstein W 15 Tommy Ryan, Long Island City, NY. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1947: Archie Moore KO 9 Jimmy Bivins, Baltimore.

1950: Sandy Saddler KO 8 Willie Pep, NYC. Regains World Featherweight Title. Referee: Ruby Goldstein 5-2 | Judge: Arthur Susskind 5-2 | Judge: Frank Forbes 4-2. Pep was down in the 3rd for a nine count. Pep was unable to come out for the 8th round due to a separated shoulder suffered at the end of the 7th round.

1953: Harold Johnson W 10 Ezzard Charles, Philadelphia. Scoring: 7-3, 6-3-1 for Johnson. 5-4-1 for Charles.

1973: Antonio (Kid Pambele) Cervantes KO 5 Carlos Giminez, Bogota. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

Roberto Duran KO 10 Ishimatsu Suzuki, Panama City. Retains World Lightweight Title.

Ernesto Marcel KO 9 Spider Nemoto, Panama City. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1995: Willie Salazar KO 7 Danny Romero, Las Vegas. Non-title fight. Romero sustains a career-threatening fractured left eye socket.

1996: Saensor Ploenchit W 12 Alexander Makhmoutov, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2001: Vassiliy Jirov KO 8 Julian Letterlough, Reno, NV. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

Marco Antonio Barrera KO 6 Enrique Sanchez, Reno, NV. Retains World Featherweight Title.

September 9

1905: Battling Nelson KO 18 Jimmy Britt, Colma, CA. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1908: Battling Nelson KO 21 Joe Gans, Colma, CA. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1909: Jack Johnson ND 10 Al Kaufman, Colma, CA. Retains World Heavyweight Title. "Jack Johnson had no trouble winning a 'newspaper' decision over Al Kaufman this afternoon in ten rounds. There was an agreement that no decision was to be rendered if both were on their feet at the end. Johnson landed almost at will, while Kaufman got in only two effective blows. It appeared as though Johnson could have ended the fight at any time." (Associated Press)

1922: Billy Graham born William Walter Graham.

1927: Johnny Bratten born.

Johnny Saxton born.

1930: Jersey Joe Walcott KO 1 Cowboy Wallace, Vineland, NJ. Walcott's pro debut.

1935: Benny Lynch KO 2 Jackie Brown, Manchester. Wins NBA Flyweight Title.

1936: Carlos Ortiz born.

1944: Willie Pep W 15 Chalky Wright, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1961: Kevin Watts born.

1969: Freddie Little KO 2 Hisao Minami, Osaka. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1978: Pipino Cuevas KO 2 Pete Ranzany, Sacramento. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

Wilfredo Gomez KO 13 Leonardo Cruz, San Juan. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1979: Chan Hee Park D 15 Miguel Canto, Seoul. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1983: Aaron Pryor KO 10 Alexis Arguello, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1990: Sot Chitalada KO 11 Richard Clarke, Kingston. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1992: Morris East KO 11 Akinobu Hianaka, Tokyo. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1995: Steve Collins W 12 Chris Eubank, Cork, Ireland.

Oscar De La Hoya KO 6 Genaro Hernandez, Las Vegas.

Phillip Holiday W 12 Ray Martinez, Sun City. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

South Korean bantamweight Tong Choon Lee, 32, dies at a Tokyo hospital of a brain injury suffered in a bout against Japan's Setsuo Kawamasu.

1998: The IRS places a $6.3-million tax lien on Mike Tyson's 61-room mansion in Farmington, Connecticut.

2000: Roy Jones Jr. KO 10 Eric Harding, New Orleans, LA. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

Derrick Gainer KO 11 Fred Norwood, New Orleans, LA. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

Willie Jorrin W 12 Michael Brodie, Manchester, England. Wins vacant WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2004: Lorenzo Parra W 12 Yosam Choi, Seoul, Korea. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2005: Clinton Woods W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Yorkshire, England. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

September 10

1931: Tony Canzoneri W 15 Jack (Kid) Berg, NYC. Retains both World Super Lightweight and World Lightweight Titles. The bout was originally scheduled to be staged in London, England, where the championship would have changed hands when Berg went to the floor from a foul blow in the eighth round. As it was, under NYSAC rules, a fighter could not win or lose on a foul, although 18,000 fans shouted protests. Referee Haley counted over Berg as though he had been sent to the canvas by a legitimate blow.

1936: Joe Hand Sr. born.

1966: Muhammad Ali KO 12 Karl Mildenberger, Frankfurt. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1973: Muhammad Ali W 12 Ken Norton, Los Angeles. Ali avenges a defeat from 6-months earlier by split scores of 7-5, 6-5-1, 5-6-1.

1976: Esteban DeJesus KO 7 Hector Medina, Bayamon. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1977: Alfredo Escalera W 15 Sigfredo Rodriguez, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1982: Raul Garcia born.

1983: Larry Holmes KO 5 Scott Frank, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

Jung Koo Chang W 12 German Torres, Taejon, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1986: Dennis Andries KO 9 Tony Sibson, London. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1993: Pernell (Sweet Pea) Whitaker D 12 Julio Cesar Chavez, San Antonio. Retains World Welterweight Title. Robbery! Whitaker easily wins at least 9 of the twelve rounds.

 (Terrible) Terry Norris KO 1 Joe Gatti, San Antonio. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

Azumah Nelson D 12 Jesse James Leija, San Antonio. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1994: Dariusz Michalczewski W 12 Leeonzer Barber, Hamburg.

Nigel Benn W 12 Juan Carlos Gimenez, Birmingham, England. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez KO 7 Juan Domingo Cordoba, Lake Tahoe, CA. Retains IBF/WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

Alex Sanchez KO 4 Oscar Andrade, Hamburg.

