On This Day: Mike Tyson denied KO victory when manager of Peter McNeeley enters the ring to save his fighter
Mike Tyson ends four-year layoff with victory over the wild Peter McNeeley
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On This Day: Terence Crawford becomes undisputed super-lightweight king with thrashing of Julius Indongo
But the ‘reign’ of Terence Crawford lasts just 11 days as the championship is almost immediately splintered yet again
On This Day: Bombastic Nigel Benn beats Iran Barkley in a foul-filled one-round barnburner
Iran Barkley would go on to win titles at super-middle and light-heavy but it wasn’t his night against Nigel Benn
When a routine defence turned into a real battle for Howard Winstone
Howard Winstone got more than he bargained for when he defended his titles against Billy Calvert
On This Day: ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier makes his professional debut when he fells Woody Goss in the opening round
The start of Joe Frazier’s legendary professional career
When Ted Broadribb knocked the great Georges Carpentier silly
When Young Snowball took down Georges Carpentier
On This Day: Supposed non-puncher Pernell Whitaker shows Juan Nazario how to score the perfect KO
Pernell Whitaker annihilates Juan Nazario to become the first undisputed lightweight king since Roberto Duran
Four ways to use the lead hook
Tony Jeffries demonstrates four ways to throw the lead hook
On This Day: Lightweight Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho bedazzles Jose Luis Ramirez and then calls out heavyweight Larry Holmes
The flamboyant Hector Camacho turns in a masterclass against the grizzled Jose Luis Ramirez
On This Day: Alexis Arguello teaches Cornelius Boza Edwards the lessons he needs to go on to rule the world
Stepping in at short notice, Cornelius Boza Edwards is then thumped to defeat by the great Alexis Arguello
On This Day: Roy Jones Jnr makes Montell Griffin pay in savage revenge mission
Roy Jones Jnr drops Montell Griffin three times with one punch
On This Day: Muhammad Ali showcases his full repertoire then finishes Brian London with a 12-punch blitz in round three
Brian London simply no match for a peak Muhammad Ali
On This Day: The eccentric Jorge Paez comes on strong in one of the most dramatic finishes of them all
Calvin Grove surrenders lead on the cards after he’s dropped three times in the 15th round by Jorge Paez
On This Day: Mike Tyson survives early scare to dominate Tony Tucker to become ‘undisputed’ champion
An underrated showing from a peak Mike Tyson ends the unbeaten run of Tony Tucker