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Joseph “Sandy” Saddler (144-16-2, 103 KOs) was a two-time Featherweight world champion, having also held the Super Featherweight title as well. Over his 12-year career, Saddler scored 103 knockouts and was stopped only once himself, in his second professional fight, by Jock Leslie. In 2003, Saddler was ranked number five on Ring magazine’s list of “100 Greatest Punchers of All Time.” Saddler was well adept at cutting off the ring and is known for his rivalry with Willie Pep which included four fights, three of which Saddler won. Cool fact: Saddler’s nephew is Grandmaster Flash. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #Massachusetts #SandySaddler #Power #Legend #AllTime #Featherweight

Walker Smith Jr., better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, is generally recognized as the greatest boxer of all time. Robinson amassed a record of 173-19-6, 108 KOs and from 1943 to 1951, Robinson went on a 91 fight unbeaten streak. 65 years ago today, Jake LaMotta was Sugar Ray Robinson’s bloody Valentine in a savage Middleweight title fight. The most painful of their six fights took place at Chicago Stadium and is one of the most famous fights in boxing history with Robinson stopping LaMotta in a punishing 13th round to win the undisputed Middleweight title. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #Detroit #SugarRay #SugarRayRobinson #Legend #AllTime #Welterweight #Middleweight #PoundforPound #RobinsonLaMotta

Henry Jackson Jr., aka Melody Jackson aka “Hammerin’ Hank” aka “Homocide Hank,” and better known as Henry Armstrong, is arguably the greatest Welterweight in boxing history. He holds the record for the most consecutive title defenses in the Welterweight division with 19. The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years and boxing historian Bert Sugar ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of all time. Armstrong won championships in three different divisions at a time when there were only eight universally recognized divisions. In 1938, Armstrong became the Featherweight, Welterweight and Lightweight world champion in a 10-month span. He is the only boxer to ever hold three undisputed championships in three different divisions simultaneously. Armstrong retired with a record of 151-21-9, 101 KOs. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #Lineal #HanmerinHank #HomocideHank #HenryArmstrong #Welterweight #AllTime #HankArmstrong

Claressa Shields (66-1) is an American boxer born in Flint, Michigan. In August 2012 Shields became the first American woman to win a boxing gold medal at the London Olympic games. She won the Olympic Middleweight title by defeating Russian boxer Nadezda Torlopova, who was nearly twice her age. In 2015, Shields became the first American to win titles in women’s boxing at the Olympics and Pan American games. Shields looks to continue making history and has her eyes set on winning gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #Rio #Rio2016 #ClaressaShields #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #Middleweight #GoldMedal #Olympian #Olympics #Flint

Tom Molineaux was the first American to fight for the Heavyweight title in England. Molineaux, born into slavery, was raised on a plantation in Virginia. Learning that he could eventually fight his way out of slavery, Molineaux began participating in bare knuckle fights against neighboring slaves, in events that were arranged by the slave owners. Molineaux was indeed granted his freedom after winning his last bout as a slave, but decided to travel (as a deck hand) to England after hearing about better opportunities for fighters. While in London, Molineux frequently referred to himself as the “American champion,” even though there was no such thing at the time. Molineux also professed that he could beat anyone. After name checking the retired, hall of fame legend, and ex-champion Tom Cribb, Cribb demanded Molineux defeat his protégé Bill Burrows–whom Molineux dispatched of easily. When Molineux faced Cribb, he dominated the Brit early, drawing first blood and dropping the ex-champ in the 28th round. Based on the rules at the time, Molineux should have won at that moment, but Cribb’s trainer accused Molineux of holding bullets to make his punches harder. After a quick investigation yielded no evidence, the referee allowed them to continue, but by then Molineaux, tired and dizzy from hitting his head on a ring post collapsed. Molineaux got an immediate rematch, but Cribb took no chances in training and broke Molineux’s jaw as he knocked him out in the 11th. Molineaux never fought for the title again. He became an alcoholic and died of tuberculosis at 34 years of age. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #ThomasMolineux #TomMolineux #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #Heavyweight #Slavery #Freedom #Britain #UK

