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Ted Lowery becomes the only fighter to last 10 rounds with Rocky Marciano on two separate occasions. -
The Legendary Joe Louis gets knocked out in 8 rounds by the up-and-coming Legend Rocky Marciano. -
Sugar Ray Robinson knocks out Randy Turpin in the 10th round reclaiming the middleweight title. -
Yoshio Shirai defeats Dado Morino to become Japan's first boxing world champion. -
Rocky Marciano defeats reigning champion Jersey Joe Walcott to win the heavyweight title. -
Pascual Pérez defeats Yoshio Shirai to become Argentina first boxing world champion. -
Mario D'Agata defeats Robert Cohen in the sixth round to become the world's first deaf-mute champion. -
Rocky Marciano announces his retirement with a record of 49-0. becoming the only heavyweight to end his career undefeated. -
George Foreman defeated Joe Frazier to become the heavyweight champion. -
One of the greatest fights for Muhammad Ali but one of the worst for George Foreman. -
One of the most exciting fights to ever bless the screens of boxing fans. A 14-round long war between 2 of the greatest boxers in the world Muhammad Ali and Joe Fraizer. This fight was incredible neither opponent wanted to stop and both sides wanted to hurt the other as much as possible. Ali would win after Fraizer's team retired to their corner. -
Duk Koo Kim was knocked out in the 14th round of a title fight. Kim would be carried out of the ring on a stretcher and would not wake up, eventually dying 5 days later. This would cause the traditional 15-round fights to change to 12 rounds. -
George Foreman becomes the oldest fighter to win the heavyweight title at the age of 45. -
Women's boxing was officially added to the 2012 London Olympic games. -
Manny Pacquiao retires from boxing as the only boxer to win world titles in eight divisions.