Tony Zale vs. Georgie Abrams
Tony Zale 158 lbs beat Georgie Abrams 159 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1941-11-28
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Billy Cavanaugh
- Judge: Charles Draycott
- Judge: George LeCron 8-7
- Deal signed on October 31.[1]
"Tony Zale of Gary, Ind., became undisputed middleweight champion of the world tonight by blasting out a 15 round decision over Georgie Abrams of the Naval Air Corps before 12,000 fans at MSG. Zale, already recognized as 160 pound king by the NBA, gained recognition also by the NY commission through tonight's unanimous decision - a verdict which he won after rising from the floor in the 1st round and fighting back from groggyland in the 8th. Zale treated the fans to one of the finest exhibitions of right hand punching to body and chin that any middleweight ever turned in, as he provided the division with its first universally recognized ruler since Mickey Walker relinquished the title in 1931." -United Press
Unofficial scorecards:
- UP - 10-4-1 Zale
- AP - 8-7 Abrams
Post fight comment: "Zale is one of the toughest body-punchers I ever fought, and if I hadn't been in the best shape of my life he might have splattered me all over the ring. After the 1st round, I came back to my corner and said to myself, 'This is easy. I'm going to win the middleweight title by knockout.' Then in the 2nd round, boom! and you saw what happened. He cut my left eye in the 3rd round, and I never was able to see anything out of it from then on." - Georgie Abrams