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Police Gazette Fight NewsJanuary 2, 1928 Philadelphia, PA Adgie winds again- Marullo fighting back Matt Adgie continued his winning ways with an 8th round TKO of fellow Philadelphian Rocky Knight here at the Blue Horizon this afternoon. Knight was never in the fight from the beginning and was knocked down in the third round. When Knight attempted to score a knockout to pull out the win in the final round he was tagged hard and often and the referee was finally forced to stop the bout with Knight helpless against the ropes. In the second bout Tony Marullo climbed back into the ring after his shocking KO loss to Bob Roper last month and scored a third round knockout over Cincinnati's Mitch Sekul. Marullo started the first round in slow fashion and seemed to be overly cautious. But by the second he was beginning to gain confidence and seemed back to his old brash self by the third round. It will likely be a long climb back to the upper ranks of the heavyweight division but Marullo seems to have the tools to accomplish that task.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 9, 1928 Long Island City, NY, USA Schoolboy hands out lessons Young Johnny Grosso is rapidly becoming a fan favorite at the Queensboro Stadium here in Long Island City. Grosso took on wily veteran Big Jack Hickey and disposed of him at just over a minute into the second round. It was Grosso's 14th victory in 15 bouts and his 11th KO. Grosso is a strapping six footer with a powerful punch but he looks so young that people have taken to calling him "Schoolboy" Johnny Grosso. And Grosso really took Hickey "to school" right from the opening bell as he combined a savage body attack with the occasional powerful hooks to the skull of Hickey. A thunderous left hook delivered the knockout blow in the 2nd. Grosso's only loss came in his very first pro fight against Wild Bill Cusick. Grosso started that fight like he would do with all the rest, attacking from the opening bell and hurting his opponent with powerful blows. But Grosso's Manager Mike Valentine says now that Grosso simply got caught over swinging and was off-balance when Cusick landed a KO blow. "It never seemed to faze him though," said Valentine, "he went right back into the ring determined to learn from his mistake. And it looks like he has."
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Gazette writer Gabe Patterson -Report from "down under": January 15, 1928 Canterbury New Zealand Controversial loss for New Zealander Brian McCleary lost a controversial majority decision here last night to youngster Vic Alexander. It was only Alexander's 10th fight and some ringside veterans feel McCleary may have been too confident going into the fight. Others noted that Alexander displayed a powerful jab and boxed beautifully from the opening bell. McCleary fought strongly in the second round and clearly had Alexander hurt when the bell sounded but that was the last chance he had to end the fight with his power. The remaining six rounds were very close and easily could have gone either way. In the end, two of the three judges considered Alexander to be the victor. In the undercard Australian Fred Young continued his winning ways with a third-round KO of youngster Jim Griffiths. Young attacked from the opening bell and never gave his opponent an opportunity to show any authority as he clearly won all three rounds before the fight was finally stopped in the middle of the third. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New York Times Sportswriter Murph O'Donnell says: January 22, 1928 Stockholm, Sweden Persson so close! Harry Persson didn't know it but he entered round 15 last night as the world heavyweight champion! Luther McCarty had to win the round to gain a draw and retain his world heavyweight title and that is exactly what he did. As I watched the last round I could not help feeling that all Harry Persson had to do was throw just one more punch -just score one more point and he would be the heavyweight champion -but it was not to be. Both men were so exhausted that they could barely throw one more punch. But perhaps it was Luther McCarty's championship instincts that kicked in as he was able to throw just enough to win the round and retain his heavyweight championship title. After the fight, Persson realized how close he had actually come to winning the world heavyweight title. But there was no remorse as the Swedish icon told reporters that he had given his all in the fight and he looked forward to having a second chance. For a full report in the fight go here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 4, 1928 Cincinnati, Ohio Captain Bob flying high! 34 year-old Captain Bob Roper is flying high after last night's unanimous decision over Marcel Nilles of France. Last December's victory over highly ranked Tony Marullo put him back into boxing's spotlight. And last night's victory over a top 20 European heavyweight has only served to intensify that spotlight. New York promoter Tex Rickard is reportedly looking to match Roper with another top 10 world contender with the victor gaining a world title shot against Luther McCarty. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gazette writer Gabe Patterson -Report from "The frozen North": February 15, 1928 Toronto, Canada Soldier loses to Babe Canadian heavyweight contender Horace "Soldier" Jones has decided to pack it in after last night's KO loss to 24 year-old Babe Hunt of Ponca City, Oklahoma. The 6' 4" youngster was simply too strong and quick for the 31 year-old Jones. From the opening bell, Hunt bombarded Jones with left hooks and overhand rights that shook Jones to the bottom of his feet. Jones was able to use his 11 years of ring experience to baffle the youngster through rounds six and seven but it didn't last. Hunt caught Jones with the hard left hook at one minute and 36 seconds of the eighth round and it was all over. Jones held the Canadian title in 1921-22 and ends his career with a record of 45-9-1 with 26 knockouts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 23, 1928 Montréal Canada Delaney too slick! Jack Delaney put his Canadian and British Empire crowns on the line here last night and came away with a unanimous decision over fellow Canadian Larry Gaines. Delaney used his sharp jab and fast feet to keep away from the more powerful Gaines. Gaines was rarely able to connect with his heavier power but when he did he created a great deal of trouble for the champion. Delaney fought from the second round on with a badly swollen left eye but Gaines was never able to take full advantage of the injury. In a preliminary bout, young Winnipeg heavyweight Charlie Belanger had a bit of trouble with the clutch and grab tactics of Sam Silverberg of Detroit, Michigan for 3 rounds. At 5-'9" the powerful Belanger does have some trouble with taller fighters but it also gives him the advantage of getting his vicious uppercut on target more easily. In the fourth round, one of those uppercuts nearly lifted Silverberg off the floor and he was out like a light! it was Belanger's ninth KO in 15 fights. For a full report of the Delaney-Gaines fight go here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 25, 1928 Regil, Spain Spaniard baffled Paolino Uzcudun's career took a turn for the worst last night at the hands of an American southpaw. George Nichols of Buffalo, New York seemed to confuse Uzcudun with his stance and Uzcudun was never able to solve it as he lost an eight round unanimous decision in a fight he had been expected to win easily. Nichols worked well behind a sharp jab although he never really hurt the Spaniard at any time. Uzcudun tried to make a real push for a knockout in the seventh and eight rounds but he had run out of gas by then and was unable to land any significant power punches.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2, 1928 Cincinnati, Ohio Weigand can only gain draw German Franz Diener should have knocked down American Art weigand just one more time and he would've had the victory last night at Crossley field. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 9, 1928 Pittsburgh, PA Is The Leiperville Shadow back? Heavyweight George Godfrey barely worked up a sweat as he KO'd Ray Townsend at 2:11 of the first round here at the Pittsburgh Armory. Godfrey now seems fully recovered from the devastating knockout he suffered at the hands of the present heavyweight champion, Luther McCarty in 1926. Godfrey was favored to win that fight and indeed was winning the fight on all cards at the time of the knockout. Although he did win when he climbed back into the ring after the loss, he did so in less than impressive fashion. But now he has a new manager in Jack "Doc" Kearns, has scored nine straight KO's and it looks sure like he is back to his old form. Jack "Doc" Kearns has been busy drumming up another title shot for his man and he is talking now of a tournament with George Godfrey, Harry Perrson, Bob Roper and Tommy Loughran being matched and the winner getting a title shot against Luther McCarty. Only time will tell if the plan will come to pass.
