Many scoffed at Krechs #3 ranking coming in, but he proved to be worthy, cutting a violent swath through through the field. His only scare came when he was dropped by Pettengill early, before storming back to take him out. Krech's sudden surge in power is puzzling. In his first 18 fights he was 11-5-2 with only 2 knockouts and loses to the likes of Jorge Valdez and Gigi Lin. Since his 1st round KO loss to Newton in last years cup he has gone 7-0-0 (5) with knockouts in his last 5 fights, including a KO upset of Jack "Non-Pareil" Dempsey last October to win the EBU crown.
Krech's Chilton Cup win makes him the first duel title holder in the history of CCBF boxing.
Jack Dempsey, Mike Lucie and Young Mitchell will all reach their 15th fight in 1886 and will look to turn up the heat in next years cup. At this stage of the game Mitchell 10-2-0 (5) appears the most polished, though Dempsey has the greatest upside.
Three fighters (Newton, LaBlanche and Robbins) had winning streaks of at least 5 bouts in a row (Newton had won 12 straight, all by KO) stopped in this years Chilton Cup.