Marcel Cerdan vs. Holman Williams
Marcel Cerdan 157 lbs beat Holman Williams 159 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1946-07-07
- Location: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Paris, France
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 4-4-2 Draw
"Marcel Cerdan, leading French middleweight boxer, won a 10 round decision last night over American Negro Holman Williams at Roland Garros Stadium. Cerdan weighed 157 and Williams 160. There were no knockdowns. During what was a slow bout all the way, very few solid punches were landed. The judges scorecards were not available for press inspection." -Associated Press
According to Eddie Snow in the European Edition of the New York Herald-Tribune, 10,000 fans were present. "Williams gave a fine display..He was scrupulously fair, fast, and tough. He took everything Cerdan had to give him, which was plenty, and could have taken a little- though not much- more. Although he has no more punch than a flea, he was not scared to get in close and mix it...Cerdan was handicapped by a damaged right hand--which he was unable to use with any effect after the fourth round. He fought hard and hit hard, and deserved his victory..Even when a recurrence of his leg injury in the eighth round slowed Williams down, and left him with no option but to cover up and absorb all the vicious left hooks which the Frenchmen could dish out, he never looked like being knocked out..I enjoyed the fight, because it seemed to me to be a good exhibition of boxing science and fighting determination between two men whose styles are poles apart."