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Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped Ricky Hatton in the tenth #OnThisDay in 2007, retaining the WBC, Ring & lineal welterweight titles.

Future middleweight king Tiger Flowers beat former champ Johnny Wilson via a Rd 3 TKO #OTD in 1924 at MSG in NY. Around 13,000 fans saw Flowers break his opponent down after a classic first stanza slugfest branded "one of the most terrific rounds in the history of local boxing".

Death. Taxes. Me getting sick before xmas.

Wilfredo Gomez retained the WBC super bantamweight crown #OnThisDay in 1982 with a Round 14 TKO of Lupe Pintor at the Superdome in New Orleans.

After watching the November 30, 1979 ABC primetime triple header, I'm revisiting Aris and Pat's talk about this card from about a year ago.

November 29, 1991: Buddy McGirt W 12 Simon Brown, Las Vegas. Wins World Welterweight Title.

Vito Antuofermo retained the WBC and WBA world middleweight crowns #OnThisDay in 1979 with a highly controversial draw against Marvin Hagler at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Carmen Basilio stopped Tony DeMarco in the 12th once again #OnThisDay to retain the world welterweight title. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.

Marco Antonio Barrera edged a majority decision over Érik Morales #OnThisDay in 2004, to win the WBC super featherweight title. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Round [11] & Fight of the Year.

The night Juan LaPorte won the title, September 15, 1982.

Juan LaPorte vs. Ruben Castillo, LaPorte's first defense of his WBC featherweight title.

Julian "The Hawk" Jackson scored an truly devastating one-punch knockout of Herol "Bomber" Graham to became a two-division world champion when he won the vacant WBC middleweight title by 4th round KO at the Torrequebrada Hotel & Casino in Benalmádena, Spain #OnThisDay in 1990.

Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez won The Ring and vacant WBC middleweight titles with a 12 round unanimous decision over Miguel Ángel Cotto at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada #OnThisDay in 2015.

Canelo Álvarez won a close unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto #OnThisDay in 2015, to win the vacant WBC middleweight title. Canelo becomes a two-division champion.

Doug. Lol

Willie Pep won the featherweight title from Chalky Wright #OnThisDay in 1942, winning a unanimous decision as well as improving his impressive record to 54-0.

An American Werewolf in My Bookshelf

On this day in 1999, 25 years ago, Pokémon Gold & Silver were first released. These games started the second generation and had you travel through Johto to defeat Gyms and defeat Team Rocket before heading back to Kanto! www.serebii.net/gs/

Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight champion born Arnold Raymond Cream who captured the title at a then-record 37-years-old, after four unsuccessful attempts. Never give up 👊

Canelo Alvarez won the WBC world middleweight crown #OnThisDay in 2015 with a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Miguel Cotto at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino (Events Center) in Las Vegas.

Francisco Guilledo, better known as "Pancho Villa," 1920s flyweight champion and the first ever Asian world champion, enjoying himself in the early portion of the 1920s.

Reconnecting with the Twitter homies on Bluesky

Esteban De Jesus gave Roberto Duran his first loss & first suffered knockdown #OnThisDay in 1972, De Jesus winning a ten-round unanimous decision.