June 14, 1980

[Ben Bolt]

Two great fighters I grew up with, Victor Galindez (this is his final bout) and Jesse Burnett.
Currently, only 878 views on youtube, so I thought they deserved some more.
Round 7 (21:00) is a good one. Mike Weaver co-commentator.

[Black Jesus]

Took place exactly 2 months before I was born...
Thanks for the link I'll be sure to check this out!

[Ben Bolt]

Took place exactly 2 months before I was born...

You missed a couple of great decades, then (the 70s and 80s).
In the later 1980s, the alphabet orgs — most unwilling to cooperate — had gained full control of pro boxing, and the sport has never been the same since then.

UPI Archives 1980 — Victor Galindez, the former World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion between 1974 and 1979, was killed Sunday by a race car that spun out of control and crashed into him as he was leaving his disabled vehicle.
Galindez and his co-pilot in the auto race, Nito Lizeviche, both were killed in the accident, officials said.
Galindez, 31, had retired earlier this year after successive knockout losses to Marvin Johnson and Jesse Burnett and then developed an interest in race driving.
Galindez was the co-pilot and navigator for Lizeviche, an experienced driver in the road-racing competiton. Lizeviche, a five-time Formula One world champion, made his racing debut 30 years ago.
Witnesses said Galindez and Lizeviche were hit by a racing car when they were walking along the road after leaving their disabled car after only one lap of racing.
Officials said they were facing oncoming traffic, and a car driven by Marcial Feijoo spun in front of them, hitting both of them. Feijoo demolished his auto, was seriousluy hurt and taken to a hospital.

Yaqui Lopez (former lt. heavyweight title contender) about “journeyman” Burnett: He was very clever, he had the same style as [Floyd] Mayweather … nobody wanted to fight him. Burnett can fight, that’s why a lot of tough guys didn’t want to fight him.

[Black Jesus]

Yes but thank God for youtube

[Ben Bolt]

Looked upon the career of Freddie Little (before my time) and found this funny reading.
(Unfortunately, I can’t find Mazzhinghi vs Little on youtube.)

Sandro Mazzhingi was the undisputed jr. middleweight champ (he held both WBA/WBC titles, there were only two worldwide boxing orgs back then).
The world title fight between Italian Mazzinghi and American Little in Rome, 1968, was ruled a ‘no contest’.

"A referee's verdict of 'no contest' touched off a storm of abuse Friday night and left a bloodied and battered Sandro Mazzinghi of Italy as world junior middleweight champion. Referee Herbert Tomser of West Germany made the ruling after Mazzinghi had apparently been hammered into submission at the end of eight punishing rounds by challenger Freddie Little of the U.S. Hours after the fight, it still was not clear why Tomser called the bout no-contest. Mazzinghi had been cruelly punished with left jabs and hooks almost from the opening bell. Doctors examined Sandro three times before apparently deciding he was unfit to continue. Mazzinghi bled almost unceasingly from the 3rd round from cuts around the eyes, nose and mouth and was repeatedly staggered by punches to the head." -United Press International

• The bout was actually stopped by Tomser after the bell to start round 9.
• The ring announcer originally declared Little as the winner before referee Tomser declared the bout a no-contest.
• Unofficial AP scorecard - 7-1 Little, after eight completed rounds.[/I][/I]

"In European rules, if the stoppage is made in the first half, the fight must be a no-contest. For me the 8th round is also the middle of the fight." - Referee Herbert Tomser

"Scandalo! Scandalo!" - The Italian audience