19:36 GMT, Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Wales' greatest US fight nights
By Sean Davies
I've done features on eight Welsh boxers who have hit the limelight with mega-bouts in the USA.
Take a look, tell me what you think, and share any memories of those unforgettable fight nights.
Jim Driscoll v Abe Attell:
New York, 19 February, 1909
Freddie Welsh v Benny Leonard III:
New York, 28 May, 1917
Jimmy Wilde v Pancho Villa:
New York, 18 June, 1923
Tommy Farr v Joe Louis:
New York, 30 August, 1937
Johnny Owen v Lupe Pintor:
Los Angeles, 19 September, 1980
Colin Jones v Milton McCrory:
Reno, 19 March, 1983 & Las Vegas, 13 August, 1983
Joe Calzaghe v Bernard Hopkins:
Las Vegas, 19 April, 2008
Gary Lockett v Kelly Pavlik:
Atlantic City, 8 June, 2008
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