October 11, 1923: Tommy Loughran PTS10 Harry Greb October 12, 2020 Patrick Connor 0 Light heavyweight great Tommy Loughran faced Harry Greb six times. This is the tale of his only victory over “The Pittsburgh Windmill.”
October 3, 1933: Boxing Loses Young Stribling October 4, 2020 Patrick Connor 0 Over 12 years Young Stribling scored more than 120 knockouts. But in 1933, the 28-year-old perished in an unfortunate accident.
October 1, 1943: Ortiz KO4 Lopez October 1, 2020 Patrick Connor 0 Bantamweight might not be a popular division historically, but for a time, the division belonged to Southern California boxing icon Manuel Ortiz.
September 29, 2007: Pavlik TKO7 Taylor September 29, 2020 Patrick Connor 1 In 2007 Kelly Pavlik hammered Jermain Taylor for the middleweight championship, honoring a decades-old Youngstown, Ohio fight tradition.
Throwback Thursday: Billy Petrolle Staves Off Curse of King Tut July 25, 2019 Patrick Connor 1 Billy Petrolle is one of the greatest fighters to never win a world title. On a February night in 1931, Petrolle got revenge on King Tut.
From Beyond the Grave: the Loss July 19, 2019 Patrick Connor 0 The world loses people all the time. But when the boxing world loses people, as fans, we feel it keenly.
Throwback Thursday: Charley Norkus Victor in Eight Knockdown War with Danny Nardico July 11, 2019 Patrick Connor 0 Two marines. One pirate tattoo. Eight knockdowns. This is the story of the night Charley Norkus and Danny Nardico unleashed hell.
July 8, 1990: Davis KO9 Breland July 8, 2019 Patrick Connor 0 Aaron Davis and Mark Breland took something away from each other one night in a Reno boxing ring.
10 Notable Days in History — and Boxing July 7, 2019 Patrick Connor 0 Though boxing fans might have a tough time believing it, sometimes the fighting isn’t even the most important thing happening on a given day.
July 3, 1905: Marvin Hart KO12 Jack Root July 3, 2019 Patrick Connor 0 Marvin Hart and Jack Root battled for a claim to the vacant heavyweight throne back in 1905. It’s a story most have forgotten.
