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...fighter, died in September 1951, four days after he was knocked out by Middleweight Roger Donoghue. New York State Athletic Commission doctors, argued Mrs. Flores, were negligent in permitting her husband to put on the gloves with Donoghue. In two previous fights, both within five weeks of the fatal bout, George Flores had been cruelly beaten, defeated by technical knockouts; the second time Donoghue himself had handed out the beating...
...decisive Crimson victory cleared some of the doubts raised in the Lord Jeff encounter, which the varsity won on a forfeit. The most positive answer was Pete Morrison's first bout of the year in the unlimited class. Morrison's 245 pounds took only 2.23 of the first period to flatten Tech's Ken Jones under an arm-lock body press...
...forfeit came, opportunely for the varsity, at 137. Ed Keating, who won his Amherst bout, was not scheduled to start due to injuries. Pete Hiam was to replace...
Ring-wise fight fans took it for granted that Welterweight Champion Carmen Basilio would have a rough night at the Boston Garden. If Challenger Tony DeMarco stayed on his feet for 15 rounds-so the speculation went-home-town officials would give him the title. All afternoon before the bout, odds on the champ dropped accordingly. By fight time, the price was 6 to 5. Basilio's handlers filed an angry beef with the Massachusetts Boxing Commission. "What gives?" wailed Co-Manager Johnny de John. "My boy is getting a bum deal...
CHICAGO, Dec. 10--Sugar Ray Robinson exploded a terrific barrage and finished with a vicious right uppercut to knock out champion Bobo Olson in 2:51 of the second round in a middleweight title bout at the Chicago Stadium tonight...