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Philly Boxing History |
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DECEMBER 22, 1952 |
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GIL TURNER VS JOE MICELLI On this day in 1952, North Philly's Gil scored a sixth round TKO of Joe Micelli to further rebound from the title-fight loss he had suffered earlier that year against Kid Gavilan. After a tough first round, Gil poured it on for five rounds and took it to Micelli who just couldn't match Turner's fire-power. But when referee Pete Tomasco stepped in to stop the bout, the Arena crowd of 5,491 hadn't had enough. They roared with disapproval, feeling Tomasco had acted a bit hastily. But the decision stuck and Gil Turner recorded his 33rd victory. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1930 - Harry Blitman KO5 Mickey Blair at Atlantic City | ||||
| 1947 - Joey Angelo W10 Bob Montgomery at Boston | ||||
| 1952 - Henry 'Toothpick' Brown KO2 Billy Davis at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1954 - Harold Johnson W10 Marty Marshall at Olympia Stadium in Detroit | ||||
| 1958 - Len Matthews D8 Ray Lancaster I at the Cambria A.C. in Kensington (Northeast Philly) | ||||
| 1966 - Leotis Martin W10 Roberto Davila at Lima, Peru | ||||
| 1981 - Gary Hinton KO4 Victor Mangual at Atlantic City | ||||
| 1981 - Robert 'Bam Bam' Hines W6 Teddy White at Atlantic City | ||||
| 2012 - Tomasz Adamek W12 Steve Cunningham II at the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1960 - Tyrell Biggs | ||||
| DEATHS: | ||||
| 2010 - Tommy Ruth | ||||
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