September Dates in Boxing
Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 17:10
A list of happenings through the years in September
View rest here - http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/blog/?p=17414#more-17414September 1,
1866: James J. Corbett born.
1899: Harry Harris D 6 Jimmy Barry, Chicago.
Joe Gans KO 10 Eugene Bezenah, Brooklyn, NY.
1900: James (Rube) Ferns W 15 Matty Matthews, Detroit. Retains World Welterweight Title.
1908: Sam Langford ND 6 Joe Jeanette, NYC. Newspaper decision was a draw according to the New York Times. Jeanette was knocked down in the 1st and 2nd round, but it was felt that his rally afterward against Langford had earned him a draw
Tommy Burns KO 6 Bill Lang, Melbourne. Retains World Heavyweight Title.
1919: Pete Herman ND 10 Joe Lynch, Waterbury, CT.
1923: Rocky Marciano born Rocco Francis Marchegiano.
1924: Harry Wills ND 12 Luis Angel Firpo, Jersey City, NJ.