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#OnThisDay -1972, Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti, was born. #BoxingFacts

BoxingFacts's tweet image. #OnThisDay -1972,  Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti, was born. #BoxingFacts

#OnThisDay, 2004 Lamon Brewster KO'd Wladimir Klitschko, in Rd5 & won the vacant WBO heavyweight title #BoxingFacts

BoxingFacts's tweet image. #OnThisDay, 2004 Lamon Brewster KO'd Wladimir Klitschko, in Rd5 & won the vacant WBO heavyweight title #BoxingFacts

It took Jack Johnson 11 years to secure a world title shot. #BoxingFacts


Jack Johnson was born #onthisday 1878 in Galveston, Texas & within 13 years he was working as a docker, and fighting for fun #BoxingFacts


The 1956 heavyweight Olympic boxing champion,Pete Rademacher fought for a world title in his first pro bout & was KO’d by Floyd Patterson


Sam Langford and Harry Wills fought each other as professionals 17 times #BoxingFacts #Boxing


Rocky Marciano is the only Heavyweight Champion to remain undefeated throughout his career. Rocky was 49 – 0, with 43 KO’S. #Boxingfacts


Boxing was introduced as an Olympic sport at the 23rd Olympiad in 688 BC. The first Olympic champion was Onomastos Smyrnaios. #BoxingFacts


Sonny Liston received the first Million dollar purse when he defeated Floyd Patterson in 1963. #BoxingFacts #Boxing


'The National Stadium' in Dublin, Ireland was the first purpose built boxing venue in the world (1939) #BoxingFacts #Boxing #Boxing


The great French fighter, Georges Carpentier, started his career as a Fly- weight and ended as a Heavyweight. #BoxingFacts #boxing


Muhammad Ali lost to more amateur boxers (7) than professional boxers (5). #BoxingFacts #Boxing #Boxeo


Evander Holyfield turned down a role in the movie Rocky 5 purely because his character would be knocked out! #BoxingFacts #Boxeo #Boxing


In 1926 every world champion was American. #BoxingFacts #Boxing


#NeverGiveUp - Jersey Joe Walcott retired 6 times before winning a world title #BoxingFacts #Boxeo #Boxing


If Featherweight champion, Sandy Saddler and HW, Rocky Marciano were to fight, Saddler would've had a 2 inch reach advantage #BoxingFacts.


Bob Fitzsimmons was the first pro fighter to win world titles in 3 different weight divisions. #Boxing #BoxingFacts


The first televised fight was between Benny Leonard and Mickey Walker in 1931. #BoxingFacts #Boxing


The first boxing club was formed in London, England in 1814. It was called the Pugilistic Club. #BoxingFacts #Boxing


The 1956 heavyweight Olympic champion Pete Rademacher fought for the world title in his very first pro bout and was KO’d by Floyd Patterson


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