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Jack Robby · 01-27-2004, 12:24 AM

SCENARIO: Three nontitle bouts are held in July, 1943, that help clarify the title picture. Eddie Booker, fresh from his defeat by Archie Moore by a 15-round decision last February, defends his California mdidleweight title against another great black middleweight, Jack Chase in Oakland. And in Miami, in a double-header, Holman Williams takes on the hard-hitting young white middleweight Steve Belloise in the main event. On the undercard, Cuban middleweight Kid Tunero takes on Jose Basora, who is coming off a loss to Charley Burley.

THE FIGHTS:

Chase-Booker
Jack Chase took Eddie Booker’s California middleweight title by a split decision. Case took the early rounds, Booker came back in the late rounds. Chase outfought Booker by a wide margin in the last round, winning it on all three scorecards and with it the decision.

Judge Zack Clayton
Booker 544 445 445 555 454 - 67
Chase 455 554 554 444 545 – 68

Judge George Smith
Booker 544 445 445 555 554 – 68
Chase 455 554 554 444 445 – 67

Referee George Blake
Booker 544 454 445 445 454 – 65
Chase 455 545 444 554 545 – 71

Williams-Belloise
Holman Williams comes into the ring overweight and seemingly out of shape. However, he outboxes Steve Belloise by a wide margin in the opening round. He continues to box circles around Belloise in the second, although near the end of the round a hard right cross by Steve lets Williams know he needs to pay attention to his opponent.
Williams keeps outboxing Belloise in the third. Belloise finally calms down in the fourth, stops throwing wild haymakers and lands several hard punches at close range. The two fighters mix it up in the fifth, taking turns pressing each other to the ropes and landing good punches, but Williams lands by far the harder, more frequent punches.
They box tamely in the sixth with a slight edge to Belloise. Belloise tries to force the action inside in the seventh, while Williams tries to stay at long range. While neither does much damage, it begins to look as if Williams is tiring. Belloise steps up the pace in the eighth but Williams counters effectively and has his best round since the fifth. Belloise is wild with his punches in the ninth and Williams easily outboxes him again. The tenth round is more of the same and at the final bell it is clear that Williams has won easily.
The official decision is just a formality, the two judges voting 98-92 and the referee voting 97-93, all for Williams.

Tunero-Basora
Kid Tunero appears to be a little less than at his best coming into the ring. However, he comes out swinging, landing several hard punches. Midway through the round, a solid right cross drops Jose Basora for a 9-count. Tunero smashes both hands to the head and has Basora in trouble but can’t put him down again.
Basora comes out swining for round two, but Tunero stands his ground and they trade hard punches to the head and body. Tunero stays at long range in the third, bloodying Basora’s nose as he smashes lefts and rights to the head. Basora comes charging back in the fourth, staggering Tunero with a hard right and enjoying his best round of the fight so far.
Tunero lands the greater volume of blows in the fifth, but a devastating left hook by Basora stuns Tunero and makes it a close round. Basora lands a hard combination of blows to the head in round six and a left hook almost drops Tunero, who returns to the corner with a gash over his left eye. Tunero outboxes Basora at long range in the seventh and it begins to look like Jose is tiring.
Tunero seems to be tiring himself in the eighth and Basora stuns him with a sharp right cross in mid-round. Tunero tries to outbox Basora at long range in the ninth but it is a close round. Going into the last round, the fight seems to most ringsiders too close for either man to take the decision for granted. Nonetheless, Tunero comes out defensively and seems content simply to last the around, allowing Basora to rock him with several uppercuts at close range and carry the round.

The decision justifies Tunero’s caution, however, as the judge and one referee favor him 95 to 94 and the other judge makes it unanimous, 96-93.

Judge Zack Clayton
Tunero 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 - 96
Basora 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 9 - 93

Judge George Smith
Tunero 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 - 95
Basora 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 - 94

Referee George Blake
Tunero 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 - 95
Basora 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 - 94

THE AFTERMATH: Holman Williams, with victories over Jake LaMotta and Steve Belloise, is clearly ranked as the number one contender to Archie Moore's title. Jack Chase and Kid Tunero have now emerged as new contenders as well. The big question, however, is whether Moore will continue to defend his middleweight crown or whether, after his draw with Ezzard Charles, he will try to another move into the light heavyweight ranks. Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, who for years led a highly-publicized effort to recruit a "white hope" to dethrone Joe Louis, talks about asking his superiors in the Coast Guard whether they would allow him to train a white middleweight to regain that title. Will racial polarization rend the nation's war-time unity?

