Word: welterweight
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Johnny Saxton, fighting a counter punching battle, stripped listless Kid Gavilan of his world welterweight title last night on a unanimous decision in a dull 15 round fight in Philadelphia's Convention Hall...
...Welterweight (5 ft. 4 in., 140 Ibs.) Publisher Bernarr ("Body Love") Macfadden, 86, came out on the wrong end of an impromptu brawl with a heavyweight visitor to his Manhattan office. The intruder: his son Berwyn, 30, a physically cultured brute (6 ft., 190 Ibs.) who blamed his father for causing him to lose his job as a dancing instructor. The elder Macfadden's version: "He came into my office with blood in his eye, and . . . before I knew what was happening, he slapped my face and hit me." Berwyn's story: "He tried to shoot...
Full of All Actions. Since weekly boxing is one of Bangkok's biggest tourist attractions, the fight programs have helpful and somewhat startling translations for English-speaking visitors. After Welterweight Sriswasdi Thiamprasidth won his $50 purse, the traveling sportsman could have got a bet down in the next event on another "youngster full of all actions with never retreat, who loves the give and take method to provide sensation for fans to their hearts' content...
Boxing (Wed. 10 p.m., CBS). Kid Gavilan v. Johnny Saxton, for the welterweight championship, from Philadelphia...
...climbed into the Chicago ring for a fight with Welterweight Champion Kid Gavilan. Businessman Bobo should have been fairly well pleased. An audience of 18,582 fans had paid a whopping $334,730 at the gate. Another $100,000 in television rights brought the total to a record for a non-heavyweight bout. Bobo's share of all this was 35%. On good-natured impulse, he took a lei from his own neck and draped it over the neck of the startled Gavilan, then walked to his corner to await the opening bell...