Ken Brady vs. Reg Mack
Ken Brady 195 lbs beat Reg Mack 179 lbs by KO in round 8 of 15
- Date: 1953-05-29
- Location: West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
From Ring Digest July 1953
POWERFUL punching English migrant, Ken Brady (13.13) , won the Australian Heavyweight Title at the Melbourne Stadium, knocking out Victorian Reg Mack (12.101/2) in the eighth round of their scheduled 15 three minute round bout.
The Knockout punch, a tremendous right to the jaw, lifted Mack off his feet and crashed him to the canvas one minute before the end of the round.
Earlier, the bell saved Mack in the seventh after he had been down for an eight count.
Mack did not regain consciousness for three minutes after being counted out.
His seconds dragged him across the ring, propped him on his stool deluged him with water, but he was still groggy when he stumbled off to the dressing room.
Brady ran around the ring, exultantly waving his arms above his head when he realised he had won, and hugged his trainer, Ambrose Palmer.
Mack took the points early, with quick leads and sharp left hooks. Brady was over cautious but seemed to loose his nervousness by the third round.
Mack opened a nasty gash under Brady’s right eye in the fourth and started his nose bleeding in the fifth.
In the sixth, Brady staggered Mack with successive heavy rights to the head. From the seventh, Brady was very confident, hitting Mack around the ring almost at will.
Mack went down for an eight count and only the bell saved him.
Brady bounded to the attack in the eighth and Mack’s knees ultimately buckled under the terrific barrage and he went down for the full count.
The task of giving Brady 161/2 lbs. Weight advantage had proved too much for him.