01-27-2004, 12:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jack Robby Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20	SCENARIO: Three nontitle bouts are held in July, 1943, that help clarify the title picture. Eddie Booker, fresh from his defeat by Archie Moore by a 15-round decision last February, defends his California mdidleweight title against another great black middleweight, Jack Chase in Oakland. And in Miami, in a double-header, Holman Williams takes on the hard-hitting young white middleweight Steve Belloise in the main event. On the undercard, Cuban middleweight Kid Tunero takes on Jose Basora, who is coming off a loss to Charley Burley. THE FIGHTS: Chase-Booker Jack Chase took Eddie Booker’s California middleweight title by a split decision. Case took the early rounds, Booker came back in the late rounds. Chase outfought Booker by a wide margin in the last round, winning it on all three scorecards and with it the decision. Judge Zack Clayton Booker 544 445 445 555 454 - 67 Chase 455 554 554 444 545 – 68 Judge George Smith Booker 544 445 445 555 554 – 68 Chase 455 554 554 444 445 – 67 Referee George Blake Booker 544 454 445 445 454 – 65 Chase 455 545 444 554 545 – 71 Williams-Belloise Holman Williams comes into the ring overweight and seemingly out of shape. However, he outboxes Steve Belloise by a wide margin in the opening round. He continues to box circles around Belloise in the second, although near the end of the round a hard right cross by Steve lets Williams know he needs to pay attention to his opponent. Williams keeps outboxing Belloise in the third. Belloise finally calms down in the fourth, stops throwing wild haymakers and lands several hard punches at close range. The two fighters mix it up in the fifth, taking turns pressing each other to the ropes and landing good punches, but Williams lands by far the harder, more frequent punches. They box tamely in the sixth with a slight edge to Belloise. Belloise tries to force the action inside in the seventh, while Williams tries to stay at long range. While neither does much damage, it begins to look as if Williams is tiring. Belloise steps up the pace in the eighth but Williams counters effectively and has his best round since the fifth. Belloise is wild with his punches in the ninth and Williams easily outboxes him again. The tenth round is more of the same and at the final bell it is clear that Williams has won easily. The official decision is just a formality, the two judges voting 98-92 and the referee voting 97-93, all for Williams. Tunero-Basora Kid Tunero appears to be a little less than at his best coming into the ring. However, he comes out swinging, landing several hard punches. Midway through the round, a solid right cross drops Jose Basora for a 9-count. Tunero smashes both hands to the head and has Basora in trouble but can’t put him down again. Basora comes out swining for round two, but Tunero stands his ground and they trade hard punches to the head and body. Tunero stays at long range in the third, bloodying Basora’s nose as he smashes lefts and rights to the head. Basora comes charging back in the fourth, staggering Tunero with a hard right and enjoying his best round of the fight so far. Tunero lands the greater volume of blows in the fifth, but a devastating left hook by Basora stuns Tunero and makes it a close round. Basora lands a hard combination of blows to the head in round six and a left hook almost drops Tunero, who returns to the corner with a gash over his left eye. Tunero outboxes Basora at long range in the seventh and it begins to look like Jose is tiring. Tunero seems to be tiring himself in the eighth and Basora stuns him with a sharp right cross in mid-round. Tunero tries to outbox Basora at long range in the ninth but it is a close round. Going into the last round, the fight seems to most ringsiders too close for either man to take the decision for granted. Nonetheless, Tunero comes out defensively and seems content simply to last the around, allowing Basora to rock him with several uppercuts at close range and carry the round. The decision justifies Tunero’s caution, however, as the judge and one referee favor him 95 to 94 and the other judge makes it unanimous, 96-93. Judge Zack Clayton Tunero 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 - 96 Basora 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 9 - 93 Judge George Smith Tunero 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 - 95 Basora 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 - 94 Referee George Blake Tunero 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 - 95 Basora 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 - 94 THE AFTERMATH: Holman Williams, with victories over Jake LaMotta and Steve Belloise, is clearly ranked as the number one contender to Archie Moore's title. Jack Chase and Kid Tunero have now emerged as new contenders as well. The big question, however, is whether Moore will continue to defend his middleweight crown or whether, after his draw with Ezzard Charles, he will try to another move into the light heavyweight ranks. Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, who for years led a highly-publicized effort to recruit a "white hope" to dethrone Joe Louis, talks about asking his superiors in the Coast Guard whether they would allow him to train a white middleweight to regain that title. Will racial polarization rend the nation's war-time unity? Last edited by Jack Robby; 02-01-2004 at 02:34 PM.