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Philly Boxing History |
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JANUARY 21, 1936 |
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AL ETTORE HALTS JERSEY JOE WALCOTT IN CAMDEN Heavyweight veteran Al Ettore of West Philly stopped a young Jersey Joe Walcott on this day in 1936. Walcott, the famous late bloomer, was a tender 22 years of age with a pro record of 11-1 (11 KOs) when he faced seasoned pro Ettore, 51-7-2 (17 KOs). The result of the bout was an 8th round KO for the Philadelphian. It would be another 11 years before Walcott would take his first try for the heavyweight title (and another 4 years after that before he would win it). Ettore would go on to suffer a KO loss to Joe Louis later in 1936, before going 6-9-2 in the final 2 years of his career. |
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1977 - Willie 'The Worm' Monroe KO3 Lenny Harden at Syracuse, NY |
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| 1989 - Meldrick Taylor TKO7 John Meekins at The Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
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