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CONVENTION HALL MAIN
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1932 -
(3 shows) |
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May 11, 1932
Steve Hamas W10 Tommy Loughran II
Attendance: 12,530
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis |
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September 12, 1932
Benny Bass W10 Tony Falco
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis |
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December 29, 1932
Walter Cobb W10 George Godfrey
Attendance: ?
Promoter: ? |
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1933 -
(3 shows) |
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January 10, 1933
Tommy Loughran W10 King Levinsky
Attendance: ?
Promoter: ? |
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February 2, 1933
King Levinsky W10 Unknown Winston
Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: ? |
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December 27, 1933
Benny Bass W10 Eddie Cool
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis (Prison Welfare Benefit Show) |
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1934 -
(3 shows) |
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February 13, 1934
Steve Hamas W12 Max Schmeling
Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis |
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April 31, 1934
Cleto Locatelli W10 Benny Bass III
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis |
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December 3, 1934
Paul Pirrone KO11 Mickey Walker
Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: ? |
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1935 -
(No shows) |
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1936 -
(1 show) |
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January 27, 1936
Barney Ross TKO8 Lou Harper
Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis |
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1937 -
(5 shows) |
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January 4, 1937
Al Ettore D10 John Henry Lewis I
Attendance: 13,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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February 8, 1937
John Henry Lewis W15 Al Ettore II
Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: ? |
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March 2, 1937
Freddie Steele TKO1 Paul Pirrone
Attendance: ?
Promoter: ? |
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September 28, 1937
Tony Galento KO6 Lorenzo Pack
Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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November 18, 1937
Tony Galento TKO3 Leroy Haynes
Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1938 -
(3 shows) |
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January 24, 1938
Steve Dudas W10 Bob Olin
Attendance: ?
Promoter: ? |
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September 15, 1938
John Henry Lewis W10 Jimmy Adamick
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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November 14, 1938
Tony Galento TKO3 Harry Thomas
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1939 -
(2 shows) |
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October 18, 1939
Al Nettlow W10 Leonard Del Genio
Attendance: 3,000*
Promoter: ? |
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December 6, 1939
Abe Simon TKO4 Willie Reddish
Attendance: $6,000*
Promoter: Judge McDevitt Prison Welfare Fund Benefit |
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1940 -
(5 shows) |
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January 22, 1940
Fritzie Zivic W10 Mike Kaplan
Attendance: 6,500*
Promoter: ? |
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March 4, 1940
Fritzie Zivic KO1 Saverio Turiello
Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman |
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April 8, 1940
Johnny Barbara W10 Fritzie Zivic
Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ? |
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May 7, 1940
Johnny Barbara W10 Fritzie Zivic
Attendance: 4,500*
Promoter: ? |
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October 28, 1940
Mike Kaplan W10 Milt Aron
Attendance: 4,500*
Promoter: ? |
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1941 -
(4 shows) |
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February 17, 1941
Joe Louis KO2 Gus Dorazio
Attendance: 15,425
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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May 13, 1941
Cocoa Kid W10 Phil Furr
Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman |
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June 2, 1941
Mayon Padlo KO3 Saverio Turiello
Attendance: ?
Promoter: ? |
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September 25, 1941
Sugar Ray Robinson W10 Marty Servo
Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1942 -
(3 shows) |
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March 10, 1942
Gus Dorazio W10 Lou Brooks
Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor / Phila. Inquirer / Buy-A-Bomber |
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September 21, 1942
Fritzie Zivic W10 Johnny Walker
Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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December 14, 1942
Sugar Ray Robinson TKO3 Al Nettlow
Attendance: 7,868
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1943 -
(6 shows) |
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January 4, 1943
Lulu Costantino W10 Ellis Phillips
Attendance: 6,950
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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February 22, 1943
Bob Montgomery W10 Lulu Costantino
Attendance: 9,041
