Jack Sharkey vs. Primo Carnera 'II' ~ 'Fraud or Lucky Punch'

[Bill Paxtom]

Round 4

0:02 > Again both fighters rush to Center-Ring.
0:09 > The Champion starts off with a measuring left-jab to Carnera's mid-section.
0:14 > Carnera is looking to counter.
0:24 > Carnera scores with a good left-jab to the head.

0:33 > Sharley gets in a good left-jab to the face, and a short right-hand to the mid-section.
0:38 > Carnera moves forward, and the fighters 'clinch'.
0:45 > Sharkey gets out of the 'break', and lands with glancing right-hand to the face.
0:50 > Carnera moves forward, and mauls the Champion at Center-Ring.

1:15 > Carnera moves backwards to the left-side Ropes, as Sharkey presses.
1:30 > Sharley leads with a 'right-hand' high, and the digs in a short left-hand to the chest.
1:40 > Carnera counters with a left-hook, but misses with right-hand.
1:48 > Both fighters exchange with left-jabs, and pawing rights.

1:55 > Sharkey moves in close, and clinches.
2:03 > Sharkey misses with a right-hand.
2:05 > Carnera lands with counter-left, and ties the Champion up.
2:20 > Both fighters are feinting each other at Center-Ring.

2:30 > Carnera digs in a right-hook to the body, as Sharkey moves in close.
2:44 > Sharkey scores with a good straight left-hand to the face.
2:54 > Carnera is looking to counter.
3:00 > 'Bell'

Round 4 .... Jack Sharkey {by a slight-edge}

[Bill Paxtom]

Round 5

0:05 > Both fighters are at Center-Ring.
0:07 > Sharkey attacks first with a 'double-left', and straight right-hand.
0:09 > Carnera moves to his left.
0:11 > Carnera backs op to the back-right Corner.

0:13 > Both jab at each other.
0:16 > Carnera scores with '2' good left-jabs, and then moves inside.
0:20 > Carnera lands with a good right-left to the body.
0:24 > Carnera 'pushes' Sharkey backwards.

0:26 > Both fighters are at Center-Ring.
0:28 > The Challenger is starting to press the Champion.
0:31 > Sharkey scores with a jab, and is looking to counter.
0:33 > The fighters 'clinch'.

0:36 > Carnera lands with 'grazing' right-hand to the chin.
0:39 > Sharkey moves backwards to the front Ropes.
0:40 < Carnera moves in.
0:45 > Sharkey comes toward the Challenger head-first, and 'butts' Carnera under his chin.

0:50 > Carnera backs over to the right Ring area.
0:52 > Carnera lands with a good left-hook to the head as Sharkey is moving in.
0:54 > Sharkey 'misses' with a left-hook.
0:57 > Carnera lands with a 'glancing' right-hand to the head.

1:00 > Sharkey backs out to Center-Ring, and stays low.
1:08 > Carnera is moving well, and is looking to jab.
1:16 > Carnera scores with several jabs, while moving.
1:20 > The Champion moves in close.

1:25 > Carnera 'mauls' Sharkey with both arms.
1:28 > Both fighters are at Center-Ring.
1:30 > Both trade left-jabs to the head.
1:37 > Carnera rushes in fast, and mauls the Champion.

1:41 > Carnera lands with 'solid' right-left to the body.
1:44 > The Champion counters with '2 left-hooks to the head.
1:46 > Sharkey lands with a 'stiff' left-jabs to the mid-section.
1:48 > Both trade with left-jabs.

1:50 > Carnera backs to the front Ropes, as Sharkey is pressing.
1:52 > The Champion 'unloads' with a big overhand right, and catches Carnera 'flush-on-the-chin.
1:53 > Carnera is momentarily 'stunned'.
1:55 > Carnera moves forward, and out to Center-Ring.

1:58 > Sharkey is 'short' with a left-jab upstairs.
2:01 > Sharkey 'misses' with a big looping right-hand.
2:07 > Carnera is staying away.
2:12 > Carnera 'rushes' forward, and 'misses' with '2' left-hooks.

