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Philly Boxing History |
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JANUARY 29, 1952 |
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On this day in 1952, two of the smartest and most technically sound fighters in boxing history, Harold Johnson and Archie Moore, fought for the fourth time in their five-bout series. 1948 saw their first battle of wits, with Archie winning in 10 rounds. In September of 1951, Moore repeated with another decision victory. Three months later, Johnson won his own 10-rounder on points. They kicked off 1952 with this their fourth battle - another decision in 10 for Moore. The series ended in 1954 with Moore knocking Johnson out in the 14th, defending his world light heavyweight title. That win made it 4-1 for Archie. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
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1931 - Dick Welsh W6 Tommy Maroon at Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1937 - Gus Dorazio KO1 Humberto Arce at Atlantic City | ||||
| 1940 - Bob Montgomery D10 Al Nettlow at Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1945 - Wesley Mouzon W6 Eddie Sloan at the Met in North Philly | ||||
| 1945 - George LaRover KO5 Bobby Maybe at Valley Arena in Holyoke, MA | ||||
| 1954 - Harold Johnson W10 Jimmy Slade at New York's St. Nicholas Arena | ||||
| 1954 - Jimmy Carlini W7 Johnny Cooke at the Cambria in Kensington (Carlini's last bout) | ||||
| 1958 - Sonny Liston KO2 Billy Hunter at Chicago Stadium | ||||
| 1960 - Benny 'Kid' Paret W10 Charley Scott at Madison Square Garden in NY | ||||
| 1973 - Bennie Briscoe KO5 Carlos Alberto Salinas at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1973 - David Love W10 Perry Abney (Lil Abner) at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1973 - Tyrone Everett W8 Jesus Nieves at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1994 - Meldrick Taylor KO3 Craig Houck at Las Vegas, NV | ||||
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