Category: Boxing
Punchers from the Past- Bobby Scanlon
“ Irish” BOBBY SCANLON Born 2 January 1936 Buffalo, NY Died 23 June 1975 Record: 55 fights, 42 wins (12 by KO/TKO), 12 losses 1 draw. Beat: Wallace Bud Smith**, Lauro Salas**, Gale Kerwin, Joey Lopes*, Orlando Zuleta, Mario Vecchiatto, […]
Punchers from the Past: Dave Charnley
DAVE (THE DARTFORD DESTROYER) CHARNLEY Born 10 October 1935 Dartford, England Died 3 March 2012 at the age of 76 Record: 61 fights 48 wins, (27 by KO/TKO) 12 losses, 1 draw. Beat: Danny McCarthy, Joe Lucy, Johnny Gonsalves, Don […]
Punchers from the Past: Hector Thompson
HECTOR Thompson Born 24 June 1949 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia Died 20 May 2020 Career: 1970-1980 Record 87 fights 73 wins (27 by KO/TKO) 12 Losses 2 Draws Tuned Professional 11 March 1970 Defeated: Joe Tetteh(twice),Manny Santos, Gerardo Ferrat, […]
The Past Week in Action 5 December 2023
The Past Week in Action 5 December 2023 Highlights: – Ryan Garcia returns to action with an eighth round kayo of Oscar Duarte and there are wins for Shane Mosley Jr and Floyd Schofield. – Jordan Gill scores huge […]
The Past Week in Action 27 November 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: – David Benavidez […]
Puncher from the Past: Cleveland Williams
CLEVELAND (BIG CAT) WILLIAMS Born 30 June 1933 Griffin Georgia, USA Died 11 September 1999 Houston at the age of 66 Record: 97 Fights##, 82 Wins (62 by KO/TKO) 13 losses (8 by KO/TKO), 2 Draws. ## Williams said he […]
Punchers from the Past: Hector Thompson
HECTOR Thompson Born 24 June 1949 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia Died 20 May 2020 Career: 1970-1980 Record 87 fights 73 wins (27 by KO/TKO) 12 Losses 2 Draws Tuned Professional 11 March 1970 Defeated: Joe Tetteh(twice),Manny Santos, Gerardo Ferrat, […]
Puncher from the Past Florentino Fernandez
FLORENTINO (The Ox) Fernandez Born 7 March 1936 in Santiago de Cuba Died 28 January 2013 in Miami Turned Professional: 24 November 1956 Record: 67 fights won 50 (43 by KO/TKO), lost 16 (10 by KO/TKO, drew 1 Defeated: Rocky […]
The Past Week in Action 13 November 2023
The Past Week in Action 13 November 2023 Highlights: -Irish super welter prospect Callum Walsh outpoints Ismael Villareal for his ninth win and there are wins for Cain Sandoval, Gor Yeritsyan and Brian Ceballo -Harlan Eubank stops Timo Schwarzkopf […]
Punchers from the Past: LaMAR CLARK
LaMAR CLARK Born 1 December 1933 Cedar City Utah Died 5 November 2006 Utah Record: 46 fights 43 wins 3 losses (41 wins by KO/TKO, 28 in the first round). Weight Division: Heavyweight -Had his first professional fight 4 January […]