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March 11, 1928 Havana, Cuba Bombs away! This fight at the Payret Theater had everything, rabbit punching, low blows, headbutting, big bombs and knockdowns. Vittorio Campolo met Roleaux Saguero for the South American heavyweight championship and in the end Campolo came away with an 11th round TKO victory. Campolo started the fight fast [as he usually does] and was clearly trying to knock Saquero out as fast as possible. In the second round Saquero fought back bravely and evened the scorecards after two rounds. Campolo had big rounds in the fourth and fifth but then Saquero came back strong in the sixth and then knocked Campolo down with a perfect cross in the seventh. Campolo came back strong, however and knocked Saquero down in the the 10th. Saquero barely survived the round only to be knocked down twice more in the 11th before the fight was finally stopped. For a report in the fight, go here.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 16, 1928 Brussels, Belgium Charles suffers setback Piet van der Veer of the Netherlands stunned European boxing circles last night with the fourth round KO of Belgian heavyweight Pierre Charles. The 31 year-old Van der Veer has only been a pro boxer for two years so he is not well-known but he has won all nine of his fights. Van der Veer set the tone for the fight in the first round when he caught Charles with an uppercut that put him on the canvas. Charles had difficulty recovering from that knock down and he was caught several more times with heavy shots in the second and third rounds. Charles recognized he was in trouble in the fourth and tried to trade heavy shots with the Dutch fighter but he was caught with a counter right that knocked him down for an eight count. Even though Charles regained his feet he was clearly unaware of his surroundings and the referee halted aboutat the 2:52 mark. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 2, 1928 San Francisco, CA Ray rock's Hawaii Young heavyweight sensation Elmer "Violent" Ray scored his seventh KO in nine fights with a four round demolition of journeyman David Hawaii. Hawaii barely scored a punch in the first two rounds as Ray attacked and swarmed his outgunned opponent. Hawaii was able to get a few punches landed in the third round but it only meant he had to be closer to his opponent than the first two rounds and he suffered even more punishment from the powerful Ray. In the fourth round Hawaii was able to run for almost 2 full minutes before a tremendous left hook stretched stretched him out on the canvas to end the fight.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 10, 1928 Amsterdam, Sweden Olympic boxing review In just three months the 1928 Olympic Games will be held here in Amsterdam, Sweden and boxing fans are in for a real treat. In the heavyweight division, a number of young fighters have decided to remain amateur and will vie for an Olympic medal. American fighter Tiger Jack Fox of Omaha, Nebraska is expected by many to win the gold medal with fellow American Tony Shucco rated not far behind him and probably taking the Silver. Others expected to vie for a medal are Americans Natie Brown, Ernie Schaaf and Lee Ramage, Germany's Adolf Heuser and Walter Neusel, England's Jack Petersen and Reggie Meen, Andre Lenglet of France, John Herrera of Cuba, Alberto Santiago Lovell of Argentina and Leonard Pitt of Jamica. Long shots but interesting contestants are Jack London and Jack Pettifer of England, Angus McDonald of Canada, Valentín Campolo of Argentina, Arturo Godoy of Chile, Maurice Griselle of France and Phil Brubaker of the United States.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 13, 1928 Timaru, New Zealand Parker wins the hard way Eddie Parker can thank his lucky stars that he has a hard head. Parker met George Modrich here last night and through 4 rounds he was given a sound boxing lesson as he fell behind on all cards. Parker was finally able to land a few power shots to take the fifth round but he was by no means in control of the fight at that point. Both fighters came out fresh for the sixth round, Modrich threw one punch off the top of Parker's head and fractured his hand. The fight was declared a TKO for Parker when Modrich was unable to continue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 2, 1928 Philadelphia, PA Adgie fans shocked! Matt Adgie's perfect record lasted exactly two minutes and 42 seconds into round one of last nights fight against Frankie Wine here at the blue Horizon. Wine caught Adgie with a perfect