Come Out Smokin'

by Phil Pepe

  Sept. 9, 1909—Jack Johnson fought 10 rounds, no decision, with Al Kaufmann, San Francisco, Johnson, 209; Kaufmann, 191. Referee, Ed Smith.

  Oct. 16, 1909—Jack Johnson knocked out Stanley Ketchel, Colma, Cal., 12 rounds. Johnson, 205½; Ketchel, 170¼. Referee, Jack Welch.

  July 4, 1910—Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries, Reno, Nevada, 15 rounds. Referee and Promoter, Tex Rickard. (Jeffries came out of retirement in an effort to regain title, but failed.) Johnson, 208; Jeffries, 227.

  July 4, 1912—Jack Johnson won from Jim Flynn, 9 rounds, Las Vegas, N. M. Johnson, 192½; Flynn, 175. Referee, Ed Smith. (Police stopped bout.)

  1913—Jack Johnson had trouble with the U. S. Government during latter part of 1912, which resulted in the heavyweight champion going to Europe and remaining in exile for several years. In the interval a tourney was held in Los Angeles, Cal., and Luther McCarty, after defeating Al Kaufmann, Jim Flynn and Al Palzer, was proclaimed champion heavyweight of America.

  On May 24, 1913, at Calgary, Canada, McCarty collapsed in the first round of a bout with Arthur Pelkey, and died from a brain hemorrhage. Ed Smith, referee.

  Nov. 28, 1913—Jack Johnson knocked out Andre Sproul, 2 rounds, Paris, France. Referee, Georges Carpentier.

  Dec. 19, 1913—Jack Johnson drew with Battling Jim Johnson, Paris, France, 10 rounds. (Referee called it a draw when Jack Johnson declared he had broken his arm.) June 27, 1914—Jack Johnson defeated Frank Moran, Paris, France, 20 rounds. Johnson, 221; Moran, 203. Referee, Georges Carpentier.

  Jan. 1, 1914—Gunboat Smith won American heavyweight title by knocking out Arthur Pelkey in 15 rounds, San Francisco, Calif. Referee, Ed Smith.

  July 16, 1914—Georges Carpentier won American heavyweight title from Gunboat Smith on a foul, 6 rounds, London, England. Referee, Eugene Corri.

  April 5, 1915—Jess Willard knocked out Jack Johnson, Havana, Cuba, 26 rounds. Willard, 230; Johnson, 205½. Referee, Jack Welch.

  March 25, 1916—Jess Willard fought 10 rounds with Frank Moran, New York City. No decision. Willard, 225; Moran, 203. Referee, Charley White.

  July 4, 1919—Jack Dempsey knocked out Jess Willard, Toledo, Ohio, 3 rounds. Dempsey, 187; Willard, 245. Referee, Ollie Pecord.

  Sept. 6, 1920—Jack Dempsey knocked out Billy Miske, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 3 rounds, Dempsey, 185; Miske, 187. Referee, Jack Dougherty.

  Dec. 14, 1920—Jack Dempsey knocked out Bill Brennan, New York City, 12 rounds. Dempsey, 188¼; Brennan, 197. Referee, H. Haukaup.

  July 2, 1921—Jack Dempsey knocked out Georges Carpentier, Jersey City, N. J., 4 rounds. Dempsey, 188; Carpentier, 172. Referee, Harry Ertle.

  July 4, 1923—Jack Dempsey won on points from Tom Gibbons, Shelby, Montana, 15 rounds. Dempsey, 188; Gibbons, 175½. Referee, Jack Dougherty.

  Sept. 14, 1923—Jack Dempsey knocked out Luis Firpo, New York City, 2 rounds. Dempsey, 192½; Firpo, 216½. Referee, Jack Gallagher.

  Sept. 23, 1926—Gene Tunney won world’s heavyweight title from Jack Dempsey on points, Philadelphia, 10 rounds. Dempsey, 190; Tunney, 189½. Referee, Pop Reilly. Judges, Mike Bernstein and Frank Brown.

  Sept. 22, 1927—Gene Tunney again defeated Jack Dempsey on points, Chicago, Ill., 10 rounds. Dempsey, 192½; Tunney, 189½. Referee, Dave Barry. Judges, Commodore Sheldon Clark and George Lytton.

