Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-21
THE PUGILIsTs.
POOR GEORGE
GOT HIS
The One Time Champion
Featherweight Hammer.
ed Out in Two Rounds by
Tommy Murphy.

Philadelphia, Sept 21.-George Dixon,
once champion of the world, was
knocked out here last night in the sec
ond round of his fight with Tommy
Murphy of Harlem. The colored boy
showed none of his old time form and
was an easy mark for Murphy.
Dixon was looked after by Joe But
Ter, Tom O'Rourke and Sam Bolen. In
Murphy's corner was Johnny Oliver,
Frank Erne and Jack Murphy. Jack
McGuigan was referee.
The betting was even money that
Dixon would not last out the six
rounds.
The men met at the National Ath-
letic club, and great crowd saw the
bout 1t was Dixon's first fight in this
country in years, and the Little Cho-
colate Drop" was given an ovation
when he climbed throu: the ropes.
Both weighed in at, clock in the
afternoon, and neither moved the
beam at 122 pounds.
New York was well represented at
the fight. A special train from Gotham
brought over big crowd of sports.
and they were for the most part cheer
ing for Dixon at all times, despite the
fact that Murphy halls from Harlem.
In addition to the above about 4OO
negroes, representing New York col
ored clubs, had special train, and
were at the ringside.
BY the time the first preliminary
was called the hall was jammed and
there were many impromptu fights
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At the start 1t was plain that Dixon
was outclassed. The dash and ag-
gressiveness that characterized his
former mills were lacking. He was in
poor shape, with no strength and
speed. He looked as if he had not
trained an hour. He seemed unable to
get out of his own way. There was
no steam behind his punches.
Murphy took advantage of Dixons
weakness and fought fast when he
realized he had Dixon going. He
pounded the latter's body until he
dropped his guard. Then he whipped
over left which did the business
Dixon did not seem to take his reverse
to heart. His friends thought it was
a shame TO allow him to enter the ring
In the condition in which he was. The
result of the scrap did not add much
to Murphy's credit, in the opinion OF
those present.
| The fight by rounds was as follows:
Round one: They feint for an open
ing and exchange lefts for face. Dixor
put two lefts into wind and then re
peated the punch. Murphy put right
and left to head and uppercut to heart
Murphy sent left to body and head and
right to heart. Murphy shook Dixon
with left hook to jaw, and then
brought in another. Murphy swings
right to head and left to face, AND
Dixon swung left to head. Murphy
sent another right to ribs and Dixon
ducked a left for jaw. Murphy put
three rights to heart, and then fought
Dixon to the ropes. They mixed 1t up
with Murphy having the better of 1t
Murphy's round.
Round two: Murphy dug right into
the ribs and swung left to the. neck
Murphy swung left to stomach, and
Dixon put light right on jaw. Muir
ply staggered Dixon with left swing
to jaw, and then forced Dixon to cor
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floor with right to the jaw. Dixon
got up at count OF two, and Murphy
pounded him with left and rights tc
the body. Dixon staggered, and before
he could recover Murphy hooked ter.
rife left TO the point of the jaw
Dixon went down like a log and was
knocked out. The referee made no at.
tempt to count or the seconds. The
seconds jumped into the ring to pick
up Dixon. The round lasted two min.
utes and twenty seconds. Ii was evi'
dent from the start that Dixon was
outclassed. He lacked steam and was
slow in his movements and could moi
bulge; when he did there was no
strength behind the punch. and Muir
ply quickly took advantage OF his
weakness. Murphy fought fast. and
when he saw that he had Dixon going
he kept up a pounding at body until
Dixon dropped his guard. and then
whipped left which did the business