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On this date: Broncos won Super Bowl 50 in 2016

On this date in 2016, the #Broncos won Super Bowl 50 🏆🏆🏆

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The Denver Broncos captured their third Super Bowl in franchise history on Feb. 7, 2016. Super Bowl 50 was a clash between the dynamic offensive of the Carolina Panthers, led by quarterback Cam Newton, and the defensive menaces led by outside linebacker Von Miller for the Broncos.

Denver’s defense tied a Super Bowl record for sacks, accumulating seven on Newton. Their play spearheaded Miller’s ascension to Super Bowl MVP, as he totaled 2.5 sacks in the victory.

The Broncos’ defense held the Panthers to only 10 points, dominating the game to help Denver win the matchup 24-10. However, what overshadowed this Super Bowl was the curtain call of Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Manning had a looming cloud over him as retirement speculation ran rampant before the Super Bowl, so NFL fans widely accepted that the championship match would be his final game.

Manning still delivered, although modestly. The legendary quarterback completed 13 of 23 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown, but managing the game was all that was expected due to the slippage in his play during the season. Nevertheless, the Broncos’ overall performance capped a 12-4 season, resulting in a Super Bowl win.

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On this date in 1999, Broncos won Super Bowl XXXIII

On this date in 1999, the #Broncos won Super Bowl XXXIII 🏆🏈🏆

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On January 31st, 1999, the Denver Broncos won their second consecutive Super Bowl (XXXlll) against the Atlanta Falcons, 34-19. In a curtain call for Denver’s legendary quarterback John Elway, the Broncos capped off a 14-2 1998 NFL season by sending Elway into retirement with a Super Bowl MVP.

Outside of an early 3-0 lead, the Falcons never led again in the matchup, with the Broncos’ lead climbing to as high as 25 after Elway’s 3-yard touchdown run pushed the Broncos to a 31-6. Elway’s passing attack — completing 18 passes out of 29 attempts for 336 yards, a touchdown, and an interception — balanced out Denver’s rushing attack led by Terrell Davis. Davis finished the game with 25 rushes for 102 yards.

Although the Elway-Davis connection would be no more after this night, their pairing would provide Denver fans far and wide memories that will last a lifetime. Elway and Davis are currently in the NFL Hall of Fame, and their last Super Bowl win all but cemented their legendary status.

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On this date: Joe Louis receives spirited resistance from Tony Musto

On this date: Joe Louis receives spirited resistance from Tony Musto.

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Tony Musto (right) lost to Joe Louis by technical knockout because of a bad cut. The referee is Arthur Donovan. AP Photo

Tony Musto gives spirited effort against the great Joe Louis

Tony Musto was not in Joe Louis’s class but one thing about his performance in their fight on this date in 1941 was surprising: his durability. The Chicago product was small – 5-foot-7½, 199½ pounds for the Louis fight – but as tough as they come. Louis, making the 16th defense of his heavyweight title during his “Bum of the Month” run, was expected to take out the challenger within a few rounds. And it seemed as if he might when he scored a third-round knockdown. However, Musto got up at the count of one and never saw the canvas again even though he fell far behind on the cards. The squat underdog didn’t survive the full 15 rounds but only because of a bad cut above his right eye that forced referee Arthur Donovan to stop the fight, which took place in St. Louis. Louis would go on to make 10 more successful defenses, sealing his reputation as an all-time great. Musto would finish his career in 1946 with a record of 37-30-3 (13 KOs), underscoring his mediocrity. At the same time, he could always say that took everything one of the hardest punchers ever threw at him without being counted out.

Also on this date: Oliver McCall made the only successful defense of his WBC heavyweight title against 45-year-old Larry Holmes in 1995. McCall won a close, but unanimous decision. And Bruce Seldon stopped Tony Tucker to win the vacant WBA heavyweight title in seven rounds in 1996. Seldon would lose his belt to Mike Tyson two fights later.

On this date: Joe Louis receives spirited resistance from Tony Musto

On this date: Joe Louis receives spirited resistance from Tony Musto.

