- Lee
Savold (born Lee Hulver;
March 22, 1915 – May 14, 1972) was an
American heavyweight boxer who held the
British and
European (EBU)
version of the World...
- Gets
Decision in Des
Moine Over
Savold", The
Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, pg. 16, 31
October 1939 "
Savold Beaten But Wins Followers", The Des-Moines...
- June 15, 1951, Joe
Louis defeated Savold via sixth-round knockout,
after which the IBU
withdrew its
recognition of
Savold and
proclaimed Ezzard Charles as...
-
heavyweight contender. He
defeated fighters such as Tami Mauriello, Lee
Savold, Lou Nova, and
Freddie Mills,
while losing decisions to
Jersey Joe Walcott...
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career bout.
After four more wins,
including victories over 35-year-old Lee
Savold (96–37–3) and top
contender Harry Matthews (81–3–5),
Marciano received a...
- over
Collonello followed, and then he
faced Lee
Savold,
another top
Heavyweight contender of the era.
Savold was 73-24-1
coming into
their October 30 fight...
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Pedro Carrasco 66
Billy Petrolle 66
Marcel Cerdan 66 Jack
Dillon 66 Lee
Savold 65
Willie Pep 65
Elmer Ray 64
George Chuvalo 63
Carlos Zárate
Serna 63 Frank...
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opponents and
scoring a
knockout victory over EBU
heavyweight champion Lee
Savold, the
International Boxing Club
guaranteed Louis $300,000 to face undefeated...
- a
blisteringly powerful attack. This tied the
record set in 1948 by Lee
Savold for the
quickest knockout in a main
event in
Madison Square Garden. Since...
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Fight Buys
Revenue Revenue (inflation) June 15, 1951 Joe
Louis vs. Lee
Savold 81,022 $100,000 $1,170,000
September 12, 1951
Sugar Ray
Robinson vs. Randolph...
