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The soon-to-be featherweight champion, Young Corbett II was coming off victories over top-notch foes such as Eddie Santry, and Oscar Gardner. Dixon, coming off two defeats to McGovern had recently battled to a hard fought draws with contender Benny Yanger and Harry Lyons which was very impressive based on the youth and eight-pound weight advantages Lyons held over the former champion. Dixon started off against Corbett with an agressive approach and took many body shots in return. However, Dixon marked Corbett's eye and landed to the head with great frequency. By the eighth, the tremendous pace began to take their toll on both. Corbett scored well in the ninth and by the tenth, both were bloody masses. In the closing round, they both went at it with a reckless abandon though it was Corbett who clearly won the round with the more accurate punches, especially to the heart. The decision (which went to Corbett II) was controversial though it put Corbett in position for a match with reigning champion Terry McGovern in one of the biggest shocks of the early 20th century.
Source: "Black Dynamite Volume III: The Three Colored Aces" By Nat Fleischer