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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 13, 1952 |
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Rocky Marciano upped his record to 39-0 and moved one step closer to a world title shot, by scoring a 7th round TKO over the veteran Lee Savold, on this day in 1952. The bout was held at Philadelphia's Convention Hall before 9,243 fans who came to see the newest young heavyweight lion. It was a messy affair, with Savold's blood reportedly splattering the ringside audience. Although some reports criticized Rocky for looking crude and being unable to score a clean knockout, win the bout he did, as Lee's corner stopped it before the 7th. The Rock would go on to his title shot seven months later. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1943 - Bob Montgomery W10 Cecil Hudson at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles | ||||
| 1946 - Wesley Mouzon W10 Buck Streator in Camden, NJ | ||||
| 1950 - Percy Bassett W10 Proctor Reinhold at Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| 1952 - Waddell Hanna W6 Rocky Jones at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1976 - Matthew Saad Muhammad W10 Harold Carter at Owings Mill, MD | ||||
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1983 - Wilford Scypion W12 Frank Fletcher at the Sand's Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, NJ |
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| 2005 - Najai Turpin | ||||
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MARCIANO
MUGS SAVOLD AT HALL