1996: Former WBA Heavyweight Champion John Tate, 41, is arrested in Knoxville, Tennessee, on charges of stealing cinder blocks and other construction material from a super market.

1997: Heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi posts bail and is released from a Williamson County, Texas, jail, where he was being held on charges of attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping in a case involving a 15-year-old boy.

1999: Francisco Castillejo KO 7 Paolo Roberto, Leganes, Spain. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

Former heavyweight contender Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams, 66, dies of injuries suffered when he was hit by a car as he was crossing a street in his native Houston, Texas on September 3.

2005: Zahir Raheem W 12 Erik Morales, Los Angeles. Upset of the year!

Manny Pacquiao KO 6 Hector Velazquez, Los Angeles.

Brain Viloria KO 1 Eric Ortiz, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

September 11

1925: Paul Berlenbach KO 11 Jimmy Slattery, Bronx, NY. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1930: Billy Petrolle W 10 Tony Canzoneri, Chicago.

1933: Jackie Brown W 15 Valentin Angelmann, Manchester. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.

1934: Teddy Yarosz W 15 Vince Dundee, Pittsburgh. Wins NBA & New York World Middleweight Title.

1937: Freddie Steele KO 4 Ken Overlin, Seattle. Retains NBA & New York World Middleweight Title.

1941: Chalky Wright KO 11 Joey Archibald, Washington DC Wins World Featherweight Title.

1962: Eder Jofre KO 6 Jose Medel, Sao Paulo. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1968: Axel Schulz born.

1970: William Joppy born.

1983: Jeff Chandler KO 10 Eijiro Murata, Tokyo. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1989: Meldrick Taylor W 12 Courtney Hooper, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

1990: Luis Mendoza KO 3 Ruben Palacios, Miami. Wins vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Jeff Harding W 12 Dennis Andries, London. Regains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1992: Katsuya Onizuka KO 5 Kenichi Matsumura, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1993: Tom (Boom Boom) Johnson W 12 Baby Sugar Rojas, Miami, FLA. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1994: Eloy Rojas KO 8 Samart Payakaroon, Trang, Thailand. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1997: Robin Reid W 12 Hassine Cherifi, Widnes, England. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title. Reid was hospitalized for exhaustion following the bout.

1999: Floyd Mayweather KO 8 Carlos Gerena, Las Vegas, NV. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

Freddie Norwood W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Featherweight Title. These two "fought" as if there were nothing on the line.

2000: Seth Abraham announces he's leaving HBO Sports, where he has worked for 20-years, to work for Madison Square Garden. He will be replaced by Ross Greenburg, formerly a producer for HBO Sports.

2001: Nothing will ever be the same…..

2004: Veerapol Sahaprom W 12 Cecilio Santos, Chainart, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

September 12

1927: Benny Bass W 10 Red Chapman, Philadelphia. Wins vacant NBA Featherweight Title.

1933: Barney Ross W 15 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Retains World Super Lightweight & Lightweight Titles.

1944: Manuel Ortiz KO 4 Luis Castillo, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1950: Eddie Gazo born.

1951: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 10 Randy Turpin, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

1952: Floyd Patterson KO 4 Eddie Godbold, NYC. Patterson's pro debut.

1956: Carmen Basilio KO 9 Johnny Saxton, Syracuse. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1958: Wilfred Benitez born.

1960: Julian Jackson born.

1974: Ishimatsu Suzuki D 15 Tury Pineda, Nagoya. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1977: Danny (Little Red) Lopez KO 8 Jose Torres, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1981: Claude Noel W 15 Gato Gonzalez, Atlantic City. Wins vacant WBA Lightweight Title.

Gustavo Ballas KO 8 Sok Chul Bae, Buenos Aires. Wins vacant WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1989: Gilberto Roman W 12 Santos Laciar, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Michael (Second Too) Nunn W 12 Victor Cordoba, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.

Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Hector Camacho, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

Paul Hodkinson KO 10 Fabrice Benichou, Blagnac, France. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1997: Stevie Johnston W 12 Saul Duran, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1998: Erik Morales KO 4 Junior Jones, Tijuana. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

September 13

1909: Johnny Sharpe W 6 Ted (Kid) Lewis, London. Lewis' pro debut.

1918: Willie (Fat Boy) Meehan W 4 Jack Dempsey, San Francisco. The 5' 9", cauliflower-eared Meehan upsets the number one ranked Dempsey.

1946: Tippy Larkin W 12 Willie Joyce, NYC. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1948: Ezzard Charles W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Washington. Official scoring: 6-3-1, 5-3-2, 6-2-2.

1950: Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille, Detroit. Retains World Middleweight Title.

LaMotta stops the Frenchman, who is leading 72-68, 74-66, and 73-67 on the scorecards, with only 13-seconds left in the fight.

1960: Herol Graham born.

1965: Hi Yong Choi born.

1971: Ken Buchanan W 15 Ismael Laguna, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1975: Victor Galindez W 15 Pierre Fourie, Johannesburg. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Luis Estaba KO 4 Rafael Lovera, Caracas. Wins vacant WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1977: Eddie Gazo W 15 Kenji Shibata, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

Carlos Palomino W 15 Everaldo Azevedo, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1980: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Patrick Ford, San Antonio. Retains WBC Featherweight Title. Referee: Lou Filippo | Judge: Ramon Barumen 148-139 | Judge: Jose Escalante M. 145-145 | Judge: Arlen Bynum 145-141

1984: Julio Cesar Chavez KO 8 Mario Martinez, Los Angeles. Wins vacant WBC Super Featherweight Title. Chavez moves his record to 44-0 (37).

