What Happened on January 2, 1957

Historical Events

Boxing Title Fight

In the first of 4 meetings between the fighters, Gene Fullmer wins the world middleweight boxing title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Sugar Ray Robinson at New York’s Madison Square Garden

Famous Birthdays

Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)
Lynne Cox, American long-distance open-water swimmer known for easing Cold War tensions by swimming from the US to the Soviet Union in 1987, born in Boston, Massachusetts

Born in 1957

1957 Highlights