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1918 Review
Jackson regains world title
Peter Jackson 29-1-0 (21) scored a dominant UD12 win against, now former, champion Harry Wills 26-2-1 (21) to become the first two times champion of the history.
Jackson dropped Wills two times on the seventh round and two more times on the final round. He also was in command of the actions for most of the fight. The scorecards were 119-107 (x2) and 119-108.
Choynski stops Coffey
Joe Choynski 25-5-1 (19) scored a KO5 victory against Jim Coffey 23-7-1 (14). Choynski dominated the first two rounds, then rounds three and four were close but on the fifth round Choynski dropped Coffey for the ten count with a body shot. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 38-37 (x2) for Choynski with the other 38-37 for Coffey. The referee deducted a point from Coffey on the third round.
Johnson defeats Courtney
Jack Johnson 30-1-0 (21) scored a confortable UD10 win against Peter Courtney 29-3-1 (25). After a close first round; Johnson dominated the fight from the second round to the fifth also dropping Courtney on the fourth round with a strong trademark uppercut. The sixth round was in Courtney's favor but Jackson regained the control on rounds between seven and nine. On the last round Johnson did nothing sure of his victory and allowed Courtney to win the stanza. The scorecards were 97-92, 96-93 and 98-91.
McCarty edges Brennan
Luther McCarty 30-2-3 (26) climbed off the canvas to score a disputed SD10 win against Bill Brennan 30-8-0 (26). The fight was very close with the fighters alternating on the dominance on different stages of the fight. The konckdown scored by Brennan on the fifth round with a big hook seemed to give him a slide edge but the judges didn't see it that way.
The scorecards were 96-93 and 95-94 for McCarty with the other 95-94 for Brennan.
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