1986: Hilario Zapata W 15 Alberto Castro, Panama City. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

Jung Koo Chang W 12 Francisco Montiel, Daejon, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1991: Brian Mitchell W 12 Tony Lopez, Sacramento. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Michael Carbajal KO 8 Julio Coronell, Des Moines, Iowa. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1997: Raul Marquez W 12 Keith Mullings, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title. Quite possibly the worst decision of 1997.

Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Hector Camacho, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

2003: Sugar Shane Mosley W 12 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas. Wins World Super Welterweight Title.

2008: Vernon Forrest W 12 Sergio Mora, Las Vegas. Regains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

Timothy Bradley W 12 Edner Cherry, Biloxi, Mississippi. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

Andreas Kotelnik W 12 Norio Kimura, Lviv, Ukraine, Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

Juan Manuel Marquez KO 11 Joel Casamayor, Las Vegas. Wins World Lightweight Title.

Cassius Baloyi KO 3 Javier Alvare, Mafikeng, South Africa. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

Raul Garcia W 12 Jose Luis Varela, Baja, Mexico.  Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

September 14

1886: Stanley Ketchel born.

1917: Sam Langford ND 12 Joe Jeanette, Toledo, OH.

Harry Greb KO 9 Jack London, St. Nicholas Arena, NYC. Referee: Billy Roche. London was a late substitute for the Zulu Kid. He gave Greb a busy night for 8 rounds. In the 9th, an overhand right nailed London squarely and he went down for "9." Greb was on top of him when he arose and landed half a dozen solid smashes, leaving London helpless and causing the referee to intervene.

1923: Jack Dempsey KO 2 Luis Angel Firpo, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1949: Rocky Graziano KO 10 Charley Fusari, NYC. Hopelessly behind on the scorecards, Graziano gets the stoppage win with 56-seconds remaining in the fight.

1958: Ingemar Johannson KO 1 Eddie Machen, Goteborg, Sweden.

1962: Eddie Perkins W 15 Duilio Loi, Milan. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1968: Jimmy Ellis W 15 Floyd Patterson, Stockholm. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title.

American referee Harold Valen, the fights sole arbitrator somehow scores 9-6 for Ellis. The local fans, as well as a national TV audience felt the 33-year old Patterson was robbed.

1972: Carlos Palomino W 4 Javier Martinez, Los Angeles. Palomino’s pro debut.

1979: Chris John born.

1990: Raul Perez D 12 Pepillo Valdez, Culiacan, MX. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1991: Julian Jackson KO 1 Dennis Milton, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Lonnie Smith, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

Yung Kyun Park W 12 Eloy Rojas, Seoul. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1992: Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez KO 2 Napa Kiatwanchai, Inglewood. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1996: Kostya Tszyu KO 6 Jan Bergman, Newcastle, Australia. Retains IBF Super lightweight Title.

Marco Antonio Barrera KO 10 Jesse Magana, Inglewood.

Joe Martin, 80, the Louisville policeman who steered Muhammad Ali into boxing in 1954, dies.

1998: Former World Middleweight Champion Billy Soose, 83, dies after a stroke in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

1999: Super middleweight Randie Carver, 24, dies as a result of brain injuries suffered in a 10th-round knockout loss to Kabary Salem, 31, on September 12 in North Kansas City, Missouri.

2002: Oscar De La Hoya KO 11 Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas. Wins vacant World Super Welterweight Title.

2004: Muhammad Rachman W 12 Daniel Reyes, Jakarta, Indonesia. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

September 15

1902: Tommy Ryan KO 6 Kid Carter, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1943: Jimmy Bivins W 10 Melio Bettina, Cleveland.

1948: Oscar Albarado born.

1972: Chango Carmona KO 5 Mando Ramos, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

Ricardo Arredondo KO 12 Susumu Okabe, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1978: Muhammad Ali W 15 Leon Spinks, New Orleans. Wins the World Heavyweight Title for the third time.

Mike Rossman KO 13 Victor Galindez, New Orleans. Wins WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Jorge Lujan W 15 Albert Davila, New Orleans. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1980: Rafael Orono KO 3 Jovito Rengifo, Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1982: Juan LaPorte KO 11 Mario Miranda, NYC. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

1983: Ray Mancini KO 9 Orlando Romero, NYC. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1984: Thomas (Hitman) Hearns KO 3 Fred Hutchins, Saginaw, MI. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

Santos Laciar KO 10 Prudencio Cardona, Cordoba, Argentina. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1989: Marlon Starling W 12 Yung Kil Chung, Hartford. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1990: Dave McAuley W 12 Rodolfo Blanco, Belfast. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2000: Jose Luis Castillo D 12 Stevie Johnston, Denver. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

2006: Junior Witter W 12 DeMarcus Corley, London. Wins vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.

2008: Roman Gonzalez KO 4 Yutaka Niida, Yokohama. Wins WBA Strawweight Title.

September 16

1897: Battling Siki born Louis Phal.

1913: Johnny Kilbane W 12 Jimmy Walsh, Boston. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1936: Benny Lynch KO 8 Pat Palmer, Glasgow. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.

1940: Lew Jenkins W 12 Bob Montgomery, Philadelphia.

1956: Mickey Rourke born.

1968: Lonnie Bradley born.

1981: Sugar Ray Leonard KO 14 Thomas (Hitman) Hearns, Las Vegas. Unifies the World Welterweight Title. This incredible fight more than transcended the pre-fight hype.

