Word: fullers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Neither fighter opened up during the course of the scrap and the decision went to Clemmons on the strength of a good boxing performance in the late stages of the third round. Apparently somewhat puzzled in the first round by Fuller's crouching style, Clemmons stood off and threw left jabs. The round went to Fuller by a small margin...
...Fuller Bores...
...second stanza was almost a replica of the first with Fuller boring in to land several rights to the body and Clemmons countering with his left jab and an occasional right cross. The action speeded up in the third round as Clemmons methodically became the aggressor and about halfway to the bell, landed one good right to Fuller's body as Pete missed with a right...
...kept Fuller under control for the rest of the contest with a mixture of left jabs and clinches and clearly won the final round...
...Fuller fought Clemmons in the semifinal as a result of the draw made in the morning, and therefore did not meet either John Contrades, the Hawaiian contender, or Salvador Brunello...