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2004 Robert Pastorelli, actor/boxer, Murphy Brown, dies at 49
2003 Trevor Goddard, actor/boxer, JAG, dies at 37 1997 Bruce Woodcock, boxer, British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945 - 1950, dies at 76 1997 New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988 1995 Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52 1995 Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years 1994 Joseph Paul Jack Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer, dies at 91 1994 Wangila Napunyi, welterweight boxer, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, dies at 26 1994 Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma 1994 Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80 1993 Billy Conn, boxer (fought Joe Louis 1951), dies of pneumonia at 75 1993 Billy Conn, boxer/actor (Pittsburgh Kid), dies at 75 1992 Arthur Lang, U.S. boxer/businessman, dies at 115 1992 Warren Neal Boxer, dies of AIDS at 34 1992 William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, U.S. boxer/pianist, dies at 81 1990 Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock and Roll), dies 1990 Rocky Graziano, boxer, dies at 71, of heart failure 1989 Boxer Mike Tyson divorces actress Robin Givens 1988 South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in 1988 New York Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist 1986 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1983 Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault 1982 Duk Koo Kim, S Korean boxer, legally declared dead 1982 Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini 1981 Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55 1981 Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth 1979 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69 1977 Fernando Vargas, Oxnard California, welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1977 Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Michigan, featherweight boxer, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1976 Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, bantamweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1976 David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1976 Terrance Cauthen, Trenton, New Jersey, lightweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Nick Farrell, East York Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Eric Morel, PR, U.S. flyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Hercules Kyvelos, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1974 Casey Patton, London Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 Garth John Da Silva, Auckland New Zealand, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Jean Francois Bergeron, born in St. Jerome, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1972 Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1971 David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Raul Marquez, Mexico, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1971 Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1971 Sonny Liston, World Champ hw boxer (1962-64), found dead at 36 1970 Charles "Sonny" Liston, heavyweight boxer champ (1962-64), dies 1970 Mike Strange, born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1969 Simon and Garfunkel releases "Boxer" 1969 Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni, Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1969 Claude Lambert, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1969 Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver 1968 Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Florida, light heavyweight boxer, Olympics-br-96 1968 Ritchie Woodhall, born in Woodside, Telford, England, boxer, athlete, television and radio broadcaster, bronze medal winer, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1990 Gold Commonwealth Games 1967 Edward Eagan, boxer, bobsledder, Gold Medal 1920, 1932 Olympics, dies at 69 1967 Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Emily Watson, actress, Breaking the Waves, Boxer 1967 Louisville, Kentucky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali 1967 Larry Donald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1966 Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63 1966 Vladislav Neiman, born in Israel, Men's flyweight boxer, 1996 Olympics 1966 Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home 1965 Romallis Ellis, Washington D.C., lightweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1965 Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Connecticut, super heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1965 Lennox Lewis, born in London, England, Super HW boxer 1988 Olympics gold 1964 Randall Thompson, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, boxer 1996 Olympics 1964 Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver 1964 Pernell Whitaker, boxer, Olympic-gold 1963 Mark Breland, born in Brooklyn, New York, welterweight boxer 1984 Olympics gold 1963 David Moore, U.S. feather weight boxer, dies at 29 1962 Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer, Olympic-bronze-1988, champ, 1990-92 1962 Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24 1961 Frank Bruno, British boxer, European champ 1961 Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, boxer, killed a boxer in the ring 1960 Tyrell Biggs, Philadelphia, super HW boxer 1984 Olympics gold 1960 Cassius Clay wins 1st battle as professional boxer 1960 Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1958 Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer, world champ at 17y176d 1958 Tony Sibson, born in Leicester, England, professional boxer, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, during the 1970's and 1980's 1957 Adolfo Horta, born in Camaguey, Cuba, HW boxer, 1980 Olympics silver 1956 Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer, U.S. Olympics team 1980 1956 Michael Spinks, U.S., middleweight boxer 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer, 1983 1956 Howard Edward Davis, Jr., Glen Cove, New York, lw boxer 1976 Olympics silver 1955 John Tate, U.S., heavyweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1953 Mickey Rourke, boxer/actor, Wild Orchid, Barfly 1952 Angel Herrera, born in Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics 1952 Alexis Arguello, born in Managua, Nicaragua, featherweight boxer, 1974 champ 1952 Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics 1951 Alan Minter, England, light-middleweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze 1951 Roberto Duran, boxer, fists of stone 1951 John Conteh, born in Liverpool, England, athlete, former British boxer, world light-heavyweight boxing champion 1950 Benjamin Peterson, U.S., heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971 1949 Ricardo Luis Carreras, New York City, bantamweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze 1949 John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1948 Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Rolando Garbey, Oriente Cuba, light MW boxer, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1946 Fighting Mack, Edwin Alberto, Antillian welterweight boxer 1945 Pete Postlethwaite, actor, The Boxer 1944 Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem 1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973 1942 Carlos Monzon, boxer/actor, La Mary, Sonar Sonar 1942 Muhammad Ali, heavyweight champ boxer, 1964 - 1967 1974 - 1978 1941 Quincey Daniels, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, boxer 1960 Olympics bronze 1941 Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl 1940 Barbara Boxer, born in Brooklyn, New York, Representative-D-California, 1983 - 1992 and Senator-D-CA, 1993 - 1940 Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1939 Sandro Lopopolia, Italy, lightweight boxer, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics 1939 Carmelo Bossi, Italy, light middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics silver 1939 Charles Brown, Cin, Ohio, featherweight boxer 1964 Olympics bronze 1938 Boris Lagutin, U.S.S.R., light-middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1938 Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer 1956 Olympics bronze 1937 Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor, Boxer 1936 German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis 1936 Jose Torres, U.S., boxer, Olympics 1933 Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1932 Wilson "Papa" Godett, Curacaos worker's union leader/boxer 1932 Charles Adkins, U.S., light welterweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1930 James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold 1929 Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold 1928 Hans Nielsen, Denmark, lightweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold 1927 George Hunter, born in South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1926 Laszlo Papp, born in Hungary, Olympic Boxer, Gold-1948, 1952, 1956 1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight 1924 Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1923 Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer, 1952 - 1956 1921 Bruce Woodcock, born in England, boxer, British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945 - 1950, European heavyweight champion 1946 - 1949, events attracted sellout crowds 1920 Sugar Ray Robinson, Walter Smith, middle/welterweight boxer, champ 1913 Lou Salica, U.S., flyweight boxer, Olympic-bronze-1932 1910 William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, U.S. boxer/slaughterhouse pianist 1910 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, born in Orange, New Jersey, boxer/actor, On the Waterfront 1908 Jackie Fields, U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold 1906 Primo Carnera, Italian boxer, champ-1933 1905 Laszlo Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1903 Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer 1902 Joseph Paul Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer 1901 Peace of Peking - Ends Boxer Rebellion in China 1901 Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded 1901 Hsu Cheng-yu, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded 1900 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion 1900 China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians 1900 U.S. troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion 1898 Eddie Eagan, born in Denver, boxer, bobsledder, Gold Medals 1920, 1932 Olympics 1877 Arthur Lang, U.S., boxer/businessman, Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115 1866 James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer, 1892-97 1853 George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate 1831 John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track |
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