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...Uzcudun to see, then stepped out again. It went on for 15 rounds, the crowd howling for a knockout. But Carnera could neither knock his man down nor knock the stubborn, gold-toothed smile from his bloody face. By the end of the fight the early cheers for "Il Campionissimo" were nearly drowned by hoots, catcalls and loud cries of "Bravo Paulino" for the game loser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gran Sasso | 10/30/1933 | See Source »

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