On this day in 1967, Emile Griffith retained his WBA and WBC middleweight titles with a unanimous decision over Joey Archer in a rematch at Madison Square Garden.

On this day in 1973, George Foreman won the WBC and WBA heavyweight titles with a brutal and memorable TKO of Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica.

On this day in 1978, Roberto Duran unified the lightweight title with a 12th-round stoppage of the late Esteban De Jesus in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was their third and final meeting.

On this day in 2001, Floyd Mayweather, Jr, retained his WBC super featherweight title with a 10th-round TKO of Diego Corrales in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On this day in 1991, Meldrick Taylor won the WBA welterweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Aaron Davis in Atlantic City.

On this day in 1932, Johnny Jadick won the world junior welterweight title with a ten-round decision over Tony Canzoneri at the Philadelphia Arena.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation today honoring Muhammad Ali on his 65th birthday and extending good wishes to his family. The resolution, which cites Ali’s achievements as a fighter and as a humanitarian, passed the House by a vote of 420-0.

On this day in 1942, Cassius Marcellus Clay was born in Louisville, Kentucky. The fighter, who would change his name to Muhammad Ali shortly after winning the heavyweight title, is the most influential athlete of the past 50 years.

Today in Boxing History: Roy Jones Jr. born in Pensacola

On this day in 1965, Bernard Hopkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On a victory basis, “The Executioner� had the most successful middleweight championship reign in history.