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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 03, 1947 |
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Billy Arnold, once a promising 147 pound prospect from South Philly, scored one of the final wins of his career on this day in 1947. The 6th round knockout victory came against a familiar foe named Lennox Dingle. On his way up, Arnold faced the same Lennox Dingle in his tenth pro bout, which ended like most of Billy's fights - in the first round. In his first ten contests, six opponents went out in the first, while the other four failed to make it through the second. "The New Joe Louis", as Arnold was called, stretched his unbeaten streak to 31 contests before losing two in a row to Fritzie Zivic and Rocky Graziano. Arnold's career continued but his ranking slipped and he never made it to a title fight. In 1947, he met Dingle for the second time and stopped him in six. Billy would only win one more bout in his career, going just 1-6 in his final seven. In the end, he posted a 42-9-1 record. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1906 - Harlem Tommy Murphy W6 Phil Logan at the National A.C. in South Philly | ||||
| 1942 - Johnny Marcelline W8 Wilce Rivera in the Bronx, NY | ||||
| 1946 - Bob Montgomery W10 Billy Parsons at New Orleans | ||||
| 1947 - George LaRover W10 Dave Andrews at Valley Arena in Holyoke, MA | ||||
| 1950 - Aldo Minelli W10 Bob Montgomery at Washington, DC | ||||
| 1955 - Percy Bassett W10 Dave Gallardo at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles | ||||
| 1962 - Ralph Dupas W10 Charley Scott at Madison Square Garden in New York | ||||
| 1967 - Leotis Martin TKO3 Mariano Echevarria at Gothenberg, Sweden | ||||
| 1968 - Harold Johnson W10 Lothar Stengel at Frankfurt, Germany | ||||
| 1986 - Meldrick Taylor W10 Robin Blake at Lake Charles, LA | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1956 - Anthony Witherspoon | ||||
| DEATHS: | ||||
| 2017 - George James | ||||
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ARNOLD
KOs DINGLE IN 6th