2:20 > Both are trading left-jabs now.
2:34 > The Champion catches Carnera with a good left-hook to the jaw.
2:36 > Carnera attempts to counter with 'left-right'.
2:37 > Sharkey ducks low, and easily avoids the Challengers punches.

2:39 > Carnera backs up to the front-left Corner.
2:41 > Sharkey moves in, and scores with a good 'left-right' to the mid-section.
2:43 > Carnera 'pushes' the Champion off him, and spins Sharkey into the front-Ropes.
2:47 > Carnera backs out to Center-Ring, as Sharkey follows.

2:51 > Both 'paw' with left-jabs.
3:00 > 'Bell'

Round 5 ....... Jack Sharkey

The Champion got into his rhythm during the 'second-half of the Round, and 'tattooed' Carnera with solid punches.

[Bill Paxtom]

Round 6

0:03 > Both fighters meet at Center-Ring.
0:07 > The fighters move in close, and clinch.
0:10 > Carnera slams in a right-hand to the body, and 'misses' with a left-hook.
0:12 > Sharkey counters with a left-hook to the head.

0:18 > Both fighters move to Center-Ring.
0:20 > Carnera gets off with '3' straight left-jabs to the face.
0:22 > The Champion lunges forward, but misses with a right-hand.
0:24 > The fighter clinch.

0:26 > The Challenger digs in with a 'right-left' to the body.
0:36 > Both fighters are 'feinting' with left-jabs at Center-Ring.
0:38 > The Champion fires in a stiff left-hand to the mid-section.
0:40 > Sharkey attacks with a 'left-right' to the head.

0:41 > Carnera backs up to the left-side Ropes.
0:43 > As Sharkey moves in, the Challenger mauls him.
0:45 > Carnera swings with a left-hook, that grazes the Champion.
0:46 > Sharkey spins over to the left-side Ropes.

0:47 > Carnera attacks, but 'misses' with a left-right.
0:49 > The Champion moves to his left, and to the back Ropes.
0:50 > Carnera move in while loading up.
0:51 > The Champion 'slips' to the canvas as he tries to grab Carnera around the waist.

0:54 > Referee - Arthur Donovan waves the fighters to continue.
0:57 > The fighters resume at Center-Ring.
0:59 > The Champion steps in, and lands with a 'big' overhand-right to Carnera's chin.
1:00 > Carnera steps back, but is OK.

1:05 > Both fighters are at Center-Ring.
1:06 > Both are 'feinting' again with left-hands
1:08 > The Challenger moves in close, and lands with a right-uppercut and left-hook to the head.
1:09 > The Champion falls forward, and his legs appear to be 'giving out'.

1:10 > Sharkey 'flounders' to the front Ropes.
1:12 > Carnera moves in, but is patient.
1:14 > Carnera backs out to Center-Ring, as the Champion moves out and off the Ropes.
1:16 > The Champion sends in a left-jab.

1:17 > Carnera 'grabs' the Champion.
1:25 > The fighters are still 'clinching' at Center-Ring.
1:29 > Sharkey sticks out a 'measuring' left-jab.
1:30 > The Champion comes in with a 'tremendous' overhand right that lands 'flush' on Carnera's chin.

1:31 > The Challenger takes the punch well.
1:33 > Carnera comes back with a wide left-hook and looping right-hand.
1:34 > The Champion 'ducks' under the punches, and stays in the low-position.
1:35 > Both fighters are at Center-Ring.

1:36 > Carnera digs in with '2 right-uppercuts to the Champion's chin.
1:38 > The Challenger comes back with a quick 'right-left'.
1:39 > The Champion 'wobbles' to the back-right Corner.
1:40 > Sharkey's legs appear to be weakening under the heavy-pressure.

1:41 > The Champion grabs Carnera and 'clinches'.
1:42 > Carnera attemtps to the throw a short right-hand.
1:42 > The Champion turns to his right to avoid the incoming punch.
1:43 > Carnera lands with a short left-hook to the head.