  July 26, 1928—Gene Tunney knocked out Tom Heeney, New York City, 11 rounds, and the following week he announced his retirement. Tunney, 192; Heeney, 203½. Referee, Ed Forbes.

  June 12, 1930—Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey fought for the right to occupy heavyweight throne vacated by Tunney, New York City. In round 4 Schmeling was declared winner on a foul. Schmeling, 188; Sharkey, 197. Referee, Jim Crowley.

  July 3, 1931—Max Schmeling stopped Young Stribling, Cleveland, Ohio, 15 rounds. Schmeling, 189; Stribling, 186½. Referee, George Blake.

  June 21, 1932—Jack Sharkey defeated Max Schmeling on points, Long Island City, 15 rounds. Sharkey, 205; Schmeling, 188. Referee, Gunboat Smith.

  June 29, 1933—Primo Carnera knocked out Jack Sharkey, Long Island City, 6 rounds. Carnera, 260½; Sharkey, 201. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  Oct. 22, 1933—Primo Carnera defeated Paulino Uzcudun on points, Rome, Italy, 15 rounds. Carnera, 259½; Uzcudun, 229¼. Referee Maurice Nicord.

  March 1, 1934—Primo Carnera defeated Tommy Loughran on points, Miami, Florida, 15 rounds. Carnera, 270; Loughran, 184. Referee, Leo Shea.

  June 14, 1934—Max Baer knocked out Primo Carnera, Long Island City, 11 rounds. Baer, 209½; Carnera, 263¼. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  June 13, 1935—Jim Braddock defeated Max Baer on points, Long Island City, 15 rounds. Baer, 209½, Braddock, 193¾. Referee, Jack McAvoy.

  June 22, 1937—Joe Louis knocked out Jim Braddock, Chicago, Ill., 8 rounds. Louis, 197¼; Braddock, 197. Referee, Tommy Thomas.

  Aug. 30, 1937—Joe Louis defeated Tommy Farr on points, New York City, 15 rounds, Louis, 197; Farr, 204¼. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  Feb. 23, 1938—Joe Louis knocked out Nathan Mann, New York City, 3 rounds. Louis, 200; Mann, 193½. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  April 1, 1938—Joe Louis knocked out Harry Thomas, Chicago, Ill., 5 rounds. Louis, 202½; Thomas, 196. Referee, Dave Miller.

  April 1, 1938—Joe Louis knocked out Harry Thomas, Chicago, Ill., 5 rounds. Louis 202½; Thomas, 196. Referee, Dave Miller.

  June 22, 1938—Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling, New York City, 1 round. Louis, 198¾; Schmeling, 193. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  Jan. 25, 1939—Joe Louis knocked out John Henry Lewis, New York City, 1 round. Louis, 200¼; Lewis, 180¾. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  April 17, 1939—Joe Louis knocked out Jack Roper, Los Angeles, Calif., 1 round. Louis, 201¼; Roper, 204¾. Referee, George Blake.

  June 28, 1939—Joe Louis knocked out Tony Galento, New York City, 4 rounds. Louis, 200¾; Galento, 233¾. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  Sept. 20, 1939—Joe Louis knocked out Bob Pastor at Detroit, Mich., 11 rounds. Louis, 200; Pastor, 183. Referee, Sam Hennessey.

  Feb. 9, 1940—Joe Louis defeated Arturo Godoy on points, New York City, 15 rounds. Louis, 203; Godoy, 202. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  March 29, 1940—Joe Louis knocked out Johnny Paychek, New York City, 2 rounds. Louis, 200½; Paychek, 187½. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  June 20, 1940—Joe Louis knocked out Arturo Godoy, New York City, 8 rounds. Louis, 199; Godoy, 201½. Referee, Billy Cavanaugh.

  Dec. 16, 1940—Joe Louis knocked out Al McCoy, Boston, Mass., 6 rounds. Louis, 202¼; McCoy, 180¾. Referee, Johnny Martin.

  Jan. 31, 1941—Joe Louis knocked out Red Burman, New York City, 5 rounds. Louis 202½; Burman, 188. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  Feb. 17, 1941—Joe Louis knocked out Gus Dorazio, Philadelphia, Pa., 2 rounds. Louis, 203½; Dorazio, 193½. Referee, Irvin Kutcher.

