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JCWeb · 08-10-2006, 12:23 AM

1912 LW Title Bouts

WBA Title Bouts

Jack Blackburn CH (42-5-1) vs Freddie Welsh #2 (22-5-1)

Welsh has moved up to top contender status, and Blackburn is seeking to avenge a MD 10 defeat to Welsh (his last loss) some two years ago.

Both land well in the opening round, but Welsh pulls ahead with a strond roung 2. After a couple of lacklustre rounds, the Welsh Wizard moves inside in the 5th and pulls even further ahead. By the end of the 7th there is swelling under the right eye of the champ. Blackburn, trailing, gets more aggressive as the bout moves on, and Welsh could be playing it a bit too conservative. The bout is close into the late rounds, but Welsh pulls it out by a whisker to take the title. Welsh by UD 15 (144-143, 145-142, 145-142).

Freddie Welsh CH (23-5-1) vs Ray Bronson #7 (21-5-3)

Bronson's first title shot of any kind and it's for the World title. Welsh is out for revenge, having lost to Bronson back in 1906.

The usual feeling-out process means the action is slow to develop in the first few rounds. First blood (literally) to Bronson as a small cut appears just below the right eye of Welsh near the end of round 4. More problems for the champ in the 5th, when a picture-perfect uppercut by Bronson puts him on the canvas. Sustained pressure from the challenger in round 6, but Welsh's head has cleared, and he fends off Bronson. The cut on Welsh reopens, but the Welshman's blows cause swelling about the left eye of the challenger as well. Welsh gradually asserts control in the later rounds, and Bronson begins to tire noticeably. The end comes rather abruptly in the 12th when a severe cut opens above Bronson's eye, blood spurting everywhere--immediate stoppage is in order. Welsh by TKO 12 (cuts).

Freddie Welsh CH (24-5-1) vs Young Erne #6 (36-15-3)

First meeting of the two. Erne is actually coming off a loss to Willie Ritchie, but he was the highest available challenger.

The Welsh Wizard starts well in a busy first couple of rounds, scoring at will it seems. A gash appears under the right eye of the challenger in the 4th. Welsh keeps up the pressure and builds a huge points lead, re-opening the cut in the 7th. Good cornerwork keeps the cut under control until Young Erne tires in the later round, and the cut is reopened in the 13th and again in the final stanza when it becomes too bad for the bout to continue. Welsh by TKO 15 (cuts).

Freddie Welsh CH (25-5-1) vs Battling Nelson #2 (57-11)

Welsh takes on the ex-Champ, the Durable Dane, who is finally reached the downside of his career. Nelson has won three in a row since his last loss, to Welsh, for the EBU belt early in 1912. Welsh has a 2-1 career edge.

Welsh comes out firing from long range to take round one. After round 2, both men regroup and try to work inside. Welsh again comes out on top and there is some puffiness around the left eye of the Dane. Round 4, the Welsh Wizard is at it again, inflicting more punishment and a cut opens up on the forehead of Nelson. Nelson tries to mix it up on the inside again in the fifth, a good action round. But the cut reopens and it's a third cuts stoppage win in a row for the Welsh Wizard. Welsh by TKO 6 (cuts).

NABF: Lockport Jimmy Duffy takes on USBA champ Kid Black, who comes in on a 5-bout win streak. No KDs, Duffy administers a beating to Black who does well to keep it close. Duffy by UD 12 (116-113 on all cards). Duffy then defends against Jack Blackburn, a former champ, and Blackburn takes control midway through the bout, with a cut above the eye causing problems for Duffy. Blackburn lifts the belt with a convincing UD 12 win. Blackburn defends versus "Hop" Harry Stone, dominating the action right until the TKO 6 stoppage. Finally, Matty "Bunker Hill Bearcat" Baldwin gets a shot, and this one turns into a dominating UD 12 win for Blackburn after Baldwin is decked in the 7th.

USBA: Kid Black starts the year with the belt, defends versus Paul Koehler, gradually pulling ahead in the later rounds despite sustaining a cut over the eye early on. Balck then takes on Willie Ritchie, whose aggressive pays off when he opens a cut under the right eye of the champ. It's close right until the end when Ritchie rallies to take the last two rounds and the fight. Ritchie by UD 12 (114-113 on all three cards).

CBU: England's Jem Driscoll defended versus ex-CBU champ Fighting Dick Hyland of Canada. Driscoll gets nailed by Hyland in the 6th, gets off the canvas to dominate the rest of the way. UD 12 for Driscoll (117-110, 117-110, 116-111).

GBU: The dormant title was vacated by Welsh and Phil Bloom at 14-1 claimed the belt with a TKO 10 (cuts) win over TC Stan Nash.

EBU: This belt, too, was vacated by Welsh. Battling Nelson regained it when he defeated the veteran Swiss, Frank Erne, in a surprisingly close SD 12 (114-113, 113-114, 114-113) -- looked like Nelson was winning by a much greater margin during the bout.

