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Saturday, May 28th, 1949

Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA

LW: Joe Brown 21-1 (13) TKO 3 Lee Jefferson 7-14-2 (1)
Brown dominated three rounds before the ref ended the fight. Brown advances to #3.

LW: Tommy Campbell 18-1 (11) TKO 2 Guillermo Gimenez 11-7
Campbell hammered Gimenez until the referee decided he had seen enough. Campbell remains #4.

LHW: Harold Johnson 17-2 (4) KO 7 Jim Schultz 8-7-5 (1)
Johnson won every round before knocking Schultz out cold in the 7th. Johnson is still #5 in the light-heavyweight division.

LW: Maxie Docusen 19-0 (2) UD 8 Marcos Ramos 11-8 (1)
Docusen had no problem scoring a wide decision as he overtakes Art Aragon for the #2 spot in the lightweights.

Co-Feature and Main Event (live)

HW: Rocky Marciano 10-0 (9) vs Andy Walker 6-5 (3), 8 rounds

The hard-hitting and free-swinging young heavyweight prospect Rocky Marciano takes on no-name Andy Walker, in what is expected to be a very short lived fight.

Round 1

Marciano didn't take long to land his first big shot, a hard right to the body. Walker weather the initial storm though. Later in the round, Marciano got another big right hook in, this time up top. He follows that up with a short right hand that send Walker down. When Walker got up, Marciano followed with a couple of big shots to end the round. 10-8 Rocky Marciano

Round 2

Walker opens the round by landing his first shot of the fight, a quick jab. Both fighters landed a little here and there, until Marciano got in a big uppercut to finish the round in style. 20-17 Rocky Marciano

Round 3

Walker keeps giving a good account of himself by working well the body. Marcianos power is not for fun though, and a couple of big shots send him to the floor for the second time. Walker got up, wobbly though, but managed to survive the round. 30-25 Rocky Marciano.

Round 4

As it seemed obvious that Walker was tiring out, Marciano cleverly worked the body to make Walker go to the canvas again. Walker made it up again, though in a display of great courage. Marciano just kept on landing, and a big right hand got him down for the fourth time, this time for the full ten count.

Rocky Marciano KO 4 Andy Walker

"The Brockton Blockbuster" proved his incredible power once again, and improves to 11-0 with 10 KOs and an incredible 31 knockdowns in those fights. He is now ranked #5 in the heavyweight division.

LHW: Tommy Yarosz 23-1 (5) vs Lance Akhurst 12-10-3 (6), 10 rounds

The light-heavyweight #1, Tommy Yarosz, is in for his second schedule 10-round bout of his career. Yarosz has incredible speed, fantastic counterpunching and a great skill set. Akhurst has had losing efforts against Jack A. Johnson and Leonard Morrow as his most noteable efforts.

Round 1

Yarosz lands at an incredible rate and is extremely busy, fast and accurate in big 1st round for him. 10-9 Tommy Yarosz

Round 2

More of the same. Yarosz is looking very strong here. 20-18 Tommy Yarosz

Round 3

Akhurst comes out with intensity in the 3rd as he really gives it his all, but still loses the round and even seems to tire out in the process. 30-27 Tommy Yarosz

Round 4

Akhurst is cut from an accidental headbutt. The referee and the ringside doctor takes a quick look at the cut and decides to let the fight go on. The round is more of the same, with Yarosz landing at will and Akhurst not landing at all. 40-36 Tommy Yarosz

Round 5

Yarosz kept at it, moving well, scoring with ease. 50-45 Tommy Yarosz

Round 6

Same story, boxing lesson. 60-54 Tommy Yarosz

Round 7

Still great focus from Yarosz who is an impossible target. 70-63 Tommy Yarosz

Round 8

Yarosz doesn't do much, but still enough. 80-72 Tommy Yarosz

Round 9

Yarosz dominates the round, when the referee decides to take another look at the cut that has blood running down Akhursts face. He calls the fight to a halt, and as there are more than 4 rounds in the books we are going to the cards early.

The cards read: 79-73, 80-72 and 79-73 all for Yarosz.

Tommy Yarosz remains on top of the light-heavyweight division and improves his record to 24-1 (5) with an impressive perfomance.