  March 21, 1941—Joe Louis knocked out Abe Simon, Detroit, Mich., 13 rounds. Louis, 202; Simon, 254½. Referee, Sam Hennessey.

  April 8, 1941—Joe Louis knocked out Tony Musto, St. Louis, Mo., 9 rounds. Louis, 203¼; Musto, 190½. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  May 23, 1941—Joe Louis won on disqualification from Buddy Baer, Washington, D. C., 7 rounds. Louis, 201¾; Baer, 237½. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  June 18, 1941—Joe Louis knocked out Billy Conn, New York City, 13 rounds. Louis, 199½; Conn, 174. Referee, Eddie Joseph.

  Sept. 29, 1941—Joe Louis knocked out Lou Nova, New York City, 6 rounds. Louis, 202¼; Nova, 202½. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  Jan. 9, 1942—Joe Louis knocked out Buddy Baer, in Naval Relief Fund bout, New York City, 1 round. Donated Purse to Naval Relief Fund. Louis, 206½; Baer, 250. Referee, Frank Fullam.

  March 27, 1942—Joe Louis knocked out Abe Simon in Army Relief Fund bout, New York City, 6 rounds. Donated Purse to Army Relief Fund.
Louis, 207½; Simon, 255¼. Referee, Eddie Joseph.

  June 19, 1946—Joe Louis knocked out Billy Conn, New York City, 8 rounds. Louis, 207; Conn, 182. Referee, Eddie Joseph.

  Sept. 18, 1946—Joe Louis Knocked out Tami Mauriello, New York City, 1 round. Louis, 211¼; Mauriello, 198½. Referee, Arthur Donovan.

  Dec. 5, 1947—Joe Louis defeated Jersey Joe Walcott on points, New York City, 15 rounds. Louis, 211; Walcott, 194½. Referee, Ruby Goldstein. Split decision, Referee voted for Walcott, Judges voted for Louis.

  June 25, 1948—Joe Louis knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott, New York City, 11 rounds. Louis, 213½; Walcott, 194¾. Referee, Frank Fullam.

  On March 1, 1949, Joe Louis announced his retirement as undefeated heavyweight champion. Several tournaments were held to produce a successor.

  June 22, 1949—Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott on points, Chicago, Ill., 15 rounds. Charles, 181¾; Walcott, 195½. Referee Dave Miller. This was for the N. B. A. title.

  Aug. 10, 1949—Ezzard Charles stopped Gus Lesnevich who was unable to come out for the eighth round, New York City. Charles, 180; Lesnevich, 182. Referee, Ruby Goldstein. It is recorded as a seven round knockout.

  Oct. 14, 1949—Ezzard Charles knocked out Pat Valentino, 8 rounds, San Francisco. Charles, 182; Valentino, 188½. Referee, Jack Downey. Clinched American heavyweight title.

  Aug. 15, 1950—Ezzard Charles defended N. B. A. title by knocking out Freddy Beshore in 14 rounds, Buffalo, N. Y. Referee, Barney Felix. Charles, 183¼; Beshore, 184½.

  Sept. 27, 1950—Ezzard Charles added New York State recognition to his N. B. A. claim by winning a 15 round decision from Joe Louis, Yankee Stadium, New York, N. Y. Charles, 184½; Louis, 218. Referee, Mark Conn.

  Dec. 5, 1950—Ezzard Charles knocked out Nick Barone, 11 rounds, Cincinnati. Charles, 185; Barone, 178½. Referee, Tommy Warndorf.

  Jan. 12, 1951—Ezzard Charles knocked out Lee Oma, 10 rounds, New York City. Charles, 185; Oma 193. Referee, Ruby Goldstein.

  March 7, 1951—Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott on points, 15 rounds, Detroit. Charles, 186; Walcott, 193. Referee, Clarence Rosen.

  May 30, 1951—Ezzard Charles defeated Joey Maxim on points, 15 rounds, Chicago. Charles, 182; Maxim 181½. Referee, Frank Gilmer.

