Fight:272605

Rocky Luciano 146 lbs beat Frankie Bluis 147 lbs by UD in round 6 of 6

• Date: 1940-07-29
• Location: Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

The following was printed by permission (Ruth Speary) from Billy Speary's website link http://www.speary.com/_pages/getsdec.htm


Entire Program Makes Big Hit with Banner Crowd

There were at least two bouts of the program that furnished the spectators, the largest crowd of the outdoor season here, with more real excitement than the wind up.

One of these was the six-rounder in which Rocky Luciano, Harrisburg Italian welterweight, punched out a decision over Frankie Bluis, of Pottsville. Luciano weighed 146; Bluis, 147.

There was more real action piled into the first round of this bout, more solid punches, than in the entire eight heats between Speary and Davis. As fast as it started out, it lasted that way through the entire six rounds, with Luciano putting on a fine finish to win the unanimous decision.

It was a slam-bang, nip and tuck fight from start to finish. First one boy would look as though he was on the way out, and then the other. Each would come back in spectacular fashion.

Despite that most of the bout was fought in rain, the two boys pummeled away at each other from start to finish, with Luciano getting a great ovation from the fans at the finish. In the sixth round Bluis' left eye was closed tight.