1984: Hwan Kil Yuh KO 6 Sakda Galaxy, Pohang, S. Korea. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Joge Paez KO 2 Jose Maria Lopez, Mexico City. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1995: (Terrible) Terry Norris KO 9 David Gonzalez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 David Kamau, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1997: Mark (Too Sharp) Johnson W 12 Angel Almena, Nashville. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2000: Bruno Girard W 12 Manuel Siaca, Chateauroux, France. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

William Joppy W 12 Hassine Cherifi, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

Sharmba Mitchell W 12 Felix Flores, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

Joel Casamayor KO 5 Radford Beasley, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2005: Sandro Marcos KO 2 Johnny Tapia, Chicago. One left-hook to the body knocks out the former Super Flyweight & Bantamweight champion for the first time in 62 fights.

2006: Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Rocky Juarez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title. Referee: Joe Cortez | Judge: Hubert Minn 117-111 | Judge: Chuck Giampa 115-113 | Judge: Dave Moretti 115-113

Joan Guzman W 12 Jorge Barrios, Las Vegas, NV. Referee: Vic Drakulich | Judge: Carol Castellano 114-113 | Judge: Bill Graham 113-114 | Judge: William Lerch 115-112

Israel Vasquez KO 10 Jhonny Gonzalez, Las Vegas, NV. Retains World Super Bantamweight Title. Vasquez down in round’s 4 & 6. Gonzalez down in the 7^th & 10^th.

2007: Edgar Sosa KO 9 Lorenzo Trejo, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

September 17,

1886: Billy Papke born.

1902: Joe Gans KO 5 Gus Gardner, Baltimore. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1919: Benny Leonard ND 8 Johnny Dundee, Newport, R.I. Non-title fight.

1921: Johnny Kilbane KO 7 Danny Frush, Cleveland. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1924: Harry Greb ND 10 Gene Tunney, Cleveland. According to research by Steve Compton, two out of three Cleveland papers had Greb winning. The third had the bout a draw.

1934: Jimmy McLarnin W 15 Barney Ross, Long Island City, NY. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1946: Randy Turpin KO 1 Gordon Griffiths, London. Turpin's pro debut.

1954: Rocky Marciano KO 8 Ezzard Charles, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Two wicked left-hooks in round 6 open up a hideous gash on the tip on Marciano's nose.

1964: Alexander Zolkin born.

1967: Michael Carbajal born.

1973: David Reid born.

1974: Masamori Tokuyama born.

1977: Victor Galindez W 15 Yaqui Lopez, Rome. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Roberto Duran W 15 Edwin Viruet, Philadelphia. Retains World Lightweight Title. Referee: Isidro Rodriguez 73-68 | Judge: Frank Adams 71-65 | Judge: Sergio Ley 73-65.

1980: Hilario Zapata KO 11 Shigeo Nakajima, Gifu, Japan. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1983: Juan Diaz born.

1985: Jiro Watanabe KO 7 Kazuo Katsuma, Osaka. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Orlando Canizales W 12 Samuel Duran, Bozeman, MT. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

Victor Rabanales KO 9 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Osaka. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1994: Vincent Pettway KO 4 Gianfranco Rosi, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

Felix (Tito) Trinidad KO 4 Yory Boy Campas, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

Frankie Randall W 12 Juan Coggi, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.

Julio Cesar Chavez KO 8 Meldrick Taylor, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

Gabriel Ruelas W 12 Jesse James Leija, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Featherweight Title.

Ricardo Lopez KO 1 Yodsing Au Saenmorokot, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1995: Regilio Tuur KO 10 Luis Mendoza, Arnhem, Holland.

Veeraphol Sahaprom W 12 Daorung MP Petroleum, Nongtha, Thailand. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1999: Medgoen 3K-Battery KO 3 Manny Pacquiao, Thammarat, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2001: Tony Ayala Jr., 38, pleads guilty to burglary in San Antonio, Texas, and is sentenced to 90-days in jail and 10-years probation. A more serious charge of burglary with intent to commit sexual assault was dropped.

2005: Jesus Chavez KO 11 Levander Johnson, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Robbie Peden, Las Vegas. Unifies WBC & IBF Super Featherweight Title.

September 18

1924: Fidel LaBarba KO 1 Pat Pringle, Los Angeles. Labarba's pro debut.

1939: Ki-Soo Kim born.

1946: Joe Louis KO 1 Tami Mauriello, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1953: Kid Gavilan W 15 Carmen Basilio, Syracuse. Retains World Welterweight Title. Gavilan retains the title via split decision, 8-6-1, 7-6-2, and 5-7-3.

1963: Hiroyuki Ebihara KO 1 Pone Kingpetch, Tokyo. Wins World Flyweight Title.

1976: Eckhard Dagge W 15 Emile Griffith, Berlin. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

Alfredo Escalera KO 13 Ray Lunny III, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1977: Miguel Canto W 15 Martin Vargas, Merida, MX. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

Luis Estaba KO 15 Orlando Hernandez, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1982: Michael Spinks KO 9 Johnny Davis, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Rafael (Bazooka) Limon KO 7 Chung Il Choi, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

Hilario Zapata W 15 Jung Koo Chang, Chongiu, S. Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1994: Hyung-Chul Lee KO 9 Katsuya Onizuka, Tokyo. Wins WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1998: Yory Boy Campas KO 3 Larry Barnes, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

Oscar De La Hoya KO 8 Julio Cesar Chavez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1999: Vassily Jirov KO 10 Dale Brown, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

Felix Trinidad W 12 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas. Wins (linear) World Welterweight Title.  Or, wins WBC, retains IBF Welterweight Title. Referee: Mitch Halpern.  Judges Scoring: Jerry Roth 115-113, Glen Hamada 114-114, Bob Logist 115-114.  Oscar blows the fight by running for the last 3-rounds.

