[Brooks TVB]

November 7, 1896
[HW] (WBC) James J. Corbett 22-4-1 (4) v/s Hank Griffin 18-2-2 (13)
Corbett came into this fight tonight defending his WBC belt for the second time after winning it from Peter Jackson in December of 1895. His last fight was against a very game John L. Sullivan and he walked away a victor by unanimous decision. Griffin comes into this fight extremely confident having won seven of his last eight fights, four of those wins in his last four fights. At the opening bell the fighters hugged a little while then the punches started flying. Griffin could not catch Corbett with anything as he slid in and out throwing quick combos. At the 1:45 mark Griffin stopped a Corbett uppercut and he moved his hands to throw a counter but Corbett fired off a rapid combo to the chin of Griffin. Griffin was dropped and never made it back to his feet. A knockout victory for Corbett at the 1:55 mark of round one. Griffin threw 19 punches and didn't land a single one. Corbett threw 40 and landed 21 of those to finish off his second challenger for the title.
(WBC) James J. Corbett 23-4-1 (5) (KO 1) Hank Griffin 18-3-2 (13)
Undercard:
[HW] Dick Matthews 20-5-1 (13) (Draw 12) Joe Goss 17-6-2 (1)
[HW] Frank Herald 18-7-0 (15) (TKO 4) Harry Laing 14-7-3 (12)
[HW] Bill Farnan 16-8-0 (12) (UD 10) Billy Smith 18-8-3 (11)
[MW] Dick O'Brien 13-8-0 (7) (KO 7) Sid Barnes 10-10-3 (4)
[MW] Billy Kelly 15-14-4 (7) (TKO 7) Jerry Slattery 2-36-0


November 14, 1896
[MW] (WBC) Harris Martin 23-0-0 (16) v/s Charles Turner 24-2-0 (18)
Martin is making his second title defense tonight and looks good coming in. The problem with Martin tonight is that Tommy Ryan is in the crowd and Martin can't quit jawing at him. You might remember Martin called him out after his last fight but Ryan just blew it off. Ryan hasn't got back in his face here tonight but you can tell Martin is starting to wear on him. Martin better stay focused because Turner looks like he has come to fight tonight.
In the first round you could tell Martin is wanting to end this fight quick. Turner had no idea of how to react to the constant barrage of Martin but he did survive the round. You could tell the attack took its toll on Turner because he started carrying is hands low close to the end of the round. Rounds two and three were quite boring but round four was all action with Turner getting the best of it. Round five was just the continuance of round four but with Martin coming out on top. The sixth round both men tried to show their defense but Turner's was better not ot mention his counter punching. Round seven was another all action stanza with Martin seemingly taking the edge. The eighth round was nothing to brag about but the ninth was a boxing clinic by Harris Martin. The tenth and eleventh round Turner demonstrated great defense keeping the Champion out of range and landing big shots to the head and body. round twelve was more of Turner showing his control but the thirteenth was another brawling round with Turner seemingly getting the better of it. Early on in the fourteenth Turner was continuing to out class the Champ but his confidence got too high and he got caught with a big hook and hit the canvas. Turner made it to his feet at the count of three but he got pummelled the rest of the round. Martin thinking he had the fight won came out in the fifteenth round just trying to cover up and stay on his feet and Turner took advantage of that strategy. Turner landed big punch after big punch but Martin stayed on his feet the whole time. Lets go to the scorecards.
Dave Parris 145-141 for Martin
Manfred Kuechler 143-142 for Turner
Malik Waleed 145-140 for the winner and still WBC Middleweight Champion, Harris Martin.
(WBC) Harris Martin 24-0-0 (16) (SD 15) Charles Turner 24-3-0 (18)
*After the decision was announced, Martin pointed his glove at Ryan telling him to bring it on. We caught Tommy Ryan, the WBC Welterweight Champion, on his way out and he said "I actually just want to see these two fight again.". I happen to agree with him. I just hope the organisation make this happen.
Undercard:
[MW] George LaBlanche 18-4-1 (8) (TKO 12) Peter Newton 20-4-3 (13)
[WW] Billy Gallagher 17-4-2 (2) (UD 10) Bob Smith 19-7-1 (2)
[HW] Dominick McCaffrey 17-5-1 (5) (UD 10) Duncan McDonald 14-8-4 (3)
[HW] Mike Conley 14-6-2 (11) (TKO 6) Jim Fogarty 15-10-2 (8)
[FW] Chiddy Ryan 12-12-2 (4) (MD 8) Tommy Barnes 9-9-4 (1)


