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1914 LH Title Bouts

WBA

Jack Dillon CH (26-1-3) vs Howard Morrow #9 (17-6-1)

After a successful foray into the HW ranks (defeating Charley Miller), Dillon makes his first defense of 1914 against Morrow, whom he defeated two years earlier. Morrow has won his last two, including a KO 6 thrashing of vet Charlie Haghey.

Dillon takes an early lead in round one, then moves inside to apply more pressure on a surprisingly defense-minded Morrow. Dillon's aggressiveness pays off, as he builts a large points lead. By round 6, there is swelling around the right eye of Morrow as Jack "The Giant Killer" continues to apply pressure. Morrow tries to be more aggressive in the later rounds, but Dillon's defense is too strong. He catches Morrow with a shot in the 14th for the fight's only KD, and it is a lopsided UD 15 win for Dillon.

Jack Dillon CH (27-2-3) vs Battling Levinsky #6 (23-5)

First meeting of the two -- Dillon comes off a stinging defeat at the hands of Aussie HW, Colin Bell. This is Levinsky's first try for the WBA title after very mixed results at the lower NABF and USBA levels.

Both men start out on the outside, and there is not much action in the first few rounds. Dillon steps up the attack by moving inside in round three, but it is another dull round where Levinsky's defense prevails. Both men mix it up on the inside in the fourth, and Levinsky comes away with a split lip. Dillon traps Levinsky in the corner in round five, landing enough to take the round. The middle rounds see the momentum gradually swing to the Champ, but Levinsky is holding his own and keeping the bout close. Levinsky steps up the attack in rounds 12-14, but his punches lack sting. Surprisingly, one judge has it for Levinsky but Dillon keeps the belt with a SD 15 verdict (144-141, 141-144, 144-141).

NABF: Jack "Twin" Sullivan starts the year with the belt he has held since early 1912. He takes on Levinsky, who dominates the action in the early rounds as Sullivan cannot seem to get on track. Then, a bad break for Levinsky, he's called for a flagrant low blow in round 11 and disqualified when leading on all three cards! Sullivan, who by now is in Post-Prime, is still vulnerable, and in his next outing, he looks slow and ineffective versus Leo Houck, who claims the NABF belt for the fourth time via a UD 12 (117-112 on all three cards). Houck defends against Bob McAllister, the newly crowned USBA champ who stuns Houck by putting him on the canvas twice, in the fourth and seventh rounds, registering a UD 12 victory.

USBA: Aging vet Philadelphia Jack O'Brien defends against Tommy Gibbons, who decks O'Brien in the 9th round in a solid effort to lift the belt via a UD 12. Gibbons then defends against McAllister, who looks impressive and takes advantage of a gash above Gibbons' right eye that becomes too much to overcome. McAllister by TKO 8 (cut). McAllister vacates the belt after winning the NABF title, and Larry Williams (14-3) meets Charles Grande (12-3) for the vacant belt. It's a close bout but two late KDs in round 10 make the difference as Grande takes a UD 12 verdict.

CBU: Dave Smith accepts a challenge from newly-crowned GBU champ Harry Reeve, whom he catches for a KD in round 6 and then, in exciting toe-to-toe action, decks Reeve for the count in round 7 to keep the title he won in late 1912.

GBU: Harry Reeve ends the reign on the last of the TC champions, Chuck Carrick, with a dominating performance including three knockdowns culminating in a TKO in round 5.

EBU: Carpentier, still seeking the elusive title bout with Dillon, takes on Reeve for the EBU belt, breaking open after some close action in the early rounds, gradually pulling ahead in rounds 6 and 7 wiht a couple of knockdowns that result in a TKO 8 win for Carpentier in his first defense of the EBU crown.

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JCWeb All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,052 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15x in 14 posts	1914-Light Heavyweight Part I 1914 LH Title Bouts WBA Jack Dillon CH (26-1-3) vs Howard Morrow #9 (17-6-1) After a successful foray into the HW ranks (defeating Charley Miller), Dillon makes his first defense of 1914 against Morrow, whom he defeated two years earlier. Morrow has won his last two, including a KO 6 thrashing of vet Charlie Haghey. Dillon takes an early lead in round one, then moves inside to apply more pressure on a surprisingly defense-minded Morrow. Dillon's aggressiveness pays off, as he builts a large points lead. By round 6, there is swelling around the right eye of Morrow as Jack "The Giant Killer" continues to apply pressure. Morrow tries to be more aggressive in the later rounds, but Dillon's defense is too strong. He catches Morrow with a shot in the 14th for the fight's only KD, and it is a lopsided UD 15 win for Dillon. Jack Dillon CH (27-2-3) vs Battling Levinsky #6 (23-5) First meeting of the two -- Dillon comes off a stinging defeat at the hands of Aussie HW, Colin Bell. This is Levinsky's first try for the WBA title after very mixed results at the lower NABF and USBA levels. Both men start out on the outside, and there is not much action in the first few rounds. Dillon steps up the attack by moving inside in round three, but it is another dull round where Levinsky's defense prevails. Both men mix it up on the inside in the fourth, and Levinsky comes away with a split lip. Dillon traps Levinsky in the corner in round five, landing enough to take the round. The middle rounds see the momentum gradually swing to the Champ, but Levinsky is holding his own and keeping the bout close. Levinsky steps up the attack in rounds 12-14, but his punches lack sting. Surprisingly, one judge has it for Levinsky but Dillon keeps the belt with a SD 15 verdict (144-141, 141-144, 144-141). NABF: Jack "Twin" Sullivan starts the year with the belt he has held since early 1912. He takes on Levinsky, who dominates the action in the early rounds as Sullivan cannot seem to get on track. Then, a bad break for Levinsky, he's called for a flagrant low blow in round 11 and disqualified when leading on all three cards! Sullivan, who by now is in Post-Prime, is still vulnerable, and in his next outing, he looks slow and ineffective versus Leo Houck, who claims the NABF belt for the fourth time via a UD 12 (117-112 on all three cards). Houck defends against Bob McAllister, the newly crowned USBA champ who stuns Houck by putting him on the canvas twice, in the fourth and seventh rounds, registering a UD 12 victory. USBA: Aging vet Philadelphia Jack O'Brien defends against Tommy Gibbons, who decks O'Brien in the 9th round in a solid effort to lift the belt via a UD 12. Gibbons then defends against McAllister, who looks impressive and takes advantage of a gash above Gibbons' right eye that becomes too much to overcome. McAllister by TKO 8 (cut). McAllister vacates the belt after winning the NABF title, and Larry Williams (14-3) meets Charles Grande (12-3) for the vacant belt. It's a close bout but two late KDs in round 10 make the difference as Grande takes a UD 12 verdict. CBU: Dave Smith accepts a challenge from newly-crowned GBU champ Harry Reeve, whom he catches for a KD in round 6 and then, in exciting toe-to-toe action, decks Reeve for the count in round 7 to keep the title he won in late 1912. GBU: Harry Reeve ends the reign on the last of the TC champions, Chuck Carrick, with a dominating performance including three knockdowns culminating in a TKO in round 5. EBU: Carpentier, still seeking the elusive title bout with Dillon, takes on Reeve for the EBU belt, breaking open after some close action in the early rounds, gradually pulling ahead in rounds 6 and 7 wiht a couple of knockdowns that result in a TKO 8 win for Carpentier in his first defense of the EBU crown.