2001: Two-time former World Featherweight Champion Sandy Saddler, 75, dies of Alzheimer's disease at a New York City nursing home.

2004: Bernard Hopkins KO 9 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Time: 1:38. Referee: Kenny Bayless.

Juan Manuel Marquez W 12 Orlando Salido, Las Vegas. Retains WBA & IBF Featherweight Title. Referee: Tony Weeks | Judge: Duane Ford 118-110 | Judge: Raul Caiz 117-111 | Judge: Glen Hamada 117-111.

2008: Celestino Caballero KO 1 Elvis Meja, Panama City, Panama. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

Anselmo Moreno Tech. Dec 7 Cecilio Santos, Panama City. Panama. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

September 19

1922: Willie Pep born Guiglermo Papaleo.

1932: Panama Al Brown KO 1 Spider Pladner, Toronto. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1945: Sammy Angott KO 6 Ike Williams, Pittsburgh.

1954: Robert Cohen W 15 Chamrem Songkitrat, Bankok. Wins vacant Bantamweight Title.

1958: Azumah Nelson born Nelson Azumah.

1967: Chartchai Chionoi KO 7 Walter McGowan, Wembley. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1969: Kostya Tszyu born.

1980: Lupe Pintor KO 12 Johnny Owen, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

Owen, 24, dies 45-days later from head injuries suffered in the bout.

1991: Joichiro Tatsuyoshi KO 11 Greg Richardson, Tokyo. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: Chris Eubank W 12 Tony Thorton, Scotland.

1998: Evander (Real Deal) Holyfield W 12 Vaughn Bean, Atlanta, GA.

Dariusz Michalczewski KO 8 Mark Prince, Oberhausen, Germany.

Jorge Elicer Julio W 12 Adonis Cruz, Atlanta, GA.

2005: Lorenzo Parra W 12 Takefumi Sakata, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

September 20

1906: Jack Johnson ND 6 Joe Jeanette, Philadelphia.

1934: Freddie Miller W 15 Nel Tarleton, Liverpool. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1939: Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor, Detroit. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1949: Willie Pep KO 7 Eddie Compo, Waterbury, CT. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1957: Archie Moore KO 7 Tony Anthony, Los Angeles. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1958: Hogan (Kid) Bassey KO 9 Willie Pep, Boston. Non-title fight.

1965: Ken Buchanan KO 2 Brian Tonks, London. Buchanan's pro debut.

1972: Muhammad Ali KO 7 Floyd Patterson, NYC. Floyd's final fight.

1975: Alfredo Escalera D 15 Leonel Hernandez, Caracas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

David Kotey W 15 Ruben Olivares, Inglewood. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

1978: Hector Camacho Jr. born.

1980: Hilmer Kenty KO 4 Ernesto Espana, San Juan. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1986: Marvin Johnson KO 13 Jean-Marie Emebe, Indianapolis. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1987: Myung Woo Yuh KO 8 Rodolfo Blanco, Inchon, S. Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Simon Brown KO 2 Bobby Joe Young, Rochester. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1996: Pernell (Sweet Pea) Whitaker W 12 Wilfredo Rivera, Miami. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

David Tua KO 1 Darrol Wilson, Miami.

Zab Judah KO 2 Michael Johnson, Miami. Judah’s pro debut.

Joel Casamayor KO 1 David Chamendis, Miami. Casamayor's pro debut.

1997: Lou Del Valle KO 8 Eddy Smulders, Aachen, Germany. Wins vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Michael Loewe W 12 Michael Carruth, Aachen, Germany.

2003: Chris Byrd W 12 Fres Oquendo, Uncasville, CT. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title. Controversial decision.

2004: Katsushige Kawashima W 12 Raul Juarez, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

September 21

1897: Joe Gans D 15 Young Griffo, Philadelphia.

1925: Mickey Walker W 15 Dave Shade, Bronx, NY. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1926: Mushy Callahan W 10 Pinkey Mitchell, Vernon, CA. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1932: John Henry Lewis W 10 James J.Braddock, San Francisco.

1948: Marcel Cerdan KO 12 Tony Zale, Jersey City, NJ. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1955: Rocky Marciano KO 9 Archie Moore, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1966: (Smokin') Joe Frazier W 10 Oscar Bonavena, NYC. Frazier is dropped twice in the second round, but holds on to win by split decision, 6-4, 5-4-1, 5-5 (8-5 in points for Oscar Bonavena).

1974: Perico Fernandez W 15 Lion Furuyama, Rome. Wins vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1975: Acelino Freitas born.

1983: Carlos DeLeon KO 4 Yaqui Lopez, San Jose, CA. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1985: Michael Spinks W 15 Larry Holmes, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Heavyweight Title. Spinks, bulked up by a 4500-calorie a day diet, is the first Light Heavyweight Champion to capture the Heavyweight Title.

Bernard Benton W 12 Alfonzo Ratliff, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.

Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Dwight Pratchett, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Eric Chavez KO 5 Nico Thomas, Jakarta. Wins IBF Strawweight Title.

1996: Arthur Grigorian KO 2 Gene Reed, Berlin, Germany.

September 22

1927: Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey, Chicago. Retains World Heavyweight Title. The famous Battle of the Long Count.

1933: Young Stribling W 10 (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom, Houston.

1937: Frank Gelb born.

1938: Peter Kane W 15 Jackie Jurich, Liverpool. Wins vacant World Flyweight Title.

