Evening star., 1954-10-21
Ring Chairman
.UpIloIds Verdict
In Lousy Fight .
GoviIon Cries Fix
After Soxton Is Given
Unanimous Decision
By Murray Rose
Assoeiaied Press Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. III
Cries of robbers" and ''jobbed"
from hysterical Kid Gavilan and
his brain trust still rent the air
today as Johnny Saxton, newly
crowned welterweight champion,
prepared to celebrate his tri-
umph in New York Traffic Court
and maybe in Jail.
Saxton. q 24-year-old grad
uate Of the New York Golden
Gloves ranks, ended the 28-year-
old Cuban's reign Of three years
and five months as 147-pound
champion last night when he
won a unanimous but highly
controversial 15-round decision
in Convention Halle
While the referee and two
judges were in accord and had
Saxton the champion by the
18th round barring a Knockout,
20 of % boxing writer's at the
ringside had Gavilan the winner
in what had to be the worst fight
of his career. Saxton, involved
in three other "stinkers" within
three years. was worse, If
possible.
Gavilan Cries and Screams.
Gavilan, alternately crying and
screaming and alternately retir-
ing and unretiring, sobbed:
People don't talk for nothing.
I know from the first round on
that I cannot win. The referee
he gives Saxton everything his
way. no want to fight no more.
I give my left hand-I give my
right hand to the Pennsylvania
commission. Everything steenk." |"
THE Keed he is robbed. I"
screamed Manager Angel Lopez,
the dapper night club proprietor.
THE Keed he is jobbed. I know
he have to win big, but after he
take last three rounds I figure
for sure they must give him the
decision. I say to the Keed.
They cannot take it away from
you I am wrong. I give you
the Pennsylvania Commission.
They can take the championship
and keep it."
"It was a lousy, sinking fight, /"
said Chairman Frank Wiener Of
the Pennsylvania Athletic Com
mission. "n Gavilan fought like
I've seen him in the past, Saxton
wouldn't have won."
He made that statement to
Frank (Blinky) Palermo. man
ager of the champion, and Jim
Norris, president Of the Inter-
national Boxing Club, in Saxton's
dressing room.
Urges Both to Go Away.
Later, he said: "As far as I'm
concerned, the fight is over. Sax
ton won and he deserved to win.
Gavilan did not fight like a
champion. If Gavilan's handlers
are still crying robbers, crooks
and fix tomorrow after they have
had time to cool off, it will cost
them. Both Gavilan and Saxton
stunk out the house. Let Saxton
take his title to Syracuse and
| fight (Carmen) Basilio, and let
Gavilan fight anywhere but in
Philadelphia"
Wiener first gave the. impress
sion he was calling a meeting OF
the Pennsylvania commission
today to discuss various aspects
of the fight. Later, however, he
indicated the meeting would be
a get-together of a group OF
NBA officials and wouldn't nee
essarily have anything to do
with the fight.
There was more action and
confusion in Gavilan's dressing
room. including q fist fight be-
| tween a foreign writer and q
photographer. among other
things, than there was In the
fight
And there was more cenfu-
sion as to a reported return
bout agreement between the
managers of Gayilan and Saxton
and what will happen next.
Wiener frowns on return-bout
contracts, and there was none
recorded with the commission
Lopez, in between saying the
Keed was through fighting and
then maybe not, insisted he had
(See FIGHT. Page C-2.l