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Philly Boxing History |
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April 30, 1976 |
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OVERWEIGHT ALI WINS CONTROVERSIAL DECISION OVER JIMMY YOUNG It was on this date in 1976 that slick
Philadelphia stylist Jimmy Young nearly wrested the heavyweight
crown from the head of Muhammad Ali. Young, with a 17-4-2 record,
came into the ring at the Capitol Centre in Landover, MD, as a heavy
underdog. He also came into the ring with a reputation for
frustrating opponents and he definitely lived up to that. |
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FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
1934 - Tony Falco W10 Pete Nebo at Convention Hall in West Philly |
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1934 - Harry Serody W10 Lew Feldman at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
1942 - Johnny Forte KO6 Diogenes Leon at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
1943 - Bob Montgomery W10 Gene Johnson at the Armory in Scranton, PA | ||||
1951 - Joey Giardello W10 Ernie Durando at Watres Armory in Scranton, PA | ||||
1976 - Larry Holmes W10 Roy 'Tiger' Williams at the Capitol Centre in Landover, MD | ||||
1982 - Tyrone Crawley W6 Tony Stern at Washington, DC | ||||
BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
1952 - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | ||||
1960 - Myron Taylor | ||||
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