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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 17, 1975 |
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ROSSMAN DECISIONS DONOVAN Mike Rossman, The Jewish Bomber, beat Matt Donovan on points over 10 rounds for the second straight time, on this day in 1975. The bout took place at the Philadelphia Spectrum and raised Rossman's tally to a near-perfect 20-0-1 (12 KO). Rossman's career highlight would come in 1978 against Argentina's Victor Galindez at the New Orleans Superdome. In that bout, he won the WBA Light Heavyweight title via 13th round TKO. After one defense (against Aldo Traversaro) and an aborted first try at a rematch with Galindez, Rossman would lose his title back to the Argentine by TKO in 10 rounds. When his fighting days ended in 1983, after four consecutive wins, Rossman retired with a record of 44-7-3 (27 KOs). |
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1951 - Gil Turner W8 Jimmy DeCerio at Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1975 - Sammy Goss W10 Fernando Jimenez at the Philadelphia Spectrum | ||||||
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| 1968 - Andre 'Thee' Prophet | ||||||
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