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The top two seeds in The Roaring Twenties Heavyweight Extravaganza, Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, advanced impressively to the quarterfinals, as did the lowest seed to make it to the round of eight, No. 19 Jack Johnson.

FIGHT OF THE ROUND: While the judges were split on Max Schmeling's win over Tuffy Griffiths and Harry Wills had to settle for a majority draw over Georges Carpentier, neither had the drama of Tunney's ninth-round stoppage of Primo Carnera.

The oft-maligned Carnera had been surprisingly impressive through the first two rounds and continued his strong showing against the quicker and far more technically proficient Tunney. He got up from an early knockdown to force Tunney into a brawl, landing clubbing punches and angering The Fighting Marine with a well-placed elbow in the fourth round.

Though Tunney had amassed a healthy lead on all three cards by the time a nasty cut forced a ninth-round stoppage, Carnera's raw strength and enormous size advantage made an enormous upset seem like a real possibility on several occasions.

UPSET OF THE ROUND: An easy selection, since seven of the eight fights were won by the higher seed.

The exception was 11th-ranked George Godfrey's split-decision win over No. 6 Young Stribling. Three inches taller and 50 pounds heavier, Godfrey was able to dominate most of the action and survive Stribling's desperate final-round onslaught. The announcement that the decision was split drew boos from a crowd that believed, rightly, Godfrey to be the clear winner.

QUICKEST KNOCKOUT: Most expected Johnson to try to patiently outbox lanky slugger Fred Fulton, but L'il Arthur had other ideas.

Hoping to avoid a long, grueling night, Johnson made short work of the 30th seed when he avoided a wild swing early in the second, then stepped in to deliver a right uppercut that dropped Fulton for the full count.