Events at Madison Square Garden - Boxing

Boxing

Madison Square Garden was one of the primary centers of the boxing universe throughout its history and in all of its incarnations before Las Vegas became the sport's main center starting in the 1980s. However, MSG still hosts many significant fights. Some of the historic fights held at MSG have been:

• October 26, 1951 — Rocky Marciano vs. Joe Louis
  • The unbeaten Marciano, who would become heavyweight champion the following year, knocked out a clearly past-his-prime Louis in the 8th round. After the loss, Louis retired for the second time, this time for good.
• Two of the three Ali–Frazier fights:
  • March 8, 1971 — Fight of the Century
    • One of the most hyped fights in history, with both heavyweight champion Frazier and challenger Ali entering unbeaten. Frazier won by unanimous decision.
  • January 28, 1974 — Ali-Frazier II
    • Ali avenges his loss to Frazier, also by unanimous decision.
• June 13, 1986 — Hector Camacho vs. Edwin Rosario
  • A classic showdown between Puerto Rican stars Héctor Camacho and Edwin Rosario for Camacho's lightweight title, with Camacho retaining his title by a controversial split decision.
• September 29, 2001 — The final bout of the Middleweight World Championship Series, in which Bernard Hopkins defeated Félix Trinidad by 12th-round TKO to claim the undisputed title.
• October 2, 2004 — Trinidad vs. Mayorga
  • Trinidad returned from a two-year layoff and defeated Ricardo Mayorga by TKO in the 8th round.
• November 8, 2008 — Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones, Jr.
  • In what proved to be his last professional bout, the unbeaten Joe Calzaghe won a unanimous decision over Roy Jones, Jr..