4, October 27, 1932 According to most accounts, Scozza had an edge in the fourth and tenth, while the third and ninth were even."John Henry Lewis Trims Lou Scozza", The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California, pg. 17, October 27, 1932 Lewis landed cleaner punches and in three rounds sent Scozza back on his heels with strong rights to the jaw. Lewis nearly dropped Scozza in the seventh, and in the eighth scored a terrific right to the jaw that landed him on the ropes.
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"Lewis Triumphs", Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona, pg. 6, September 22, 1932 Taking a break from his high school studies, Lewis won a ten-round decision over Lou Scozza, a veteran Light Heavyweight contender, on October 26, 1932 in San Francisco. He was awarded six of the ten rounds, despite a half inch cut over his right eye received in the second.Only five rounds in "Lewis Wins Bout in San Francisco", Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California, pg.
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29, 4 November 1931"Johnny Nichols Defeats Scozza in Chicago Bout", The Sandusky Register, Sandusky, Ohio, pg. 6, 29 January 1932 Jones, the exceptional Black boxer from Akron, Ohio, would advance to the final round and take the Middleweight title on January 25, defeating Oddone Piazza."Middleweight Mitt Meet to Semi-Finals", The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, pg. 8, 4 November 1931 After the tournament, Nichols lost to Dave Maier in a seventh round technical knockout on November 27, 1931 in Buffalo.
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Nichols scored a decisive victory over Lou Scozza on January 28, 1932 in the fourth round of the NBA light heavyweight elimination tournament in Chicago. Nichols began to pile up a points margin in the second round when he scored with a left to Scozza's jaw. In the semi-final round of the NBA tournament on February 18, 1932, before a crowd of 23,000, Billy Jones fell to Nichols in a ten round points decision. Many in the large crowd were there to see Jack Dempsey fight Kingfish Levinsky in a preliminary exhibition.
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Slattery, son of a Buffalo fire fighter, turned pro in 1921 and came up short in his challenge for the World Light Heavyweight Title against Paul Berlenbach in 1925. His KO loss in 1925 to Dave Shade was named Ring Magazine Upset of the Year. Slattery won the vacant NBA light heavyweight title in August 1927 with a decision over Maxie Rosenbloom, only to lose it to Tommy Loughran in December of that year. He won the NYSAC World Light Heavyweight Title by beating Lou Scozza on February 10, 1930.
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