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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 05, 1979 |
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Tony "Rocky" Tassone won a crowd-pleasing 7th round TKO victory over Rudy Donato in a clash of Philly middleweights, on this day in 1979. Rocky pressed the action from the opening bell and looked strong throughout the bout. He flashed his power with a first round knockdown and had Donato bleeding early on. Tassone continued to pound away until the fight was stopped six rounds later. It was a clear and impressive win for Tassone. The bout preceded the main event of the evening, David Love's 10-round decision over Bennie Briscoe. 6,296 fans attended the Spectrum card which also featured Ernie Singletary winning a 10-round decision over Ralph Moncrief, an 8-round draw between Mike Picciotti and Johnny Cooper, and a 4-round decision victory by Kevin 'The Spoiler' Howard over William Burton. Tony Tassone never won another bout. He lost his next three bouts and retired for good in 1984. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1937 - Johnny Marcelline KO2 Frankie Paul at the Cambria in Northeast Philly (Kensington) | ||||
| 1948 - Percy Bassett KO7 Jimmy Parlin at Atlantic City | ||||
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1954 - Jimmy Soo KO3 Billy Francis at the Cambria in Northeast Philly (Kensington) |
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| 1977 - Richie Bennett W4 Roy Ingram at the Goodwill House Fire Hall in Bristol, PA | ||||
| 1979 - David Love W10 Bennie Briscoe at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1979 - Ernie Singletary W10 Ralph Montcrief at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1979 - Mike Picciotti D8 Johnny Cooper at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1979 - Kevin Howard W4 William Burton at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1981 - Gary Hinton KO3 Orlando Montalvo at Resorts International in Atlantic City | ||||
| 1989 - Darrin Van Horn W12 Robert Hines at Trump Castle in Atlantic City (Hines lost IBF title) | ||||
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TASSONE
TKOs DONATO AT SPECTRUM