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Knockout Brown 128 lbs beat Abe Attell 121 lbs by NWS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1912-01-18
- Location: National S.C., New York, New York, USA
Knockout Brown won the "newspaper decision."
Abe Attell blamed this surprise loss to an overdose injection of cocaine into his hurting thumb. March 4 Tacoma News Tribune. The January 23 Seattle Star reported that it was his left arm that was injected with cocaine. [1], [2]; See also: [3], [4]
The NYSAC ultimately suspended Attell for "stalling." The National Sporting Club barred Attell forever from its arena, even as a spectator. [5]