Marcel Cerdan vs. Georgie Abrams - Revision history

Jack delaney at 20:24, 7 February 2019

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	"Marcel Cerdan, the European middleweight champion, made his American bow a successful one tonight by punching out a close decision over Georgie Abrams in a bloody, rip-snorting 10 round brawl in MSG. Cerdan had to put on a wild, slugging finish to win out by a narrow margin only after Abrams, catching up from a slow start, took command through the middle heats. The decision was greeted with mingled boos and cheers by the near sell-out crowd when it was announced." -Associated Press		"Marcel Cerdan, the European middleweight champion, made his American bow a successful one tonight by punching out a close decision over Georgie Abrams in a bloody, rip-snorting 10 round brawl in MSG. Cerdan had to put on a wild, slugging finish to win out by a narrow margin only after Abrams, catching up from a slow start, took command through the middle heats. The decision was greeted with mingled boos and cheers by the near sell-out crowd when it was announced." -Associated Press

	Whitney Martin of the Associated Press said that "Cerdan swarmed into Abrams with both hands flying, pressing the fight, taking the returns without flinching. He worked on the body, then would switch to long looping blows to the head. Abrams, backing away from this furious assault, left himself a more or less open target..and took a good battering in the first three rounds. In Georgie's corner, between rounds, (his manager, Chris) Dundee berated, pleaded, and coaxed. No backing up now, not a step..Georgie finally tried it, and he fared much better,although it is not easy to keep moving forward in the face of a swirl of blows. He began to even things up, a ripping ~~fight~~ uppercut puzzling Cerdan no little. It became a gory affair..Cerdan won the unanimous decision, although it was hair-line. We thought that he earned it, although there wouldn't have been too much squawk at a draw."		Whitney Martin of the Associated Press said that "Cerdan swarmed into Abrams with both hands flying, pressing the fight, taking the returns without flinching. He worked on the body, then would switch to long looping blows to the head. Abrams, backing away from this furious assault, left himself a more or less open target...and took a good battering in the first three rounds. In Georgie's corner, between rounds, (his manager, Chris) Dundee berated, pleaded, and coaxed. No backing up now, not a step. Georgie finally tried it, and he fared much better, although it is not easy to keep moving forward in the face of a swirl of blows. He began to even things up, a ripping right uppercut puzzling Cerdan no little. It became a gory affair. Cerdan won the unanimous decision, although it was hair-line. We thought that he earned it, although there wouldn't have been too much squawk at a draw."

	The NY Times and NY Post both claimed Cerdan won by a wide margin, the former stating that Referee Ruby Goldstein's 6-2-2 tally was the most accurate of the three scorecards. The latter scored for Cerdan by a 7-3 tally.		The NY Times and NY Post both claimed Cerdan won by a wide margin, the former stating that Referee Ruby Goldstein's 6-2-2 tally was the most accurate of the three scorecards. The latter scored for Cerdan by a 7-3 tally.

Nero3000 at 16:55, 22 August 2012

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	Whitney Martin of the Associated Press said that "Cerdan swarmed into Abrams with both hands flying, pressing the fight, taking the returns without flinching. He worked on the body, then would switch to long looping blows to the head. Abrams, backing away from this furious assault, left himself a more or less open target..and took a good battering in the first three rounds. In Georgie's corner, between rounds, (his manager, Chris) Dundee berated, pleaded, and coaxed. No backing up now, not a step..Georgie finally tried it, and he fared much better,although it is not easy to keep moving forward in the face of a swirl of blows. He began to even things up, a ripping fight uppercut puzzling Cerdan no little. It became a gory affair..Cerdan won the unanimous decision, although it was hair-line. We thought that he earned it, although there wouldn't have been too much squawk at a draw."		Whitney Martin of the Associated Press said that "Cerdan swarmed into Abrams with both hands flying, pressing the fight, taking the returns without flinching. He worked on the body, then would switch to long looping blows to the head. Abrams, backing away from this furious assault, left himself a more or less open target..and took a good battering in the first three rounds. In Georgie's corner, between rounds, (his manager, Chris) Dundee berated, pleaded, and coaxed. No backing up now, not a step..Georgie finally tried it, and he fared much better,although it is not easy to keep moving forward in the face of a swirl of blows. He began to even things up, a ripping fight uppercut puzzling Cerdan no little. It became a gory affair..Cerdan won the unanimous decision, although it was hair-line. We thought that he earned it, although there wouldn't have been too much squawk at a draw."

	The NY Times and NY Post both claimed Cerdan won by a wide margin, the former stating that Referee Ruby Goldstein's 6-2-2 tally was the most accurate of the three scorecards.		The NY Times and NY Post both claimed Cerdan won by a wide margin, the former stating that Referee Ruby Goldstein's 6-2-2 tally was the most accurate of the three scorecards. The latter scored for Cerdan by a 7-3 tally.