1960: Pone Kingpetch KO 8 Pascuel Perez, Los Angeles. Retains World Flyweight Title

1964: Emile Griffith W 15 Brian Curvis, Wembley. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1973: Jose Napoles W 15 Clyde Gray, Toronto. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1981: Lupe Pintor KO 15 Hurricane Teru, Nagoya, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1983: Donald Curry KO 6 Nino LaRocca, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1984: Richard Sandoval W 15 Edgar Roman, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1988: Roger Mayweather KO 12 Gato Gonzalez, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1989: Antonio Esparragoza KO 5 Fili Montoya, Mexacali. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1990: Tony Lopez W 12 Jorge Paez, Sacramento. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1991: Orlando Canizales W 12 Fernie Morales, Indio, CA. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1998: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 5 Eduardo Morales, NYC. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

Angel Manfredy W 12 John Brown, NYC.

Freddy Norwood KO 10 Koji Matsumoto, Tokyo, Japan. Because Norwood is 1 ¾ pounds over the featherweight limit, his victory vacates the title.

2001: Fernando Vargas KO 7 Shibata Flores, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.

September 23

1901: James (Rube) Ferns KO 9 Frank Erne, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1918: Benny Leonard ND 8 Ted (Kid) Lewis, Newark. Non-title fight. Lewis won the newspaper decision. Washington Post & Calgary Herald Papers as Bridgeport Telegram and Middletown Times Press reported a close win for Leonard.

1921: Johnny Buff W 15 Pete Herman, NYC. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1926: Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey, Philadelphia. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Attendance: 120,557.

1929: Bat Battalino W 15 Andre Routis, Hartford. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1936: Packey McFarland, 47, dies.

1937: Fred Apostoli KO 10 Marcel Thil, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

Barney Ross W 15 Ceferino Garcia, NYC. Retains World Welterweight Title.

Lou Ambers W 15 Pedro Montanez, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.

Harry Jeffra W 15 Sixto Escobar, NYC. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1940: Henry Armstrong KO 4 Phil Furr, Washington, DC.  Retains World Welterweight Title.

1948: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Kid Gavilan, Bronx, NY. Non-title fight.

Ike Williams KO 10 Jesse Flores, Bronx, NY. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1952: Rocky Marciano KO 13 Jersey Joe Walcott, Philadelphia. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Widely considered one of the greatest fights of the twentieth century. Scoring at the time off the stoppage was all for Walcott, referee Charlie Daggert 7-4-1, Pete Tomasco 7-5, Zack Clayton 8-4.

Cleveland Williams KO 6 Joe McFadden, Philadelphia.

1957: Carmen Basilio W 15 Sugar Ray Robinson, Bronx, NY. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1976: Wladimir Sidorenko born.

1983: Gerrie Coetzee KO 10 Michael Dokes, Richfield, OH. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

1995: Manuel Medina W 12 Alejandro Gonzalez, Sacramento. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

2006: Arthur Abraham W 12 Edison Miranda, Wetzlar, Germany. Retains IBF Middleweight Title. Referee: Randy Neumann | judge: Raffaele Argiolas 114-109 | judge: Larry Hazzard 115-109 | judge: Dave Parris 116-109.

September 24

1917: Jackie Callura born.

1922: Battling Siki KO 6 Georges Carpentier, Paris. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.

1923: (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom W 6 Nick Scanlon, NYC. Rosenbloom's pro debut.

1930: Louis (Kid) Kaplan W 10 Battling Battalino, Hartford, CT.

1935: Joe Louis KO 4 Max Baer, NYC. Louis always considered this victory as his finest performance.

1940: Lou Salica W 15 Georgie Pace, Bronx, NY. Wins vacant World Bantamweight Title.

1951: Archie Moore W 10 Harold Johnson, Philadelphia.

1953: Rocky Marciano KO 11 Roland La Starza, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1989: Myung Woo Yuh KO 11 Kenbun Taiho, Suanbo, S. Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1993: Juan Coggi KO 10 Guillermo Cruz, Tucuman, Argentina. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

Giovanni Parisi W 12 Antonio Rivera, Rome.

1994: Oliver McCall KO 2 Lennox Lewis, London. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title.

Regilio Tuur W 12 Eugene Speed, Rotterdam, Holland.

1998: Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, 54, is cleared of drunken driving charges in Philadelphia Municipal court.

1999: Keith Holmes W 12 Andrew Council, Washington, D.C. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

William Joppy KO 7 Julio Cesar Green, Washington, D.C. Retains WBA Middleweight Title. The third WBA Middleweight fight between these two.  Nobody will ever confuse this series for the Zale/Graziano trilogy.

2001: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Gerry Penalosa, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2005: Wladimir Klitschko W 12 Samuel Peter, Atlantic City. Klitschko down twice in the fifth, and once in the 10^th. All 3 judges scored identical 114-111.

Miguel Cotto KO 7 Ricardo Torres, Atlantic City. Both fighters down in the fight.

2007: Alexander Munoz W 12 Kuniyuki Aizawa, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

September 25

1939: Billy Conn W 15 Melio Bettina, Pittsburgh. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1942: Chalky Wright W 15 Lulu Constantino, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1950: Rafael Ortega born.

1961: Frankie Randall born.

1962: Sonny Liston KO 1 Floyd Patterson, Chicago. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

1971: Carlos Monzon KO 14 Emile Griffith, Buenos Aires. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1972: Ben Villaflor D 15 Victor Echegaray, Honolulu. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1979: Maurice Hope KO 7 Mike Baker, Wembley. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

Danny (Little Red) Lopez KO 3 Jose Caba, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1994: Saensor Ploenchit W 12 Yong-Kang Kim, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1995: Yuri Arbachakov W 12 Chatchai Elite-Gym, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1999: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 10 Wilfredo Rivera, Temecula, CA. Mosley shines in his welterweight debut.

