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JCWeb · 02-22-2010, 10:05 PM

Moving ahead to key fights from June 1928:

June 1, 1928: "Friday Night Fights" journeys north to Montreal, where the feature bout is for the Commonwealth BW title, currently held by Canadian Vic Foley, who puts the belt on the line against British BW king Johnny Brown. Brown, however, has just hit Pre-Prime so Foley is the pre-fight favorite. In round four, he rips open a gash over Brown's right eye. A round later, the eye starts swelling. Then, in round six, the pendulum appears to swing in favor of the Brit as Foley suffers a cut over his right eye. Two rounds later, the eye is still oozing blood. The finish comes in round nine, when Brown starts to tire and the other eye starts to swell. Then the cut over Brown's eye is reopened, and the ref steps in to call a halt. Foley escapes, retaining the title with a TKO 9 (cuts stoppage). The win boosts Foley's career totals to 25-9 (10) while Brown drops to 24-7-3 (17).

June 2, 1928: Gran Stadium in Havana, Cuba, is the scene of the next fight card, and the main event has Cuban FLY Black Bill putting his NABF crown up for grabs against #1 contender and former WBA Fly king Frankie Genaro. Action is slow to develop and the bout turns into a tense, defensive battle. The Cuban pulls ahead to a slight lead in the middle rounds, but then Genaro starts to turn things around as Black Bill looks curiously lethargic once Genaro starts to step up the pace. No knockdowns, but late in the bout Black Bill sustains a cut over the left eye and then his right eye starts to swell up as well. The strong comeback by Genaro wins rounds 7 through 11 from all three judges which is sufficient for a UD 12 win (116-115, 115-114, 115-114). Genaro moves to 28-8 (14) while Black Bill is now 20-8-4 (9).

June 2, 1928: Chicago's Comiskey Stadium is the venue for the next fight card, and the co-main event sees two top-ranked LW contenders, Lew Tendler and local favorite Sammy Mandell, battle in a 10-rounder with possible future title implications. Early in the third round, Tendler is nicked under his left eye. Mandell quickly moves to take advantage, and later in the round a gash is opened over Tendler's other eye that leads to an immediate stoppage. Mandell takes a TKO 3 win on the cuts stoppage to move to 28-8 (8) overall while Tendler, now at Post-Prime, falls to 44-16-2 (14). The main event of the evening has USBA BW Champ Bushy Graham challenging Howard Mayberry for the NABF crown. A prior bout in 1924 saw a TKO win for Mayberry, but Graham was at Pre-Prime career stage back then. Graham suffers a cut under his right eye in the opening round, and this enables Mayberry to build a points lead as Graham seems bothered by the cut, which is reopened in round six. Nonetheless, Graham battles back, and later in the bout it is Mayberry who is on the defensive, battling some swelling around his right eye. The bout goes the distance with no knockdowns scored by either fighter. Mayberry takes a SD 12 to keep the title (116-113, 114-115, 117-114) -- it is his second split duke win in three title defenses. Mayberry moves to 26-9-1 (13) overall. Graham, who ends the bout at 23-9 (8), still has the USBA belt.

June 8, 1928: More Friday night fight action at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, with two co-features as the main attractions. First, there is a battle of two long-time LHW contenders, former Champ Harry Greb and Mike McTigue. These two veterans wage a bruising battle, with Greb being forced to cover up as McTigue connects with some strong shots in round four. Greb battles back, despite suffering from the effects of aging, and McTigue's right eye starts to swell. The bout goes the distance without any KDs and Greb, appearing before his hometown fans in the Steel City, takes a UD 10 (96-94, 97-93, 97-93) to move to 49-11-2 (26) while McTigue is now 35-20-5 (21) and rapidly approaching Post-Prime career stage. Then, the final bout of the evening is a very interesting non-title matchup between newly-crowned and unbeaten JWW king Jack Kid Berg and the #2 WW contender, Joe Dundee. Dundee outshines his younger opponent in the early rounds, piling up a points lead and causing swelling around the left eye of the "Whitechapel Whirlwind." Berg steps up the pace in the later rounds, but to no avail as Dundee proves to be an elusive target. The end result is a UD 10 win for Dundee (98-93 on all three cards); Dundee moves to 29-7-4 (12) while Berg is 19-1-1 (14) after his first loss.

