Retaking the NBA World Lightweight Title, October 1943 Sammy Angott

1 retaking nba world lightweight title, october 1943

1.1 final loss of nba world lightweight title
1.2 victory , 2 close losses against lightweight champion ike williams, 1944–45
1.3 tko loss former lightweight champion beau jack, july 1946

retaking nba world lightweight title, october 1943

angott took vacant nba world lightweight crown outpointing black baltimore boxer slugger white in title bout on october 27, 1943 @ los angeles gilmore stadium in 15 rounds. @ opening of fourth round, generator failure plunged stadium darkness, before repaired hour later. angott showed dominance in bout. in fifteenth, unleashed right briefly sent white out of ring. angott lost title before taking nysac world lightweight title, making title not considered unified world lightweight title.

he defeated bobby ruffin on december 17, 1943 in fierce ten round split decision before 11,844 fans @ new york s madison square garden. angott amassed lead in points in opening rounds, ruffin punched hard enough in closing rounds split decision. associated press gave angott 6 rounds 3 ruffin 1 even, though angott had taken brief 1 count knockdown mat in first round when floored right ruffin after losing focus dealing wild punch. angott used windmill offense dealing flurries of blows @ times during bout.

final loss of nba world lightweight title

he lost nba title last time mexican boxer juan zurita on march 8, 1944 in fifteen-round unanimous decision title bout before 11,300 @ gilmore field in los angeles. zurita led in points wide margin fight s end. angott clinched , may have lacked stamina @ 30 required compete zurita punished him throughout bout. zurita dominated after first round angott won aggressive attacks. angott may have had difficulty penetrating zurita s southpaw stance, gave him trouble landing solid blows throughout bout. many of zurita s more telling blows lefts delivered southpaw stance. angott claimed had difficulty making weight , had run 5 miles , taken steam baths before weigh-in.

a victory , 2 close losses against lightweight champion ike williams, 1944–45

on september 19, 1945, angott defeated reigning lightweight champion ike williams in sixth round non-title tko @ forbes field in pittsburgh. win bit of upset williams led in betting as 3 1. williams hospitalized evening badly contused or broken rib received in first round powerful roundhouse right angott. referee stopped bout in sixth, after observing williams in pain. in 2 previous meetings between 2 on september 6, , june 7, 1944 williams had won in close split decisions @ shibe park in philadelphia. in september 6 bout, williams clinched decision furious 2 handed attack in last 2 of ten-round match. angott appeared strongest in sixth , seventh rounds strong blows williams body. in close bout before 7,568, of judges gave angott second, seventh, , eighth rounds, though williams hit more cleanly , given more rounds majority of judges.

tko loss former lightweight champion beau jack, july 1946

on july 8, 1946, fell seventh-round knockout beau jack @ griffith stadium in washington, d.c. bout rough , angott did not answer bell seventh, later complaining of pain kidney punches in fifth , sixth rounds, suffering badly cramped leg. angott s known knockout in career. jack held world lightweight title 7 months in 1943 , through march in 1944.

on may 16, 1947, angott defeated black boxer johnny bratton in ten-round unanimous decision @ chicago stadium. before 18,409 fans, angott took control in rounds , gained enough of margin in points win decision. angott down 3 count in tenth round, bratton waited until closing seconds of rounds stage attack. many in crowd not pleased verdict, fight close, , believed bratton deserved @ least draw ruling. bout close 1 judge , referee scoring bout 51 49 angott. bratton considered serious lightweight contender prior match , had won last ten fights.

angott defeated mexican boxer kid azteca in second last fight on june 26, 1950 @ dudley field in el paso in ten-round unanimous decision. azteca had formerly held mexican welterweight title. crowd of 3,500 displeased frequent clinching in bout, largely done angott. handlers had difficulty separating 2 boxers after final bell, , small riot ensued requiring police escort angott dressing room.