Charley Burley vs. Cocoa Kid (2nd meeting)

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Charley Burley 152 lbs drew with Cocoa Kid 152 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10

  • Date: 1943-04-19
  • Location: Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • "Louis (Kid) Cocoa of New York and Charles Burley of Minneapolis fought to a 10 round draw here Monday night. Burley managed to send Cocoa to the canvas with a hard right and left in the 2nd round but the New Yorker refused to take a count and came back strong in the closing rounds to earn the draw." -Associated Press

    The Times-Picayune thought it was close, but that Burley should have been tabbed the winner.