Lehlo Ledwaba KO 5 Edison Valencia, Temecula, CA. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2004: Glen Johnson KO 9 Roy Jones Jr., Memphis, TN. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

Ivan Hernandez KO 8 Mark Johnson, Memphis, TN.

2005: Hozumi Hasegawa KO 7 Gerardo Martinez, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

Yutaka Niida Tech. Win 10 Eriberto Gejon, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

September 26

1929: Jack Sharkey KO 3 Tommy Loughran, NYC.

1932: Max Schmeling KO 8 Mickey Walker, Long Island. Referee: Jack Denning .
Jack Kearns, Walker's manager, signaled Referee Denning to stop the bout. New York Times

1945: Sugar Ray Robinson W 12 Jake LaMotta, Chicago. The fifth fight between these two. Referee: Johnny Behr . Attendance: 14,755; Gate: $74,434

1951: Sandy Saddler KO 10 Willie Pep, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title. This has to rate as one of the dirtiest fights of all-time. The New York Athletic Commission suspended both Saddler and Pep. Pep for life (the suspension would be lifted in 20-months.) and Saddler indefinitely.

1964: Eder Jofre KO 7 Bernardo Caraballo, Boogota. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1970: Ken Buchanan W 15 Ismael Laguna, San Juan. Wins World Lightweight Title. Buchanan becomes the first Brit to win the lightweight title since Freddie Welsh in 1917.

1972: Bob Foster KO 14 Chris Finnegan, London. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1976: Luis Estaba KO 11 Valentin Martinez, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1981: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 11 Jerry Martin, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

Juan Herrera KO 11 Luis Ibarra, Merida, MX. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1986: Edwin Rosario KO 2 Livingstone Bramble, Miami Beach. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

Hector Camacho W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Miami Beach. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1988: Jose Sanabria KO 10 Fabrice Benichou, Nogent-Sur Mame, France. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1992: Aquiles Guzman W 12 Yong Kang Kim, Pohang, South Korea. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1995: Vuyani Bungu W 12 Laureano Ramirez, Hammanskraal, S. Africa. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1998: Lennox Lewis W 12 Zeljko Mavrovic, Uncasville, Conn. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

Herbie Hide KO 2 Willi Fischer, Norwich, England.

2000: The makers of the motion picture The Hurricane settle a lawsuit with former world middleweight champion Joey Giardello, 70, who claimed he was defamed in the film's depiction of his 1964 fight with Rubin (Hurricane) Carter. Term of the settlement was not disclosed.

September 27

1907: Joe Gans W 20 George Memsic, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1915: Ted (Kid) Lewis W 12 Jack Britton, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1933: Tommy Loughran W 15 Jack Sharkey, Philadelphia. ~ Referee: Spud Murphy | Judge: Herman Weingrad | Judge: Al Voice ~ After a "drab fight" one judge had it 7-4-4 for Loughran, the other 7-6-2 for Sharkey while the referee had it a draw (6-6-3) but, as the rules then allowed, gave his decision for Loughran. (New York Times)

1939: James Binn born.

1946: Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano, NYC. Retains World Middleweight Title. 1946 Fight of the Year. Graziano was down for a 5-count in the first round, Zale was on the floor at the bell for round two with the count reaching three. A right to the mid-section followed by a left ended the fight.  Referee: Ruby Goldstein.  Zale had to be propped up and led around the ring carefully as he waved to the crowd after his left-hook KO'd Graziano. He "looked like a man who had been in hand-to-hand combat with a buzzsaw." (AP) The following January 22, Zale would win the Edward J. Neil Memorial Award for doing the most for boxing in 1946. That trophy was awarded in memory of the Associated Press sports writer and war correspondent killed during the civil war in Spain in 1938.

1950: Ezzard Charles W 15 Joe Louis, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title. With this victory, Charles gains universal acceptance as heavyweight Champion. Referee: Mark Conn 10-5 | Judge: Frank Forbes 13-2 | Judge: Joe Agnello 12-3.

1970: Yoshiaki Numata KO 5 Raul Rojas, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1980: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Alan Minter, London. Wins World Middleweight Title.

After referee Carlos Berrocal stopped the fight at 1:45 of round three, the British fans pelted the ring with beer bottles and cans for several minutes.

1983: Frank Cedeno KO 6 Charlie Magri, Wembley. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1986: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 7 Donald Curry, Atlantic City. Wins World Welterweight Title.  Huge upset!!

Brian Mitchell KO 10 Alfredo Layne, Sun City. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Antonio Cermeno W 12 Jose (Cheo) Rojas, Caracas. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Irene Pacheco KO 6 Damaen Kelly, Barranquilla, Colombia. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2008: Guillermo Jones KO 10 Firat Arslan, Hamburg. Wins WBA Cruiserweight Title.

Sugar Shane Mosley KO 12 Ricardo Mayorga, Carson City, CA.

Andre Berto W 12 Steve Forbes, Carson City, CA. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

Edgar Sosa W 12 Sonny Boy Jaro, Mexico City. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

September 28

1898: George (Kid) Lavigne D 20 Frank Erne, Coney Island. Retains World Lightweight Title.

Lew Tendler born.

1905: Max Schmeling born.

1928: Andre Routis W 15 Tony Canzoneri, NYC. Wins World Featherweight Title. "None disputed the verdict when it was announced after one of the most savage fights ever staged for the 126-pound crown. The crowd cheered the victor and vanquished thunderously, but particularly the conqueror, for a fight which deserved the ring crown." New York Times.

1939: Joey Archibald W 15 Harry Jeffra, Washington DC Retains World Featherweight Title.

