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Philly Boxing History |
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MARCH 23, 1944 |
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FURRONE SNAPS ARNOLD'S KO STREAK Billy Arnold was extended to the final bell for the first time in his pro career on this day in 1944. The South Philly slugger faced tough Billy Furrone at the legendary Olympia Athletic Club and plastered him with a tremendous hail of heavy punches. The pounding continued round after round. Furrone was on the brink of being stopped a number of times as Billy "The Kid" gunned for his 17th consecutive kayo. When the bell sounded at the end of the 8th round, it signaled both the end of the bout and Arnold's streak. Two months later at Philadelphia's Convention Hall, they were at it again, and once more Arnold had to settle for a decision (W6). Furrone was so tough that he proved to be the only man to extend Arnold in his first 29 fights - and he did it twice. Teenage sensation, Billy Arnold, also known as
the "New Joe Louis", posted an overall record of 42-9-1 with 35 KOs. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
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1944 - Georgie Cola W6 Jimmy Allen at the Olympia in South Philly |
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| 1944 - Ray Scully W5 Ted Harrison at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1944 - Puggy Brown KO3 Jimmy Long at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1944 - Henry McNeil KO1 Fred Sammons at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1950 - Joey Giardello W8 Armando Amanini At the Broadway Arena in Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| 1953 - Jimmy Carlini W6 Whitman Burress at Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, NY | ||||
| 1959 - Bobby Hughes KO1 Slim Jim Robinson at the Cambria A.C. in NE Philly (Kensington) | ||||
| 1970 - Jean-Claude Boutier W10 Kitten Hayward at Paris, France | ||||
| 1983 - Eric Winbush TKO3 Matthew Saad Muhammad at the Claridge in Atlantic City | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1929 - Bobby Morgano | ||||
| 1961 - Randy Jenkins | ||||
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