  July 18, 1951—Jersey Joe Walcott knocked out Ezzard Charles, 7 rounds, to win the title, Pittsburgh. Walcott, 194; Charles, 182. Referee, Buck McTiernan.

  June 5, 1952—Jersey Joe Walcott defeated Ezzard Charles on points, 15 rounds, Philadelphia. Walcott, 196; Charles, 191½. Referee, Zack Clayton.

  Sept. 23, 1952—Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott, 13 rounds, Philadelphia. Marciano, 184; Walcott, 196. Referee, Charley Daggert.

  May 15, 1953—Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott, 1 round, Chicago, Ill. Marciano, 184½; Walcott, 197¾. Referee, Frank Sikora.

  Sept. 24, 1953—Rocky Marciano knocked out Roland LaStarza. 11 rounds. New York, N. Y. Marciano, 185; LaStarza, 184¾. Referee, Ruby Goldstein.

  June 17, 1954—Rocky Marciano defeated Ezzard Charles on points, 15 rounds, New York. Marciano, 187½; Charles, 185½. Referee, Ruby Goldstein.

  Sept. 17, 1954—Rocky Marciano knocked out Ezzard Charles, 8 rounds, New York, N. Y. Marciano, 187, Charles 192½, Referee, Al Berl.

  May 16, 1955—Rocky Marciano knocked out Don Cockell, 9 rounds, San Francisco, Calif. Marciano, 189; Cockell, 205. Referee, Frankie Brown.

  Sept. 21, 1955—Rocky Marciano knocked out Archie Moore, 9 rounds, New York, N. Y. Marciano, 188¼; Moore, 188. Referee, Harry Kessler.

  April 27, 1956—Rocky Marciano announced his retirement as undefeated champion.

  Nov. 30, 1956—Floyd Patterson knocked out Archie Moore, 5 rounds, Chicago, Ill., to win the vacant title. Patterson, 182¼; Moore, 187¾. Referee, Frank Sikora.

  July 29, 1957—Floyd Patterson stopped Tommy Jackson, 10 rounds, New York, N. Y. Patterson, 184; Jackson, 192½. Referee, Ruby Goldstein.

  Aug. 22, 1957—Floyd Patterson knocked out Pete Rademacher, 6 rounds, Seattle, Wash. Patterson, 187¼; Rademacher, 202. Referee, Tommy Loughran.

  Aug. 18, 1958—Floyd Patterson knocked out Roy Harris, 12 rounds, Los Angeles, Calif. Patterson, 184½; Harris, 194. Referee, Mushy Callahan.

  May 1, 1959—Floyd Patterson knocked out Brian London, 11 rounds, Indianapolis, Ind. Patterson, 182½; London, 206. Referee, Frank Sikora.

  June 26, 1959—Ingemar Johansson won the title by knocking out Floyd Patterson, 3 rounds, New York, N. Y. Johansson, 196; Patterson, 182. Referee, Ruby Goldstein.

  June 20, 1960—Floyd Patterson became the first man to regain the title by knocking out Ingemar Johansson in 1:51 of the fifth round, New York, N. Y. Patterson, 190; Johansson, 194¾. Referee, Arthur Mercante.

  March 13, 1961—Floyd Patterson knocked out Ingemar Johansson, 6 rounds, Miami Beach, Fla. Patterson, 194¾; Johansson, 206½. Referee, Billy Regan.

  Dec. 4, 1961—Floyd Patterson knocked out Tom McNeeley, 4 rounds, Toronto, Canada. Patterson, 188½; McNeeley, 197. Referee, Jersey Joe Walcott.

  Sept. 25, 1962—Sonny Liston won the title by knocking out Floyd Patterson in 2:06 of the first round, Chicago, Ill. Liston, 214; Patterson, 189. Referee, Frank Sikora.

  July 22, 1963—Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson in 2:10 of the first round, Las Vegas, Nevada. Liston, 215½; Patterson, 194½. Referee, Harry Krause.

  Feb. 25, 1964—Cassius Clay won the title when Sonny Liston failed to answer the bell for the seventh round, Miami Beach, Fla. Clay, 210½; Liston, 218. Referee, Barney Felix.