1945: Rocky Graziano KO 3 Harold Green, NYC. Green, who had already defeated Graziano twice, told The Ring magazine 45 years later; "I was told to lay down. It wasn't easy. When you're doing it, it hurts."

1968: Carlos Teo Cruz W 15 Mando Ramos, Los Angeles.  Retains World Lightweight Title.

Shozo Saijyo W 15 Raul Rojas, Los Angeles. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

Frans Botha born.

1972: Stevie Johnston born.

1976: Muhammad Ali W 15 Ken Norton, Bronx, NY. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Norton costs himself the decision by pissing away the final round.

1979: Larry Holmes KO 11 Earnie Shavers, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title. Holmes shows true determination and championship heart by getting up from the devastating right hand that put him down in the 7th.

Wifredo Gomez KO 10 Carlos Mendoza, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title. Carlos Mendoza was Roberto Duran's pro debut opponent.

1985: Barry McGuigan KO 9 Bernard Taylor, Belfast. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1989: Brian Mitchell KO 7 Irving Mitchell, Lewiston, ME. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Ratanapol Sow Voraphin KO 5 Oscar Andrade, Prajuabkirikhan, Thailand. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

1997: Lightweight Johnny Montantes, 28, dies of a head injury suffered in a bout with James Crayton two days earlier at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas.

September 29

1902: Philadelphia Jack O'Brien W 6 Joe Choynski, Chicago.

1905: Fidel La Barba born.

1936: Charley Burley KO 4 George Leggins, Pittsburgh. Burley’s pro debut.

1941: Joe Louis KO 6 Lou Nova, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1944: Erubey Carmona born Eidibiel Chapin.

1967: Emile Griffith W 15 Nino Benvenuti, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title. Griffith is the victor by scores of 9-5-1 twice, 7-7-1.

1972: Venice Borkorsor KO 10 Betulio Gonzalez, Bankok. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1973: Carlos Monzon W 15 Jean-Claude Bouttier, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1975: Zolani Petelo born.

1977: Muhammad Ali W 15 Earnie Shavers, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Ali's final victory in a World Heavyweight Championship fight. Ali always insisted that Shavers was the hardest puncher he ever faced.

1990: Brian Mitchell W 12 Frankie Mitchell, Aosta, Italy. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

Welcome Ncita KO 8 Gerardo Lopez, Aosta, Italy. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

Khaosai Galaxy KO 6 Yong Kang Kim, Suphan Buri, Thailand. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Virgil Hill W 12 Frank Tate, Bismark. Regains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1993: Leeonzer Barber W 12 Andrea Magi, Pesaro, Italy.

2001: Byron Mitchell W 12 Manny Siaca, NYC. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

Bernard Hopkins KO 12 Felix (Tito) Trinidad, NYC. Unifies World Middleweight Title.

Joel Casamayor KO 8 Joe Morales, Miami. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

Steve Forbes W 12 John Brown, Miami. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

Ricardo Lopez KO 8 Zolani Petelo, NYC. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title. The last fight 81-year old Arthur Mercante would referee.

Roberto Leyva Tech. Draw 3 Miguel Barrera, Ensenada, Mexico. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

2007: Clinton Woods W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Sheffield, England. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

Chad Dawson KO 4 Epifano Mendoza, Sacramento, CA. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

Kelly Pavlik KO 7 Jermain Taylor, Atlantic City. Wins World Middleweight Title.

Joseph Agbeko KO 7 Luis Alberto Perez, Sacramento, CA. Wins IBF Bantamweight Title.

September 30

1904: Joe Walcott D 20 Joe Gans, San Francisco. Retains World Welterweight Title. Walcott defends his claim as World Welteweight champion. Shortly after this fight Walcott accidentally shot himself in the hand and was out of action until mid 1906.

1912: Pete Herman D 6 Eddie Coulon, New Orleans. Herman's pro debut.

1919: Sam Langford ND 10 Harry Wills, Syacuse, NY.

1926: Tod Morgan W 15 Joe Glick, NYC. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1937: Billy Conn W 15 Teddy Yarosz, Pittsburgh.

1945: Antonio Gomez born.

1947: Miguel De Oliveira born.

1949: Rinty Monaghan D 15 Terry Allen, Belfast. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1959: Dick Tiger W 10 Joey Giardello, Chicago. Referee: Walter Brightmore 48-45 | Judge: Jim McManus 47-43 | Judge: John Schreiner 47-45.

1961: Benny (Kid) Paret W 15 Emile Griffith, NYC. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1962: Jeff Franklin born.

1978: Sung Jun Kim KO 3 Netmoi Vorasingh, Seoul. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Jesus Rojas W 12 Fidel Bassa, Barranquilla. Wins WBA flyweight Title.

1990: Marcos Villasana KO 8 Javier Marquez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1995: Ralf Rocchigiani W 12 Mark Randazzo, Hanover.

Roy Jones Jr. KO 3 Tony Thorton, Pensacola. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

Naseem Hamed KO 8 Steve Robinson, Cardiff, Wales.

1996: A federal court in Albany, New York, orders heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to pay his former trainer, Kevin Rooney, $4.4-million for unjustly firing him in 1988.

Former welterweight champion Don Jordan, 62, is found comatose in a Los Angeles parking lot, the victim of a savage beating, and placed on a life support system at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

2000: For the first time since the 1948 Olympic Games, The United States fails to win a gold medal in the boxing competition at the Sydney Games.

2006: Hugo Cazares KO 10 Nelson Dieppa, Caguas, Puerto Rico. Wins World Junior Flyweight Title.

 compiled by Richey S. Jones

richeysj@cox.net