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January 1958
JANUARY 1958 RING:
Friday 11, October 1957
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ossie Groom 5 0 0 W KO 1/6 John Vinegar 3 8 1
Today started checking in with Jack Waina and some "Michigan Fistic Facts" moving our heavy divisions coverage on up to the US. Main action covered was from the lighter divisions but we do get a look at a little of the heavies with some new introductions. The first here being heavyweights Ossie Groom W8(KO6)/L4(KO2)/D1 career vs John Vinegar W3(KO0)/L9(KO5)/D1. Groom's career started out fast enough with 6 straight wins, 5 by KO including this 1st inning downing of Vinegar. After that his career went quickly south. Vinegar's career never amounted to anything winning 3 of first 5 but then loosing the last 7 with the draw mixed in.The KO against Groom is his last listed fight in BoxRec.
Mr. Waina's article writes Groom's first name as Osee. Waina mentions that Groom probably never had an easier fight with this one against Vinegar, accounting the 1st round KO as Groom's 6th straight win starting out as a pro.
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