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 Ringwise Holly Mims of Washington, D.C., made the most of a five-inch reach advantage in scoring a 10-round split decision win over Georgie Johnson of Trenton, N.J., in a boxing classic at the Exposition Building Thursday night. Mims, who knocked out Johnson 13 years ago in Baltimore, won by single-point margins of 96-95 on the cards of judges Sid Schwartz and Leo Pomerleau, and Johnson was the 98-96 choice of Russell Leonard. The Press Herald saw it 98-96 for Mims. Holly and George both weighed in at 162, and the Expo crowd of more than 1,500 loved every minute of it. In fact, appreciative applause began with 90 seconds to go in the final round and continued long after the cessation of action. The only knockdown registered was by Johnson in round one. Johnson crossed a right-hand punch over a Mims jab and sent the D.C. veteran wobbly-legged. He sagged toward the canvas, grabbing at Johnson's legs, and referee Pete Bennett was about to start counting when the bell sounded. From that point on, Mims (38) was understandably wary of Ol'George's (age 37) right, but his reach advantage enabled him to score long left jabs and follow with telling rights to the head. Seldom did he go to the body. Mims' left eyebrow was slit by a slicing Johnson right in the third round, and the eye nearly puffed shut at the finish. [Blaine Davis, Portland Press]
 This was the 40-year-old Mims' last professional fight.

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Ringwise Holly Mims of Washington, D.C., made the most of a five-inch reach advantage in scoring a 10-round split decision win over Georgie Johnson of Trenton, N.J., in a boxing classic at the Exposition Building Thursday night. Mims, who knocked out Johnson 13 years ago in Baltimore, won by single-point margins of 96-95 on the cards of judges Sid Schwartz and Leo Pomerleau, and Johnson was the 98-96 choice of Russell Leonard. The Press Herald saw it 98-96 for Mims. Holly and George both weighed in at 162, and the Expo crowd of more than 1,500 loved every minute of it. In fact, appreciative applause began with 90 seconds to go in the final round and continued long after the cessation of action. The only knockdown registered was by Johnson in round one. Johnson crossed a right-hand punch over a Mims jab and sent the D.C. veteran wobbly-legged. He sagged toward the canvas, grabbing at Johnson's legs, and referee Pete Bennett was about to start counting when the bell sounded. From that point on, Mims (38) was understandably wary of Ol'George's (age 37) right, but his reach advantage enabled him to score long left jabs and follow with telling rights to the head. Seldom did he go to the body. Mims' left eyebrow was slit by a slicing Johnson right in the third round, and the eye nearly puffed shut at the finish. [Blaine Davis, Portland Press]

This was the 40-year-old Mims' last professional fight.

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Dan at 20:14, 20 April 2024