The Mighty Atoms - All time Flyweight Championship

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Pascual Perez (#3) KO7 Jackie Brown (#62)

Perez destroyed his brave but outclassed English opponent.

Brown started well enough, landing some nice jabs and hooks to the body, but Perez picked up the pace from the third round and battered his foe around the ring.

Perez scored the first knockdown of the fight in the fifth round. Brown got to his feet after shipping the offending right cross, but with his left eye closing he was a sorry sight.

The end came in the seventh, Perez speared a right cross to Brown's jaw and the tournament came to an abrupt end for the Manchester born fighter.

Perez, who some make the tournament favourite, will cross swords with Welshman Percy Jones in the next round.

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Pancho Villa (Philippines)(#2) V Dennis Adams (South Africa)(#63)

Quezon City, Philippines

Villa (left) was an explosive and relentless fighter who hit hard with both fists, fighting in the fashion of a "miniature" Jack Dempsey. Many consider him to be the greatest Asian fighter ever. Among those he defeated were Johnny Buff, Abe Goldstein, Terry Martin, Jimmy Wilde, Benny Schwartz, Georgie Marks, Bud Taylor, and Clever Sencio. Villa died of blood poisoning from an infected tooth 10 days after his last fight.Nat Fleischer ranked Villa as the #2 All-Time Flyweight. He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1961 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994.

Adams was both South African and Commonwealth Flyweight Champion. He fought mainly in the African continent and struggled in the UK when he toured in 1958.

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Villa in 6.

At some point, I have to at least be as good as the stopped clock.

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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Villa in 6.

At some point, I have to at least be as good as the stopped clock.

Never fear there are 33 fights left in the tourney!

Adams chin looks a bit overrated in the game.

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Pancho Villa (#2) UD10 Dennis Adams (#63)

The number 2 seed eased past Adams by way of a wide margin points victory.

Villa hardly broke out of a sweat, dominating the ring behind his left jab. Adams was still in spitting distance on the cards at halfway but Villa moved up a gear and dominated the run in.

Villa will meet Jackie Jurich in the next round.

Up next ..........

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Jimmy Wilde (Wales)(#1) V Shoji Oguma (Japan)(#64)

National Sporting Club, London

The skinny, frail-looking Wilde (left) was a dynamic fighter with a powerful punch. He was taught to fight by his future father-in-law, the legendary mountain fighter Dai Davies, while working in the mines of Wales. At age 16, Jimmy began exhibiting in the boxing booth of Jack Scarrott, where he appeared from 1909 to 1914 in an estimated 500 fights.Nat Fleischer ranked Wilde as the #1 All-Time Flyweight.

Oguma was a busy left-handed boxer who threw good punches. During his career, he won the WBC Flyweight Championship of the World. Shoji defeated such men as Chan-Hee Park, Betulio Gonzalez, Sung Jun Kim, Jackal Maruyama and Kenji Kato.

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Wilde UD10

I think the stopped clock is increasing its lead on me.

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Jimmy Wilde (#1) TKO7 Shoji Oguma (#64)

Wilde sweeps through to the next round.

After seven torrential rounds referee Mark Green finally called a halt to proceedings. The Welshman was on top from the opening bell pressing his brave opponent inside. The action was relentless, with Wilde hammering home hooks and uppercuts to both body and head.

Oguma was out on his feet from halfway and the stoppage came not a moment too soon.

Wilde will face Bebis Mendoza in the next round.

Rematch result .......

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Guty Espadas (#38) UD10 Emile Pladner (#27)

Espadas, who was fortunate to get a draw in Paris, battered his French opponent on home soil.

The Mexican decked Pladner with a right cross only two minutes into the fight. The Frenchman got to his feet but it had knocked him out of his rhythm and the Espadas needed no further encouragement. Spurred on by the home crowd, Espadas pressurised his opponent throughout and ran out a clear points winner.

The Mexican will meet Panama Al Brown in the next round.

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Jimmy Wilde (#1) V Bebis Mendoza (#32)
Pancho Villa (#2) V Jackie Jurich (#34)
Pascual Perez (#3) V Percy Jones (#35)
Ricardo Lopez (#4) V Betulio Gonzalez (#36)
Miguel Canto (#5) V Zolani Petelo (#28)
Panama Al Brown (#6) V Guty Espadas (#38)
Fidel La Barba (#7) V Little Dado (#39)
Sot Chitalada (#40) V Koji Kobayashi (#57)
Terry Allen (#41) V Johnny Buff (#56)
Midget Wolgast (#10) V Yuri Arbachakov (#23)
Saman Sorjaturong (#11) V Newsboy Brown (#22)
Louis Skena (#44) V Peter Kane (#53)
Yoko Gushiken (#13) V Benny Lynch (#20)
Frankie Genaro (#14) V Erbito Salavarria (#46)
Elky Clark (#15) V Horacio Accavallo (#18)
Jung Koo Chang (#16) V Jackie Paterson (#48)

All bouts will be fought over 12 X 3 minute rounds.
The first named fighter will enjoy home advantage.

From the next round onwards fighter's names will be drawn from the hat to determine match ups.

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Jung Koo Chang (#16) V Jackie Paterson (#48)

Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejon

Chang (left) failed in his first attempt to win the WBC Light Flyweight title after dropping a split decision to Hilario Zapata in 1982. He made amends a year later when stopping Zapata and went on to defend his title 15 times against the likes of German Torres, Sot Chitalada and Isidro Perez. He finally lost his crown to Humberto Gonzalez before making two unsuccessful attempts at the World Flyweight Title.

