Willie Pep vs. Chalky Wright (3rd meeting)

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Willie Pep 128 lbs beat Chalky Wright 132 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

  • Date: 1944-12-05
  • Location: Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Notes

    • There was a sellout crowd of 13,288.
    • The Cleveland Plain Dealer scored every round for Pep.
    • The AP reported: "Pep was by far the better boxer and Wright landed only one solid blow during the bout. That was in the fifth when Wright smashed the titleholder's nose with a hard right hand. The Associated Press score card awarded Pep nine of the 10 rounds, granting Wright the fifth." [1]

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