Venue

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (1925-1968)

NEW YORK CITY, NY· USA· 58 bouts linked to this venue

Notes

Madison Square Garden (MSG III) was an indoor arena in New York City, the third bearing that name. Built in 1925 and closed in 1968, it was located on the west side of Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th streets in Manhattan, on the site of the city's trolley-car barns. It was the first Garden that was not located near Madison Square. Designed by the theater architect Thomas W. Lamb, it was built at the cost of $4.75 million in 349 days by boxing promoter Tex Rickard

Location

Directions

8th Avenue between 49th and 50th streets, MANHATTAN

Fights at this venue

Date	Division	Boxer A	Boxer B	Result
1963-07-06	heavyweight	SONNY BANKS	JIMMY JONES	UD
1962-02-10	light-heavyweight	HAROLD SIMMONSe	HARRY BUDNIEWSKI	DEC
1962-02-10	light-heavyweight	JIMMY DUPREE	BOB AVENA	DEC
1962-02-10	light-heavyweight	SYLVESTER BANKS	SAM JORDAN	UD
1962-02-10	light-heavyweight	BOB DIETZ	TOM GERADE	MD
1962-02-10	heavyweight	ORON JOHNSON	TOMMY FIELDS	UD
1962-02-10	heavyweight	MUHAMMAD ALI	SONNY BANKS	TKO
1960-02-05	heavyweight	JOHNNY JENKINS	TUNNEY HUNSAKER	SD
1955-01-07	light-heavyweight	FLOYD PATTERSON	WILLIE TROY	TKO
1953-10-21	middleweight	BOBO OLSON	RANDY TURPIN	DEC
1951-01-12	heavyweight	EZZARD CHARLES	LEE OMA	TKO
1948-02-20	light-heavyweight	DICK WAGNER	REUBEN JONES	DRAW
1947-12-19	light-heavyweight	DICK WAGNER	REUBEN JONES	DEC
1947-12-05	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	JERSEY JOE WALCOTT	SD
1946-12-20	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	TOMMY BELL	UD
1946-07-12	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	JOE CURCIO	KO
1946-03-29	welterweight	JOE LUCIGNANO	JACKIE CONNORS	TKO
1946-03-29	welterweight	BOBBY MORGAN	LEN HARDING	DEC
1946-03-29	welterweight	JOEY CARKIDO	JOEY MANFRO	DEC
1946-03-29	welterweight	FRANKIE GROMADA	WILLIE ODOM	DEC
1946-03-29	welterweight	LOU VALLES	HOWIE BRODT	DEC
1946-03-29	featherweight	PETE VIRGIN	TOMAS BEATO	TKO
1946-03-29	welterweight	ROCKY GRAZIANO	MARTY SERVO	TKO
1945-09-17	middleweight	JAKE LAMOTTA	GEORGE KOCHAN	KO
1945-09-10	heavyweight	ABEL CESTAC	BEN MOROZ	DEC
1945-06-15	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	JIMMY MCDANIELS	KO
1945-02-23	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	JAKE LAMOTTA	UD
1944-09-22	heavyweight	DEE AMOS	BEN MOROZ	DEC
1943-08-27	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	HENRY ARMSTRONG	UD
1943-02-19	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	CALIFORNIA JACKIE WILSON	MD
1942-11-06	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	VIC DELLICURTI	UD
1942-10-02	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	JAKE LAMOTTA	UD
1942-08-21	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	REUBEN SHANK	KO
1942-07-31	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	SAMMY ANGOTT	UD
1942-05-28	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	MARTY SERVO	SD
1942-03-27	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	ABE SIMON	TKO
1942-03-20	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	NORMAN RUBIO	TKO
1942-02-20	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	MAXIE BERGER	TKO
1942-01-16	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	FRITZIE ZIVIC	TKO
1942-01-09	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	BUDDY BAER	KO
1941-10-31	welterweight	RAY ROBINSON	FRITZIE ZIVIC	UD
1941-09-19	lightweight	RAY ROBINSON	MAXIE SHAPIRO	TKO
1941-02-21	lightweight	RAY ROBINSON	BOBBY MCINTIRE	UD
1941-01-31	lightweight	RAY ROBINSON	GEORGE ZENGARAS	DEC
1941-01-31	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	RED BURMAN	KO
1940-12-13	featherweight	EDDIE O'LEARY	CURLEY NICHOLS	DEC
1940-12-13	lightweight	SONNY SIMON	SAMMY VENTI	DEC
1940-12-13	welterweight	AARON AL SMITH	EDDIE DUNNE	TKO
1940-12-13	featherweight	JOEY IANNOTTI	LULU CONSTANTINO	DEC
1940-12-13	middleweight	KEN OVERLIN	STEVE BELLOISE	SD
1940-12-13	lightweight	RAY ROBINSON	OLIVER WHITE	TKO
1940-03-29	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	JOHNNY PAYCHEK	TKO
1940-02-09	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	ARTURO GODOY	SD
1939-07-13	light-heavyweight	BILLY CONN	MELIO BETTINA	UD
1939-01-25	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	JOHN HENRY LEWIS	KO
1938-02-23	heavyweight	JOE LOUIS	NATHAN MANN	KO
1928-06-28	heavyweight	TIGER JACK PAYNE	JOE MONTE	DQ
1927-10-05	heavyweight	JOE MONTE	JAMES J BRADDOCK	DRAW