Nero3000 at 16:54, 22 August 2012

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	Whitney Martin of the Associated Press said that "Cerdan swarmed into Abrams with both hands flying, pressing the fight, taking the returns without flinching. He worked on the body, then would switch to long looping blows to the head. Abrams, backing away from this furious assault, left himself a more or less open target..and took a good battering in the first three rounds. In Georgie's corner, between rounds, (his manager, Chris) Dundee berated, pleaded, and coaxed. No backing up now, not a step..Georgie finally tried it, and he fared much better,although it is not easy to keep moving forward in the face of a swirl of blows. He began to even things up, a ripping fight uppercut puzzling Cerdan no little. It became a gory affair..Cerdan won the unanimous decision, although it was hair-line. We thought that he earned it, although there wouldn't have been too much squawk at a draw."		Whitney Martin of the Associated Press said that "Cerdan swarmed into Abrams with both hands flying, pressing the fight, taking the returns without flinching. He worked on the body, then would switch to long looping blows to the head. Abrams, backing away from this furious assault, left himself a more or less open target..and took a good battering in the first three rounds. In Georgie's corner, between rounds, (his manager, Chris) Dundee berated, pleaded, and coaxed. No backing up now, not a step..Georgie finally tried it, and he fared much better,although it is not easy to keep moving forward in the face of a swirl of blows. He began to even things up, a ripping fight uppercut puzzling Cerdan no little. It became a gory affair..Cerdan won the unanimous decision, although it was hair-line. We thought that he earned it, although there wouldn't have been too much squawk at a draw."

			The NY Times and NY Post both claimed Cerdan won by a wide margin, the former stating that Referee Ruby Goldstein's 6-2-2 tally was the most accurate of the three scorecards.

Nero3000 at 05:28, 21 August 2012

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	"Marcel Cerdan, the European middleweight champion, made his American bow a successful one tonight by punching out a close decision over Georgie Abrams in a bloody, rip-snorting 10 round brawl in MSG. Cerdan had to put on a wild, slugging finish to win out by a narrow margin only after Abrams, catching up from a slow start, took command through the middle heats. The decision was greeted with mingled boos and cheers by the near sell-out crowd when it was announced." -Associated Press		"Marcel Cerdan, the European middleweight champion, made his American bow a successful one tonight by punching out a close decision over Georgie Abrams in a bloody, rip-snorting 10 round brawl in MSG. Cerdan had to put on a wild, slugging finish to win out by a narrow margin only after Abrams, catching up from a slow start, took command through the middle heats. The decision was greeted with mingled boos and cheers by the near sell-out crowd when it was announced." -Associated Press

			Whitney Martin of the Associated Press said that "Cerdan swarmed into Abrams with both hands flying, pressing the fight, taking the returns without flinching. He worked on the body, then would switch to long looping blows to the head. Abrams, backing away from this furious assault, left himself a more or less open target..and took a good battering in the first three rounds. In Georgie's corner, between rounds, (his manager, Chris) Dundee berated, pleaded, and coaxed. No backing up now, not a step..Georgie finally tried it, and he fared much better,although it is not easy to keep moving forward in the face of a swirl of blows. He began to even things up, a ripping fight uppercut puzzling Cerdan no little. It became a gory affair..Cerdan won the unanimous decision, although it was hair-line. We thought that he earned it, although there wouldn't have been too much squawk at a draw."


	*Abrams was down from a left hook in the 9th round.		*Abrams was down from a left hook in the 9th round.

Flatnose: Fight:16998 moved to Marcel Cerdan vs. Georgie Abrams

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Fight:16998 moved to Marcel Cerdan vs. Georgie Abrams

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<fight>16998</fight>

"Marcel Cerdan, the European middleweight champion, made his American bow a successful one tonight by punching out a close decision over Georgie Abrams in a bloody, rip-snorting 10 round brawl in MSG. Cerdan had to put on a wild, slugging finish to win out by a narrow margin only after Abrams, catching up from a slow start, took command through the middle heats. The decision was greeted with mingled boos and cheers by the near sell-out crowd when it was announced." -Associated Press

*Abrams was down from a left hook in the 9th round.
*Cerdan lost the 4th round due to landing low blows.
*Abrams was cut on the corner of his right eye in the 2nd round. Cerdan was cut beneath his left eye in the 6th. Both cuts required stitches.

*Attendance - 16,971
*Gate - $83,859.00

Unofficial scorecards

*AP - 5-4-1 Cerdan
*UP - 5-3-2 Cerdan