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...York's new boxing commissioner wasted no time getting down to business. One week after taking office and ten days after the Sandy Saddler-Willie Pep featherweight brawl, nine rounds of butting, thumbing and gouging (TIME, Oct. 8), Commissioner Robert Christenberry called in both fighters and swung a one-two punch. He revoked Pep's New York boxing license outright and handed Champion Saddler an indefinite suspension...
Last week, less than 48 hours after he had taken office, Christenberry got a fine example of just what Columnist Smith was talking about: the featherweight championship fight between Sandy Saddler and Willie Pep. After nine rounds of butting, thumbing, gouging-and one wild wrestling spree which brought the referee down in a free-for-all tangle-Pep sullenly threw in the towel...
...SADDLER BEATS...
With Willie Pep hunddling in his corner protesting to referce Ray Miller he could not go on. Sandy Saddler successfully defended his world featherweight title last night with a nine round technical knockout, in a bout marred by rough house wrestling tactics Warned repeatedly by Miller for his leg holds and body twists in this grudge battle at the Polo Grounds. Pep gave up the struggle...
...title fight was recognized in 47 states (New York excepted) by the National Boxing Association. *The champions: Heavyweight Ezzard Charles, Light-Heavyweight Maxim, Middleweight Robinson, Welterweight Bratton, Lightweight Ike Williams, Featherweight Sandy Saddler. South Africa's Vic Toweel, a white man, holds the bantamweight title, and Hawaii's Dada Marino the flyweight...