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Welterweight Round 1
January 5, 1895
Joe Walcott 19-0-0 (3) v/s Young Corbett 17-1-0 (9)
This was an amazing fight with both fighters throwing lots of punches and working a good defense. Walcott went down in the fourteenth round for the only knockdown of the fight.
Karl Rogers scored it 144-140
Paul Herman scored it 144-141
John McCarthy 145-141
Young Corbett won a unanimous decision
Mysterious Billy Smith 18-0-0 (8) v/s Tommy Ryan 16-0-0 (11)
Surprisingly this fight went the distance. Ryan handled Smith throughout the whole fight and even scored two knockdowns, one in the seventh and the other in the fourteenth.
William James scored it 146-137
Franz Marti scored it 147-136
Andre Van Grootenbruel scored it 145-138
Tommy Ryan strolls to a unanimous decision
Finals February 8, 1895
Young Corbett 18-1-0 (9) v/s Tommy Ryan 17-0-0 (11)
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UTBA II Member (Brooks Battlers 2-5-0) Movin' on up!
UTBA Owners Cup Record 1-1 (1)
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