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Jess Willard W10 Bartley Madden: After starting slow and dropping two of the first three rounds, Willard hurts Madden with an uppercut in the fourth and spends the rest of the fight chasing down his retreating foe. The ex-champ wins every round the rest of the way, nearly dropping Madden in the 4th, 8th and 10th before settling for a 98-93, 98-92, 98-93 win.

Phil Scott W10 Tut Jackson: The oft-mocked Brit starts and finishes strong, winning the last four rounds on two cards to pull out a 97-93, 95-95, 97-93 majority nod, with a right in the eighth causing a cut and swelling near Jackson’s left eye. Each fighter is warned twice for fouls, but disqualification is never an issue.

Bill Brennan W10 Harry Persson: “KO Bill” drops the Swede with an overhand right early in the eighth and nearly stops Persson. Brennan goes on to win a split decision controversial only because it wasn’t unanimous, by scores of 97-94, 97-94 and 95-96. The dissenting judge somehow saw fit to give the fourth and sixth, which seemed clearly to belong to Brennan, to Persson, drawing a smattering of boos when announced.

George Cook TKO3 Jack Delaney: The boos were full-throated when referee Alan Moore declared Cook the winner in the upset of the tournament thus far.

Less than a minute into the first round, the 5-foot-9 Cook lands his best shot of the fight – with the top of his head. Moore admonishes the Australian for the foul, which manifests itself moments later when blood starts pouring from a gash over Delaney’s right eye.

Despite the wound, Delaney batters Cook through the second round, nearly forcing Moore to intervene.

Cook battles back in the third, fighting the Canadian on even terms until late in the round, when a left hook sends Delaney’s sweat flying and reopens the wound over his eye. After consulting with the ringside physician, Moore waves the fight over, then stuns everyone in the building, including Cook, by pronouncing the tournament’s No. 57 seed the winner by technical knockout.

Delaney, who led 20-18, 19-19, 20-18 at the stoppage, protests vociferously, but Moore stands by his bizarre decision and exits the Auditorium without commenting to the press.