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HISTORY: On May 22, 1982 (postponed from Aril 3rd) at The Aladdin in Las Vegas, world lightweight champion Alexis Arguello defended his title against Andy Ganigan. Arguello knocked Ganigan out in the 5th round.
In an exciting televised world title bout, hard punching Andrew Ganigan, who introduced his challenge in the prefight interview on television "You never know what can happen when I fight!" lived up to his reputation. He decked Arguello in the first round. The hard-punching Ganigan gave Arguello all he could handle in an action-packed seesaw battle royale. Power shot bombs were being thrown by both competitors, and anyone watching the fight could tell that one of the two combatants was going to go at some point. Ganigan was perhaps the more reckless of the two, swinging wildly and getting hit abit more as a consequence. Arguello finally knocked out the overly aggressive Ganigan at the end of round five of what had been an extremely exciting fight to that point. In swinging his power at Arguello, Ganigan had been abit careless in leaving himself open for counter shots, and ultimately paid the price. Post-fight comment: "I woke up in good condition with my mind in the right place. That time I was really positive that he could hit hard." -Alexis Arguello, on the 1st round knockdown.
Offered here is an original, on site, stubless ticket for this event.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, on site, stubless ticket which names the fighters, venue, date and includes a seat number. Bold color and print. Clean front and back. Not creased or torn. 1 1/2" x 3 1/4." Rare.