A LOOK back AT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON this date

Tony Musto (right) lost to Joe Louis by technical knockout because of a bad cut. The referee is Arthur Donovan. AP Photo

Tony Musto gives spirited effort against the great Joe Louis

Tony Musto was not in Joe Louis’s class but one thing about his performance in their fight on this date in 1941 was surprising: his durability. The Chicago product was small – 5-foot-7½, 199½ pounds for the Louis fight – but as tough as they come. Louis, making the 16th defense of his heavyweight title during his “Bum of the Month” run, was expected to take out the challenger within a few rounds. And it seemed as if he might when he scored a third-round knockdown. However, Musto got up at the count of one and never saw the canvas again even though he fell far behind on the cards. The squat underdog didn’t survive the full 15 rounds but only because of a bad cut above his right eye that forced referee Arthur Donovan to stop the fight, which took place in St. Louis. Louis would go on to make 10 more successful defenses, sealing his reputation as an all-time great. Musto would finish his career in 1946 with a record of 37-30-3 (13 KOs), underscoring his mediocrity. At the same time, he could always say that took everything one of the hardest punchers ever threw at him without being counted out.

Also on this date: Oliver McCall made the only successful defense of his WBC heavyweight title against 45-year-old Larry Holmes in 1995. McCall won a close, but unanimous decision. And Bruce Seldon stopped Tony Tucker to win the vacant WBA heavyweight title in seven rounds in 1996. Seldon would lose his belt to Mike Tyson two fights later.

On this date: Muhammad Ali taken 15 rounds by George Chuvalo

On this date: Muhammad Ali had to go the full 15 rounds to defeat tough George Chuvalo on this date in 1966.

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Muhammad Ali outpoints stubborn George Chuvalo

George Chuvalo was never a serious threat to Muhammad Ali. The beefy Canadian heavyweight champion lost wide decisions in two fights with “The Greatest,” the first on this date in 1966 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. However, that first meeting was memorable for a number of reasons. One, it was the first fight Bob Arum promoted. Two, only six weeks before the fight, Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army. Thus, Arum couldn’t find a venue in the United States that would host the fight. Three, Ali, defending his WBC title, had been scheduled to face Ernie Terrell but Terrell pulled out. Chuvalo reportedly accepted an offer to face Ali on 17 days’ notice. And, four, the overmatched Chuvalo made his countrymen proud with his determination and durability, which allowed him to become the first to go 15 rounds with Ali. The champ said afterward: “He’s the toughest guy I ever fought.”

Also on this date: Joe Louis successfully defended his heavyweight title for the 10th time, stopping bum-of-the-month Johnny Paycheck in the second round in 1940 at Madison Square Garden. Louis put Paycheck down three times in Round 1.

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On this date: Muhammad Ali taken 15 rounds by George Chuvalo

On this date: Muhammad Ali had to go the full 15 rounds to defeat tough George Chuvalo on this date in 1966.

A LOOK back AT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON this date

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyWDrmViwAk

Muhammad Ali outpoints stubborn George Chuvalo

George Chuvalo was never a serious threat to Muhammad Ali. The beefy Canadian heavyweight champion lost wide decisions in two fights with “The Greatest,” the first on this date in 1966 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. However, that first meeting was memorable for a number of reasons. One, it was the first fight Bob Arum promoted. Two, only six weeks before the fight, Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army. Thus, Arum couldn’t find a venue in the United States that would host the fight. Three, Ali, defending his WBC title, had been scheduled to face Ernie Terrell but Terrell pulled out. Chuvalo reportedly accepted an offer to face Ali on 17 days’ notice. And, four, the overmatched Chuvalo made his countrymen proud with his determination and durability, which allowed him to become the first to go 15 rounds with Ali. The champ said afterward: “He’s the toughest guy I ever fought.”

Also on this date: Joe Louis successfully defended his heavyweight title for the 10th time, stopping bum-of-the-month Johnny Paycheck in the second round in 1940 at Madison Square Garden. Louis put Paycheck down three times in Round 1.

