Slice's earliest professional fights in the Elite Xtreme Combat organization pitted him against the fading stars of a bygone age: he submitted out-of-shape boxer Ray Mercer, who was famed for his granite chin, and then kayoed a past-his-prime Tank Abbott, a bruiser perhaps best known for his 600-pound bench press and willingness to fight women.
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"Zurita is Kayoed By Armstrong", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 16, 14 October 1942 By their last bout in October 1942, Armstrong had taken world titles in both the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions. On January 1, 1937, Zurita defeated Spanish boxer Baltasar Sangchili in a ten round points decision in Mexico City.
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"Kirby Kayoed By Oklahoman", The Richmond Item, Richmond, Indiana, p. 8, 23 April 1929 Herring defeated Alex Simms on August 8, 1929 in Greenwood, Mississippi. His defense was rarely penetrated by a blow, and he showed strength and speed throughout the 10-round bout, despite allowing Simms to take the lead in the fighting."Herring Wins Decision Over Alex Simms", The Greenwood Commonwealth, Greenwood, Mississippi, p.
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A native of Hoboken, New Jersey, Flynn's first recorded fight was in 1899. Beginning his career in earnest by 1900, he was working as a Railroad Fireman in Pueblo, Colorado at the time.Zimmerman, Paul, "Fireman Jim Flynn Who Kayoed Dempsey", The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, pg. 19, 13 April 1935 Flynn was a relatively short but sturdy, tough, and clever light heavyweight who took on the greatest boxers of his era.
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By late 1924, World Featherweight champion Johnny Dundee vacated his title and a tournament was arranged to determine a successor. "Kid" kayoed Angel Diaz in three rounds, outpointed Bobby Garcia over 10-rounds, and then halted Joe Lombardo in four rounds to advance to the finals. On January 2, 1925 he knocked out Danny Kramer in nine rounds at Madison Square Garden to become the new champion. His first two defenses were against the familiar Babe Herman (D15 and W15) in late 1925.
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Blitman was considered a leading contender for the world featherweight crown, and the bout was billed as a USA Pennsylvania State Featherweight Title.Crowd of 24,000 in "Benny Bass Knocks Out Bittman in Fifth", Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pg. 1, 11 September 1928 Bass put Bitman to the canvas in the sixth with a series of hard rights, and had scored a knockdown for a count of seven in the second round."Bitman Kayoed by Benny Bass in Sixth", New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, pg.
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On November 21, 1939, Jenkins scored a seventh-round technical knockout against Mike Belloise, a former World Featherweight Champion, before a crowd of 12,000 at the Bronx's New York Coliseum."Jenkins Defeats Mike Belloise", Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, pg. 12, 22 November 1939 Belloise was unable to answer the call of the bell for the eighth round due to the severe punishment he had taken to the body in the sixth and seventh rounds."Belloise Kayoed By Lou Jenkins", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, pg.
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Though Steele was up quickly from the initial knockdown, Hostak would send him back to the canvas three more times. Steele arose quickly from his third trip to the canvas, but after a stiff right, Steele was counted out by referee Jack Dempsey at 1:43 of the 1st round, officially giving Hostak his first NBA world middleweight championship. Hostak fought again in September 1938, stopping Young Stuhley in three rounds.Put down for the last time with a stiff right in "Freddie Steele Kayoed in First", Daily News, New York, New York, pg.
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The Wilkes 200, the eighth and final race of the Strictly Stock season, was held October 16 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Kenneth Wagner won the pole. Bob Flock took the lead in the closing stages when mechanical problems kayoed Bill Blair and edged Lee Petty to win the season finale at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It was the eighth and final point race of the year, although two additional non-point events were staged by Sam Nunis at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway. Red Byron, finishing 16th, was crowned Strictly Stock champion in 1949 by a margin of 117.5 points over Petty.
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