June 9, 1928: Next fight card is at the Stadium in Liverpool, England. Featured are Kid Socks and Johnny Hill, two Flyweights battling for the Commonwealth belt vacated by Jimmy Wilde who successfully regained the WBA crown. Big question before the bout is whether or not Hill, who is still at Pre-Prime, is overmatched in a title bout at this early stage of his career. He gets off to a good start, nailing Socks with a big left in round three that causes the veteran to cover up. Socks, however, appears to be the more consistent and accurate puncher throughout the middle rounds. Hill makes a nice comeback, and by round eight Socks' left eye starts to swell. Close bout into the final rounds, and Hill manages to pull out a SD 12 (117-112, 113-115, 116-113) to capture the title. Hill improves to 15-1 (11) while Kid Socks slips to 21-8-1 (8).

June 9, 1928: Miami Stadium in South Florida is the scene of the next action, and featured is a 12-round bout for the NABF HW title bout matching the defending Champ, George Godfrey with former WBA titleholder, Young Stribling, in a bout that should prove to be a good one, with the winner angling for a possible title fight with newly-crowned WBA king Jack Sharkey. After a cautious start by both men, Stribling appears to have the edge for most of the first half of the bout. Godfrey maintains his composure, however, and he rocks Stribling with a big cross in round 10 while battling a rapidly swelling left eye. The bout comes down to the scorecards, no knockdowns, and Godfrey retains the belt via a UD 12 (117-111, 116-112, 115-113). This observer thought the bout was fairly close, perhaps a one or two-point win for Godfrey, who moves to 36-7-1 (25) while Stribling is now 26-5-1 (16).

June 15, 1928: Friday Night card goes down under again to Sydney, Australia. Featured bout is a 10-round non-title affair between NABF LH king Ad Stone and Len Harvey, his Commonwealth and EBU counterpart. These are the top two LH contenders to Tommy Loughran's WBA crown, and it's a classic matchup of boxer (Harvey) versus puncher (Stone). Harvey's right eye starts to puff up midway through the bout, indicating that Stone's persistent, aggressive approach is starting to pay off. A couple of rounds later, however, it is Stone's right eye which starts to swell. Stone breaks through with a combination that puts Harvey on the deck briefly in round nine. Stone goes on to a solid UD 10 win (98-91, 98-91, 99-91). Both men still have excellent career marks, with Stone at 28-2 (17) and Harvey at 28-4-1 (12).

