Kid Gavilan vs. Bobby Dykes (1st meeting)
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Kid Gavilan 147 lbs beat Bobby Dykes 147 lbs by SD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1952-02-04
- Location: Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA
- Referee: Eddie Coachman 140-143
- Judge: Mark Erwin 142-141
- Judge: Ladislad Nodarse 145-139
Notes
- This was the first time a black man and a white man met in a Miami boxing ring.
- This was the first world title fight authorized under Florida law.
- Gavilan was a 4 to 1 betting favorite.
- Referee Eddie Coachman and Judge Mark Erwin were from Florida, and Judge Ladislad Nodarse was from Cuba.
- Dykes was floored in round two for a count of nine.
- The New York Times reported: "Gavilan, behind on two scorecards after 13 rounds, won the last two rounds to get the decision; most observers thought it should've been a unanimous decision for Gavilan."
- In rounds, the Associated Press scored the fight for 7-5-3 or 144-142 for Gavilan.
- The crowd of 11,526 booed the decision.
- The gate was $76,814. Gavilan received 37½ percent and Dykes 17½ percent.
Post-fight comments
- "I wish I could have won. They were telling me in the corner I was ahead from the 12th round on." -Bobby Dykes
- "I had no idea Bobby wasn't a certain winner if he got through the 15th." -Jimmy Parks, Dykes' manager