Primo Carnera vs. Tommy Loghran ~ 'A Freak Show In Miami'

[Bill Paxtom]

March 1, 1934

Madison Square Garden Stadium ~ Miami, Florida

~ World Heavyweight Championship ~

* Primo Carnera - 76-6-0 {63 KO's} ~ 6' 6" ~ Reach; 85" ~ 270 lbs. ~ {Age; 27 years, 5 months}
vs.
* Tommy Loughran - 78-16-5 {12 KO's} ~ 5' 11 1/2" ~ Reach; 73" ~ 186 lbs. ~ {Age; 31 years, 3 months}
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~ The Skinny ~

Primo Carnera > 'The World Heavyweight Champion' will be making the 2nd-Defense of his
Championship since he won in it on June 29, 1933.

Primo had defended his Title once, by defeating Paulino Uzcudon 4-Months earlier on
October 22, 1933 in Rome, Italy.

Primo had arrived in Miami, Florida as a 'heavy-favorite' at {5-1}, and was expected to have an easy time
with the 'light-punching' but expert defensive-specialist that they called 'The Philly Phantom'.

But in viewing the 'Mammoth Italian' in sparring-sessions, Primo had 'regressed' from his earlier improvement
as a capable boxer in 1932 and 1933, to now being a just a huge 'lumbering oaf'.
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~ The Skinny 'II' ~

Tommy Loughran > The Challenger has salvaged his career by winning '6-of-7' since January 10, 1933.

Loughran, who was regarded as on the 'finest' Ring Technicians in Boxing durinhg the late-1920's and
up thru 1931, was written off on January 15, 1932 when he was 'blasted out' {L KO 2} by a 'young-and-raw'
Steve Hamas.

Many of the Boxing Pundits wrote Loughran 'off' after that loss, and stated that his 'once-great' Boxing Career
had passed him by at {Age; 29 years, 2 months}.

But 'The Phantom of Philly' surprised everyone, by scoring '2' Decision wins over 'previous nemesis' Steve Hamas,
and also scoring an 'upset' {W Split Dec 15} over 'former' Heavyweight Champion - Jack Sharkey on September 27, 1933.