|
July 13, 1912
Title Fight
MW - (IBF) Mike Gibbons (3/CH) (21-0) scored a UD15 over Jeff Clarke (CH/3) (21-3) to win the IBF MW title.
There were no cuts or knockdowns and the crowd booed throughout but Gibbons used his superior boxing skills to win the fight easily.
I had it 145-142, while the official judges saw it 145-141/144-142/146-140.
Title Tourney
FW (IBF Eliminator) Solly Smith (4/1) (27-17-3) finally defeated Jem Driscoll (3/4) (44-8-1) in his third try to move onto the finals of the IBF tourney.
Smith used two knockdowns to win a UD12. The fight was close after six despite Driscoll going down in the third, but Smith won the 7th and dropped Driscoll again in the 8th. Driscoll won the 10th and 11th to close the gap but Smith finished strong in the 12th.
I had it 115-112, the official judges had it 116-110/115-112/114-113.
Other Fights
MW - Jim Griffin (48/40) (18-8-1) KO7 Jack Burke (53/67) (26-18-6)
WW - George Lavigne (7/5) (32-16-2) TKO5 Dal Hawkins (21/27) (19-15-1)
HW - Jim Corbett (8/5) (35-11-3) UD10 Punch Vaughn (152/152) (15-11)
LW - Tim Callahan (90/82) (16-8-2) MD10 Arthur Cote (71/83) (16-9-2)
|