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Old 03-14-2006, 01:04 PM   #18
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1906-Light Heavyweights

Thanks, MH. A lot less to report here, however ...

WBA Title: Phila Jack O'Brien defended three times, running his record up to 40-3-1 (21) by beating Gardner (UD 15, Jack is now 3-1 versus George in title bouts), Houck (UD15) and Stift (TKO 7). He also racked up a win over upstart MW Stanley Ketchel who in a rather bold move moved up in weight to take on the LH champ in a 10-round non-title bout while still in Pre-Prime. O'Brien has now won 9 in a row and may be moving up himself to try his luck against the HWs.

NABF: John Wille defended three times, versus Houck (D12), Stift (KO3) and the aging Jack Root (UD 12). Perhaps a rematch with Houck is in the offing.

USBA: Leo Houck hit the Prime stage and defended versus Fred Cooley (KO 3), TC Eric Comption (TKO 2) and Root (UD 12).

CBU and GBU champ tomato can Jeremy McWatt defended both titles.

Top 10: Gardner is still #1 rated contender, followed by Wille at #2 (up 1), Houck at #3 (up 1), McWatt drops to #4, Root stays at #5, Jack (Twin) Sullivan moves up 2 to #6 (looking for a title shot in 1906), Charlie Haghey still #7 despite a win over Sullivan in Aug., TCs Marvine and Carrick are #8 and #9 respectively and Billy Stift, despite approaching the tail end of his career, moved back into the top 10 at #10, record of 37-19 (28). Fred Cooley, who suffered three successive losses and is now at 14-4 (9), drops out of the Top 10.

All of top 10 at Prime except for Root (post-prime) and Stift (end). The division is likely to remain fairly stagnant until some new talent arrives in 1908, but there's a possibility that Kid McCoy may move up from the MW ranks to shake things up a bit.
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