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Apr 27, 2022

Sonny Liston Denied License to Fight in New York

Apr. 27, 1962 - Sonny Liston (pictured) of Philadelphia, whose challenge for Floyd Patterson’s world heavyweight boxing championships has...

Apr 23, 2022

Undefeated Cassius Clay Knocks Out George Logan in Fourth Round

Apr. 23, 1962 - Undefeated Cassius Clay scored a fourth-round knockout over George Logan tonight in the main event on a four-fight boxing...

Apr 17, 2022

Liston Applies for Boxing License to Fight in New York State

Apr. 17, 1962 - Sonny Liston, the Philadelphia heavyweight who wants Floyd Patterson’s world title, was all business and a little angry...

Apr 16, 2022

Floyd Patterson to Fight Liston in September, Location Unknown

Apr. 16, 1962 - Floyd Patterson will defend the world heavyweight boxing title against Sonny Liston in September. This statement was made...

Apr 4, 2022

Thousands View Benny 'Kid' Paret's Body as Calls to Ban Boxing Increase

Apr. 4, 1962 - Thousands of persons filed past the body of Benny (Kid) Paret in a Bronx funeral home today while demands increased in the...

Apr 3, 2022

🚨Benny Paret, Former Welterweight Champion, Dead at 25

Apr. 3, 1962 - Benny (Kid) Paret, former welterweight boxing champion of the world, died at 1:55 a.m. this morning, 9 days and 3 hours...

Mar 31, 2022

Archie Moore Knocks Out Alejandro Lavorante

Mar. 31, 1962 - Middle-aged Archie Moore knocked out 25-year-old Alejandro Lavorante in 38 seconds of the 10th round last night in Los...

Mar 26, 2022

Paret Remains in Coma, Condition "Extremely Grave"

Mar. 26, 1962 - Benny (Kid) Paret remains in a deep coma tonight in a special-care room at Roosevelt Hospital as a result of two acute...

Mar 26, 2022

Two Previous Madison Square Garden Fights Led to Fatalities

Mar. 26, 1962 - Madison Square Garden has been the scene of two fatal fights in its many years as a boxing arena. One of them caused as...

Mar 26, 2022

Emile Griffith is Living a Nightmare

Mar. 26, 1962 - Welterweight champion Emile Griffith, two long days after his greatest triumph, is living in a nightmare. “They say, ‘How...

Mar 25, 2022

Referee in Paret-Griffith Bout Responds to Criticism

Mar. 25, 1962 - Ruby Goldstein, the referee during Emile Griffith’s brutal championship victory over Benny Paret Saturday night,...

Mar 25, 2022

Referee in Paret-Griffith Fight Faces Criticism

Mar. 25, 1962 - Benny (Kid) Paret remains unconscious and in critical condition at Roosevelt Hospital this evening with brain injuries...

Mar 25, 2022

Boxer Benny Paret Undergoes Brain Surgery, Chances of Recovery "Poor"

Mar. 25, 1962 - Benny (Kid) Paret (pictured today in a coma), who lost his world welterweight boxing title to Emile Griffith last night,...

Mar 24, 2022

🚨Paret Loses Welterweight Championship, Rushed to Hospital; Chances of Survival "Poor"

Mar. 24, 1962 - Welterweight boxer Benny (Kid) Paret was taken by ambulance to Roosevelt Hospital after losing the championship to Emile...

Mar 23, 2022

Griffith and Paret Fight Tomorrow Night at the Garden

Mar. 23, 1962 - Emile Griffith of New York will try to wrest the welterweight boxing title from Benny (Kid) Paret of Cuba tomorrow night...

Mar 16, 2022

Patterson to Defend Heavyweight Crown Against Liston this Summer

Mar. 16, 1962 - Floyd Patterson will defend the heavyweight boxing title against Sonny Liston next summer. The two fighters signed a...

Mar 1, 2022

Film of Boxing Legends to Be Shown on CBS-TV

Mar. 1, 1962 - “Turn of the Century Fights,” a group of film clips featuring boxing bouts of the late 1890s and early 1900s, will be...

Feb 28, 2022

Cassius Clay Knocks Out Don Warner in Fourth Round, Now 12-0

Feb. 28, 1962 - Cassius Clay of Louisville scored a technical knockout over Don Warner of Philadelphia in the fourth round of a scheduled...

Feb 27, 2022

Paret and Griffith to Fight for Third Time on March 24

Feb. 27, 1962 - Benny (Kid) Paret (left), the world welterweight champion, and Emile Griffith (right) of New York, former champion, today...

Feb 18, 2022

Sugar Ray Robinson Loses Unanimous Decision to Denny Moyer at the Garden

Feb. 18, 1962 - Ten rounds is a long way for a 41-year-old boxer to go against a target that fights back relentlessly. This was painfully...