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Ringside observations of the world heavyweight championship fight at Naud Junction Pavilion between Luther McCarty and Fred Fulton...Fulton takes round one with his potent left jab but McCarty eludes it in rounds two and three and lands hard punches especially to Fulton's body...Fulton's blows land with greater effect, opening a cut over the champion's eye but McCarty is landing cleanly two to one...In round eight McCarty lands a terrific hook to Fulton's right side causing an audible groan from the tall Minnesota fighter...Fulton fights on landing one really hard shot to McCarty's jaw that staggers him...In round ten McCarty is scoring with combinations of blows and Fulton appears to weaken...At 2:47 with just 13 seconds left in the stanza referee Ed Graney stops the action and declares McCarty the winner much to the surprise of many at ringside...McCarty weighed 206 and Fulton 211...In the chief preliminary Jess Willard (236) coming off an embarrassing points loss to Jim Coffey meets Jack Dempsey (188) of Colorado...Willard, in the best shape of his career, fends off the attack of young Dempsey with his punishing straight left and uppercuts, but the tigerish newcomer works inside and slings explosive punches to the giant's ribs, neck and head...From round five onward it is obvious Willard is just a walking stumbling heavy bag and only his great strength and stamina allow him to go on round after round...One eagle-eyed ringsider later claims Dempsey lands over 300 punches before Willard finally goes down in the tenth round...A minute thirty one is the official time of the knockout...In the first preliminary George "Boer" Rodel knocks out big Charlie Miller at two minutes five seconds of round two...Gate receipts amount to just over $28,000 with 45% going to McCarty and Fulton to be divided evenly, the remainder going to the Pacific Athletic Club and Tom McCarey with a portion going to the prelim fighters...