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On this date: A 136-round fight and successful defenses by Louis, Holmes

On this date: A 136-round fight and successful defenses by Louis, Holmes

A LOOK back AT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON this date

Looooooong fight

One must admire the conditioning of a boxer who can go the 12-round distance. How about 136? That’s the number of rounds lightweights Arthur Chambers and Johnny Clark did battle on this date in 1879 in Chippewa Falls, Ontario. The bout lasted 2 hours, 23 minutes, one of longest contests in boxing history, according to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Chambers, from England, knocked out his American counterpart to end the marathon. How could 136 rounds be squeezed into about 2½ hours? We can’t be certain, although a round ended when one fighter went down in those days. Maybe it was as much a wrestling match as a boxing contest. Some consider it the first great lightweight fight. Chambers, who settled in Philadelphia, went on to become an early financial backer and advisor to the first heavyweight champion of the modern era, John L. Sullivan. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Pioneer in 2000.

Also on this date: Joe Louis stopped Abe Simon in six rounds to retain the heavyweight championship in 1942 at Madison Square Garden. And, in 1983, Larry Holmes successfully defended his heavyweight belt by easily outpointing Lucien Rodriguez at Watres Armory in Scranton, Pa.

On this date: A 136-round fight and successful defenses by Louis, Holmes

On this date: A 136-round fight and successful defenses by Louis, Holmes

A LOOK back AT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON this date

Looooooong fight

One must admire the conditioning of a boxer who can go the 12-round distance. How about 136? That’s the number of rounds lightweights Arthur Chambers and Johnny Clark did battle on this date in 1879 in Chippewa Falls, Ontario. The bout lasted 2 hours, 23 minutes, one of longest contests in boxing history, according to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Chambers, from England, knocked out his American counterpart to end the marathon. How could 136 rounds be squeezed into about 2½ hours? We can’t be certain, although a round ended when one fighter went down in those days. Maybe it was as much a wrestling match as a boxing contest. Some consider it the first great lightweight fight. Chambers, who settled in Philadelphia, went on to become an early financial backer and advisor to the first heavyweight champion of the modern era, John L. Sullivan. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Pioneer in 2000.

Also on this date: Joe Louis stopped Abe Simon in six rounds to retain the heavyweight championship in 1942 at Madison Square Garden. And, in 1983, Larry Holmes successfully defended his heavyweight belt by easily outpointing Lucien Rodriguez at Watres Armory in Scranton, Pa.

On this date: George Foreman KOs Ken Norton to win heavyweight title

On this date: George Foreman stopped Ken Norton to win the heavyweight title in 1974.

A LOOK back AT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON this date

George Foreman stops Ken Norton to win heavyweight title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGhXIDRYzO8

George Foreman was an absolute terror early in his career. The 1968 Olympic gold medalist, an imposing power puncher from Houston, was 39-0 (with 36 knockouts) and seemed to be unstoppable by the end of 1973. He had taken out former heavyweight champ Joe Frazier in two rounds early that year, an indication that he was superhuman. His next objective: Win the heavyweight championship of the world. That opportunity came against Ken Norton on this date in 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela. And it wasn’t pretty, at least not from Norton’s perspective. The conqueror of Muhammad Ali went down three times and failed to make it out of the second round, making Foreman the heavyweight champion. Of course, that distinction didn’t last long. Muhammad Ali stunned the boxing world by stopping Foreman in eight rounds in The Rumble in the Jungle seven months later.

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On this date: George Foreman KOs Ken Norton to win heavyweight title

On this date: George Foreman stopped Ken Norton to win the heavyweight title in 1974.

A LOOK back AT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON this date

George Foreman stops Ken Norton to win heavyweight title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGhXIDRYzO8

George Foreman was an absolute terror early in his career. The 1968 Olympic gold medalist, an imposing power puncher from Houston, was 39-0 (with 36 knockouts) and seemed to be unstoppable by the end of 1973. He had taken out former heavyweight champ Joe Frazier in two rounds early that year, an indication that he was superhuman. His next objective: Win the heavyweight championship of the world. That opportunity came against Ken Norton on this date in 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela. And it wasn’t pretty, at least not from Norton’s perspective. The conqueror of Muhammad Ali went down three times and failed to make it out of the second round, making Foreman the heavyweight champion. Of course, that distinction didn’t last long. Muhammad Ali stunned the boxing world by stopping Foreman in eight rounds in The Rumble in the Jungle seven months later.

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