2009-04-01 Daejeon Won TKO 10 Masao Ohba (1-0-0)

Paterson was Scottish, British, Commonwealth and World Champion at Flyweight, he also held the European Bantmweight title. He won the World Flyweight belt when he knocked out Peter Kane in the first round at Hampden Park, the Scottish National Football Stadium.

2009-03-01 Motherwell Won UD 10 Eric Morel (0-0-0)
2009-04-01 Havana Won UD 10 Cuban Black Bill (0-0-0)

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Jung Koo Chang (#16) TKO11 (Cuts) Jackie Paterson (#48)

This was a really tough loss for Paterson.

The fight had started slowly, with the Korean fighter holding sway. Paterson upped the ante in the middle rounds landing some nice shots to the body whilst outworking his opponent but had paid for his infighting with a nasty cut over the right eye.

Halfway through the ninth Chang landed a big right cross which sent Paterson to the canvas, the Scotsman got to his feet just in time to beat the count. He surprised the hometown fighter by not covering up and actually took the fight to Chang.

Paterson dominated the next three rounds but halfway through the eleventh stanza the cut over his right eye reopened and the fight was stopped.

Patterson was ahead on two of the three scorecards at the end of the tenth round.

Up next ............

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Elky Clark (#15) V Horacio Accavallo (#18)

Hampden Park, Scotland

Clark (left) held the Scottish, British, European and Commonwealth Flyweight titles. Clark's only shot at a World crown was his last fight, he took on Fidel LaBarba at Madison Square Garden and "was battered from gong to gong of 12 merciless rounds."


2009-04-01 Glasgow Won KO 7 Vuyani Nene (1-0-0)


Accavallo (right) was the Argentinian, South American and WBA Champion at Flyweight. In an 11 year 83 fight career he only lost twice. He achieved against Salvatore Burruni, Effren Torres, Katsuyoshi Takayama and Hiroyuki Ebihara.


2009-04-01 Buenos Aires Won UD 10 Sin Sor Ploenjit (1-0-0)

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Horacio Accavallo (#18) SD12 Elky Clark (#15)

The judges in attendance could hardly be accused of favouring the hometown fighter as a controversial decision sent another Scottish fighter out of the tournament.

Clark appeared to have done enough to gain the decision, he threw and landed more punches in a somewhat disappointing encounter. Neither fighter appeared to be in any trouble during the fight.

Unsurprisingly the crowd were upset with the decision but the Argentinian proceeds to the next round.

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Frankie Genaro (#14) V Erbito Salavarria (#46)

Madison Square Garden, New York

Genaro (left) was the American and NBA World Flyweight Champion. This light hitting technician fought 131 times over a 14 year period. During his career his victories included those against Pancho Villa, Bud Taylor, Memphis Pal Moore, Bushy Graham, Kid Williams and Frenchy Belanger.

2009-04-01 New York, NY Won UD 10 Walter McGowan (2-0-0)

Salavarria held both WBC and WBA versions of the 'World Flyweight crown'. He took the WBC title from Chartchai Chionoi before being stripped by the organisation for use of amphetamines during the bout. Four years later he took the WBA version after outpointing Susumu Hanagata, thereafter he made one successful defence before being stopped by Alfonso Lopez.

2009-03-01 Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Won TKO 7 Harry Stein (0-0-0)
2009-04-01 Panama City Won UD 10 Hilario Zapata (0-0-0)

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Frankie Genaro (#14) UD12 Erbito Salavarria (#46)

Genaro gave Salavarria a pasting.

The New Yorker was on top throughout the fight, landing crisp jabs and rapier like crosses with ease. He cut Salavarria over the left eye, which further hindered the underdog.

Going forward, Genaro's biggest problem could be his discipline. He was pulled up on numerous occassions by Lou Fillipo for various fouls.

On this performance nobody will want to draw Genaro in the next round.

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Yoko Gushiken (#13) V Benny Lynch (#20)

Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo

Gushiken (left) fought only 24 times in a career spanning 7 years. He won the WBA Light Flyweight title in only his ninth pro contest, knocking out Juan Antonio Guzman. He made 14 defences until being stopped by Pedro Flores for his only defeat. Gushiken was a big hitter, achieving 15 of his 23 victories by stoppage.

2009-04-01 Tokyo Won UD 10 Pone Kingpetch (2-0-0)

The 'Kid from the Gorbals' held the Scottish, British, European and World Flyweight titles. He won World tilte bouts against Jackie Brown, Small Montana and Peter Kane before forfeiting the title due to weight. He died at the age of 33. Lynch (left) was inducted into the IBHOF in 1998.

2009-04-01 Glasgow Won TKO 8 Yoshio Shirai (1-0-0)

[mikehoudini]

Great write-ups! A fascinating tournament anda nice historical summary/education piece for me! I need to backtrack on this one once we get our fiscal year stuff completed. A+++!

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Originally Posted by mikehoudini

Great write-ups! A fascinating tournament anda nice historical summary/education piece for me! I need to backtrack on this one once we get our fiscal year stuff completed. A+++!

Glad you are enjoying it

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Benny Lynch (#20) SD12 Yoko Gushiken (#13)

A tenacious last round rally sent the Scotsman into the next round.

Lynch had fought well throughout, using a sound defence coupled with good bursts of counterpunching. Gushiken was the more aggressive of the two fighters but got picked off to easily by Lynch.

Things seemed to be going to plan for Lynch until Gushiken went for broke in the penultimate round. He landed a heavy two handed combo which sent his opponent to the deck for the fight's only knockdown.

Lynch got up from the canvas and staged a remarkable last round rally, enough to secure a split decision victory.

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