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Philly Boxing History |
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DECEMBER 23, 1905 |
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Iceman Matt Adgie was a West Philly light heavyweight who faced Battling Levinsky, Mike McTigue, Mickey Walker, Pete Latzo, Al Ettore, King Solomon, Leo Lomski, and many others while compiling a career record of 42-24-3 (26 KO) between 1925 and 1932. He fought most of his bouts in Philadelphia, with his biggest win coming in his first fight against the former champion Levinsky, when he won a 10-round decision at Phillies Ball Park in 1927. After hanging up his gloves, Adgie became a prominent referee. |
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| FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1925 - George Godfrey W10 Martin Burke at Madison Square Garden in New York | ||||
| 1929 - George Godfrey KO3 Leonard Dixon at Roanoke, VA | ||||
| 1937 - Tommy Forte W8 Joe Maffei at the Olympia A.C. in South Philly | ||||
| 1946 - Billy Fox KO2 Reedy Evans at the Baltimore Coliseum | ||||
| 1948 - Brown Lee W8 Percy Bassett II at Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| 1948 - Otis Graham W8 George LaRover at the Met in North Philly | ||||
| 1952 - George Benton W10 Charlie Joseph at the Miami Beach Auditorium | ||||
| 1955 - Henry 'Toothpick' Brown D8 Damazo Collazo at Madison Square Garden | ||||
| 1959 - Luis Rodriguez W10 Garnet 'Sugar' Hart at the Miami Beach Auditorium | ||||
| 1981 - Bennie Briscoe KO6 Rick Noggle at Memorial Civic Center in Canton, OH | ||||
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