Chavez started out out as a featherweight, winning a bronze medal at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. Angeles, Manny. “Chavez kayoes foe, gains finals.” Manila Standard.
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"Morgan Kayoes Steve Sullivan", Wilkes-Barre Evening News Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, pg. 30, 4 June 1926 Sullivan was down for the count of nine in both the first and second rounds. In the sixth round, Sullivan's handlers tossed in the towel. Sullivan's most apparent injuries were cuts to his nose.
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In the fourth round, Saddler made a mess of DeMarco's face, and continued to gain on points throughout the end of the eighth, when DeMarco's handlers signaled to the referee to end the bout."Saddler Kayoes DeMarco in Ninth Round at Garden", The Times Record, Troy, New York, p. 11, 29 October 1949.
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"Herman Kayoes Johnny Ertle", Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas, pg. 11, 24 May 1919 Ertle lost to American flyweight champion contender Frankie Mason on June 20, 1919 in a ten-round newspaper decision in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mason landed more clean blows, and demonstrated better ring craft than Ertel."Ertel Loses Decision", Reno Gazette, Reno, Nevada, pg.
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"Henry Armstrong Kayoes Petey Saron", Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, pg. 8, 30 October 1937 The following year the incomparable Armstrong took both the World Welterweight and World Lightweight Championships. Sarron retired from boxing on July 17, 1939, after losing his last bout, a ten round points decision against Sammy Angott at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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"Mike Belloise Kayoes McLeod", The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, pg. 22, 15 June 1937 Bor lost to Frankie Britt, a former New England Lightweight champion, on October 6, 1938, at the Fall River Casino in a twelve-round unanimous decision. He defeated K.O. Castillo on October 28, 1938, in a ten-round newspaper decision in Portland, Oregon. The Boston Globe gave Bor nine of the ten rounds.
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Herman took the match with a right hook to the jaw of Higgins, after which, according to one source, Higgins was down for a full five minutes. Most of the bout was described as in-fighting."Pete Herman Knocks Out Him Higgins", Reading Times, Reading, Pennsylvania, pg. 8, 12 July 1921Higgins was British bantamweight champion in "Pete Herman Kayoes English Champion", The Scranton Republican, Scranton, Pennsylvania, pg.
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"Macias Kayoes Leo Espinoza", The Petaluma Argus Courier, Petaluma, California, pg. 4, 26 March 1956"50,000 See Macias Win", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 74, 26 March 1956 Top rated Italian bantamweight Gaetano Annaloro fell to Macias on November 21, 1956 in a decisive ten-round decision in San Antonio, Texas. The crowd of 4,500 shouted for more action in the carefully fought non- title bout.
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He dropped Pincus in the first with a right hand smash to the chin. A solid left hook brought Pincus to the mat again for a count of nine in the fourth. Pincus gamely fought on, taking further punishment, but connecting with blows that slowed Graham a bit until the final round."Graham Kayoes Nate Pincus in Bout in Garden", Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, pg.
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Salica floored Montana, nine times, before the fight was stopped 1:30 into the third round."Lou Salica Kayoes Small Montana to Keep His Title", The Montana Standard, Butte, Montana, pg. 9, 3 December 1940 Montana was knocked down three times in the first round, four times in the second round, and twice in the third. It was an important win for Salica, who outweighed Montana by four pounds in the weigh-in.
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In a decisive victory, Zivic had Jadick down for a nine count in the first round, but let up some in the next three. He put Jadick down again at the end of the second for a count of five, before the bell sounded. Jadick took the count of ten from a blow by Zivic, 1:16 into the sixth round. "Fritzie Zivic Kayoes Jadick in Sixth Round", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg.
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Goldstein slipped from a right to the jaw in the opening of the fifth and in the resulting fall to the mat, sprained his ankle. He was unable to answer the call for the sixth round."Billy Alger Kayoes Ruby Goldstein in San Francisco Ring", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, pg. 11, 25 September 1926 On March 29, 1927, he knocked out Billy Petrolle at the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York in the first of six rounds.
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Battaglia was down for a count of nine in the second."Low Left Hook Started Ben Jeby", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, pg. 10, 14 January 1933"Jeby Kayoes Canuck Boxer", Youngstown Vindicator, January 14, 1933 He defeated Paul Pirrone on January 30, 1933 in a sixth-round technical knockout in Cleveland. The quarterfinal match was for the NYSAC's World Middleweight Tournament. A crowd of 8,400 saw Jeby drop Pirrone seven times before the bout was stopped in the sixth.
