Ike Williams vs. George Costner - Revision history

Flatnose at 01:58, 18 June 2025

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	Source: ''Philadelphia Inquirer''		Source: ''Philadelphia Inquirer''

	"George (Sugar) Costner scored the fistic upset of the year tonight by thrashing lightweight champion Ike Williams to gain a unanimous 10-round decision before ~~an estimated~~ crowd ~~of 7,500~~ at Shibe Park in their non-title scrap. The lanky Costner hit Williams with everything but the ringposts, but was unable to floor the plucky 135-pound king. Williams never had a chance after the hard-punching Costner clipped him with a vicious left hook in the 3rd round." -Associated Press		"George (Sugar) Costner scored the fistic upset of the year tonight by thrashing lightweight champion Ike Williams to gain a unanimous 10-round decision before a crowd at Shibe Park in their non-title scrap. The lanky Costner hit Williams with everything but the ringposts, but was unable to floor the plucky 135-pound king. Williams never had a chance after the hard-punching Costner clipped him with a vicious left hook in the 3rd round. But like the champion he is, Williams rallied briefly in the 7th round and looked for a minute as if he would do the impossible. He rocked George with a left hook - but he didn't have the stamina to follow up his opening and Costner regained the offensive." -Associated Press

			*Unfortunately, this was Costner's last bout. After receiving the diagnosis that he had a detached retina in his left eye - an injury he eventually went blind from - he was retired by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission on November 21st of 1950.
			*Attendance - 9,809
			*Gate - $30,543 (Net)

	Scorecards (all for Costner)		Scorecards (all for Costner)
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	*Unofficial AP scorecard - 8-1-1 Costner		*Unofficial AP scorecard - 8-1-1 Costner

			Post-fight comment

			* "That Ike, he sure can take it." -George Costner

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	Source: ''Philadelphia Inquirer''		Source: ''Philadelphia Inquirer''

			"George (Sugar) Costner scored the fistic upset of the year tonight by thrashing lightweight champion Ike Williams to gain a unanimous 10-round decision before an estimated crowd of 7,500 at Shibe Park in their non-title scrap. The lanky Costner hit Williams with everything but the ringposts, but was unable to floor the plucky 135-pound king. Williams never had a chance after the hard-punching Costner clipped him with a vicious left hook in the 3rd round." -Associated Press

			Scorecards (all for Costner)

			*Referee Dave Beloff - 8-2
			*Judge Lou Tress - 8-2
			*Judge Frank Knarsborough - 10-0

			*Unofficial AP scorecard - 8-1-1 Costner

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Costner badly hurt Williams with a series of hooks to the head in the 3rd round, pummeling him for nearly a minute. Costner won in one-sided fashion, as Williams took a pounding for the most part in the remainder of the bout.

Source: ''Philadelphia Inquirer''