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Ticket for the sold out 12 round elimination contest between Joe Jeannette the ABA heavyweight champion and Luther McCarty the NABF heavyweight champion for a shot at world champ Sam Langford...In accordance with the wishes of the IBU, neither title will be at stake...New York referee Patsy Haley will be the third man in the ring...Each participant has been guaranteed $10,000 with the winner to receive 25% of the gate...Estimated attendance is 16,000...The semi windup will pit Jim Coffey "The Roscommon Giant" against Bill "KO" Brennan scheduled for ten rounds...Three six round matches fill out the card...Jeannette is 33 years of age with a record of 34-8-5 (21) and McCarty is 22 with a record of 23-0-2 (11)...McCarty is a slight favourite due to his age advantage...Luther is expected to enter the ring weighing 208lbs while Joe should be roughly 198...
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Last edited by Cap; 03-15-2024 at 02:36 PM.
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