Dode Bercot vs. Ted Krache (1st meeting)
Dode Bercot 139 lbs beat Ted Krache 140 lbs by PTS in round 6 of 6
- Date: 1923-06-12
- Location: Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Referee: Pat Scott
- Pacific Northwest Lightweight Title [1]
- This bout set an attendance record in the state. Wenatchee Daily World, Dec. 18, 1924, p. 11.
Bercot "left the second growth timber and entered the ranks of the leading coast lightweights... The end came like a bolt from the blue. Bercot landed a left hook to the body and landed with a right to the unprotected jaw of the Grays Harbor favorite. The bell ending the sixth and final round sounded as Referee Pat Scott sounded nine. Krache was out. He would have been out had Pat Scott counted 50. The conclusion of the bout was sudden and sensational. Seven thousand five hundred fight fans jammed the Arena to witness the Northwest's 'battle of the century.' Monroe sent a delegation of 300 or more men and women, each of whom wore a white ribbon badge bearing the words, 'Monroe Bearcat.' Last night's bout settled a rivalry that has existed for some months past. The Monroe woods triumphed over the forest of Grays Harbor. Had both men been on their feet at the end of the sixth round it would have been a good draw... Bedlam broke loose as Referee Scott raised Dode's bronzed arm in token of victory. The Monroe delegation stood on chairs shouting the name of the youthful high rigger... Bercot won because of two things, his fighting heart and his punch. The fans packed the Arena to see a rattling good bout. They were given a thriller." Everett Daily Herald