Chalky Wright was knocked out in the 1st round with the help of a headbutt from the hard-hitting Eddie Shea.
Archie Moore also was knocked out in the 1st round by Leonard Morrow before winning the LH title.
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- 12 Oct 2026, 17:22
- Forum: Boxing History
- Topic: Best Career Following a First Round Loss
- Replies: 29
- Views: 510
- 24 Sep 2026, 09:08
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Matthew Saad Muhammad amateur bout
- Replies: 1
- Views: 139
Re: Matthew Saad Muhammad amateur bout
That has been added.
- 12 Apr 2023, 10:05
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Johnny Carter vs Diego Rosario
- Replies: 2
- Views: 288
Re: Johnny Carter vs Diego Rosario
In rounds scoring, judges would give even rounds. There is no way in the system to denote that, so you have to assume that there were two even rounds when looking at that type of scoring.
- 25 Oct 2021, 12:01
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: June 1910 Joe Mandot - Cess Walsh
- Replies: 8
- Views: 379
Re: June 1910 Joe Mandot - Cess Walsh
The Billy Waltz bout in Harrisburg has been corrected.
- 05 Oct 2021, 23:13
- Forum: Boxing History
- Topic: Greatest Eskimo Boxer?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2568
Re: Greatest Eskimo Boxer?
Walter Cleghorn was a a main event caliber fighter in his career, he was Alaska Native and born in Seldovia, where my girlfriend's family was from.
Eddie Edelman was another Alaska Native boxer that fought at the same time as Cleghorn.
Eddie Edelman was another Alaska Native boxer that fought at the same time as Cleghorn.
- 23 Sep 2021, 11:42
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Bobby Tomasello vs Steve Dotse scorecards +!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 356
Re: Bobby Tomasello vs Steve Dotse scorecards +!
These have been updated. I left the scorecards out of the Tomasello-Dotse fight, as I don't know where the scorecard error was that seems to have turned it to a draw.
- 13 Sep 2021, 19:36
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Jack Hood Vaughn Pro Boxing Record for Peace Corp Leader
- Replies: 7
- Views: 324
Re: Jack Hood Vaughn Pro Boxing Record for Peace Corp Leader
There was one who fought under a Young name of a certain Light heavyweight champion, who I won't name out of respect, who was certain his father was a good fighter, but the truth was much less.
- 31 May 2021, 12:54
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Suggestions for BoxRec - Archived
- Replies: 682
- Views: 360476
Re: Suggestions for BoxRec
There was something called the Cleveland Arena that ran five shows in 1932, it was located at the corner of Hough Avenue and Ansel Road well east of the Cleveland Arena. I have went ahead and named it Rockefeller Park Arena, to differentiate it from the more well known venue. If you know of a better...
- 09 May 2021, 21:55
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Eddie Bossman Jones- Missing fights?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 329
Re: Eddie Bossman Jones- Missing fights?
Edgar Jones was a pretty busy club fighter in California. He is not to be confused with Eddie Jones
- 17 Mar 2021, 16:27
- Forum: Boxing History
- Topic: Which fighter lost the most fights due to cuts?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 818
Re: Which fighter lost the most fights due to cuts?
Frankie Monroe, a busy club fighter from Lakeview, Oregon who I've entered many bouts for, had six cuts stoppages, which account for all of his recorded stoppage losses.
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- 17 Mar 2021, 16:06
- Forum: Boxing History
- Topic: Which fighter lost the most fights due to cuts?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 818
Re: Which fighter lost the most fights due to cuts?
The Hogue brothers of California in the 1940s, were both bleeders. Big Boy Hogue has at least five cut stoppages. Cuts also played a part in several of their other stoppages. Earl Turner who was a big draw in Oakland during the 1940s also had at least five cuts stoppages, Turner also had a bad chin;...
- 17 Mar 2021, 14:36
- Forum: Boxing History
- Topic: Which fighter lost the most fights due to cuts?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 818
Re: Which fighter lost the most fights due to cuts?
Bobby Jackson (Cecil Romero) a lightweight boxer of main event caliber in Southern California during the 1940s, was stopped on cuts in his first eight stoppage losses.
- 20 Feb 2021, 12:08
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Henry Armstrong record
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1064
Re: Henry Armstrong record
The Venice Evening Vanguard which was very good at covering the Culver City cards has become available, and it's report make this confusing beyond the point of being reconcilable. "Kid Ponce took a slow four round nod over Bob Armstrong in the special event. After being warned by referee Gilmor...
- 22 Dec 2020, 16:47
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Henry Armstrong record
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1064
Re: Henry Armstrong record
"In a drab and uninteresting bout Victor "Kid" Ponce decisioned Harry Armstrong, Alabama bon-bon in the special event after four rounds of waltzing. They weighed 133 pounds." Santa Monica Evening Outlook The Santa Monica Outlook usually covered the Ocean Park and Culver City card...
- 15 Dec 2020, 20:06
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Henry Armstrong record
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1064
Re: Henry Armstrong record
A bunch of LA area papers have become available over on newspapers.com lately. I have been able to fill in a lot of gaps in our coverage, but some of these club programs of the 1930s are going to be a struggle to complete. The most difficult to find are going to be Pico, El Monte, and the Saturday s...
- 27 May 2020, 18:24
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: No results found
- Replies: 3
- Views: 280
Re: No results found
Have you been a sleep the last two and a half months? There have been only two boxing shows since the outbreak of COVID-19.
- 27 Apr 2020, 10:17
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Darnell Knox v. Alex Ramos.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 300
- 09 Apr 2020, 10:58
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Wayne Bethea v. Ernie Knox.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 278
Re: Wayne Bethea v. Ernie Knox.
This has been updated. Thanks!
- 23 Mar 2020, 16:12
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Eusebio Pedroza v. Gerald Hayes scorecards.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 329
- 25 Feb 2020, 17:57
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Camden, NJ 8-5-27 Complete Results
- Replies: 1
- Views: 279
Re: Camden, NJ 8-5-27 Complete Results
This program has been entered.
- 23 Dec 2019, 13:43
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Lorenzo Boyd has died
- Replies: 2
- Views: 349
Re: Lorenzo Boyd has died
Thank you for the update. 
- 20 Sep 2019, 11:36
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Levi Billups record update
- Replies: 1
- Views: 297
Re: Levi Billups record update
Thanks for sharing this, I have updated Billups record to note his passing.
- 28 Aug 2019, 11:35
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: 2000-03-11 Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. vs Steve Forbes - Officials + Scorecards
- Replies: 1
- Views: 375
Re: 2000-03-11 Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. vs Steve Forbes - Officials + Scorecards
The two older results have been updated. I will defer to others on the more recent one, as that isn't my purview.
- 13 Aug 2019, 19:29
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Ralph Jones -v- Emmanuel Porter (17-08-1993) Officials & Scores
- Replies: 1
- Views: 235
Re: Ralph Jones -v- Emmanuel Porter (17-08-1993) Officials & Scores
Thanks!! This has been updated.
- 12 Aug 2019, 19:09
- Forum: Record Queries & Updates
- Topic: Stamford Harris (HW) odd weight listed
- Replies: 13
- Views: 997
Re: Stamford Harris (HW) odd weight listed
I zeroed out the height. Perhaps someone can pull a credible height from a news source, for us to add. Cheers Matt, back to the initial query, his weight still shows as 188lb for me? I thought I had fixed that, but apparently not. I'm still getting used to the new system as an editor, so bear with ...