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Philly Boxing History |
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DECEMBER 17, 1983 |
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CHANDLER STOPS MUNIZ IN REMATCH Bantamweight champion Jeff Chandler made the 8th defense of his title on this day in 1983. This fight was particularly interesting because five months earlier Oscar Muniz had beaten Chandler by decision in a 10-round non-title bout, snapping Jeff's undefeated streak. All eyes were on this championship rematch to see if Joltin' Jeff could avenge his only loss. Chandler, the best Philly fighter of his era, came through. Things were very different this time around, as Chandler handled Muniz and stopped him in seven rounds. This fight turned out to be Jeff's final win. In April of the following year, Chandler lost his crown to Richie Sandoval via 15th round TKO. Problems with cataracts pushed the former champ into retirement and he never returned to the ring. Chandler was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002 with a career record of 33-2-2 with 18 KOs. |
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OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
1928 - Harry Blitman KO5 Young Joe Firpo at Atlantic City | ||||
1943 - Billy Fox KO2 Wesley Hayes at Atlantic City | ||||
1943 - Gus Dorazio W10 Gunnar Barlund at Denver, CO | ||||
1945 - Billy Fox KO6 George Kochan at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
1945 - Eddie Giosa W8 Pat Scanlon at Madison Square Garden in New York | ||||
1954 - Slim Jim Robinson KO3 Charley Purvis at the Cambria A.C. in Kensington | ||||
1954 - Carmen Bartolomeo KO3 Tony Argo at the Cambria A.C. in Kensington | ||||
1957 - Harold Johnson KO5 Sid Peaks at Toledo, OH | ||||
1959 - Vic Diamond W6 Tito Gavilan at the Alhambra A.C. in South Philly | ||||
1973 - Bobby 'Boogaloo' Watts W10 Mario Rosa at New York | ||||
1975 - Tyrone Everett W12 Ray Lunny III at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco | ||||
1976 - Skinny Jimmy Rothwell W8 C.J. Faison at Philadelphia | ||||
1983 - Gary Hinton W10 Felix Reyes at the Sands in Atlantic City | ||||
1994 - Bernard Hopkins D12 Segundo Mercado I at Quito, Ecuador | ||||
1994 - Tim Witherspoon TKO6 Nathaniel Fitch at Atlantic City | ||||
BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
1915 - Mike Evans | ||||
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