Fight:405652

Ike Cohen drew with Joe Swain by PTS in round 4 of 4

• Date: 1915-01-01
• Location: Rose Theater, Everett, Washington, USA

Bout was announced as being for the Pacific Coast Middleweight Title, with Swain's opponent to be Freddie Brooks of San Francisco, in the Dec. 26, 1914 Labor Journal [1]

Result uncertain: "The semi-windup was a comedy scrap that provoked more laughter than any other bout... Freddie Brooks, unwilling to take any chances failed to show up. Romeo Hagan was substituted. He was put in jail and couldn't get out in time to come here, much to the satisfaction of the fans. And so Cohn [sic], the comedy fighter, was substituted at 30 minutes' notice. Swain couldn't hurt Cohn and Cohn didn't hurt Swain and so it was just a slugging match with Cohn talking all the time, and ending each round with a somersault into his corner. As usual he stuck his face out and let Swain pound away to no avail. The 'Iron man' made a little speech to the audience and said he was going to clean Swain up next month. In spite of the comedy neither has any love for the other, and Swain was once ready to take a chair to knock out his antagonist. The only way to beat Cohn is to outpoint him and get a decision for he can't be knocked out when sober." Everett Morning Tribune