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...
Oct 6, 2022Liston Charges Police Harassment in PhiladelphiaOct. 6, 1962 - Sonny Liston (pictured left with his wife Geraldine) was picked up by police in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park last night...
Sep 28, 2022Patterson Dressed as Bearded Beatnik after Losing TitleSept. 28, 1962 - Floyd Patterson was so humiliated after the first-round knockout by Sonny Liston Tuesday night in Chicago that he drove...