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Philly Boxing History |
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DECEMBER 10, 1968 |
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Joe Frazier W15 Oscar Bonavena FRAZIER DEFENDS CROWN On this day in 1968, still three years away from the Fight of the Century (against Muhammad Ali in 1971), Joe Frazier defended his New York State Athletic Commission heavyweight title before his hometown fans at the Spectrum. His opponent, the tough Argentine Oscar Bonavena, was an old nemesis who gave Frazier his hardest test to date two years earlier. This time it was a bit easier for Frazier, who built an early lead, fended off Oscar's late rush, and won the unanimous 15-round decision to run his record to 22-0. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1934 - Dick Welsh W6 Canada Young Lee at St. Nicholas Palace in New York | ||||
| 1943 - Gus Dorazio W10 Nate Bolden at Chicago, IL | ||||
| 1943 - Billy Arnold KO1 Don Hurst at the Cambria A.C. in Northeast Philly (Kensington) | ||||
| 1943 - Billy Fox KO1 Mickey O'Connor at the Cambria A.C. in Northeast Philly (Kensington) | ||||
| 1945 - Billy Arnold W10 Ralph Zanelli II at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1951 - Harold Johnson W10 Archie Moore II at Milwaukee, WI | ||||
| 1956 - Charley Scott KO8 Ernie Burford at New Orleans | ||||
| 1959 - George Benton KO10 Gene Washington at the Alhambra in South Philly | ||||
| 1959 - Stanley 'Kitten' Hayward KO6 Jimmy Lynn at the Alhambra in South Philly | ||||
| 1968 - Sonny Liston KO2 Amos Lincoln at Baltimore, MD | ||||
| 1974 - Perry Abney (Lil' Abner) W8 Juan Rueda at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1974 - Wayne McGee W6 Mathew Saad Muhammad at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1981 - Jeff Chandler TKO13 Eijiro Murata at the Sands in Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1917 - Freddie Sammons | ||||
| 1946 - Randall 'Tex' Cobb | ||||
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