Cocoa Kid vs. Eddie Booker

Cocoa Kid 146 lbs beat Eddie Booker 147 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1939-03-09
• Location: Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
• Referee: Billy Smith

"Louis (Kid) Cocoa, 145 1/2, of New Haven, defeated Eddie Booker, 147 1/2, of San Francisco, in a 10 round bout last night. Referee Bill Smith credited Cocoa with eight rounds and called two even." -Associated Press

• There is a disparity on the reports of this fight. The AP report would suggest that Referee Bill Smith was the sole arbiter. Yet, the UP report states that Tony Galento was the referee and that the decision was unanimous, suggesting three scorecards.