Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)

Archie Moore 179 lbs lost to Harold Johnson 171 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1951-12-10
• Location: Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
• Referee: Ted Jamieson 4-5
• Judge: Julius Goldman 4-5
• Judge: Bill Lachenmaier 4-6

Bout Decided On Foul Punch

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 10 (AP) — The margin of victory was a fifth round foul punch Monday night as Harold Johnson of Philadelphia defeated the ranking light heavyweight contender, Archie Moore, in a unanimous 10-round decision. Moore delivered the costly blow and Referee Ted Jamieson penalized him one point. Final official tabulations showed Jamieson scoring 5-4, Judge Bill Lachenmaier 6-4, and Judge Julius Goldman 5-4. Both Jamieson and Goldman said they had scored the fifth round even, but gave it to Johnson, 1-0, as a result of the low blow. Without the foul blow, the fight would have ended in a draw, since Jamieson's and Goldman's cards would have read 4-4. Under Wisconsin rules, if two officials call it even, the bout is a draw. Johnson, weighing 171, had lost decisions in two previous scraps with the Clevelander. Ranked the No. 5 light heavy himself, Johnson piled up a lead in the early rounds with a light left which kept poking into Moore's face, keeping him off balance. The harder punching Moore, 7½ pounds heavier than his foe, didn't begin to score until the fifth round and then grew progressively more accurate. He had Johnson staggering at the bell ending the 7th and 9th rounds and also had him in trouble in the eighth with solid punches to the head. Moore had Johnson's nose bleeding from the 4th frame on but there were no other apparent injuries to either fighter. There were no knockdowns.