Kid Chocolate vs. Al Singer
Kid Chocolate 125 lbs beat Al Singer 129 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 1929-08-29
- Location: Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 6-4-2 Chocolate
"Through 12 rounds of bristling action, Cuba's Kid Chocolate and Al Singer of the Bronx, battled on close to even terms at the Polo Grounds last night with the decision going to the Cuban. So close was the struggle that some portion of the crowd of 45,000 who jammed their way into the home of the NY Giants, booed lustily when the decision was announced. Even the judges and the referee failed to agree, two voting for Chocolate and one for Singer. There were no knockdowns but plenty of action. In the 5th, the Cuban caught Singer with one right to the chin that nearly floored the Bronx lad and in the 8th, a right uppercut forced Al to hold on while his head cleared. On the other side of the picture, Singer unleashed two brilliant attacks - in the 2nd and 11th - that had Chocolate backpedalling and a bit shaky. The 12th just about decided the fray. Chocolate staged a furious rally that had Singer on the ropes and clinched the Cuban's close victory." -Associated Press