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James J. Jeffries K.o's Jack Finnegan in round 1 with 55 seconds in the fight.
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Bob Fitzsimmons defeats George Gardner for the light heavyweight title. Fitzsimmons, previously middleweight and heavyweight champ.
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James J. Jeffries annouces his retirement in boxing appearing as david crockett
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In Boxing's first million dollar gate, heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey defends his title by KOing Georges Carpentier, four rounds, Jersey City. 80, 183 fans pay $1,789,238 to see the bout, also the first title fight to be carried live on radio.
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Ruth made about $70,000 a year. Dempsey made an impressive $300,000 for his 1921 title defense against Frenchman and light heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier. He was called one of the big five of sports in the 1920's.
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Gene Tunney floored in the seventh round, benefited from a "long count" when Jack Dempsey fails to immediately go to a neutral corner, arise to floor Dempsey in the eight round on route to a 10 round decision, Chicago. A new gate record of $2,658,660.
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Gene Tunney stops Tom Heeney, 11 rounds, Bronx, to retain the heavyweight title. Soon afterward, he retires an unbeaten champion.
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Henry Armstrong defeats Baby Arzimendi, 10 rounds, Los Angeles, gets Cali and Mexico recognition as featherweight champion.
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Rocky Marciano KOs Carmine Vingo, six rounds, New York. Vingo critically injured, undergoes brain surgery, he survives, but will never fight again.
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Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Louis, eight rounds, New York. Joe retires after the bout, this time permanently
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Rocky Marciano, down in the first and cut over both eyes and on scalp, KOs Jersey Joe Walcott with a single right to the jaw, 13 rounds, Philadelphia, to win heavyweight title.
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Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, 32 , announces retirement. he leaves the ring with 49-0 record, the only heavyweight champion to retire unbeaten throughout career.
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Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston, one round, Lewiston, ME, to retain heavyweight title.
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In the first world title bout between two Japanese fighters Hiroshi Kobayashi KOs Yoshiaki Numata, 12 rounds, Tokyo, to win jr. lightweight title.
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Muhammad Ali refuses induction into United States Armed Forces, The WBA strips him of the heavyweight title.
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Former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano dies in plane crash in Newton, Iowa, one day before 46th birthday.
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Former heavyweight champion, Sonny Liston, listed as 38, is alleged to have died from a morphine overdose, Las Vegas. His lat fight was 7 months beofore.
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Ken Norton breaks Muhammad Ali's jaw en route to winning NABF heavyweight title, 12 rounds, San Diego.
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Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton, 12 rounds, Los Angeles, to regain NABF heavyweight title.
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In boxer vs. wrestler match, Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki, battle to a draw, 15 rounds, Tokyo.
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Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton, 15 rounds, Bronx, to retain heavyweight title in the last title fight held in Yankee Stadium.
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Muhammad Ali ends career with a decision loss to Trevor Berbick, 10 rounds, Nassau.
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Mike Tyson turns pro with a first round KO of Hector Mercedes, Albany , New York.
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Mike Tyson, 20, becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in ring history by stopping Trevor Berbick, two rounds, Las Vegas, to win WBC heavyweight title.
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Mike Tyson defeats Bonecrusher Smith, 12 rounds, LAS Vegas, to unify WBC/WBA heavyweight titles.
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In the greatest upset in boxing history, Buster Douglas, a 42-1 underdog, gets off the deck in the eight round, to KO Mike Tyson, 10 rounds, Tokyo, to win heavyweight title.
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Mike Tyson gets convicted of rape in Marion, Ind. and begins serving a six-year sentence.
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Mike Tyson, in his first fight in four years, wins by DQ over Peter McNeeley, one round, Las Vegas.
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Roy Jones Jr. suffers his first defeat to Montell Griffin by DQ, nine rounds, hitting Griffin while he was down. Griffin the new WBC light heavyweight champion, New York.
