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Old 05-23-2009, 07:37 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Saturday night in San Francisco

Erminio Spalla W10 Tom Heeney: The Italian edges the New Zealander over the final three minutes to take the 10th round on all three cards, pulling out a 95-94, 94-95, 95-94 split decision upset. Heeney, whose eye started swelling early in the fight, was penalized a point for a low blow in the eighth, a punishment that cost him a draw and a rematch.

Sam Langford W10 Frankie Campbell: The aging legend can still see, and punch, well enough to take a unanimous decision over the ill-fated San Franciscan. The early rounds are pretty even, with Langford pacing himself and Heeney struggling to solve the defenses of his cagey foe. Langford takes over in the fifth and sweeps the next four rounds, with a booming right in the eighth depositing Campbell on the seat of his trunks and sealing the victory.

George Godfrey KO5 Jack Dorval: Godfrey starts at a slow pace, wearing down his smaller opponent with periodic clinches and body shots. The scorecards are even after four rounds, but Godfrey’s power starts to show in the fifth and he ends it with a single right cross. Dorval is counted out at the 2:50 mark.

Tommy Gibbons W10 Emilio Solomon: Gibbons starts strong, dropping the overmatched King in the first and twice in the third. For some reason, though, he reverts to a defensive approach. Gibbons wins every round on one card and all but one on the other two, but draws boos from the capacity crowd at Dreamland over the final few rounds.
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