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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March 22, 1943
Henry Armstrong W10 Al Tribuani
Attendance: 12,633
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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May 17, 1943
Al Tribuani W10 Al 'Bummy' Davis
Attendance: 7,150
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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May 24, 1943
Henry Armstrong TKO7 Maxie Shapiro
Attendance: 8,842
Promoter: ? |
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October 11, 1943
Jake LaMotta TKO2 Johnny Walker
Attendance: 5,428
Promoter: ? |
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October 25, 1943
Bob Montgomery TKO6 Petey Scalzo
Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: ? |
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1944 -
(5 shows) |
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January
25, 1944
Bob Montgomery KO12 Ike Williams
Attendance: 14,807
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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May 16, 1944
Ike Williams W10 Slugger White
Attendance: 8,710
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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October 2, 1944
Jose Basora D10 Holman Williams
Attendance: 4,825
Promoter: ? |
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October 16, 1944
Melio Bettina KO3 Tommy Reed
Attendance: 6,183
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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December 12, 1944
Sugar Ray Robinson TKO2 Sheik Rangel
Attendance: 7,631
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1945 -
(3 shows) |
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January 8, 1945
Ike Williams W12 Willie Joyce
Attendance: 10,681
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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May 14, 1945
Sugar Ray Robinson D10 Jose Basora
Attendance: 14,653
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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October 22, 1945
Wesley Mouzon TKO8 Dorsey Lay
Attendance: 7,419
Promoter: ? |
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1946 -
(3 shows) |
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May 20, 1946
Billy Fox KO10 Ossie Harris
Attendance: 9,937
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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September 17, 1946
Billy Fox KO1 Johnny Walker
Attendance: 7,453
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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November 26, 1946
Bob Montgomery KO8 Wesley Mouzon II
Attendance: 12,416
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1947 -
(2 shows) |
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January 6, 1947
Jersey Joe Walcott W10 Joey Maxim
Attendance: 9,980
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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September 29, 1947
Ike Williams KO4 Doll Rafferty
Attendance: 4,536
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1948 -
(4 shows) |
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January 5, 1948
Livio Minelli W10 Johnny Bratton
Attendance: 7,422
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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September 28, 1948
Harold Johnson TKO3 Agostino Guedes
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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November 23, 1948
Beau Jack TKO3 Chuck Taylor
Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: ? |
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December 14, 1948
Exhibition: Joe Louis vs. Arturo Godoy
(Percy Bassett KO7 Al Gualteri / Harold Johnson KO7 Willie
Brown)
Attendance: 7,285
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1949 -
(6 shows) |
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February 23, 1949
Harold Johnson W10 Arturo Godoy
Attendance: 4,970
Promoter: ? |
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March 23, 1949
Archie Moore TKO6 Dusty Wilkerson
Attendance: 2,000*
Promoter: ? |
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April 26, 1949
Archie Moore W10 Harold Johnson
Attendance: 6,018
Promoter: ? |
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September 21, 1949
George Costner D10 Freddie Dawson
Attendance: 5,243
Promoter: Harry Steinman (debut promotion) |
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October 26, 1949
Harold Johnson W10 Jimmy Bivins
Attendance: 4,445
Promoter: ? |
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December 5, 1949
Ike Williams W15 Freddie Dawson
Attendance: 10,389
Promoter: ? |
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1950 -
(3 shows) |
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March 22, 1950
Sugar Ray Robinson KO1 George Costner
Attendance: 11,747
Promoter: Phil Glassman |
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October 26, 1950
Sugar Ray Robinson KO12 Bobo Olson
Attendance: 5,034
Promoter: ? |
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November 27, 1950
Rocky Graziano KO4 Honeychile Johnson
Attendance: 7,569
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1951 -
(1 show) |
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November 12, 1951
Gil Turner TKO6 Bernard Docusen
Attendance: 9,035
Promoter: ? |
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1952 -
(1 show) |
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February 13, 1952
Rocky Marciano TKO6 Lee Savold
Attendance: 9,243
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1953 -
(No shows) |
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1954 -
(1 show) |
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October 20, 1954
Johnny Saxton W15 Kid Gavilan
Attendance: 7,909
Promoter: Herman Taylor & James D.