  May 25, 1965—Cassius Clay knocked out Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine, in what was officially announced as a one minute knockout. But an examination of the official films showed that 1:42 had elapsed by the time the referee declared Liston out. The Timer declared he had clocked the knockout in one minute flat. Clay, 206; Liston, 215¼. Referee, Jersey Joe Walcott.

  Nov. 22, 1965—Cassius Clay stopped Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2:18 of the twelfth round. Referee Harry Krause halted the bout when Patterson, due to an injured back, plus the beating he had taken, was unable to defend himself. Clay, 210; Patterson, 196¾.

  Mar. 29, 1966—Cassius Clay, (Muhammad Ali), defeated George Chuvalo, Toronto, in Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada, by unanimous decision, 15 rounds. Clay, 214½; Chuvalo, 216. Referee, Jackie Silvers.

  May 21, 1966—Cassius Clay stopped Henry Cooper, London, in the Arsenal Stadium of London, Eng., in the sixth round. Clay, 201½; Cooper, 188. Referee, George Smith.

  Aug. 6, 1966—Cassius Clay knocked out Brian London in the Earl’s Court, London, Eng., in the third round. Clay, 209½; London, 201½. Referee—Harry Gibbs.

  Sept. 10, 1966—Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), knocked out Karl Mildenberger, Frankfurt, Germany, in 1:30 of the twelfth round. Referee Ted Waltham of England stopped the fight to save Mildenberger from further punishment. Clay, 203½; Mildenberger, 194¼.

  Nov. 14, 1966—Cassius Clay, (Muhammad Ali), stopped Cleveland Williams in the Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas, in 1:08 of the third round. The referee was Harry Kessler. Clay, 212¾; Williams, 210½.

  Feb. 6, 1967—Cassius Clay, (Muhammad Ali), retained his crown by defeating Ernie Terell, Philadelphia, Pa. by a decision, 15 rounds, in Houston, Texas. Clay, 212¼; Terell, 212½. Referee, Harry Kessler. Unanimous decision.

  Mar. 22, 1967—Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), retained his crown, stopping Zora Folley, of Chandler, Arizona, in Madison Square Garden, New York City, in the seventh round. Clay, 211½; Folley, 202½. Referee, John La Bianco.

  May 9, 1967—Immediately following the indictment of Clay by a Federal Grand Jury in Houston for refusing to accept service in the armed forces, the New York Commission took Clay’s title from him and the World Boxing Association did the same. Clay was banned in all U.S. and his heavyweight
title was vacated.

  On Mar. 4, 1968, Joe Frazier, Philadelphia, Pa., stopped Buster Mathis, Grand Rapids, Mich., in 11 rounds at Madison Square Garden, New York. Frazier, 204½; Mathis 243½. Referee, Arthur Mercante. Frazier was recognized heavyweight champion in New York, Maine, Pennsylvania, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois, Mexico and South America.

  The W.B.A. conducted a series of elimination bouts and on April 27, 1968, Jimmy Ellis, Louisville, Ky., won a split decision over Jerry Quarry, Bellflower, Calif., at Oakland, Calif. Ellis, 197; Quarry, 195. Referee, Elmer Costa.

  Ellis defended his W.B.A. title on Sept. 14, 1968, gaining a decision in 15 rounds over Floyd Patterson in Stockholm, Sweden.

  Frazier defended his share of the heavyweight crown four times. He knocked out Manuel Ramos in the second round on June 24, 1968, in New York. On Dec. 10, 1968, he scored a 15-round decision over Oscar Bonavena in Philadelphia. On April 29, 1969, Frazier knocked out Dave Zyglewicz in the first round at Houston, Tex., and on June 23, 1969, Frazier scored a seventh round knockout over Jerry Quarry in New York.

  Feb. 16, 1970—Joe Frazier stopped Jimmy Ellis in five to win the vacant world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden. Frazier, 205; Ellis, 201. Referee, Tony Perez.

  Nov. 18, 1970—Joe Frazier knocked out Bob Foster, Washington, D.C., in the second round at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Mich. Frazier, 209; Foster, 188. Referee, Tom Brisco.

  Mar. 8, 1971—Joe Frazier scored a unanimous decision over Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) in 15 rounds in Madison Square Garden. Frazier, 205½; Ali, 215. Referee, Arthur Mercante.

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