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During the 1950s, a couple of relatively new developments changed the world: World War II had only been over for five years when the decade of the 50s began, and television was beginning to make a major impact internationally. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic In boxing, changes connected to these developments could be seen too, as boxers who fought at the 1940s conflict returned to their homes and many of them were back in the ring. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Television producers were in love with sports, which provided the viewer with an opportunity to observe sporting events live, and boxing was not the exception to the rules; many television networks began to feature fights live during the weekends, and the Gillette Friday Night Fights proved to be one of the most popular boxing television series in American history.

The dawn of the jet airplane era in 1958 also helped boxing expand worldwide: with airplanes flying faster and more frequently between cities far away from each other, more and more world title fights began to be fought outside the United States. specific --->A jet engine is a Reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of Fluid to Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vic Toweel became South Africa's first world boxing champion, Jimmy Carruthers did the same for Australia, Pascual Pérez was the first from Argentina, Yoshio Shirai (who was beaten by Pérez), won Japan's first world title, and Hogan Bassey won the first belt for Nigeria. Victor Anthony Toweel ( January 12 1929 &ndash August 15 2008) was a South African boxer and former undisputed World bantamweight The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa James ("Jimmy" William Carruthers ( July 5, 1929 &mdash August 15, 1990) was an Australian boxer who became world champion For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Pascual Nicolás Pérez ( March 4, 1926 &ndash January 22, 1977) was an Argentine Flyweight boxer. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男 born November 23, 1923, died December 26, 2003) was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Hogan "Kid" Bassey ( 1932-06-03 – 1998-01-26) was Nigeria 's first world boxing champion Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal

Popular American fighters in the 1950s proved legendary; Sugar Ray Robinson would still win (and lose) world titles, Rocky Marciano became the only Heavyweight world champion in history to retire undefeated, Jersey Joe Walcott the oldest one (until George Foreman regained the title in 1994), Archie Moore broke the all time knockout record as well as the record for the oldest champion, at 48, for any division, Ezzard Charles proved to be a reliable substitute for Joe Louis as Heavyweight champ, and Floyd Patterson emerged as the youngest Heavyweight champion in history (coincidentally, he beat Moore for the title left vacant by Marciano). Sugar Ray Robinson' (born Walker Smith Jr, May 3 1921 – April 12 1989 was a professional boxer Rocky Marciano ( September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969) born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was the heavyweight champion of the world Arnold Raymond Cream ( January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994) better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Before Boxing Moore often found himself in trouble as a youngster and was in a reformatory until 1934 Ezzard Mack Charles ( July 7 1921 – May 28 1975) was an African-American professional boxer and former Heavyweight Champion Joseph Louis Barrow ( May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) better known as Joe Louis, was a heavyweight boxing champion. Floyd Patterson ( January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. Patterson remained the youngest Heavyweight champion in history until 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

The dark side of boxing once again emerged: Jake LaMotta alleged at a hearing that he had thrown a fight with Billy Fox in exchange for a try at the world Middleweight title, and Jim Norris, an important promoter of the time, was associated with Blinky Palermo and Frankie Carbo, two Mafia members of the time. Giacobe LaMotta (born July 10, 1921) better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed " The Bronx Bull " and " The Raging Bull Billy Fox (born April 20, 1923) is a former American Light heavyweight boxer Frankie Carbo ( February 4, 1904 - November 9, 1976) was a New York mobster who operated as a boxing promoter and a member of Murder The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century

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List of fights by year

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Boxing History

Boxing in the 1920s | Boxing in the 1930s | Boxing in the 1940s | Boxing in the 1950s | Boxing in the 1960s | Boxing in the 1970s | Boxing in the 1980s | Boxing in the 1990s | Boxing in the 2000s |
Professional boxing in the 1920s was an exceptionally popular international sport Boxing in the 1930s was affected by one of the biggest economic struggles in the history of the United States: the Depression era. Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide events that affected other endeavors as well During the 1960s, Boxing, like mostly everything else around the world went through changing times During the 1970s, Boxing was characterized by dominating champions and history making rivalries Boxing in the 1980s was filled with important fights events and personalities that shaped the sport As in the 1980s the 1990s in boxing's popularity focused on all divisions Lists of notable fights by year 2000 February 19 Erik Morales defeats Marco Antonio Barrera to unify the WBO and WBC
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