Primo Carnera vs. Paulino Uzcudon ~ 'Forgetten Heavyweight Championship'

[Bill Paxtom]

Primo ended up broke and in wrestling.

70,000 Italians attended the Primo Carnera vs. Paulino Uzcudon 'Championship Bout'

The arena was a temporarily built structure called the 'Piazza de Sienna' in Lazio, Rome - Italy.

Total Take.......... 1,200,000 'Lire' .......... $90,000 U.S. Dollars

The Great 'Il Duce' {Benito Mussolini} was there with 30,000 Facist's.

Also as a guest {James Roosevelt} the son of President - Franklin. D. Roosevelt was there.

The Champion - Primo Carnera received a Fight Purse of ............ $45,000
The Challenger - Paulino Uzcdon received a Fight Purse of .......... $10,000

Primo won the first 13-Rounds with ease, as he continually battered the over-matched
Spaniard with left-hands and 'clubbing' right-hands.

Primo 'lumbered' forward with little style, as he backed Paulino to the Ropes, and
pummeled him with a steady barrage.

The Italians turned on Primo at the end of the 13th Round, and boo'ed him with
a thundering-roar, as he was unable to floor a near defenseless and battered Challenger.



~ After Bout Comments ~

Primo Carnera >
"There was no need to hurt Paulino. He was finished, and I didn't want to hurt him. I
just hit him when I needed to."

"The spectators wanted blood. That is not sportsmanship when you have an opponent
in despair."