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Dateline: August 18, 1923 -- St Nicholas Arena, NY City -- 19-year-old LH "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom makes his pro debut here tonight in a four-rounder against winless (0-1) TC, Steve Creamer. Rosenbloom, a slick boxer, enters the ring as a heavy favorite.

Round one: Rosenbloom comes out aggressively, flicking the jab while staying on the outside. After a brief clinch, Maxie connects with an uppercut from the outside. There's a clash of heads, and then Rosenbloom connects with a punch that is part hook, part uppercut. Creamer is not throwing much leather and appears to be an ideal first opponent for Rosenbloom. The bell sounds after a lacklustre first round, which was all in Rosenbloom's favor.

Round two: Maxie moves inside, and both men clinch and hug for the first half of the round. Finally Rosenbloom takes a step back, fires an uppercut to the chin. Creamer retreats, Rosenbloom charges with his shoulder. No more punches land -- the crowd boos the lack of action.

Round three: Once again, Rosenbloom seeks to assert himself on the inside, but is once again tied up by Creamer. This time, Maxie works free and blasts an overhead right. He follows with an uppercut and doubles up on his jab. Creamer is wild with a left hand. Rosenbloom scores repeatedly, landing another uppercut and a hook, looking very impressive by scoring well, dominating the action.

Round four: Rosenbloom moves back to the outside, and Creamer -- who is sporting a welt under his left eye -- seems just content to survive. Rosenbloom connects with a right, then lands a solid hook to the head. Maxie works the head and body as Creamer simply lacks the skills to counter. Rosenbloom misses with a cross, then Creamer lands a couple of shots but it's a case of too little, too late as the bell sounds to end the bout.

Judges' cards show a UD for Rosenbloom (39-37, 40-36, 30-36) who wins his debut convincingly, to move to 1-0 (0) with 239 PPs. He is set to see more action in September 1923.