PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

 

Philly Boxing History

APRIL 15, 1959

 
 
 

LISTON WINS BY TKO IN 3

On this day in 1959, Charles "Sonny" Liston started slowly but picked up enough steam to score a third round technical knockout over Cleveland Williams at the Miami Beach Auditorium before a crowd of 2,842.

Williams started the fight well, using his jab and some sharp right hands to bloody Liston's nose. But after losing the first session, Sonny started the second session with "hurt" on his mind. He pressed Williams and began to land his infamous bombs. Near the end of the round, Liston staggered his Texan foe with a vicious volley.

In round three, it was all Liston. He dropped Williams for a count of eight, who gamely struggled to his feet. However, Liston was ready to show his stuff as a finisher. One deadly combination later, Williams was laid out flat. Although he once again bravely rose from  the knockdown, Williams was in no condition to weather any more punishment. Referee Jimmy Peerless jumped in to stop it at 2:04.

The pair fought again about one year later with Liston winning even more quickly.

 
 
  OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE:

  1955 - Holly Mims W10 Bobby Jones at the Arena in West Philly

  1957 - Garnet Hart TKO7 Willie Stevenson at St. Nicholas Arena in New York
  1960 - Dick Turner KO2 Leroy Tucker at Atlantic City, NJ
  1968 - Ismael Laguna KO10 Bud Anderson at the Arena in West Philly
  1968 - George Benton TKO2 Danny Garcia at the Arena in West Philly
  1968 - Johnny Gilmore TKO1 Bob Harris at the Arena in West Philly
  1977 - Miguel Montilla KO1 Mike Everett at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  1984 - Harry Arroyo TKO14 Charlie 'Choo Choo' Brown at the Sands in Atlantic City, NJ
 

 

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