Day 39: Boxing

On this day in 1954, Joey Giardello knocked out Willie Tory in round 7 at Madison Square Garden. This was the first televised boxing fight shown in color. In honor of this event, I've compiled a short list of my favorite songs about boxing. Enjoy.

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01. Who Killed Davey Moore? (Bob Dylan Re-Vox) - Colin Munroe
02. Bruce Springsteen - The Hitter
03. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
04. Ben Folds - Boxing
05. Warren Zevon - Boom Boom Mancini
06. Mark Knopfler - Song for Sonny Liston
07. Sun Kil Moon- Salvador Sanchez
08. Bob Dylan - Hurricane

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Day 39: Boxing

KO,
Erik

And!


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