Fight:20417
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Archie Moore 164 lbs beat George Kochan 170 lbs by TKO in round 6 of 10
- Date: 1945-06-18
- Location: Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Referee: Ed Brockman
Kochan carried the fight to Moore, but had difficulty penetrating his defense. Moore landed the more effective blows inside, and had Kochan bleeding from both eyes in the 4th round. Moore won the 5th round decisively, and Kochan appeared to run out of gas midway through the 6th round. With Kochan reeling in the corner from Moore's blows, the referee stopped the bout.
- Kochan's purse: $4,082.18
- Moore's purse: $3,389.67
Source: Baltimore Sun