1:44 > The Champion is being out-muscled.
1:45 > Sharkey leans in on Carnera's chest.
1:46 > Carnera 'slams' Sharkey with a left-uppercut. to the chin.
1:47 > Carnera adds in with a left-jab.

1:49 > Carnera backs up to the front-right Corner to get some punching room.
1:51 > Sharkey 'wings-in' a big overhand right, but misses.
1:52 > Sharkey 'stumbles' into the front-right Corner.
1:54 > Carnera comes in with a quick 'right-left' to the Champion's chin.

1:56 > Carnera backs out to Center-Ring.
1:58 > Sharkey moves forward, and to press the Challenger.
1:59 > Sharkey sends in a left-jab.
2:00 > Both trade with left-jabs.

2:02 > The Champion continues to 'press forward'.
2:05 > Sharkey connected with a 'tremendous' overhand-right to Carnera's head.
2:06 > Carnera 'stumbles' forward, and to the left-side of the Champion.
2:07 > The Champion is 're-setting' himself to go on the attack.

2:08 > Carnera backs up the front-right Ropes.
2:09 > Sharkey moves forward.
2:10 > The Champion 'wings-in' with a big overhand-right, but misses.
2:11 > The Champion stumbles forward after missing with his punch.

2:12 > Carnera 'grabs' the Champion.
2:14 > Carnera 'slams' in a big right-uppercut to the chin, sending the Champion into the right-side Ropes.
2:16 > Carnera steps in, and 'rips' in with a tremendous right-uppercut into the Champion's chin as he is bending down.
2:17 > The Champion falls face first into the canvas.

2:27 > Referee - Arthur Donovan counts out Jack Sharkey.

Winner and 'new' World Champion - Primo Carnera

[Bill Paxtom]

Madison Square Garden 'Matchmaker' - Jimmy Johnston

"Primo Carnera will be the Heavyweight Champion for 6-Years. He will only get better,
and will be impossible to beat."

"That punch {right-uppercut} that he landed on Jack Sharkey, was the 'hardest single-punch'
that I have ever seen land on someone. That punch would have knocked out anyone."

"Primo is an 'Italian Mastodon'. He can wear anybody down, and take them out with one
single-punch."

"Jack Sharkey said that he wants a rematch. He better get his head examined first, before
I set up another fight. Sharkey hit Primo with his 'best-punches', and couldn't dent his chin.
I just can't see how Jack can give Primo a good fight anymore, let alone defeat him."

[Bill Paxtom]

Primo Carnera

Only received a fight purse of .... $16,379

For his Title Winning effort against Champion - Jack Sharkey.

This was the 'lowest ever' fight purse for a World Heavyweight Title Challenger.

Primo received 10% of the 'Net' Gate Receipts.
Gross Receipts ..... $198,259
Net Receipts .........$163,379

Immediately after winning the Heavyweight Championhip - Manager > Luigi 'Louis' Soressi
and American Advisor- Bill Duffy set up a Boxing Exhibition Tour.

The 'new' Heavyweight Champion made $65,000 {more} during his 14-Day Boxing Exhibition
Tour than his 'measly' Championship Fight Purse of $16,379.

It was reported that Primo pulled in over $80,000 for his July/August 1933 tour of the Northeast.

The 'well-dressed' and spiffy World Heavyweight Champion - Primo Carnera and Entourage
visit Scranton, Pennsylvania on July 24, 1933.

[Bill Paxtom]

Monday ~ September 3, 1933

World Heavyweight Champion was in Hollywood, California >

Filming a movie "The Prizefighter and the Lady"

With >
Myrna Loy
Max Baer
Jack Dempsey

Primo Carnera was paid $25,000 for his part. Primo was in Hollywood for 1-Week filming.

Max Baer, who was a 'co-star' in the movie, received $3000 per Week as his acting fee.

Reports were, that Primo and Max were 'lightly sparring' in the Ring for nearly 5-Hours on
Monday, September 3rd while filming.

Later, Primo also sparred in a 'live' 2-Round Exhibition with Max Baer while out in California.

The 'observers' said that Primo had the slight-edge, as his left-hand was the difference.