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OCTOBER 22, 1945 |
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MOUZON STOPS LAY AT CONVENTION HALL
North Philly's lean and mean Mouzon dished out a ton of punishment over the course of the fight but Dorsey Lay kept coming at him. Every time Mouzon would lash out with his effective combinations Lay would battle back with dangerous blows of his own. But Mouzon's fists were like magic wands. Repeatedly his swings would produce serious damage upon his West Philly foe. Early on, Lay was cut above both eyes and shortly thereafter suffered a broken nose. But no matter what pains he was presented with, Dorsey would not back down. Lay bulled Mouzon to the ropes and piled on the pressure. He was in the fight all the way. Even as late as round seven, with blood streaming down his face, Lay won the action to take the round. But overall it was Mouzon who proved himself the better boxer and seemed to master the struggle. In round eight, Mouzon ran with his advantages and had Lay bloody and nearly out on his feet. Lay was determined but could do no more. The fight was stopped after the conclusion of the eighth round and Wesley Mouzon went to 16-1 with his 7th KO. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1937 - Johnny Marcelline W10 Sammy LaPorte at the Cambria A.C. in South Philly | ||||
| 1945 - Wesley Mouzon TKO8 Dorsey Lay at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1945 - Archie Wilmer W10 Frankie Carto at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1945 - Santa Bucca W10 Hubert Samuels at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1945 - Otis Graham KO1 Frankie Conn at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1945 - Mario Ochoa W6 Chicken Thompson at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1962 - Stanley 'Kitten' Hayward KO7 Sonny Forbes at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1973 - Bennie Briscoe KO3 Ruben Arocha at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1973 - Mike Everett TKO4 Ray Fields at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1973 - Jimmy Young D8 Billy Arid at the World Sporting Club in London | ||||
| 1974 - Matthew Saad Muhammad KO2 Smokey Joe Middleton at Alexandria, VA | ||||
| 1974 - Jerome Artis W8 Willie Daniels at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| 1974 - Youngblood Williams KO3 Norman McCray at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| 1977 - Roy 'Tiger' Williams KO2 Gregory Johnson at Las Vegas | ||||
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On
this day in 1945, Wesley Mouzon and Dorsey Lay fought a classic
battle at Philadelphia's Convention Hall before a crowd of 7,419
fans.