Nov 12, 2022Cassius Clay to Fight Archie Moore ThursdayNov. 12, 1962 - Twenty-year-old heavyweight Cassius Clay will face Archie Moore— who is anywhere from 42 to 50 depending on who you ask —...
Nov 5, 2022Patterson Wants Liston Rematch in New YorkNov. 5, 1962 - The former world heavyweight champion, Floyd Patterson, broke six weeks of silence today and said he wanted his rematch...
Oct 27, 2022Middleweight Rubin (Hurricane) Carter Flattens Fernandez at the GardenOct. 27, 1962 - Rubin (Hurricane) Carter (right), a middleweight from Paterson N.J., needed only 69 seconds to knock Florentino Fernandez...
Oct 23, 2022Tiger Tops Fullmer at Candlestick, Wins WBA Middleweight CrownOct. 23, 1962 - Dick Tiger (left) of Nigeria cut both of Gene Fullmer’s eyes tonight in pounding out a unanimous 15-round decision in San...