ref: Ruby Goldstein 2-4   Joe Agnello 2-5   Harold Barnes 3-4

Louis knocked down twice in the 8th. Marciano dropped Louis for an 8-count with a left hook, and then sent him through the ropes for the knockout. Referee Rudy Goldstein calls a halt without a count.

ref: Eddie Leonard 7-3   Bill Ellis 6-3   Lee Halfpenny 6-3

ref: Fred Apostoli 62½-47½   Joe Gorman 59-51   Toby Irwin 56½-53½

2:29    ref: Ruby Goldstein   Harold Barnes   Frank Forbes

Prior to this match, Savold was recognized as Heavyweight Champion by the British Boxing Board of Control;
following this fight, the BBBC recognized Louis until he was beaten by Rocky Marciano.

ref: Lou Handler 57-43   Jack Aspery 59-41   Joe Lenahan 57-43

1:49    ref: Frankie Brown

ref: Eddie Coachman

2:48    ref: Johnny Weber 18-12   Tom Briscoe 18-12   Joe Lenahan 18-12

The bout was stopped on advice from the ring doctor. Beshore bleeding from his nose, and he had a bad cut on his left eyelid.

ref: Frank Gilmer 56-44   Ed Hintz 55-45   Ed Klein 55-44

ref: Mark Conn 5-10   Joe Agnello 3-12   Frank Forbes 2-13

ref: Frank Fullam 5-2   Harold Barnes 3-6   Jack O'Sullivan 4-5

World Heavyweight Title
Louis was down for no-count in round three. Louis announced his retirement on March 1, 1949

ref: Ruby Goldstein 6-7   Frank Forbes 8-6   Marty Monroe 9-6

World Heavyweight Title
Louis down in 1st and 4th.

2:09    ref: Arthur Donovan

World Heavyweight Title
Attendance: 38, 494.
A short but thrilling fight as Mauriello drove Louis to the ropes with a smashing right to the jaw early in the first round.

2:19    ref: Eddie Joseph 5-2   Frank Forbes 5-1   Jack O'Sullivan 5-1

World Heavyweight Title
Conn's performance against Louis during this bout would earn him the Associated Press's annual "Flop of the Year" award.
Sovjet UN ambassador Andrey Gromyko was among the spectators.

0:53    ref: Billy Cavanaugh   Frank Forbes   Johnny Sturges

Heavyweight title at stake per New York State Athletic Commission ruling by chairman Gen. John J. Phelan who declared that there would be no "exhibitions" in his jurisdiction, thus forcing Louis to knockout Davis rather than risk an oddball decision against him.

0:16    ref: Eddie Joseph

World Heavyweight Title
Simon was down at the bell in both the second and fifth rounds.

2:56    ref: Frank Fullam   George LeCron   Marty Monroe

World Heavyweight Title
Baer down 3 times.

2:59    ref: Arthur Donovan   Charles Draycott   Bill Healy

World Heavyweight Title

2:58    ref: Eddie Joseph 5-7   Bill Healy 6-6   Marty Monroe 4-7

World Heavyweight Title
Two rights to Conn's jaw ended the fight.

ref: Arthur Donovan   Jimmy Sullivan   John Trigg

World Heavyweight Title
Louis down in first, Baer down three times in sixth. Last knockdown of Baer after the bell, according to Baer's manager, who then refuses to leave the ring, upon which Baer is disqualified.

1:36    ref: Arthur Donovan 67-13   Albert Graff 46-34   Mordie Wolf 42-38

World Heavyweight Title
Musto was knocked down in the 3rd round, his only trip to the canvas. Louis was well ahead on points when the fight was stopped because of a severe cut suffered by Tony.

1:20    ref: Sam Hennessey 9-2   Dad Butler 3-1   Frank Neville 7-4

World Heavyweight Title
Simon was on the canvas four times before being stopped.

1:30    ref: Irving Kutcher

World Heavyweight Title Herman Taylor was the local promoter

2:49    ref: Frank Fullam   Bill Healy   Marty Monroe

World Heavyweight Title
Burman was stopped by a body punch.

ref: Johnny Martin

World Heavyweight Title
A badly swollen left eye saw the fight stopped after the end of the fifth round.
"Confusion marked the end of this battle at the end of five rounds in which suspense was high because it was felt that anything might happen, but practically nothing did." The New York Times.

1:24    ref: Billy Cavanaugh   Bill Healy   Marty Monroe

World Heavyweight Title
Godoy was knocked down twice in the 8th round.

0:41    ref: Arthur Donovan

World Heavyweight Title
Paychek was down for three nine-counts in the first round.

ref: Arthur Donovan 10-5   George LeCron 10-4   Tommy Shortell 5-10

World Heavyweight Title
"Louis won sloppily against a bruising, mauling and rushing fighter who knew no fear or retreat." The New York Times
The only rounds in which the three agreed were the 3rd, 8th (both to Godoy) and the 14th (Louis). Lecron had it 10-4-1 in rounds for Louis. Godoy thought he was entitled to a draw but the New York Times reported the decision as "eminently fair" - its reporter giving it 10-5 to Louis, stating that other reporters had a similar result.

