Max Baer made good his boasts when he defeated Primo Carnera, and so became heavyweight boxing champion of the world, at Long Island, New York, last night. After one of the most amazing contests in the history of the ring, he gained the decision in the eleventh round on a technical knockout, the referee intervening after Carnera had been knocked down. Throughout the contest Baer laughed and taunted his rival, whom he knocked down ten times. Carnera damaged his ankle early in the fight.
00rooster4life00 Presents a Tribute To one of the all time Pound for pound greatest Fighters and Joe Frazier’s Hero Henry Armstrong. Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 22, 1988) was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. The son of a sharecropper and America Armstrong, an Iroquois native American, Henry Jr. was a boxer who not only was a member of the exclusive group of fighters that have won boxing championships in three or more different divisions(at a time when there were fewer weight divisions than today), but also has the distinction of being the only boxer to hold three world championships at the same time. He also defended the Welterweight championship more times than any other fighter. In 2002, Ring Magazine ranked Armstrong as the 2nd greatest fighter of the last 80 years, behind only Sugar Ray Robinson and ahead of the legendary Muhammad Ali.
Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey meet face-to-face outside of the ring for this special interview with Max Kellerman. Road to Dallas: Pacquaio vs. Clottey replays every day leading up to the fight on HBO® or HBO2. Check local listings. Dont miss the live fight on HBO PPV on March 13. For more information, log onto HBO.com.