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Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo (1st meeting)

2006-12-12T10:37:16Z

BBking:

<fight>908317</fight>

* This bout was for the linear and legit Lightweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
Referee: [[Tony Weeks]] 
Time: 2:06 
Judges scoring at time of stoppage: Daniel Van de Wiele (86-85 Corrales), Paul Smith (87-84 Castillo), Lou Moret (87-84 Corrales)

Corrales was knocked down twice in Round 10. He spit his mouthpiece out after each knockdown, causing controversy because of the extra recovery time he received as his corner rinsed out the mouthpiece. He had a point deducted after the second infraction. As Castillo moved in to finish off Corrales, the always-dangerous Corrales landed a huge left hook that staggered Castillo. Corrales quickly followed up with a flurry of hard punches causing referee Tony Weeks to stop the fight. Both fighters took a tremendous amount of punishment in what is already widely considered a boxing classic.

Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].

Source: Showtime Network Live 05/07/05

Diego Corrales wins the RING magazine lightweight championship of the world.

[[Category:2005 Bouts|Corrales, Diego vs. Castillo]]

Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo (1st meeting)

2006-12-12T10:36:56Z

BBking:

<fight>908317</fight>

* This bout was for the linear and legit Light Heavyweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
Referee: [[Tony Weeks]] 
Time: 2:06 
Judges scoring at time of stoppage: Daniel Van de Wiele (86-85 Corrales), Paul Smith (87-84 Castillo), Lou Moret (87-84 Corrales)

Corrales was knocked down twice in Round 10. He spit his mouthpiece out after each knockdown, causing controversy because of the extra recovery time he received as his corner rinsed out the mouthpiece. He had a point deducted after the second infraction. As Castillo moved in to finish off Corrales, the always-dangerous Corrales landed a huge left hook that staggered Castillo. Corrales quickly followed up with a flurry of hard punches causing referee Tony Weeks to stop the fight. Both fighters took a tremendous amount of punishment in what is already widely considered a boxing classic.

Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].

Source: Showtime Network Live 05/07/05

Diego Corrales wins the RING magazine lightweight championship of the world.

[[Category:2005 Bouts|Corrales, Diego vs. Castillo]]

Antonio Tarver vs. Bernard Hopkins

2006-12-12T10:35:34Z

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* This bout was for the linear and legit Light Heavyweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
*Referee: Benjy Esteves Jr.
*Judges scoring: John Coyle 118-109, Clark Sammartino 118-109, Al Bennett 118-109

Tarver down in round five when his glove touched the canvas after a Hopkins right.

== Factoids ==
*Hopkins also won recognition as Light Heavyweight Champion by [[Ring Magazine]], by beating Tarver
*Tarver was a 3-to-1 favorite (per Fightnews)
*Tarver lost a $250,000 bet with Hopkins, after he failed to stop Hopkins in the first six rounds.

[[Category:2006 Bouts|Hopkins vs. Tarver]]

Antonio Tarver vs. Glen Johnson (1st meeting)

2006-12-12T10:35:19Z

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<fight>844714</fight>

* This bout was for the linear and legit Light Heavyweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
*Referee: Pat Russell
*Judges Scoring: [[Chuck Giampa]] 115-113 (Johnson), [[Marty Denkin]] 116-112 (Tarver), [[Melvina Lathan]] 115-113 (Johnson)
----

Tarver was stripped of the WBC Title for choosing to face Glen Johnson, rather than WBC #1 mandatory contender Paul Briggs. Johnson vacated the IBF Title, choosing to face Antonio Tarver, rather than IBF #1 mandatory contender Rico Hoye.

Glen Johnson wins the RING light heavyweight championship of the world.

==External Links==
A detailed account of this fight can be read here: [http://www.ringsidereport.com/Wilbur_12212004.htm Johnson Finally Wins a Close One ]

[[Category:2004 Bouts|Tarver vs. Johnson]]

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver (2nd meeting)

2006-12-12T10:35:05Z

BBking:

<fight>738171</fight>

* This bout was for the linear and legit Light Heavyweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
Referee: [[Jay Nady]] 
Time: 1:41 

Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]].

Single straight left hand from Tarver puts Jones on the canvas. Jones tries to get up and does, but Nady stops the bout, feeling that Jones is too hurt to continue.

Tarver wins the RING magazine Light Heavyweight championship of the world.

[[Category:2004 Bouts|Tarver vs. Jones]]

Joe Calzaghe vs. Sakio Bika

2006-12-12T10:32:42Z

BBking:

<fight> 1119919 </fight>
* This bout was for the linear and legit Super Middleweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
*Referee: [[Mickey Vann]]
*Announcer: [[Michael Buffer]]
*Judges Scoring: Jose Rivera (117-110), John Lawson (117-110), Phil Edwards (116-111)
*Broadcast on ITV and HBO (via tape delay)
----
Calzaghe won a 12 round brawl against Bika. Calzaghe was cut in the 4th round over the left eye by a headbutt. Bika had one point deducted in the 5th round for a headbutt. With this win, Calzaghe has made 19 defenses of his super middleweight title. This in the second highest in this division, Sven Ottke made 21 successful defences of the IBF title.

