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JCWeb · 10-20-2006, 07:04 PM

Had another one of those spectacular two-way action bouts such that the report couldn't wait until the regular year-end summary. This is based on notes from earlier today, and it probably won't be as complete as the WBA title bout posts (see Post 140 above as an example), but hopefully I can embellish it enough to give the flavor of the really see-saw nature of this encounter.

At stake was the USBA MW Title Belt held since August 1913 by George "Knockout" Brown. Brown was defending against perennial Top 10 contender Eddie McGoorty on the top feature on the undercard to the WBA WW title bout featuring long time champ Jack Britton (for details on that one, you will just have to wait until the year-end report). It was Brown's first defense of the belt after two failed efforts to move up and capture the WBA MW title. McGoorty, who held the USBA belt very briefly in the 1911-12 time frame, has had a miserable time of it in title bouts, going 1-7 in eight previous efforts.

Brown starts out by establishing position on the inside and compiles an early lead in the first few rounds. In round 3, he nails McGoorty with a huge cross, and Eddie is forced to cover up but manages to stay on his feet. More action near the end of round 5, when McGoorty rallies to land a series of blows that stagger Brown. However, Brown has got in enough shots of his own in such that McGoorty's left eye is starting to swell up as early as round 6 of this scheduled 12-rounder. Round 7, McGoorty comes through to land a strong shot that surprises Brown, sending him to the canvas for a 9-count. An offense-minded McGoorty follows up with a strong 8th round, after which swelling is apparent around the right eye of Brown. Round 9, Brown recovers to launch an attack of his own, felling McGoorty with a series of blows to put the challenger on the canvas. Brown follows up with a second KD later in the round, but McGoorty gets up again and manages to stay upright until the bell sounds. Round 10, and both men are going all out, looking for the knockout. McGoorty gets there first, landing another strong shot to put Brown down for the count of 9. Brown gets back up, but McGoorty is all over him, reigning blow after blow until the ref steps in. Eddie McGoorty wins the USBA MW title via a TKO stoppage in round 10.

10-20-2006, 07:04 PM	#143 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,052 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15x in 14 posts	July 1914 USBA MW Title Bout Had another one of those spectacular two-way action bouts such that the report couldn't wait until the regular year-end summary. This is based on notes from earlier today, and it probably won't be as complete as the WBA title bout posts (see Post 140 above as an example), but hopefully I can embellish it enough to give the flavor of the really see-saw nature of this encounter. At stake was the USBA MW Title Belt held since August 1913 by George "Knockout" Brown. Brown was defending against perennial Top 10 contender Eddie McGoorty on the top feature on the undercard to the WBA WW title bout featuring long time champ Jack Britton (for details on that one, you will just have to wait until the year-end report). It was Brown's first defense of the belt after two failed efforts to move up and capture the WBA MW title. McGoorty, who held the USBA belt very briefly in the 1911-12 time frame, has had a miserable time of it in title bouts, going 1-7 in eight previous efforts. Brown starts out by establishing position on the inside and compiles an early lead in the first few rounds. In round 3, he nails McGoorty with a huge cross, and Eddie is forced to cover up but manages to stay on his feet. More action near the end of round 5, when McGoorty rallies to land a series of blows that stagger Brown. However, Brown has got in enough shots of his own in such that McGoorty's left eye is starting to swell up as early as round 6 of this scheduled 12-rounder. Round 7, McGoorty comes through to land a strong shot that surprises Brown, sending him to the canvas for a 9-count. An offense-minded McGoorty follows up with a strong 8th round, after which swelling is apparent around the right eye of Brown. Round 9, Brown recovers to launch an attack of his own, felling McGoorty with a series of blows to put the challenger on the canvas. Brown follows up with a second KD later in the round, but McGoorty gets up again and manages to stay upright until the bell sounds. Round 10, and both men are going all out, looking for the knockout. McGoorty gets there first, landing another strong shot to put Brown down for the count of 9. Brown gets back up, but McGoorty is all over him, reigning blow after blow until the ref steps in. Eddie McGoorty wins the USBA MW title via a TKO stoppage in round 10.