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Lee Savold 190 lbs beat Lem Franklin 200 lbs by KO in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1943-02-15
- Location: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Savold, a 7-5 favorite, down for a six count in the first; Franklin ahead on cards into the tenth. but Savold was the "complete master" from the eighth round on. Savold fought with a badly swollen eye from the third round, but by the ninth Franklin also had one eye swollen and closed and had bad cuts of the nose and mouth. A terrific right to the jaw finished the fight in the tenth. It was reported as a sensational fight.