PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

 

Philly Boxing History

DECEMBER 17, 1983

 
 

 

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.

 
 
  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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