Mike Tyson defeated Frank Bruno in a rematch 28 years ago today to regain the WBC heavyweight title. Julio Cesar Chavez controversially stopped Meldrick Taylor with 2 seconds left in 1990. Juan Manuel Marquez outpointed Marco Antonio Barrera 17 years ago to win the WBC 130 world title.
Vintage one-punch KO by Mike McCallum 💥 https://t.co/C9SFRH5VkH
Chavez-Taylor 1. It was the 1990s fight of the decade. It was ferocious. It was epic. It was dramatic. It unified titles. It had the most controversial stoppage in #boxing history. 2 seconds. It was 34 years ago today. Its legend will last forever. https://t.co/b97QBF4m6z
Floyd Mayweather or Julio Cesar Chavez? https://t.co/8tuVNQB41Q
Poster in my #boxing collection from when Juan Manuel Marquez moved up in weight and outpointed fellow Mexican HOF legend Marco Antonio Barrera in a terrific fight to win the @WBCBoxing 130 world title in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 17 years ago today. @wbcmoro https://t.co/gEDfPxP45R
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when the great middleweight champion @maravillabox stopped top contender Matthew Macklin in the 11th round of a spirited HBO fight in which both men were down that I covered at ringside -- 12 years ago today. @loudibella @SampsonBoxing https://t.co/Dxfzmk5UQp
Scarce program, press kit & unused Hilton-issued postcard sent to customers in my #boxing collection from all-time epic 1990s fight of the decade, when HOFer @Jcchavez115 TKO'd Meldrick Taylor w/ 2 secs left to unify at 140 in most controversial stoppage ever-- 34 yrs ago today. https://t.co/ViKDesbbfd
Trailing on points, Julio Cesar Chavez stopped Meldrick Taylor with two seconds to go in the 12th and final round #OnThisDay in 1990. https://t.co/VSr7nnNAgt
Scarce site, sponsor & very limited HBO posters in my #boxing collection from when HOFer @Timbradleyjr threw caution to the wind & slugged it out in a supreme fight of the year of the highest order vs. Ruslan Provodnikov to retain the WBO welterweight title -- 11 years ago today. https://t.co/yYz9aZWEOu
Scarce site, sponsor & very limited HBO posters in my #boxing collection from when HOFer @Timbradleyjr threw caution to the wind & slugged it out in a supreme fight of the year of the highest order vs. Ruslan Provodnikiv to retain the WBO welterweight title -- 11 years ago today. https://t.co/pzk8y172qR
Program in my #boxing collection from when @MikeTyson drilled Frank Bruno in the third round of their rematch to regain the @WBCBoxing heavyweight title and send Bruno into retirement in a huge Showtime PPV -- 28 years ago today. @wbcmoro https://t.co/C9Z2KSDNnb