02-22-2010, 10:05 PM	#744 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,052 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15x in 14 posts	June 1928 Feature Bouts -- Part 1 of 2 Moving ahead to key fights from June 1928: June 1, 1928: "Friday Night Fights" journeys north to Montreal, where the feature bout is for the Commonwealth BW title, currently held by Canadian Vic Foley, who puts the belt on the line against British BW king Johnny Brown. Brown, however, has just hit Pre-Prime so Foley is the pre-fight favorite. In round four, he rips open a gash over Brown's right eye. A round later, the eye starts swelling. Then, in round six, the pendulum appears to swing in favor of the Brit as Foley suffers a cut over his right eye. Two rounds later, the eye is still oozing blood. The finish comes in round nine, when Brown starts to tire and the other eye starts to swell. Then the cut over Brown's eye is reopened, and the ref steps in to call a halt. Foley escapes, retaining the title with a TKO 9 (cuts stoppage). The win boosts Foley's career totals to 25-9 (10) while Brown drops to 24-7-3 (17). June 2, 1928: Gran Stadium in Havana, Cuba, is the scene of the next fight card, and the main event has Cuban FLY Black Bill putting his NABF crown up for grabs against #1 contender and former WBA Fly king Frankie Genaro. Action is slow to develop and the bout turns into a tense, defensive battle. The Cuban pulls ahead to a slight lead in the middle rounds, but then Genaro starts to turn things around as Black Bill looks curiously lethargic once Genaro starts to step up the pace. No knockdowns, but late in the bout Black Bill sustains a cut over the left eye and then his right eye starts to swell up as well. The strong comeback by Genaro wins rounds 7 through 11 from all three judges which is sufficient for a UD 12 win (116-115, 115-114, 115-114). Genaro moves to 28-8 (14) while Black Bill is now 20-8-4 (9). June 2, 1928: Chicago's Comiskey Stadium is the venue for the next fight card, and the co-main event sees two top-ranked LW contenders, Lew Tendler and local favorite Sammy Mandell, battle in a 10-rounder with possible future title implications. Early in the third round, Tendler is nicked under his left eye. Mandell quickly moves to take advantage, and later in the round a gash is opened over Tendler's other eye that leads to an immediate stoppage. Mandell takes a TKO 3 win on the cuts stoppage to move to 28-8 (8) overall while Tendler, now at Post-Prime, falls to 44-16-2 (14). The main event of the evening has USBA BW Champ Bushy Graham challenging Howard Mayberry for the NABF crown. A prior bout in 1924 saw a TKO win for Mayberry, but Graham was at Pre-Prime career stage back then. Graham suffers a cut under his right eye in the opening round, and this enables Mayberry to build a points lead as Graham seems bothered by the cut, which is reopened in round six. Nonetheless, Graham battles back, and later in the bout it is Mayberry who is on the defensive, battling some swelling around his right eye. The bout goes the distance with no knockdowns scored by either fighter. Mayberry takes a SD 12 to keep the title (116-113, 114-115, 117-114) -- it is his second split duke win in three title defenses. Mayberry moves to 26-9-1 (13) overall. Graham, who ends the bout at 23-9 (8), still has the USBA belt. June 8, 1928: More Friday night fight action at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, with two co-features as the main attractions. First, there is a battle of two long-time LHW contenders, former Champ Harry Greb and Mike McTigue. These two veterans wage a bruising battle, with Greb being forced to cover up as McTigue connects with some strong shots in round four. Greb battles back, despite suffering from the effects of aging, and McTigue's right eye starts to swell. The bout goes the distance without any KDs and Greb, appearing before his hometown fans in the Steel City, takes a UD 10 (96-94, 97-93, 97-93) to move to 49-11-2 (26) while McTigue is now 35-20-5 (21) and rapidly approaching Post-Prime career stage. Then, the final bout of the evening is a very interesting non-title matchup between newly-crowned and unbeaten JWW king Jack Kid Berg and the #2 WW contender, Joe Dundee. Dundee outshines his younger opponent in the early rounds, piling up a points lead and causing swelling around the left eye of the "Whitechapel Whirlwind." Berg steps up the pace in the later rounds, but to no avail as Dundee proves to be an elusive target. The end result is a UD 10 win for Dundee (98-93 on all three cards); Dundee moves to 29-7-4 (12) while Berg is 19-1-1 (14) after his first loss. June 9, 1928: Next fight card is at the Stadium in Liverpool, England. Featured are Kid Socks and Johnny Hill, two Flyweights battling for the Commonwealth belt vacated by Jimmy Wilde who successfully regained the WBA crown. Big question before the bout is whether or not Hill, who is still at Pre-Prime, is overmatched in a title bout at this early stage of his career. He gets off to a good start, nailing Socks with a big left in round three that causes the veteran to cover up. Socks, however, appears to be the more consistent and accurate puncher throughout the middle rounds. Hill makes a nice comeback, and by round eight Socks' left eye starts to swell. Close bout into the final rounds, and Hill manages to pull out a SD 12 (117-112, 113-115, 116-113) to capture the title. Hill improves to 15-1 (11) while Kid Socks slips to 21-8-1 (8). June 9, 1928: Miami Stadium in South Florida is the scene of the next action, and featured is a 12-round bout for the NABF HW title bout matching the defending Champ, George Godfrey with former WBA titleholder, Young Stribling, in a bout that should prove to be a good one, with the winner angling for a possible title fight with newly-crowned WBA king Jack Sharkey. After a cautious start by both men, Stribling appears to have the edge for most of the first half of the bout. Godfrey maintains his composure, however, and he rocks Stribling with a big cross in round 10 while battling a rapidly swelling left eye. The bout comes down to the scorecards, no knockdowns, and Godfrey retains the belt via a UD 12 (117-111, 116-112, 115-113). This observer thought the bout was fairly close, perhaps a one or two-point win for Godfrey, who moves to 36-7-1 (25) while Stribling is now 26-5-1 (16). June 15, 1928: Friday Night card goes down under again to Sydney, Australia. Featured bout is a 10-round non-title affair between NABF LH king Ad Stone and Len Harvey, his Commonwealth and EBU counterpart. These are the top two LH contenders to Tommy Loughran's WBA crown, and it's a classic matchup of boxer (Harvey) versus puncher (Stone). Harvey's right eye starts to puff up midway through the bout, indicating that Stone's persistent, aggressive approach is starting to pay off. A couple of rounds later, however, it is Stone's right eye which starts to swell. Stone breaks through with a combination that puts Harvey on the deck briefly in round nine. Stone goes on to a solid UD 10 win (98-91, 98-91, 99-91). Both men still have excellent career marks, with Stone at 28-2 (17) and Harvey at 28-4-1 (12).