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Harold Johnson (August 9, 1928 – February 19, 2015) was a professional boxer. He held the NYSAC , NBA/WBA , and The Ring light heavyweight titles from 1962 to 1963. Boxing career
The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]
Harold Johnson (basketball) (1920–1999), American professional basketball player; Harold Johnson (boxer) (1928–2015), professional boxer; Harold Johnson (cyclist), Australian cyclist; Harold Johnson (sportscaster) (born c. 1948), sports director of WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1980–2006
He won the vacant Michigan version of the world light heavyweight championship in 1963, outpointing Henry Hank over 15 rounds, and twice unsuccessfully challenged for the world title, losing to Harold Johnson for the National Boxing Association title in 1961, and in 1966 losing what many felt was a controversial decision to José Torres for the ...
March 25 – Davey Moore dies in Los Angeles. His death led to Pope John XXIII's describing of boxing as barbaric, and to Bob Dylan's song Who Killed Davey Moore?. June 1 – Willie Pastrano wins the world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen-round decision over Harold Johnson, Las Vegas.
Willie Pastrano, a 6 to 1 underdog challenger, won the world light heavyweight boxing championship, defeating titleholder Harold Johnson.Although most sportswriters thought that Johnson had won the 15-round bout in Las Vegas, Pastrano was declared the winner by the judges in a 2 to 1 decision.
The following is a list of notable deaths in September 1999.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Robinson was a last minute replacement for another fighter who was supposed to fight Clay on the night of the fight. [3] [4]This fight was on the undercard of Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry for the vacant NBA light heavyweight title, which had been stripped from Archie Moore for failure to defend within six months.