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"Leonard Kayoes Goldman in Second Round", The Courier News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, pg. 17, 19 May 1932Goldman, Marty : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum According to family members, Goldman was sponsored by Damon Runyon, author of Guys and Dolls, and Owney Madden, owner of the famed Cotton Club. He was also the subject of articles written by Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan, both fans of his. Goldman fought at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Ebbets Field & Yankee Stadium during his career.
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Carried to his corner in "John Henry Lewis Kayoes Jack Fox in the Third Round", The St. Louis Star and Times, St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 6, January 11, 1936 On March 6, 1936, Lewis defeated southpaw Eddie Simms in a thrilling ten round points decision at Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. Though fifteen pounds lighter, Lewis carried five of the ten rounds in the bitter fight. Simms took four rounds, and gave Lewis one of the toughest battles of his life.
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On the ticket of the Max Baer-Joe Louis match, he had one of his most lucrative bouts on September 4, 1935, when he lost a six-round wind-up match to Ford Smith in New York before an immense crowd of 90,000 fans at Yankee Stadium."Joe Louis Kayoes Maxie Baer", Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California, pg. 7, 25 September 1935. Baer tried to overpower Smith in the early rounds with his legendary punching ability, but Smith moved, blocked and weathered the storm.
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"John Henry Lewis Kayoes Foe in Fourth", Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, pg. 20, April 26, 1938 Elmer Ray was stopped by Lewis at Ponce de Leon Ball Park in Atlanta, Georgia in the twelfth round of a scheduled fifteen on May 19, 1938. Lewis, still reigning champion, floored Ray late in the eleventh with a punch to the kidneys, and finished him early in the twelfth. Ray, fighting with a fifteen-pound weight advantage, fought in a sideways crouch that baffled Lewis for a few rounds.
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His few losses during this period were often to heavier or more experienced boxers, and included Al Monroe, Dude Martinez, and Frankie Jones. His loss to Jimmy King in January 1923 was a rare TKO, in which Freeman sprained his hip and was very reluctant to have his manager call the fight. He achieved some early recognition on New Years Day in 1926, when he knocked out Sergeant Sammy Baker in seven rounds at Madison Square Garden."Tommy Freeman Kayoes Sam Baker", Milwaukee Sentinel, pg. 49, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2 January 1926. On October 25, 1926, Freeman fought a well attended match against Jack Zivic of Pittsburgh in Cleveland, Ohio.
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He fought gamely and continued to take punishment, even landing a solid right to the chin of Montgomery in the sixth round.Solid right in sixth in Cuddy, Jack, "Weak Montgomery Holds Title With K.O. in Thirteen Rounds", Dunkirk Evening Observer, Dunkirk, New York, pg. 10, 29 June 1946Feder, Sid, Bob Montgomery Kayoes Allie Stoltz in the Thirteenth, The Petaluma Argus Courier, Petaluma, California, pg. 2, 29 June 1946Cuddy, Jack, "Williams to Clear Muddle", Mt. Carmel Item, Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, pg. 8. 29 June 1946 On November 26, 1946, Montgomery defended his NYSAC World Lightweight Title against Wesley Mouzon in an eighth-round knockout at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before a substantial crowd, of 12,416.
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Lasky led in the first two rounds. After a nine count by a strong left in the third, Lasky delivered a telling right to end the Lenhart fight. Lasky had a six-inch height advantage in the bout which gave him an advantage at long range. Lenhart would fight some of the best heavyweight boxers of the 1930s including Tiger Jack Fox and Hall of Fame light heavyweight champion John Henry LewisTelling right ended the bout in "Lasky Kayoes Fred Lenhart", The Petaluma Argus-Courier, Petaluma, California, pg. 4, 2 December 1933 On February 20, 1934, Lasky scored a "smashing triumph" in a five-round technical knockout against Los Angeles heavyweight Benny Miller at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles before a crowd of 10,000.
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In one of his most memorable victories, in a ramp up to the heavyweight title, he knocked out the legendary Jersey Joe Walcott, a future heavyweight champion, in six rounds in Newark, New Jersey, on February 12, 1940. A heavyweight in every sense, he benefitted from a remarkable sixty-two pound weight advantage in the match. Behind in points in the first five rounds, Simon unleashed a tremendous right to the mouth of Walcott 2:32 into the sixth causing the knockout, and Walcott barely moved as he was counted out by the referee.2:32 into the sixth in "Abe Simon Kayoes Walcott in Newark", The News, Patterson, New Jersey, pg. 21, 13 February 1940"Fights Last Night", Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York, pg. 27, 13 February 1940 In a well-attended match against a known opponent, Simon defeated Eddie Blunt in a ten-round points decision at the Meadowbrook Bowl in Newark, New Jersey on May 20, 1940.
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