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1. Joe Louis annihilates Max Schmeling, June 22, 1938, Yankee Stadium
2. The Fight: Ali-Frazier I, March 8, 1971, Madison Square Garden
3. Jack Dempsey outslugs Luis Firpo, September 14, 1923, Polo Grounds
4. Tony Zale drops Rocky Graziano, September 27, 1946, Yankee Stadium
5. Sugar Ray Robinson melts against Joey Maxim, June 25, 1952, Yankee Stadium
6 Joe Louis comes back to KO Billy Conn, June 18, 1941, Polo Grounds
7. Ingemar Johansson’s “Toonder and Lightning” strikes Floyd Patterson, June 26, 1959, Yankee Stadium
8. Jim Corbett has his finest hour in a loss against Jim Jeffries, May 11, 1900, Greater New York Athletic Club, Coney Island
9. Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson go to war, September 23, 1957, Yankee Stadium
10. Rocky has to go the distance, July 17, 1954, Yankee Stadium
11. Willie Pep gets revenge against Sandy Saddler, February 11, 1949, Madison Square Garden
12. Henry Armstrong collects another title as Barney Ross hangs on, May 31, 1938, Madison Square Garden Bowl
13. Harry Greb bests Mickey Walker amid a cavalcade of fists, July 2, 1925, Polo Grounds
| New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports |
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