Francisco De La Cruz vs. Duke Garberg

Francisco de la Cruz 232 lbs beat Duke Garberg 201 lbs by TKO in round 5 of 6

• Date: 1941-10-08
• Location: Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA



"The Duke will lay a right hand on the Mexican's chin in the foist or second round, and then we'll challenge Billy Conn or some other bum", Garberg's manager Mike Janic told the Oakland Tribune two days before this fight, "Why, the Duke is gonna be a greater fighter than Max Baer was in his best days."