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Philly Boxing History |
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OCTOBER 24, 1978 |
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After beating Lopez, Matthew Franklin (Saad Muhammad) left the nest and moved on to the budding world of casino boxing and the fame of national TV. However, Saad's battles down on Broad and Pattison were the last of their kind in Philly's great history. Furthermore, 1978, the best year in Spectrum history, was really the beginning of the end of old-time boxing in the city. Before long, all the major bouts would be staged in Atlantic City & Las Vegas, and the golden era of Philadelphia boxing would be a thing of the past. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1927 - Harry Blitman KO1 Al Corbett at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1927 - Dick Welsh W4 Pal Martin at Wilmington, DE | ||||
| 1935 - Gus Dorazio KO4 Vic Smith at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1972 - Johnny Marcelline W8 Al Brown at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1940 - Johnny Forte W8 Pete DeGrasse at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1941 - Bob Montgomery W10 Julie Kogon at the Coliseum in Chicago, IL | ||||
| 1944 - Eddie Giosa D8 Pedro Firpo at Camden, NJ | ||||
| 1961 - Charley Scott W12 Jerry Black at the Alhambra in South Philly | ||||
| 1972 - Willie 'The Worm' Monroe KO1 Leroy Roberts at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1972 - Sammy Goss KO8 Eluid Garves at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1972 - Perry Abney (Lil' Abner) W10 Nick Peoples at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1972 - Jerome Artis D4 Hector Diaz I at the Arena in West Philly (Jerome's pro debut) | ||||
| 1978 - Gary Hinton KO2 Billy Jones III at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1980 - Tim Witherspoon TKO2 Oliver Wright at the Martin Luther King Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1980 - Tyrone Crawley W6 Isdro Ruiz at the Martin Luther King Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1981 - Willie Edwards KO4 Willie 'The Worm' Monroe at Detroit, MI (Monroe's last bout) | ||||
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| 1967 - Billy Speary | ||||
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