#2) Jack Dempsey vs #5) Peter Jackson: Dempsey got off to a fast start, winning the first three rounds. Jackson rallied in the 4th and 5th, tagging Dempsey with effective counter shots. Dempsey dropped Jackson in the 6th and pressed the attack in the 7th and 8th. Jackson enjoyed a brief resurgence in the 9th. However, the stronger Dempsey took over in the 10th. He badly hurt Jackson in the 11th, dropping him for the second time in the fight with a left hook. From there, he moved in for the kill and the referee stepped in and stopped the fight. Dempsey moves on to the final four. Dempsey TKO 11.
#1) Joe Louis vs #3) Gene Tunney: Tunney took the lead over the first 8 rounds, out boxing Louis. Louis rocked Tunney with a right in the 9th and pressured him along the ropes in rounds 10 and 11. Tunney regained his composure and confounded Louis with his boxing skills and footwork in rounds 12 and 13. Louis rocked Tunney late in the 14th with a tremendous left hook. Tunney survived the round but was in big trouble. In the 15th, Louis trapped Tunney against the ropes and sent him crumbling to the canvas with an overhand right. Tunney beat the count but didn’t have a leg under him. The referee stopped the fight with 0:40 remaining. Louis moves on to the final four to face Jack Dempsey. Louis TKO 15.
Joe Louis will face Jack Dempsey in the Final Four
#1) Joe Louis vs #3) Gene Tunney: Tunney took the lead over the first 8 rounds, out boxing Louis. Louis rocked Tunney with a right in the 9th and pressured him along the ropes in rounds 10 and 11. Tunney regained his composure and confounded Louis with his boxing skills and footwork in rounds 12 and 13. Louis rocked Tunney late in the 14th with a tremendous left hook. Tunney survived the round but was in big trouble. In the 15th, Louis trapped Tunney against the ropes and sent him crumbling to the canvas with an overhand right. Tunney beat the count but didn’t have a leg under him. The referee stopped the fight with 0:40 remaining. Louis moves on to the final four to face Jack Dempsey. Louis TKO 15.
Joe Louis will face Jack Dempsey in the Final Four