Venues: Historical - Page 5

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 07:11 AM

Ohene Djan hosted several fights, formerly known as the Accra Sports Stadium.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 07:27 AM

Shea hosted the Emile Griffith/Nino Benvenuti fight Sept. 29 1967 among other fights. 40,000+ attended wrestling there, so that is a ballpark for attendance.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 07:45 AM

San Siro- 65,000 watched the Duilio Loi/Carlos Ortiz rematch in Sept. 1960.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 07:50 AM

Hiram Bithorn

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 08:06 AM

St. Nicholas Arena

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 08:20 AM

Rushcutters Bay- 20,000 saw the Jack Johnson/Tommy Burns fight in 1908.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 04:18 PM

This building is now the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, formerly the Colisee and the Central Maine Youth Center. The ticket stub for Clay-Liston II shows St. Dominic's Arena, but according to the building website St. Dominic's burned down and this building replaced it in 1958. The site claims this was the building that hosted the famous fight(hopefully they would know). Attendance for fight: 2,434

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 04:25 PM

Highbury hosted the Cooper-Ali fight in 1963, attendance 45,000

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 05:15 PM

Olympic Club this is the site of the club, not the club itself. Hosted the Sullivan/Corbett fight.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 05:38 PM

Olympiahalle

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 05:49 PM

Merdeka Stadium seats 40,000, original capacity 20,000. Ali fought here

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 06:14 PM

Senayan Stadium 35,000 for Ali-Lubbers, 100,000 capacity. I'm pretty sure this is the venue. There is an Indoor Tennis Stadium that is used for boxing.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 06:27 PM

Croke Park- capacity 82,300. Hosted Ali/Al Lewis 1972

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 06:33 PM

Hallenstadion- capacity 12,000

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 06:51 PM

Memorial Hall- Jack Johnson fought here. Capacity 3500

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 06:59 PM

101 Ranch- Jack Johnson fought here somewhere. Capacity unknown.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 07:04 PM

St. Denis Theatre- two halls, on holds 933, the other 2219.

tmax11 · 07-04-2007, 07:11 PM

Fort Leavenworth- Jack Johnson fought here, and several boxers did time in the building, including Rocky Graziano. Capacity unknown.

tmax11 · 07-05-2007, 12:21 AM

Woodwards Pavillion

tmax11 · 07-05-2007, 12:26 AM

Baker Bowl

07-04-2007, 07:11 AM	#81 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Ohene Djan Sports Stadium Accra, Ghana Ohene Djan hosted several fights, formerly known as the Accra Sports Stadium. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 07:27 AM	#82 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Shea Stadium- Flushing, NY Shea hosted the Emile Griffith/Nino Benvenuti fight Sept. 29 1967 among other fights. 40,000+ attended wrestling there, so that is a ballpark for attendance. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 07:45 AM	#83 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	San Siro- Milan, Itlay San Siro- 65,000 watched the Duilio Loi/Carlos Ortiz rematch in Sept. 1960. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 07:50 AM	#84 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Hiram Bithorn Stadium- San Juan, Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Attached Images

07-04-2007, 08:06 AM	#85 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	St. Nicholas Arena- New York, NY St. Nicholas Arena Attached Images

07-04-2007, 08:20 AM	#86 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Rushcutters Bay- Sydney Australia Rushcutters Bay- 20,000 saw the Jack Johnson/Tommy Burns fight in 1908. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 04:18 PM	#87 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	St. Dominics Arena(sort of)-Lewiston Maine This building is now the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, formerly the Colisee and the Central Maine Youth Center. The ticket stub for Clay-Liston II shows St. Dominic's Arena, but according to the building website St. Dominic's burned down and this building replaced it in 1958. The site claims this was the building that hosted the famous fight(hopefully they would know). Attendance for fight: 2,434 Attached Images

07-04-2007, 04:25 PM	#88 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Highbury Stadium- London England Highbury hosted the Cooper-Ali fight in 1963, attendance 45,000 Attached Images

07-04-2007, 05:15 PM	#89 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Olympic Club- New Orleans Olympic Club this is the site of the club, not the club itself. Hosted the Sullivan/Corbett fight. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 05:38 PM	#90 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Olympiahalle Munich, Germany Olympiahalle Attached Images

07-04-2007, 05:49 PM	#91 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Merdeka Stadium seats 40,000, original capacity 20,000. Ali fought here Attached Images

07-04-2007, 06:14 PM	#92 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Senayan Stadium- Jakarta, Indonesia Senayan Stadium 35,000 for Ali-Lubbers, 100,000 capacity. I'm pretty sure this is the venue. There is an Indoor Tennis Stadium that is used for boxing. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 06:27 PM	#93 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Croke Park- Dublin, Ireland Croke Park- capacity 82,300. Hosted Ali/Al Lewis 1972 Attached Images

07-04-2007, 06:33 PM	#94 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Hallenstadion- Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion- capacity 12,000 Attached Images

07-04-2007, 06:51 PM	#95 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Memorial Hall- Kansas City, Kansas Memorial Hall- Jack Johnson fought here. Capacity 3500 Attached Images

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07-04-2007, 06:59 PM	#96 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	101 Ranch Arena- Ponca City, Oklahoma 101 Ranch- Jack Johnson fought here somewhere. Capacity unknown. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 07:04 PM	#97 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	St. Denis Theatre- Montreal, Canada St. Denis Theatre- two halls, on holds 933, the other 2219. Attached Images

07-04-2007, 07:11 PM	#98 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS Fort Leavenworth- Jack Johnson fought here, and several boxers did time in the building, including Rocky Graziano. Capacity unknown. Attached Images

07-05-2007, 12:21 AM	#99 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Woodwards Pavillion, San Francisco, CA Woodwards Pavillion Attached Images

07-05-2007, 12:26 AM	#100 (permalink)
tmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,250	Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, PA (alt pic) Baker Bowl Attached Images