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Philly Boxing History |
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JANUARY 09, 1981 |
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On this day in 1981, Earl Hargrove scored his 10th consecutive KO in a bout against fellow Philadelphian Robert Hart at Caesar's Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. The fight ended in round one and was a typical outing for the hard-punching slugger from South Philadelphia. For "opponent" Hart, it too was a typical outing. His record dropped to 1-8-3. Six of his losses were by KO. Hargrove's KO streak eventually ran to 24, with the end coming in his fight for the vacant IBF jr. middleweight championship. In that bout, Hargrove was KO'd by Mark Medal in the fifth round. Hargrove fought from 1979 to 1986, piling up 26 knockouts in his 27-2 career record. His 24 straight KOs is second on the all-time Philly list behind Black Jack Billy Fox's run of 43 consecutive knockouts. To see all the entries on the list of Philadelphia knockout streaks click this link: KO STREAKS. |
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1925 - Johnny Jaddick W8 Harry Gimble at the Cambria in Kensington (NE Philly) |
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| 1928 - Harold Mays W10 Matt Adgie at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1931 - Eddie Cool W6 Teddy Edwards at Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1940 - Spider Armstrong KO7 Johnny Marcelline at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1941 - Danny Falco W8 Al Davis at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1941 - Johnny Forte W8 Nick Spano the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1941 - Tommy Cross KO5 Buck Stretor at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1941 - Wicky Harkins W8 Pedro Tomez at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1947 - Johnny Forte W8 Willie Weasel at Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1951 - Dan Bucceroni KO1 Jimmy Bell at Akron, OH | ||||
| 1952 - Joey Giardello D10 Sal DiMartino at the Miami Beach Auditorium | ||||
| 1954 - Frankie Sodano W8 Jimmy DeMura at Miami, FL | ||||
| 1958 - Bobby Bennett KO4 Vic Diamond at the Cambria in Kensington (NE Philly) | ||||
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HARGROVE
DROPS HART IN FIRST FOR 10th STRAIGHT KO