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For his part, Kid Chocolate became the first world champion from Cuba. [12] [11] Three world champions won world titles in three different divisions, a feat no single fighter had accomplished since 1903; Tony Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong cemented their place in boxing history by achieving this feat. Armstrong was the first and ...
John L. Sullivan became the first American heavyweight champion in 1882 under the bare knuckle boxing rules and again in 1892, becoming the first world Heavyweight champion of the gloved era. [27] [28] He was defeated by James Corbett, often referred to as the father of modern boxing due to his innovative scientific technique, in 1892. [29]
Boxing on ABC refers to a series of boxing events [1] that have been televised on the American Broadcasting Company.Many of these events aired under the Wide World of Sports [2] banner which began on April 11, 1964 when challenger Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, defeated champion Sonny Liston in the seventh round.
Mikkel Kessler (2) – Regular champion (Primary champion vacant) 3 Oct 2008 – 21 Oct 2009 2 Kessler promoted to Super champion on WBA's August–September 2009 Official ratings posted on 21 October, [59] 1 month before fighting Andre Ward. Mikkel Kessler (2) – Super champion (Regular champion promoted) 21 Oct – 21 Nov 2009 0 (2) 18 Andre ...
The first world heavyweight champion under the Queensberry Rules was "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, who defeated John L. Sullivan in 1892 at the Pelican Athletic Club in New Orleans. [ 34 ] The first instance of film censorship in the United States occurred in 1897 when several states banned the showing of prize fighting films from the state of ...
In 1921 the National Boxing Association (NBA) was formed in New York City to help regulate and create order in the world of professional boxing in the United States. [3] In January 1930 the NBA attempted to introduce the same sort of regulations and structure on professional wrestling, motivated by the fact that there were a multitude of "World Champions" all over the country, all claiming to ...
The fight became the first world title fight to be carried over radio, ushering in an era of boxing radiocasts that lasted until the accessibility and popularity of televised boxing. [15] On the afternoon of July 2, 1921, the first fight to take place before the main event was between boxers Frankie Burns [16] and Packey O'Gatty. [17]
Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 22, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisions: featherweight , lightweight , and welterweight .