Fight:49932

Freddie Dawson 135 lbs beat Gene Burton 138 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1945-07-24
• Location: Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Irving Kutcher 4-5
• Judge: Lou Tress 5-4
• Judge: Leo Costella 5-3

Burton lost the 7th round, a round he appeared to have won, when he landed a low left hook. The Philadelphia Inquirer, felt Burton deserved the verdict, giving him big margins in the 4th, 8th, and 9th rounds; while also giving him the 3rd and 5th. The Inquirer gave Dawson the 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 10th, with the 6th even.

Odds: Dawson 6-to-5 favorite