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White-collar boxing has its beginnings at Gleason's Gym in New York City. Gym owner Bruce Silverglade began organizing informal fights between the white-collar workers of his clientele in the late 1980s, which later developed into regular monthly events. After developing into a regular monthly event, the sport came to prominence in the mid ...
The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Company (NYW&B, also known to its riders as " the Westchester " and colloquially as the " Boston-Westchester "), was an electric commuter railroad in the Bronx and Westchester County, New York from 1912 to 1937. It ran from the southernmost part of the South Bronx, near the Harlem River, to Mount ...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as " the T ") [ 3 ][ 4 ] is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. The MBTA transit network includes the MBTA subway with three metro lines (the Blue, Orange, and Red lines), two ...
The Old Colony obtained control of the B&P in 1888; the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad acquired the Old Colony in 1893 to obtain access to Boston. The New Haven also acquired the New England Railroad (successor to the NY&NE) in 1898. South Station opened in 1899 as a union station for the southside lines (New Haven and B&A). The New ...
Pages in category "Boxing venues in New York City" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Boxing matches at Madison Square Garden (30 P) Pages in category "Boxing matches in New York City" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, billed as Once and For All, [1] was a professional boxing match which took place on June 27, 1988. [2] Both fighters were undefeated and each had a claim to being the legitimate heavyweight champion. At the time, Tyson held the belts of all three of the major sanctioning organizations (WBA, WBC, and IBF) while ...
Dempsey wins via 4th-round KO. Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier was a boxing fight between world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and world light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, which was one of the fights named the "Fight of the Century". [2] The bout took place in the United States on Saturday, July 2, 1921, at Boyle's Thirty ...