Fight:296458

Young Firpo 172 lbs beat Ray Pelkey 172 lbs by KO in round 2 of 10

• Date: 1930-01-07
• Location: Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

Billy Stepp wrote in the Portland News Telegram, "Firpo has a punch in either hand ... he swings his right but whips his lefts sharp and true ... he hit Ray on the chin with one and when they picked the veteran up he was a fistic wreck. Pelky was out at midnight and the fight ended about 9:40 p.m.... Pelky had Firpo all figured at the start of the second canto, but a right spun Ray up against the rope and a long left sent him back on his heels, and a six-inch bullet like left did the business. Pelky fell face forward into the resin.... 'Hardest punch I ever took" said Pelky after the fight. 'He's a murderous puncher.'"