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Sep. 1, 1928: First fight card of the month is at the Boston Gardens, and the main event matches two strong MW contenders, Dave Shade and Tiger Flowers, for Shade's USBA title belt. Now, these two have met before, both times resulting in wins for the "Georgia Deacon," Flowers. However, now that Flowers has hit Post-Prime career stage, Shade is hoping that things go his way. After some jockeying for position in the first four rounds or so, Shade finds the range with a strong shot, decking Flowers for an eight-count right before the bell. Flowers is visibly shaken, and Shade continues to press the attack but the Deacon's defense holds and keeps him in the fight. The bout goes down to the final two rounds and, with both men swinging away in the 11th, Flowers returns the favor when he connects with a vicious cross to send Shade to the canvas. The late knockdown turns out to be decisive, as the bout goes the distance, and Flowers wins a narrow SD 12 (113-114, 114-113, 115-112) to take the belt. Flowers' career totals are now 35-12-1 (17) while Shade slumps to 28-12-4 (9). Overconfidence and over-aggressive cost Shade his title belt in this one.

Sep. 1, 1928: To Vancouver's Exhibition Gardens in Canada for the next fight card, with a NABF title clash preceded by two non-title bouts involving top contenders. First two top 10 HWs take to the ring, and Canadian Larry Gains seals a solid UD 10 win (98-91, 98-91, 96-92) over former WBA Champ Martin Burke with a pair of knockdowns in the final stanza; Gains, the #5 rated heavy, moves to 23-4 (14) while Burke is now 31-10-1 (9). Then, two top WWs are matched in the co-feature leading to the main event. Crowd favorite WW Jimmy McLarnin takes on OPBF Champ Lope Tenorio; McLarnin starts well, pressing the Filipino in the middle rounds. McLarnin staggers Tenorio when he lands a huge right in round seven, and the Filipino does well to avoid a knockdown as "Baby Face" swarms all over, en route to a UD 10 win (96-94, 99-92, 98-92). The win moves McLarnin, the Commonwealth WW king, to 23-2 (17) while Tenorio drops to 21-4-5 (6). In the headline main event, two LH sluggers' talents are on display, as another crowd favorite, Jack "Bright Eyes" Delaney challenges Ad Stone for the latter's NABF LH title that Stone has held since 1926. Delaney looks sharp for the first three rounds, but Stone comes back strong to dominate round four. A straight right from Delaney staggers the Champ in round seven, forcing Stone to cover up. Stone battles back, landing heavily in round 10, and Delaney's left eye starts to puff up as a result. No knockdowns, and the bout goes the distance, with the end result -- a MD 12 for Delaney (115-113, 114-114, 117-111) -- seems justified. Delaney recaptures the NABF title and moves to 34-5-1 (21) while Stone is now 28-3 (17). Canadian boxing fans go home happy, as hometown fighters swept all three key bouts.

Sep. 7, 1928: Friday night action is back in Florida at Miami Stadium. The USBA JWW crown is at stake in the key bout, with Spug Myers taking on Harry Wallach. Early in the bout, Myers' left eye starts to swell -- and Wallach presses forward to take advantage. Not much in the way of results until round five, when Myers walks into a strong shot, goes down and is counted out. Wallach by KO 5 to retain the belt. He moves to 16-8 (9) as a result, and Myers is now 22-17-4 (9).

Sep. 8, 1928: A light card with only five bouts on the agenda in Liverpool, UK, with the feature bout a FW contest between Dom Volante and ex-WBA Champ Eugene Criqui for Volante's EBU title. Volante has the veteran Frenchman, who is at Post-Prime career stage, in trouble right from the start, nailing him with a big hook midway through the opening round, forcing Criqui to cover up. By round three, Criqui's left eye is puffing up. Then, in round six, Volante decks the Frenchman with a huge uppercuts. Three more knockdowns follow. Volante takes a UD 12 (118-106, 114-110, 117-107), the only surprise being the closeness of the scores on one judge's card. The win moves Volante to 19-5-2 (14). Criqui is now 50-17-6 (21).

Sep. 14, 1928: Friday night fight card returns to the Amor Bahn in Munich, Germany. Featured is a 10-round HW contest with the former WBA Champ, Gene Tunney, facing the challenge of Jack DeMave in a 10-round non-title contest. The slick boxing and counterpunching from the former Champion -- even at Post-Prime -- has the potential for being more than DeMave can handle. Tunney builds an early points lead, tagging DeMave with a combination that puts the Dutchman on the defensive. DeMave battles back, however, when he nails the ex-Champ with a big uppercut in round six, forcing Tunney to cover up. Thus, the bout becomes a close struggle in the final rounds, with the momentum swinging in the Dutchman's direction. To the surprise of many, DeMave takes a UD 10 (96-95, 97-94, 97-94) on the strength of a strong rally in the last four rounds. The win lifts DeMave to 21-3-2 (11) while Tunney slips to 42-9-3 (25).

Sep. 15, 1928: Action moves to the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Headliner on this fight card is a USBA LW title bout, featuring Ray Miller in his second defense, where he faces a stiff challenger from the former WBA JLW king Sid Barbarian. Miller seizes the initiative by the end of round four, and Barbarian (who is at Post-Prime) is already battling a swollen left eye. Miller consistently outhits Barbarian, who struggles with his timing for most of the bout. A combination from Miller decks Barbarian for a 9-count in the final round to seal a comfortable UD 12 win for Miller (117-110, 115-112, 116-111). Miller is now 25-3 (13) while Barbarian's record dips to 29-10-1 (14).