November 21, 1896
[LW] (WBC) Joe Gans 23-1-0 (6) v/s Stanton Abbott 20-1-1 (11)
Gans is making his third title defense tonight and stated before the fight that he wants to impress his fans tonight. Abbott has been looking to get a title shot for a while and wants hopes to make the best of it tonight.
The fight opens with Gans doing just what he has done his whole career, starting slow but trying to steal the round in the last thirty seconds. In the second round Gan's superior hand speed was evident as he out landed Abbott 49 to 7. Rounds three through five were more of the same. In the fifth some noticeable swelling became visible around Abbott's left eye. The sixth round was close with Abbott landing the more powerful shots and stealing the round from the Champion. In round Seven Gan's targetted the swelling left eye of Abbott causing the swelling to grow worse. Rounds eight and nine were slower action rounds but the Champion did enough to win them both. The swelling around Abbott's eye seems to have become a factor because he took a beating in the tenth round. Some nice action in the eleventh but Gan's hand speed is just too much for Abbott to deal with at this point. In round 12 Gan's cut loose with his hands and really laid it on Abbott causing that eye to really swell up. Round thirteen was all Gans again. Round fourteen was maybe the worst of the whole fight. Gans appeared to just give it to Abbott. Gans fought defensive and used his counter punching to keep Abbott away in the last round. We go to the scorecards.
Luis Escalona 145-140
Anek Hongtongkam 148-138
Terry O'Connor 147-138 all for the winner and still WBC Lightweight Champion, Joe Gans.
(WBC) Joe Gans 24-1-0 (6) (UD 15) Stanton Abbott 20-2-1 (11)
Undercard:
[WW] Young Corbett 22-4-0 (10) (DQ 8) Joe Walcott 21-3-1 (4)
[HW] John L. Sullivan 19-2-1 (15) (KO 10) Jack Ashton 16-7-1 (8)
[WW] Jim Janey 11-5-2 (8) (KO 7) Tommy Williams 19-4-1 (13)
[LHW] Jem Mace 17-3-2 (3) (UD 8) Dick Ellis 14-9-3 (6)
[HW] Ed Smith 13-6-6 (3) (UD 8) Viro Small 16-17-2 (3)


November 28, 1896
[BW] (WBC) Billy Plimmer 22-2-1 (7) v/s Ike Weir 19-4-1 (4)
Plimmer came out banging in round one dropping Weir not once but twice. Weir had to beg the ref to allow him to continue after the second knockdown. He survived the first round but it doesn't look good for him. Plimmer came out a little too confident and Weir caught him with a big uppercut and dropped him. Plimmer survived the round but looked bad going to his corner. The third round was very slow as both fighters are fearful of the others power. Round four picked up a little with Weir doing the more effective work. The fifth round Plimmer decided to let his hands go and it payed off. The ref stopped the fight at the 2:37 mark of the round because Weir could not find a way to keep Plimmer off him. Plimmer defends his belt for the fourth time.
(WBC) Billy Plimmer 23-2-1 (8) (TKO 5) Ike Weir 19-5-1 (4)
Undercard:
[HW] Joe McAuliffe 14-8-0 (12) (KO 10) Steve O'Donnell 15-7-1 (5)
[LW] Bat Mullins 15-7-4 (2) (UD 10) Jack Daly 11-10-1 (3)
[HW] Tommy Chandler 17-15-1 (2) (TKO 6/cuts) CC Smith 12-12-2 (10)
[HW] Charlie Richardson 13-13-2 (5) (MD 8) Yankee Sullivan 12-11-5 (4)
[HW] Jimmy Ryan 12-11-3 (9) (TKO 3) McHenry Johnson 12-15-2 (5)