Chronography of Boxing

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28 October 2006, Trevor Berbick, boxer, died (born 1 August 1954)

11 May 2006, Floyd Patterson, boxer, died (born 4 January 1935)

2 February 2005, Max Schmeling, boxer, died (born 28 September 1905)

23 July 1991, Peter Kane, boxer, died.

2 June 1991, Ashley Williams, Welsh amateur boxer, was born.

23 May 1990, Rocky Graziano, US middle-weight champion boxer, died

3 March 1984, John Monaghan, boxer, died (born 21 August 1920).

18 July 1983, Donald Cockell, boxer, died (born 22 September 1928).

27 March 1983, Robert Guerrero, US boxer, was born.

26 June 1979, Muhammad Ali retired as world heavyweight boxing champion. He made two comebacks in 1980 and 1981 but lost both.

28 November 1976, Leonard Harvey, boxer, died (born 11 July 1907).

20 November 1971, Joe McAvoy, boxer, died (born 20 November 1908).

26 October 1971, Audley Harrison, boxer, was born.

15 March 1971, John Brown, boxer, died (born 29 November 1909)

20 October 1970, Ted Lewis, boxer, died (born 24 October 1894).

8 November 1969, Henry Mallin, boxer, was born (died 8 November 1969).

24 August 1968, James Toney, US boxer, was born.

10 August 1967, Riddick Bowe, boxer, was born.

8 August 1966, Christopher Eubank, boxer, was born in Dulwich, London.

30 June 1966, Mike Tyson, boxer, was born.

17 May 1966, Randolph Turpin, boxer, died.

25 July 1965, Frederick Mills, boxer, died (born 26 June 1919).

5 February 1965, Jeff Harding, Australian boxer, was born.

19 October 1962, Evander Holyfield, boxer, was born

16 November 1961, Frank Bruno, boxer, was born in Hammersmith, London.

28 February 1961, Barry McGuigan, world featherweight boxing champion, was born.

22 April 1960, Lloyd Honeyghan, boxer, was born in Jamaica.

20 July 1956, Charles Magri, boxer, was born in Tunis, Tunisia.��

17 May 1956, �Sugar� Ray Leonard, boxer, was born.

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10 May 1955, Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer, died aged 73.

5 November 1953, Dennis Andries, boxer, was born in Georgetown, Guyana.

17 August 1951, Alan Minter, boxer, was born.

27 May 1951, John Conteh, boxer, was born in Liverpool.

1 March 1949, Joe Louis retired as world heavyweight boxing champion.

13 February 1949, Thomas Palmer, boxer, died (born 19 January 1876).

18 July 1948, James Watt, boxer, was born.

12 January 1947, Joe Frazier, heavyweight boxing champion in the 1970s, was born.

10 June 1946, Jack Johnson, US boxer, died aged 68.

28 June 1945, Kenneth Buchanan, boxer, was born in Edinburgh.

5 March 1943, Billy Backus, American boxer, was born.

18 December 1942, Cassius Clay, champion boxer, was born in Kentucky.

13 October 1942, Walter McGowan, boxer, was born.

7 May 1938, John Caldwell, boxer, was born.

28 February 1938, Terence Spinks, boxer, was born.

15 October 1935, Richard McTaggart,� boxer, was born.

10 October 1935, David Charnley, boxer, was born.

4 January 1935, Floyd Patterson, US professional boxer, was born.

20 August 1931, Don King, boxing promoter, was born.

22 September 1928, Donald Cockell, boxer, was born in Battersea, London (died 18 July 1983).

8 August 1928, Peter Keenan, boxer, was born in Glasgow.

18 August 1925, Terry Allen, British boxer, was born (died 8 April 1987).

30 January 1925, Jim Driscoll, boxer, died (born 15 December 1880).

19 September 1922, Willie Pep, boxer, was born (died 23 November 2006)

1921, The World Boxing Association was founded in the USA. Originally known as the National Boxing Association, it changed its name in 1862 as the sport became more international.

18 January 1921, Bruce Woodcock, boxer, was born.

17 January 1921, Austin Rice, US boxer, died aged 48.

26 November 1920, Richard Turpin, boxer, was born (died 7 July 1990).

21 August 1920, John Monaghan, boxer, was born (died 3 March 1984).

3 May 1920, US boxer Sugar Ray Robinson was born.

2 September 1911, John Peterson, boxer, was born (died 22 November 1990).

1909, The first Lonsdale Belt was presented by the 5^th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944).

29 November 1909, John Brown, boxer, was born (died 15 March 1971)

28 June 1909, Jackie Berg, boxer, was born (died 22 April 1991).

20 November 1908, Joe McAvoy, boxer, was born (died 20 November 1971).

11 July 1907, Leonard Harvey, boxer, was born (died 28 November 1976).

14 January 1906, Nelson Tarleton, boxer, was born (died 12 January 1956)

2 November 1900, "Terrible Terry" McGovern successfully defended his title as featherweight boxing champion against challenger Joe Bernstein in a bout at Louisville.

31 January 1900, John Sholto Douglas, Marquess of Queensberry, died aged 55. He had successfully pushed for the 1867 adoption of rules for boxing that still apply and that bear his name, although they were actually authored by John Graham Chambers.

2 November 1895, Jack Dempsey, boxer, died (born 15 December 1862)

24 June 1895, Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight boxing champion, was born.

24 October 1894, Ted Lewis, boxer, was born (died 20 October 1970).

1 June 1892, Henry Mallin, boxer, was born (died 8 November 1969).

12 May 1892, William James Wilde, boxer, was born (died 10 January 1969)

5 March 1891, The National Sporting Club, a private club, was founded at 43 King Street, Covent Garden., London. It did much to organise boxing with gloves.

31 August 1889, William Wells, boxer, was born (died 11 June 1967)

1880, The Amateur Boxing Association was founded, with 12 clubs. That grew to 105 by 1924

15 December 1880, Jim Driscoll, boxer, was born (died 30 January 1925).

19 January 1876, Thomas Palmer, boxer, was born (died 13 February 1949).

1866, The Queensberry Rules were introduced, making boxing safer and better organised.

26 March 1866, Jack McAuliffe, boxer, was born (died 5 November 1937).

15 December 1862, Jack Dempsey, boxer, was born in Kildare, Ireland (died 2 November 1895).

26 May 1863, Robert Fitzsimmons, boxer, was born (died 22 October 1917).

9 March 1863, John Gully, English boxer, died (born 21 August 1783).

17 April 1860, The first world heavyweight was held in Farnborough, UK. It ended in chaos, with both contestants too badly inured to fight on.

8 April 1831, James Mace, boxer, was born (died 30 November 1910)

25 May 1826, Tom Sayers, English boxer, was born (died 8 November 1865)

21 August 1783, John Gully, English boxer, was born (died 9 March 1863).

16 August 1743, The earliest prize-ring code of boxing drawn up in England by champion fighter Jack Boughton. From 1740, public boxing matches became popular in Britain.

8 December 1734, James Figg, champion boxer, died in London.

1719, James Figg set himself up, in London, as a teacher of boxing. He was a champion boxer.

1704, Jack Broughton was born. He drew up the Queensberry Rules. He died in 1789.

1695, James Figg, early British boxing champion, was born in Oxfordshire (died 8 December 1734).

January 1681, The firsr recorded bare knuckle boxing bout in England. A match was held for the entertainment of the Duke of Albermarle, between his footman and a butcher.

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