0:38    ref: Sam Hennessey

World Heavyweight Title
Pastor was down four times in round one and once in round two.
Attendance: 33, 868 (Paid Attendance: 32, 199); Gross Gate: $347, 870 (Radio broadcasting rights: $17, 500)

2:29    ref: Arthur Donovan

World Heavyweight Title
Louis was staggered in round one and Galento was dropped in the second round. Louis was knocked down in third round.

2:20    ref: George Blake

World Heavyweight Title; Roper down and counted out.

2:29    ref: Arthur Donovan

World Heavyweight Title
Lewis was knocked down three times.

2:04    ref: Arthur Donovan   Billy Cavanaugh   Eddie Forbes

The timekeeper was Eddie Joseph.

2:50    ref: Davy Miller

World Heavyweight Title - USA Version

1:56    ref: Arthur Donovan   George LeCron   Marty Monroe

World Heavyweight Title
Mann was down three times before the knockout.

ref: Arthur Donovan 13-1   Charley Lynch 8-5   Billy 'Kid' McPartland 9-6

ref: Tommy Thomas

Louis down in 1st; Braddock in 8th; NYSAC recognized Louis as Champion on June 30; NBA on July 1

0:42    ref: Walter Bates

After three tame rounds, Louis opened up with a fusillade of rights and lefts to head and body and Brown went down for the count in 0:42 of the fourth. When the count was completed, Natie arose and made as if to attack Louis, but was restrained.

ref: Arthur Donovan 8-2   George LeCron 6-3   Charley Lynch 8-1

0:31    ref: Johnny McAvoy   Patsy Haley   George Needham

Ketchell was a sub for Lou Poster

0:26    ref: Arthur Donovan

Referee Donovan stopped the bout because "another blow might have resulted fatally." This is the first time Simms had been knocked out in 52 contests. (AP)

2:12    ref: Arthur Donovan

1:28    ref: Joe McGuigan

1:02    ref: Arthur Donovan

Sharkey down twice in rd 2 & twice in rd 3 & counted out.

2:29    ref: Arthur Donovan

Louis down in the 4th and 12th rounds; Ring Magazine 1936 Fight of the Year

1:25    ref: Phil Collins

Retzlaff down twice. Attendance: 16, 486.

2:32    ref: Arthur Donovan   Charley Lynch   Marty Monroe

3:09    ref: Arthur Donovan

2:21    ref: Norm McGarrity

Levinsky connected with only two punches, one of which landed on Louis's shoulder and the other "looped around Joe's head, as Louis stepped inside and landed his own right." Levinsky was down four times and the referee stopped the fight during the last knockdown. It was Louis's easiest fight to date.

2:32    ref: Arthur Donovan   Charley Lynch   Tommy Shortell

Carnera visited the canvas three times before becoming "utterly helpless, clinging to the top rope" when the bout was stopped. The New York Times.Attendance 60, 000.

1:15    ref: Lefty Pretsch

This is usually shown as an exhibition on Louis's record, but was not so designated in the fight report. Bennett lasted only 1:15, and was knocked out by a one-two to the jaw.

2:28    ref: Davy Miller

ref: Elmer 'Slim' McClelland

Brown down in first. (Description of Bout) More briefly, see The Ring, June 1935, page 50.

1:30    ref: Toby Irwin

2:11    ref: Jess (Duke) Kenworthy

Ramage down twice rd 2; Ramage's corner throws in towel during referee's count.

1:47    ref: Red Robinson

ref: Sam Hennessey

Perroni down in 2d, 7th & 9th for nine-counts.

2:51    ref: Phil Collins

Ramage's corner throws in the towel following his fourth knockdown of the round.

2:41    ref: Tommy Gilmore

There was little action in the first round. Massera got in some solid punches early in the second, but Louis came back strongly to take the round. In the third, a right staggered Charley and Louis followed up with a terrific left hook to the jaw and a smashing right and Massera fell halfway out of the ring. He was counted out while draped over the middle rope. (From the Chicago Tribune, Bob Soderman.)

Poreda was given two counts before being knocked out of the ring and was given a count of "20." Joe recived $732, Poreda $488

ref: Elmer 'Slim' McClelland

ref: Davy Miller

Wiater was floored for no-count in round one and took a beating when he arose. He revived during the minute's rest and came back to even up the fight by the end of the seventh round. Louis landed the more punishing blows in the last three rounds to win. Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman).

ref: Elmer 'Slim' McClelland

Canadian Al Delaney began boxing under his real name Alex Borchuk. According to THE RING, November 1934, page 62, "Borshuck (sic)..had the better of the going until the fourth round, when he was floored three times, and (his) Manager Jack Beaton threw in the towel."

Everett was dropped for a count of one and one minute later he was floored for the full count.

There were no knockdowns. According to the Chicago Tribune, it was a very close fight, even though Louis received the unanimous decision. (Bob Soderman)

ref: Davy Miller

Davies won the first round but Louis found his range in round two. The referee stopped the fight in round three because of a bad cut over Davies's left eye.

ref: Davy Miller

"Shortly after the start of the fight the Detroit Negro sent Kracken down for a count of nine with a left hook to the jaw. When Kracken gained his feet, Louis knocked him through the ropes and into the lap of Joe Triner, chairman of the Illinois Athletic commission. Kracken crawled back into the ring at the count of 14, but Referee Dave Miller stopped the bout." Source: INS report