Young Firpo vs. Tiger Roy Williams
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Young Firpo beat Tiger Roy Williams by TKO in round 4 of 7
- Date: 1933-04-04
- Location: Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Referee: Tom Louttit
After boxing officials were unable to convince George Manley to return to the ring to face Firpo, promoter Joe Waterman announced that Manley had threatened to run out on the bout on Sunday. Upon hearing the announcment the crowd let out a loud roar. Insuring against this, Waterman had brought in Roy (Tiger) Williams of San Francisco, if this occurred. Waterman then announced that Firpo and Williams would box for seven rounds. Firpo came out to start the fight angry, and went right after Williams. After he was staggered by a right hand in the first and his nose was bloodied, he backed off and boxed more carefully. Firpo knocked down Williams in the 3rd, before referee Tom Louttit stopped the bout.
Source: Portland Oregonian