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Klaus upsets Dempsey
I am going to list the before and after rankings now on the fight cards listed as (before/after) all rankings will be the WBA rankings unless it's a title fight for another organization.
September 26, 1909
Frank Klaus (10/ch) (15-6-1) scored a TKO11 over Jack Dempsey NP (ch/9) (32-5) to win the WBA Middleweight title.
Dempsey dominated this fight winning 6 out of the first 7 rounds. Klaus started to land in the 8th and continued landing easily in the 9th and 10th. Klaus opened an nasty gash over the right eye of Dempsey in the 10th.
Dempsey started carrying his hands low and couldn't protect the eye. The cut was re-opened and then worsened in the 11th and the ring doctor called it off.
I had it 97-93 Dempsey at the time. Javier Flores, ringside expert, had it 98-93 Dempsey.
On the undercard
BW - Dave Sullivan (UR) (11-2-1) MD10 Watty Austin (15/17) (11-12-3) (sullivan at pre)
BW - Hank Brennan (UR/18) (9-5-1) KO5 Jimmy Williams (UR) (7-5-2) (both at pre)
LW - Eddie Hanlon (1/1) (12-3-1) UD10 George Siddons (UR) (8-5) (siddons at pre)
BW - Joe Bertrand (UR) (6-2-2) UD8 Harry Dally (UR) (6-2-1) (both at pre for this club fight)
WW - Buddy Ryan (club) (11-12) TKO6 Frank Solomon (club) (2-20) (solomon at post)
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