Fight:157889

Turner on the canvas.

Freddie Steele 158 lbs beat Bob Turner 162 lbs by KO at 2:17 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1938-02-08
• Location: Convention Hall, Rochester, New York, USA

Steele floored Turner three times. The crowd of 2,500 started booing when Turner hit the floor the first time and kept it up for ten minutes. Major Gen. John J. Phelan, chairman of the NYSAC, who witnessed the bout, said Turner's share would be withheld and an investigation would be launched by the commission.