right cross that stunned him and he followed up with a barrage of punches that Adgie could not recover from. Adgie may have been too confident as he had just landed a vicious uppercut followed by a left hook that shook up Wine and he was moving in for the kill when the cross from Wine landed. Prior to this fight, the 24 year-old Wine was just another young fighter who had been overshadowed by the likes of Adgie and Elmer Ray. After the bout Wine's manager, J.R. Basco, was calling for a fight with someone in the world top 10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 2, 1928 New York, New York Rematch On! Luther McCarty to fight Harry Persson at Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Holland At a press conference here this afternoon World Heavyweight Champion Luther McCarty announced he is headed back to Europe to meet Sweden's Harry Persson in a battle for the world title on June 30th. The two fought to a draw in January and fans in Europe have been clamoring for a rematch ever since. Local sportsmen have footed the bill to hold the fight at Olympic Stadium after the 1928 Olympics end to take advantage of the large crowds that will still be in the city. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gazette writer Gabe Patterson -"Report from The Olympics":
May 5, 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 Olympic Games are under way. First round of heavyweight boxing results. 1-Tiger Jack Fox [USA] MD-4 over Marcel Moret [France] 2-Tony Shucco -[USA] MD-4 over Leon Bourassa - [Canada] 3-Natie Brown -[USA] KO-1 over Ernesto Baggiani [Italy] 4-Adolf Heuser -[Germany] KO-3 over Jack Sherry [USA] 5-Ernie Schaaf [USA] - KO-2 over Max Glickman [USA] 6-Charley Retzlaff [USA]- UD-4 over Oristis Volgaropoulos [Greece] 7-Jack Petersen [UK] - KO-2 over Joe Hanlon [USA] 8-Lee Ramage -[USA] UD-4 over Ricardo Rosel [Mexico] 9-King Levinsky [USA] UD-4 over Les Kennedy [USA] 10-Art Lasky -[USA] -SD-4 with Jack Dessimoz [Canada] 11-Al Gainer [USA] TKO-1 over Erwin Klausner [Estonia] 12-Phil Brubaker [USA] MD-4 with Luis Bardales [Cuba] 13-Giacomo Bergomas [Italy] MD-4 over Frankie Simms [USA] 14-Walter Neusel -[Germany] MD-4 over Pio Pico [USA] 15-Jack Pettifer [UK] UD-4 over Abe Feldman [USA] 16-Raúl Bianchi [Argentina] -MD-4 over Tony Galento [USA] 17-Andre Lenglet [France] UD-4 over Jack London [UK] 18-Ben Foord [South Africa] SD-4 with Mose Brawner [Uruguay] 19- Joe Doctor [USA] SD-4 over Joe Sekyra [USA] 20-Nils Erikson [Sweden] UD-4 over Harry Thomas [USA] 21- Patsy Perroni [USA] UD-4 over Ad Warren [USA] 22-Frankie Edgren [USA] UD-4 over Arturo Godoy [Chile] 23-Ralph Ficucello -USA -Ellsworth (Hank) Hankinson -[USA] 24-Leroy Haynes [USA] -UD -Vincenz Hower -[Germany] 25-John Herrera [Cuba] UD over Arno Kolblin [Germany] 26-Alberto Santiago Lovell [Argentina] UD over Smiling Kid [Jamaica] 27-Fred Lundahl [Sweden] UD over Arthur Vermaut [France] 28-Preciso Merlo [Italy] TKO-3 over Tony Cappoletti [USA] 29-Jack O'Dowd [USA] KO-4 Ludwig Bach [Germany] 30-Mateo Osa [Spain] SD oiver Leon Sebilo [France] 31-Paul Swiderski [USA] KO-4 over Norman Tomasullo [Argentina] 32-John Andersson [Sweden] UD over John Bernerd [Brazil] 33-Olle Bergwall [Sweden] UD over Charley (Red) Boyette [USA] 34-Tony Cancela [USA] MD over Angus McDonald [Canada] 35-Al Ettore [USA] MD over John "Corn" Griffin [USA] 36-Hans Havlicek [Austria] UD over George Gardebois [France] 37-Gabriel Lavaysse [USA] KO-1 Epifanio Islas [Argentina] 38-Jack O'Malley [Australia] SD over-Giacomo Panfilo [Italy] 39-Pat Redmond [Australia] KO-4 Val Comstock [USA] 40-Cyclone Thompson [USA] UD over Maurice Griselle [France] 41-Rocky Adams [USA] UD over Billy Maich [Canada] 42-Steve Trojack [Canada] UD over Eddie Young [USA] 43-Karl Walter [Germany] MD over Walter Wohlwend [USA] 44-Frank Wallulis [USA] KO-1 Groger Zeigler [USA] 45-Charles Sheron [USA] SD over Dave Voight [South Africa] 46-Frank Sawyer [Canada] UD over Domingo Valin [USA] 47-Don Shortland [United Kingdon] SD over -Frank Rudzenski [USA] 48-Rudy Rudzenski [USA] MD over Tom Squires [South Africa] 49-Dewey Massey [USA] UD over Theo Sass [Germany] 50-Michel Maurer [Belgium] UD over Bob Wallit [USA] 51-Stanley Poreda [USA] UD over Nick Marre [South Africa] 52-Ted Sandwina [USA] MD over Heinz Kohlhaas [Germany] 53-Al Boros [Hungary] MD over Harry Knight [United Kingdom] 55-Tim Derry [Ireland] SD over Alfred Dresden [USA] 56-Joe (Bingo) Banovic [USA] UD over Juanito Olaquibel [Spain] 57-Eddie Simms [USA] MD over Jack Barry [USA] 58-Ray Impelletiere [USA] TKO over Del Baxter [USA] |
