Word: fusaris
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Dates: during 1949-1949
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...seconds later, Rocky charged out to attack blond Charlie Fusari with the urgency of a man fighting a swarm of bees. He got over a looping right to Fusari's chin, followed with a fusillade of rights & lefts. Fusari went down and the crowd of 31,092 came to its feet, filling the Polo Grounds with a frenzied roar. Rocky's dazed foe took a count of nine, came up wobbly and was chased into a corner by the most furious killer (in appearance, at least) in the prizefight business...
There it ended, with Referee Ruby Goldstein rushing in to throw his arms around helpless Fusari and save him from further mayhem, just 56 seconds before the fight was scheduled to end. In his dressing room, triumphant Rocky climbed upon a table the better to see and be seen by the mob of reporters and photographers that crowded around. Crowed Rocky, waving a hand for silence: "Don't I do a job on those welterweights? . . . especially salamis from Jersey, who are my special meat...
Ringsiders were left to wonder what would happen next time Graziano fought someone his own size. Fusari, a welterweight who is twelve pounds lighter than Middleweight (159½ Ibs.) Rocky, had made his heavier foe look ridiculous for most of the first nine rounds. Some of Rocky's haymakers missed by feet, not inches. In the second round, he missed a right so awkwardly that he landed on the seat of his pants-with a slight shove from Fusari. For playing the role of punching bag, and almost upsetting the dope, talented, clean-living Charlie Fusari collected...
Last week, Fighter Foster got his second big chance; 14,193 fans turned out to see him take on blond Charlie Fusari at the Garden. The fight crowd was not yet wise to Vince Foster; he was a 5-6 favorite. At the bell, he bounced out of his corner, landed a couple of hard body punches. Then Fusari saw an opening. He threw a solid right to the chin. Vince Foster went down with a crash and took a count of two. He got up, ran into more long, looping rights, was knocked down twice more. The referee stopped...
Racing: Ten horses will race in the $75,000-added Preakness today Baseball: The New York Giants signed Manager Leo Durocher for two more years. Boxing: Charlie Fusari stopped Vince Foster with a knockout in 2:46 of the first round at New York's Madison Square Garden last night...