“The Barbados Demon,” Joe Walcott was a freak of nature. Not even a full inch over five feet tall, Joe Walcott’s career saw him face and conquer the gamut of Hall of Famers, who ranged from Lightweights to as big as Heavyweight. He knocked out Joe Choynski, a Heavyweight who went on to beat the legendary Jack Johnson. Walcott went so far as to call out legends like James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, and “Great White Hope” Jim Jeffries; all of which refused to fight fighters of color and used Walcott’s size as an excuse to avoid him. Walcott won the Welterweight title in 1901, retaining it for almost five years, fighting to a draw in most of his defenses, but knocking out many challengers to his crown. The historical account of his reign was muddled over time with conflicting accounts, which makes it difficult to present all the challengers accurately. Throughout his career, Walcott would face a myriad of Hall of Fame legends, fighting the likes of Joe Gans, Philadelphia Jack O’ Brien, Sam Langford and Young Peter Jackson to name a few. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #Barbados #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #BarbadosDemon #JoeWalcott #Welterweight

Tiger Flowers was the first African American to win the world Middleweight title, beating the fabled “Pittsburgh Windmill,” Harry Greb, by unanimous decision in a dirty fight that included gouging as tactics. Dubbed the “Georgia Deacon,” flashing a smile full of gold teeth, Flowers was known to be a quiet, humble man and devout Christian outside the ring. Inside the ring, Flowers was ferocious. He faced many of the hall of famers of his era and even defeated quite a few. He eventually lost the title to hall of fame contemporary, Mickey Walker, by a controversial decision that was investigated and upheld. While campaigning for a rematch with Walker, Flowers died in 1927 from the same procedure that claimed Greb’s life a year earlier; the removal of scar tissue around the eyes. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #Georgia #IGGA #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #Middleweight #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #GeorgiaDeacon #TigerFlowers

Joe Gans (born Joseph Gant) was an African-American boxer, born in Baltimore, Maryland, who was rated the greatest Lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder, Nat Fleischer. Known as the “Old Master,” Gans was the first black man to win the world Lightweight title, which he won by first-round knockout over Frank Erne in May of 1902. Gans’ record was an incredible 158-12-20, 100 KOs, and he once fought three times in one night. For more on Gans, check out “The Longest Fight” by William Gildea which looks at the 42-round war fought by Gans against “Battling” Nelson–the third longest bout in boxing history. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #JoeGans #BMore #Baltimore #IGMD #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Box #Boxen #Lightweight #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes #OldMaster

In celebration of Black History month, Round By Round Boxing will be highlighting some of our staffs favorite black fighters. We’ll also have stories and highlights on RBRBoxing.com of some of the best and least recognized champions of yesteryear. ====================================== John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer, who—at the height of the Jim Crow era—became the first African American world Heavyweight boxing champion. For more on Johnson, check out the Ken Burns documentary, “Unforgivable Blackness.” ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #JackJohnson #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #Heavyweight #GalvestonGiant #BlackJack #BlackJackJohnson

George Dixon, known as “Little Chocolate,” won the Bantamweight world title in London in 1890, which made him the first black man to ever win a world title (yes, even before Jack Johnson) in any weight class. He also captured and defended the Featherweight title for an eight-year span. Hailing from Nova Scotia, the Black Canadian fighter is recognized and heralded as one of the best “smaller” boxers to ever walk the earth. He is also credited for inventing shadowboxing. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #GeorgeDixon #LittleChocolate #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #NovaScotia #Canada #Bantamweight #London #Box #Boxen #Featherweight

At only 5'8", Sam Langford was one of the shortest and greatest Heavyweights who never got a shot at the title. He was so feared by his contemporaries, that before agreeing to fight, they sought guarantees that he would “be merciful.” He often did so anyway, because of his limited opportunities and to ensure that he could get rematches. He fought many of the same opponents–often in the predicament he found himself in–multiple times, as a result of the “color line” imposed on the world titles. He was nicknamed the “Boston Tar Baby” among others, a nod to the racial attitudes of the day. In the end, Langford died blind and penniless after a career that spanned five weight classes, surpassing well over 300 bouts and saw him face and defeat several hall of fame legends. ====================================== #Boxing #Boxeo #RoundByRoundBoxing #RBRBoxing #SamLangford #BoxingNews #BlackHistoryMonth #Champion #NovaScotia #Canada #Box #Boxen #Heavyweight #Cambridge #Massachusetts #BoxingHistory #BlackAthletes

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