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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 19, 1968 |
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Philly boxing phenom Gypsy Joe Harris won a 10-round points decision against Dick DiVeronica, on this day in 1968. The Arena bout was Gypsy's 24th straight win, as well as his television debut. The future looked bright for Harris, but the end of his career was secretly looming. In fact, he would only fight one more time after facing DiVeronica. In August of 1968, he lost a 12-round decision to Emile Griffith. During the physical exam for his following fight, the doctor discovered that he was blind in the right eye. As a result, his license was lifted and he never fought again. So today we celebrate Gypsy Joe's final ring victory, and wonder what other big bouts may have been out there for him. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1932 - Dick Welsh D8 Al Martin at Portsmouth, VA | ||||
| 1948 - Percy Bassett W8 Jimmy Parlin II at Atlantic City | ||||
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1951 - Joe Miceli W10 Ike Williams at the Arena in West Philly |
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| 1951 - Dan Bucceroni KO6 Jimmy Rouse at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1960 - Len Matthews W10 Lahouari Godih I at Madison Square Garden | ||||
| 1968 - Augie Pantellas KO1 Kid Petito at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1973 - Earnie Shavers KO3 Jimmy Young at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1983 - Robert Hines W8 J.J. Cottrell at Las Vegas | ||||
| 1985 - Anthony Boyle KO4 Ruben Fontanez at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| DEATHS: | ||||
| 1968 - Joseph 'Pep' Barone | ||||
| 1991 - Joe Gramby | ||||
| 2010 - Al Fennell | ||||
| 2015 - Harold Johnson | ||||
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