(Emile's last defense of the Welterweight Title)
One of the top December bouts of all time could be the 1958 bout
between ARCHIE MOORE and YVONE DURELLE. But,
some other title bouts in December 1958 include:
Welterweight DON JORDAN vs VIRGIL AKINS, and
Flyweight: PASCUAL PEREZ vs D. Ursua.
Then in 1959 there was GENE FULLMER vs SPIDER WEBB and
JOE BROWN vs DAVE CHARNLEY.
THE SIZZLING SIXTIES:
There would be many major bouts in the month of December.
One that should not have been made was the bout that saw
Middleweight champion GENE FULLMER destroy the
welterweight champ BENNY KID PARET. Paret in his next
title bout would end in tragedy with EMILE GRIFFITH.
Some other bouts featuring Emile Griffith would be
Jorge Fernandez in 1962 and Manuel Gonzalez in 1965
Some of the other bouts in the Sixties would be
Joey Giardello vs Dick Tiger in 1963 and Rubin Carter in 1964.
Then there was that light-heavyweight bout TIGER vs TORRES.
THE SEVENTIES;
1975: JOHN H. STRACEY wins welterweight title with an
unexpected stoppage of champion JOSE NAPOLES. But, a
loss by Napoles should not be unexpected as he had first lost
the title in 1970 to BILLY BACKUS.
THE THIRTIES:
1930: Featherweight championship and BAT BATTALINO
over KID CHOCOLATE, and in 1933 it was the flyweights
JACKIE BROWN over GINGER FORAN in Manchester.
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