THOSE WERE THE DAYS
ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY
1927: The ‘ Battle of the Long Count’ took place. Jack Dempsey floored Gene Tunney and stood over his dazed opponent, forgetting the new rule that he had to stand in the furthest neutral corner while referee Dave Barry picked up the count. Barry waited until Dempsey finally saw sense, meaning Tunney was on the canvas for a good 15 seconds before he got to his feet and went on to retain the heavyweight title. 1995: Joe Bugner, 45, made another comeback, beating Vince Cervi for the Australian heavyweight belt. 1996: The USA lifted the Solheim Cup after crushing Europe 10- 2 in the final- day singles at Chepstow. 2000: Steve Redgrave, 38, won a fifth consecutive Olympic gold. Alongside Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell he led Britain’s coxless four crew to victory at the Sydney Olympics. 2003: Former Juventus and Middlesbrough striker Fabrizio Ravanelli signed a two- year deal with Dundee. 2005: Jonathan Woodgate scored an own- goal and was sent off on his Real Madrid debut. 2010: England defeated Pakistan by 121 runs in the fifth one- day international in Southampton to win the series 3- 2. 2016: The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster posthumously received the Freedom of the City of Liverpool. 2018: Anthony Joshua retained his world heavyweight title with a seventh- round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin.