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OOPS -- Header is Inaccurate, this is Nov. 1936 -- Part 2 of 2.

This is a summary of ring action from the second half of November 1936 – a total of 62 bouts are covered in this report, including one WBA title contest.

Nov. 20, 1936: Next is a Friday night card at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. Featured is a USBA WW title bout, with Eddie Dolan defending against Tony Vaccarelli. Dolan has won his last three, while Vaccarelli is coming off a loss in a NABF WW title bout. This bout takes a strange turn in the third round, when Vaccarelli is called for several low blows, and as a result, Dolan is declared the winner. The DQ-3 lifts Dolan’s overall career totals to 23-3-1 (9) while Vaccarelli ends the bout at 33-20-3 (15).

Nov. 21, 1936: More fistic action, this time at the Sportpalast in Berlin. Featured bout is for the EBU WW title, with Cleto Locatelli defending and once again, the challenger is German Gustav Eder, who has lost twice to Locatelli and has not won a bout in over two and a half years. Eder, looking to turn things around, gets off to a good start in front of his hometown fans. Eder continues to do well as the bout heads into the middle rounds, but in round six, he loses a point for excessive holding and hitting. However, he appears to be getting the upper hand, as Locatelli is suffering from a rapidly swelling right eye. But the end comes suddenly, in round eight, when Eder is once again called for holding and hitting, and this time the ref declares Locatelli the winner on a DQ-8 after disqualifying Eder for the repeated fouling. Tough call that does not go down well with Eder’s hometown fans, particularly as he was leading on all three cards at the time. Post-bout career totals: 33-10-2 (11) for Locatelli, 26-6-7 (9) for Eder – half of his career losses have now come at the hands of Locatelli.

Nov. 21, 1936: Next card is at Montreal, headlined by a WBA title clash with plenty of attractive action on the packed undercard. Former WBA LH Champ Jack “Bright Eyes” Delaney is on the undercard, wrapping up an 18-year ring career in his final ring battle with fellow LH Fred Lenhart. In round two, a Lenhart combination puts Delaney on the deck for an eight-count. Delaney battles back, but he suffers a cut under his left eye in round three. By the end of round four, there is noticeable swelling under Delaney’s right eye. Delaney rallies to close the gap but, in round eight, a second KD blow from Lenhart puts him down and out. KO 8 for Lenhart, who improves to 30-13 (23) with the win. Delaney ends his career with an overall mark of 46-16-4 (30). In the co-feature, two top LWs do battle as LABF LW Champ Emory Cabana faces Canada’s Billy Townsend, the reigning CBU LW Champion, in a non-title contest. Cabana holds a SD 10 in their one prior meeting, back in 1935 in Cuba. This time, Townsend gets off to a slow start and there is really very little for the pro-Townsend crowd to cheer as Townsend is gradually worn down by Cabana’s superior boxing skills. Cabana goes on to take a solid UD 10 (98-92, 97-93, 97-93) that runs his career totals to 40-16-4 (12). Townsend, who will hit Post-Prime with his next outing, ends the bout at 27-14-1 (16). Then, in the main event, “Homicide Hank” Armstrong, after investigating the possibility of moving up in weight, decided in the end to defend his WBA FW title, accepting the challenge of ex-Champ Pete DeGrasse. Armstrong comes out with an aggressive, savage attack that puts DeGrasse on the defensive. DeGrasse suffers a cut over his left eye and swelling around his right eye by the end of the opening stanza. Armstrong steps up the pressure, until the cut becomes too severe, allowing for an early stoppage. TKO 3 to Armstrong on the cuts stoppage, with little protest from DeGrasse’s corner. Post-fight career marks: Armstrong, 23-1-2 (20); De Grasse, 31-12-2 (8). After the bout, Armstrong’s connections announce they are still planning to challenge for the LW or WW WBA title in 1937.

Nov. 27, 1936: Next up is some Friday night action in Philadelphia. Philly native Tommy Loughran is the main attraction, defending his NABF HW title, and there is more HW action in the co-feature as Lee Ramage faces ex-Champ Jack Sharkey. The bout does not go well for the aging veteran Sharkey, who is now at Post-Prime, as he suffers a cut over his right eye in the opening round. However, late in the round, Sharkey uncorks an uppercut that sends Ramage to the canvas. Ramage recovers quickly, and in the second round, the cut over Sharkey’s eye is reopened. Sharkey rocks Ramage with a sharp combination in round three, but once again, the cut proves decisive as it is reopened a second time, leading to an immediate stoppage. TKO 3 for Ramage on the cuts stoppage. Post-bout career marks: Ramage, 28-5 (11); Sharkey, 34-16 (19). Ramage, who has now won his last four, is on his way up, while Sharkey, loser of his last four, is out of the top 20 HW rankings for the first time in over a decade. In the main event, Loughran puts his NABF HW title on the line against the hard-hitting Elmer Ray, the current USBA HW titleholder. Loughran works hard to establish the jab in the early going. Unlike others, Ray is able to break through Loughran’s usually excellent defenses, scoring with a big hook in round five. Loughran is momentarily stunned, forced to cover up, and then Ray unleashes a big combination that puts Loughran down and out. KO 5 for Ray, who captures the NABF belt and moves to 34-7 (21) overall. For Loughran, it is only the third time he has been stopped inside the distance, and his last bout at Prime, leaving him at 57-9-4 (19) heading into an uncertain future in 1937.

Nov. 28, 1936: Back to the UK for a card at London’s Harringay Arena. Featured is a title contest for the GBU BW title belt, with Dick Corbett defending against former WBA Champ Johnny King. King, higher ranked of the two, holds a pair of prior UD wins over Corbett. The bout remains close through the opening rounds. In round five, King is cut under his right eye. In the middle rounds, King pulls ahead on points. Corbett continues swinging away, and by round six, there is noticeable swelling under King’s injured right eye. Corbett tries to target the eye, but he is unable to mount a sustained rally, and King goes on to take a UD 12 win by a comfortable margin (116-113, 116-113, 118-111) to capture the GBU BW belt and move to 40-4-1 (15) overall. Corbett, now 32-13 (11), still retains the EBU BW title which was not up for grabs in this encounter.

Nov. 28, 1936: The month wraps up with a solid card at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The strong lineup includes aging veteran MW Mickey Walker on the undercard, as he registers the 43^rd KO of his career, taking a TKO 9 over another ex-Champ, Eddie “Babe” Risko. Walker, now at Post-Prime career stage, proved he is still a threat, moving to an impressive 57-9-1 (43) overall. In the main event, another pair of former WBA Champions do battle, as Maxie Rosenbloom defends his NABF LH title against Joe Knight, who lifted the crown from Maxie in 1935 before losing it earlier in 1936. Rosenbloom, always an effective boxer, takes charge early and Knight, who stuggled with his timing, tries to become more aggressive in the middle and later rounds, but to no avail. In a rather mundane bout with no cuts or knockdowns, Rosenbloom goes on to retain the NABF belt via a UD 12 (118-110, 117-112, 116-112). Post-fight career marks: Rosenbloom, 40-11-6 (17); Knight, 28-7-2 (15).

One month to go and then another year in the books. Hoping to wrap up the fictional year 1936 by the end of real-life year 2014, and then I will almost be caught up – only 78 years behind!