Willie Pep vs. Chalky Wright (2nd meeting)

Pep throws a left at Wright in first round.

Willie Pep 125 lbs beat Chalky Wright 125 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1944-09-29
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Frank Fullam 12-3
• Judge: Frank Forbes 10-3
• Judge: Marty Monroe 10-5

• NYSAC World Featherweight Championship (2nd defense by Pep)
• Photo #2

Notes

• Wright entered the fight as the No. 1-ranked featherweight contender.
• A crowd of 15,433 produced a gross gate of $66,740.
• The United Press reported:

Pep achieved his seventy-ninth victory in 80 professional fights by jabbing the elongated Chalky, from whom he wrested the title in 1942, all over the ring. Pep beat Wright so decisively that he stands head and shoulders above current featherweights. There were no knockdowns, although Pep slipped to his glove tips in the seventh round, and to his knees in the eighth. Pep suffered a mouse under his left eye and Wright bled freely from his nose in the closing sessions. [1]

See Also

• Willie Pep vs. Chalky Wright I
• Willie Pep vs. Chalky Wright III
• Willie Pep vs. Chalky Wright IV