Norris (IBC) |
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1955 -
(1 show) |
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January 28, 1955
George Johnson W10 Ramon Fuentes
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1956 -
(No shows) |
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1957 -
(1 show) |
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September 10, 1957
Harold Johnson W10 Wayne Bethea
Attendance: 3,209
Promoter: Samuel Rose |
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1958 -
(1 show) |
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October 21, 1958
Len Matthews W10 Orlando Zulueta
Attendance: 2,634
Promoter: ? |
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1959 -
(2 shows) |
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February 16, 1959
Len Matthews TKO2 Ray Lancaster
Attendance: 6,930
Promoter: Al Lewis (debut promotion) |
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October 19, 1959
Charley Scott KO9 Garnet 'Sugar' Hart
Attendance: 4,930
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1960 -
(2 shows) |
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May 4, 1960
Harold Johnson W10 Clarence Floyd
Attendance: 1,683
Promoter: ? |
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December 6, 1960
Doug Valliant W10 Len Matthews
Attendance: 5,049
Promoter: Al Lewis & Phil Glassman |
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1961 -
(1 show) |
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December 4, 1961
Sonny Liston KO1 Albert Westphal
Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Championship Sports, Inc. |
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1962 -
(3 shows) |
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January 30, 1962
Joey Giardello W10 Henry Hank II
Attendance: 5,867
Promoter: Al Lewis & Jimmy Riggio |
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May 28, 1962
George Benton W10 Jesse Smith
Attendance: 5,106
Promoter: Marty Kramer |
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August 6, 1962
George Benton W10 Joey Giardello
Attendance: 9,449
Promoter: Marty Kramer |
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1963 -
(2 shows) |
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June 24, 1963
Joey Giardello W10 Sugar Ray Robinson
Attendance: 8,598
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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August 13, 1963
Len Matthews KO8 Manuel Alvarez
Attendance: 2,791
Promoter: Marty Kramer |
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1964 -
(2 shows) |
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June 15,
1964
Bennie Briscoe KO8 Percy Manning
Attendance: 2,336
Promoter: ? |
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December 14, 1964
Joey Giardello W15 Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Attendance: 7,652 (plus 1,000+ gate crashers)
Promoter: Jimmy Riggio |
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1965 -
(3 shows) |
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June 25, 1965
Kitten Hayward KO2 Vince Shomo
Attendance: 2,526
Promoter: Lou Lucchese |
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August 16, 1965
Kitten Hayward W10 Tito Marshall
(Also: Joe Frazier's Pro Debut)
Attendance: 2,827
Promoter: Lou Lucchese |
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September 20, 1965
Tito Marshall W10 Bennie Briscoe I
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Lou Lucchese |
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1966 -
(1 show) |
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July 25, 1966
Joe Frazier TKO6 Billy Daniels
Attendance: 5,538
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1967 -
(2 shows) |
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August 3, 1967
Kitten Hayward KO9 Pete Toro
Attendance: 2,500*
Promoter: George Katz (debut promotion) |
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November 20, 1967
Bennie Briscoe TKO6 Jimmy Lester
Attendance: 1,774
Promoter: ? |
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1968 -
(No shows) |
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1969 -
(No shows) |
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1970 -
(No shows) |
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1971 -
(No shows) |
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1972 -
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1973 -
(2 shows) |
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July 23, 1973
Boogaloo Watts W10 Manuel Gonzalez
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Edna Toppi |
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August 14, 1973
Willie Monroe W10 Jose Gonzalez
Attendance: 1,775
Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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1974 -
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1975 -
(No shows) |
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1976 -
(1 show) |
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July 14, 1976
Boogaloo Watts TKO7 Casey Gacic
Attendance: ?
Promoter: ? |
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1977 -
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1978 -
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1979 -
(2 shows) |
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May 31, 1979
Willie Monroe W10 Keith Broom
Attendance: 1,300*
Promoter: M/A Productions (NAACP Benefit) |
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October 18, 1979
Greg Page TKO3 Frankie Brown
Attendance: 2,830
Promoter: Butch Lewis |
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1980 -
(No shows) |
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1981 -
(2 shows) |
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March 5, 1981
Frank Fletcher TKO3 Robert Davis
Attendance: 1,100*
Promoter: J Russell Peltz & Joe Hand |
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November 25, 1981
Pinklon Thomas KO2 Curtis Whitener
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Bob Connelly |
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1982 -
(1 show) |
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March 27, 1982
Jeff Chandler TKO6 Johnny Carter
Attendance: 2,000*
Promoter: J Russell Peltz |
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1983 -
(1 show) |
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June 14, 1983
James Shuler KO1 Wilfredo Acosta
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Butch Lewis |
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1984 -
(1 show) |
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January 17, 1984
James Shuler W12 Clint Jackson
Attendance: ?
Promoter: Butch Lewis |
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1985 -
(No shows) |
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1986 -
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1987 -
(1 show) |
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June 1, 1987
Tony Thornton TKO5 Darryl Spain
Attendance: 1,655
Promoter: J Russell Peltz |
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1988 -
(2 shows) |
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October 6, 1988
Tony Thornton TKO5 Tim Williams
Attendance: ?
Promoter: J Russell Peltz |
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November 23, 1988
Dwight M. Qawi TKO7 Olian Alexander
Attendance: 1,500*
Promoter: Alfredo Marchio / International Productions |
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1989 -
(2 shows) |
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February 15, 1989
Nate Miller TKO6 Bert Cooper
Attendance: 1,700*
Promoter: Alfredo Marchio / International Productions |
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November 20, 1989
Meldrick Taylor TKO5 Jamie Balboa
Attendance: 3,100*
Promoter: Peltz Boxing / Seidman / Main Events/Monitor |
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1990 -
(No shows) |
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1991 -
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1992 -
(1 show) |
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January 18, 1992
Meldrick Taylor W12 Glenwood Brown
Attendance: 1,200*
Promoter: Peltz Boxing / Main Events/Monitor / MSG Boxing |
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* Attendance figures
marked with an asterisk are estimates taken from newspaper reports
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