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Wild Bill Boyd 186 lbs beat Harry Bobo 207 lbs by RTD in round 6 of 10

• Date: 1940-04-08
• Location: Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Al Grayber

Bobo hit the dust for the first time in his career. Boyd caught Bobo with aterrific right in the fifth round and Bobo went over the top strand of the rope, then down on the floor. The referee counted eight when the bell rang and saved Bobo from a knockout. Bobo then was forced to quit after the 6th round, due to a broken left hand.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette