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    		Saturday, March 6, 1999

    Heavyweight championship fights at the Garden

     NEW YORK (AP) -- Heavyweight championship fights at the four Madison Square Gardens (undisputed unless noted):
     First Garden
     May 31, 1879-July 1889
     None.
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     Second Garden
     June 17, 1890-May 5, 1925
     March 25, 1916 -- Jess Willard no-decision 10 Frank Moran.
     Dec. 14, 1920 -- Jack Dempsey KO12 (1:57) Bill Brennan.
     Sept. 14, 1923 -- Jack Dempsey KO2 (0:57) Luis Angel Firpo.
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     Third Garden
     Nov. 28, 1925-1967
     Feb. 23, 1938 -- Joe Louis KO3 (1:56) Nathan Mann.
     Jan. 25, 1939 -- Joe Louis KO1 (2:29) John Henry Lewis.
     Feb. 9, 1940 -- Joe Louis W15 (split) Arturo Godoy.
     March 29, 1940 -- Joe Louis KO2 (0:44) Johnny Paycheck.
     Jan. 31, 1941 -- Joe Louis KO5 (2:49) Red Burman.
     Jan. 9, 1942 -- Joe Louis KO1 (2:56) Buddy Baer.
     March 27, 1942 -- Joe Louis KO6 (0:16) Abe Simon.
     Dec. 5, 1947 -- Joe Louis W15 (split) Jersey Joe Walcott.
     Jan. 12, 1951 -- Ezzard Charles TKO10 (1:19) Lee Oma.
     March 22, 1967 -- Muhammad Ali KO7 (1:48) Zora Foley.
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     Fourth Garden
     Feb. 11, 1968-Present
     March 4, 1968 -- Joe Frazier TKO11 (2:33) Buster Mathis (7 states).
     June 24, 1968 -- Joe Frazier TKO2 (3:00) Mando Ramos (7 states).
     June 23, 1969 -- Joe Frazier TKO8 Jerry Quarry (7 states).
     Feb. 16, 1970 -- Joe Frazier TKO5 Jimmy Ellis. Ellis did not answer bell for fifth round.
     March 8, 1971 -- Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali.
     Sept. 29, 1977 -- Muhammad Ali W15 Earnie Shavers.
     June 22, 1979 -- Larry Holmes TKO12 (0:44) Mike Weaver (WBC).
     Dec. 12, 1986 -- James Smith TKO1 (2:12) Tim Witherspoon (WBA).
     Feb. 6, 1993 -- Riddick Bowe TKO1 (2:19) Michael Dokes (WBA-IBF).


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