08-10-2006, 12:23 AM	#107 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 712	1912-Lightweights Part I 1912 LW Title Bouts WBA Title Bouts Jack Blackburn CH (42-5-1) vs Freddie Welsh #2 (22-5-1) Welsh has moved up to top contender status, and Blackburn is seeking to avenge a MD 10 defeat to Welsh (his last loss) some two years ago. Both land well in the opening round, but Welsh pulls ahead with a strond roung 2. After a couple of lacklustre rounds, the Welsh Wizard moves inside in the 5th and pulls even further ahead. By the end of the 7th there is swelling under the right eye of the champ. Blackburn, trailing, gets more aggressive as the bout moves on, and Welsh could be playing it a bit too conservative. The bout is close into the late rounds, but Welsh pulls it out by a whisker to take the title. Welsh by UD 15 (144-143, 145-142, 145-142). Freddie Welsh CH (23-5-1) vs Ray Bronson #7 (21-5-3) Bronson's first title shot of any kind and it's for the World title. Welsh is out for revenge, having lost to Bronson back in 1906. The usual feeling-out process means the action is slow to develop in the first few rounds. First blood (literally) to Bronson as a small cut appears just below the right eye of Welsh near the end of round 4. More problems for the champ in the 5th, when a picture-perfect uppercut by Bronson puts him on the canvas. Sustained pressure from the challenger in round 6, but Welsh's head has cleared, and he fends off Bronson. The cut on Welsh reopens, but the Welshman's blows cause swelling about the left eye of the challenger as well. Welsh gradually asserts control in the later rounds, and Bronson begins to tire noticeably. The end comes rather abruptly in the 12th when a severe cut opens above Bronson's eye, blood spurting everywhere--immediate stoppage is in order. Welsh by TKO 12 (cuts). Freddie Welsh CH (24-5-1) vs Young Erne #6 (36-15-3) First meeting of the two. Erne is actually coming off a loss to Willie Ritchie, but he was the highest available challenger. The Welsh Wizard starts well in a busy first couple of rounds, scoring at will it seems. A gash appears under the right eye of the challenger in the 4th. Welsh keeps up the pressure and builds a huge points lead, re-opening the cut in the 7th. Good cornerwork keeps the cut under control until Young Erne tires in the later round, and the cut is reopened in the 13th and again in the final stanza when it becomes too bad for the bout to continue. Welsh by TKO 15 (cuts). Freddie Welsh CH (25-5-1) vs Battling Nelson #2 (57-11) Welsh takes on the ex-Champ, the Durable Dane, who is finally reached the downside of his career. Nelson has won three in a row since his last loss, to Welsh, for the EBU belt early in 1912. Welsh has a 2-1 career edge. Welsh comes out firing from long range to take round one. After round 2, both men regroup and try to work inside. Welsh again comes out on top and there is some puffiness around the left eye of the Dane. Round 4, the Welsh Wizard is at it again, inflicting more punishment and a cut opens up on the forehead of Nelson. Nelson tries to mix it up on the inside again in the fifth, a good action round. But the cut reopens and it's a third cuts stoppage win in a row for the Welsh Wizard. Welsh by TKO 6 (cuts). NABF: Lockport Jimmy Duffy takes on USBA champ Kid Black, who comes in on a 5-bout win streak. No KDs, Duffy administers a beating to Black who does well to keep it close. Duffy by UD 12 (116-113 on all cards). Duffy then defends against Jack Blackburn, a former champ, and Blackburn takes control midway through the bout, with a cut above the eye causing problems for Duffy. Blackburn lifts the belt with a convincing UD 12 win. Blackburn defends versus "Hop" Harry Stone, dominating the action right until the TKO 6 stoppage. Finally, Matty "Bunker Hill Bearcat" Baldwin gets a shot, and this one turns into a dominating UD 12 win for Blackburn after Baldwin is decked in the 7th. USBA: Kid Black starts the year with the belt, defends versus Paul Koehler, gradually pulling ahead in the later rounds despite sustaining a cut over the eye early on. Balck then takes on Willie Ritchie, whose aggressive pays off when he opens a cut under the right eye of the champ. It's close right until the end when Ritchie rallies to take the last two rounds and the fight. Ritchie by UD 12 (114-113 on all three cards). CBU: England's Jem Driscoll defended versus ex-CBU champ Fighting Dick Hyland of Canada. Driscoll gets nailed by Hyland in the 6th, gets off the canvas to dominate the rest of the way. UD 12 for Driscoll (117-110, 117-110, 116-111). GBU: The dormant title was vacated by Welsh and Phil Bloom at 14-1 claimed the belt with a TKO 10 (cuts) win over TC Stan Nash. EBU: This belt, too, was vacated by Welsh. Battling Nelson regained it when he defeated the veteran Swiss, Frank Erne, in a surprisingly close SD 12 (114-113, 113-114, 114-113) -- looked like Nelson was winning by a much greater margin during the bout.