[[Category:2006 Bouts]]

Jermain Taylor vs. Bernard Hopkins (2nd meeting)

2006-12-12T10:31:10Z

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<fight>991124</fight>
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Taylor || Hopkins
|-
| Landed || 124 || 130
|-
| Thrown || 391 || 371
|-
| Pct. || 32% || 35%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Taylor || Hopkins
|-
| Landed || 60 || 101
|-
| Thrown || 182 || 240
|-
| Pct. || 33% || 42%
|}
* This bout was for the linear and legit Middleweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
*Referee: [[Jay Nady]]
*Judges scoring: [[Dave Moretti]] 115-113, [[Chuck Giampa]] 115-113, [[Patricia Morse Jarman]] 115-113
*Weights: Hopkins 160, Taylor 159
----

==External Links==
[http://www.boxingtimes.com/analyses/2005/051203taylor_hopkins2.html The Boxing Times analysis]

[[Category:2005 Bouts|Hopkins vs. Taylor]]

Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor (1st meeting)

2006-12-12T10:30:47Z

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{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Hopkins || Taylor
|-
| Landed || 96 || 86
|-
| Thrown || 326 || 453
|-
| Pct. || 29% || 19%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Jabs || Hopkins || Taylor
|-
| Landed || 18 || 36
|-
| Thrown || 109 || 264
|-
| Pct. || 17% || 14%
|}

* This bout was for the linear and legit Middleweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
*Referee: [[Jay Nady]]
*Judges scoring: Duane Ford 115-113 (Taylor), Jerry Roth 116-112 (Hopkins), Paul Smith 115-113 (Taylor)
*Weights: both 160
----

Hopkins' record setting streak of 20 straight title defenses comes to an end.

==External Links==
[http://www.boxingtimes.com/analyses/2005/050716hopkins_taylor.html The Boxing Times analysis]

[[Category:2005 Bouts|Hopkins vs. Taylor]]

Zab Judah vs. Carlos Manuel Baldomir

2006-12-12T10:30:18Z

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<fight>1035909</fight>

*Referee: [[Arthur Mercante Jr.]]
*Judges scoring: Gualtiero Cavalieri 115-113, Melvina Lathan 115-112, [[Julie Lederman]] 114-113
*Weights: Judah 146.75; Baldomir 146.25
----

* This bout was for the linear and legit Welterweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.

Judah's IBF and WBA titles were not at stake since Baldomir did not pay their sanctioning fees, however both titles became vacant due to Judah losing. Baldomir's camp later claimed that neither organization had ever approached them about paying the fees.

[[Category:2006 Bouts|Judah vs. Baldomir]]

Carlos Manuel Baldomir vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

2006-12-12T10:30:02Z

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<fight>1104350</fight>
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Baldomir || Mayweather
|-
| Landed || 79 || 199
|-
| Thrown || 670 || 458
|-
| Pct. || 12% || 43%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Baldomir || Mayweather
|-
| Landed || 67 || 131
|-
| Thrown || 562 || 258
|-
| Pct. || 12% || 51%
|}

* This bout was for the linear and legit Welterweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
* Referee: [[Jay Nady]]
* Judges Scoring: Chuck Giampa (108-120), John Keane (108-120), Paul Smith (110-118)
* At the post fight press conference, Mayweather stated, that he plans to retire after his next fight.
*Fans booed at the end of the fight and many of them left before the fight was over
* Floyd said that he may have broken his right hand

[[Category:2006 Bouts]]

Carlos Manuel Baldomir vs. Arturo Gatti

2006-12-12T10:29:46Z

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<fight>1067739</fight>
*Referee: [[Wayne Hedgepeth]]
*Time: 2:50
*Judges: [[Tom Kaczmarek]], [[Hubert Minn]], [[John Stewart]]
*Weights: both 147
*WBC & IBA Welterweight Titles
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* This bout was for the linear and legit Welterweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.

Baldomir makes a successful first title defense, in Gatti's hometown, by overpowering the naturally smaller Gatti. Baldomir consistently landed right hand power shots throughout the fight. At times, Gatti attempted to stand and trade with Baldomir, but his power shots seemed to have little effect on the champ.

Gatti was knocked down by a left hook to the head in the 9th, after he had been hurt along the ropes. After he rose, a barrage of punches from Baldomir put him down for the 2nd time. Referee [[Wayne Hedgepeth]], immediately stopped the bout.

[[Category:2006 Bouts|Baldomir vs. Gatti]]

Jermain Taylor vs. Kassim Ouma

2006-12-12T10:27:47Z

BBking:

<fight>1129521</fight>
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Taylor || Ouma
|-
| Landed || 244 || 177
|-
| Thrown || 597 || 701
|-
| Pct. || 41% || 25%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Taylor || Ouma
|-
| Landed || 188 || 135
|-

| Thrown || 413 || 494
|-
| Pct. || 46% || 27%
|}

* This bout was for the linear and legit Middleweight Championship of the world. The Ring Magazine Belt was also at stake.
*Weights: Taylor 159.5 lbs, Ouma 158.7 lbs
*Referee: [[Frank Garza]]
*Judges Scoring: [[Tom Kaczmarek]] (117-111), [[Sergio Silvi]] (115-113), [[Jack Woodburn]] (118-110)
*Scores after round 4: 40-36, 40-36, 40-36
*Scores after round 8: 80-72, 80-72, 78-74
*Taylor was cut over the left eye in round 5

[[Category:2006 Bouts]]