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ayaghmour2 · 02-17-2025, 10:09 AM

MARCH 11, 1963

QUISENBERRY A 3-TIME WINNER IN HANDING KING FIRST LOSS
FEBRUARY 27, 1963 – Bigsby Garden, New York, N.Y. – Lyman King (41-0-1, 24 KO) vs. George Quisenberry (39-2-4, 17 KO) – Referee: Ernest Byrd

When George Quisenberry won his first two titles, he was a young man. In 1958, he was 23 years old when defeated Yohan Revel, the Frenchman, and he was 24 when he won it back against Mark McCoy. A little over a year ago, Quisenberry fell in a title defense for the second time against Lyman King, then a largely unknown boxer. King has had a busy year at the top of the boxing world, though he has lived dangerously.

After defeating Quisenberry, King dominated in his first title defense but struggled in a split decision against former champ George Hatchell and had to settle for a majority draw against Quisenberry in December. Just over two months later, the rematch for the “Fight of the Decade” was set.
Quisenberry has vanquished foes before. He defeated Hatchell, who took Quisenberry’s title away the first time, and he had a chance to vanquish King tonight.

The third fight in this trilogy had unparalleled hype. This fight was at Bigsby Garden in New York, while the last fight was in Los Angeles. From coast to coast, fight fans have been treated to championship boxing and this match was no different. The crowd in New York was every bit as wild and loud as the crowd in Los Angeles. Instead of Hollywood types, the luminaries in New York were musicians, actors, wizards of Wall Street, and politicians.

Quisenberry was ready for the start of the fight and did not waste any time finding King. Quisenberry faked a right and ripped a left hook, followed by a couple of body shots and an uppercut, all within the first few seconds of the fight. King found his footing and stood his ground, firing a hook to Quisenberry’s head that sent Quisenberry back. The fans were into it early, yelling for both fighters.

After one round, Quisenberry and King saw the work ahead of them. Neither would bend or break and after two previous fights between them. In the second round, Quisenberry had the run of play and cashed in a bonus that would help him all night. Quisenberry landed a stiff cross that stunned King and almost caused him to take a knee. However, the punch did cause some swelling around King’s left eye.

In Round Three, King changed it up by getting the first punch in, a strong right that he buried into the ribs of Quisenberry. But that was it for King this round. Quisenberry connected on a right hook that worsened the swelling already established and King needed some help between rounds in trying to reduce the swelling.

King’s left eye became a target and Quisenberry was narrowing his focus on that eye with a surgeon’s precision. The punishment inflicted during the fourth and fifth rounds put King on his heels and the area around his left eye started to balloon. With about a minute left in Round Five, King started to rustle. King blocked a hook and countered with a hook of his own that scored points. Another well-placed hook got the crowd into it, trying to will King into this fight that seemed fairly even after one round.

King went to the hook again to try to break out of Quisenberry’s spell in the sixth round. Quisenberry stopped him cold with a right hand that pushed King back towards the ropes. King almost knocked the wind out of Quisenberry with a left to the ribs to essentially win the round for the champion. The next two rounds were all Quisenberry, as he connected with regularity and King rarely mounted much of a defense. The eye swelling was getting worse and worse, with King’s cornermen not being able to do much to lessen it. The second half of the fight would be a significant hill to climb for the champion, even without any knockdowns to Quisenberry’s credit.

In the eleventh round, King mounted a charge, but his punches did not have much steam on them and Quisenberry seemed content to play defense and wait King out. Quisenberry went back to tactically taking the heart out of any hopes King would win the fight. After a strong twelfth round, Quisenberry went for the win in the thirteenth. Quisenberry cut off an escape route, cornering King and unleashing a violent right that caught King in his side. Quisenberry followed with a hook to the eye that King did not see coming and he crumpled to the canvas. No one in attendance knew how King reached his feet, but at the count of eight from referee Ernest Byrd, King was back up and Byrd judged him able to continue.

It did not improve King’s chances, as Quisenberry was well ahead on points by this time in the fight. King needed one punch with enough power in the right spot to send Quisenberry to his demise. The punch never came. King went out with a whimper rather than a scream.

All three judges saw the fight the exact same way. It was about as lopsided a decision as you could get. Each judge had 13 rounds scored in favor of Quisenberry and only two rounds in the bag for King. It was a dominant performance on most metrics, including knockdowns, Big Boppers, total punches connected, and damage done with those punches.

Quisenberry scored the only knockdown in the fight and King barely made it to his feet in the thirteenth round. Quisenberry connected on 28 haymakers compared to only five for King. Quisenberry connected on almost four times the offerings that King did. King had a swollen eye for most of the fight, with the significance of that swelling increasing in the second half of the fight.

King (41-1-1) fought valiantly, but he was outclassed on this night. In the Mecca of boxing, Quisenberry (40-2-4) won the belt for the third time, holding it high, and daring anyone to snatch it back again.

BOLOGNA’S BIG BOPPERS
Round 1: Quisenberry, 2-1 (K: 0:51 hook/head; Q: 0:12 left hook/body, 2:24 combo)
Round 2: Quisenberry, 4-0 (1:34 hook, 2:04 cross, 2:30 uppercut/head, 2:46 hook)
Round 3: Quisenberry, 2-1 (K: 0:42 right/ribs; Q: 1:32 cross/face, 2:18 hook)
Round 4: Quisenberry, 3-0 (0:22 hook, 0:51 hook/head, 2:01 uppercut)
Round 5: Quisenberry, 1-0 (0:52 hook/jaw)
Round 6: King, 2-1 (K: 1:24 hook, 2:25 left/midsection; Q: 1:42 right)
Round 7: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:39 combo, 1:27 hook)
Round 8: Quisenberry, 3-0 (0:44 right/midsection, 1:31 hook/midsection, 2:24 uppercut)
Round 9: None
Round 10: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:12 uppercut, 2:19 uppercut)
Round 11: Tied, 1-1 (K: 0:26 hook/head; Q: 0:12 uppercut)
Round 12: Quisenberry, 2-0 (1:10 hook/midsection, 2:24 right/body)
Round 13: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:23 right/side, 0:41 hook/knockdown #1)
Round 14: Quisenberry, 1-0 (0:39 right/head)
Round 15: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:55 combo, 1:25 cross)
TOTAL: Quisenberry 28, King 5

RECENT KEY RESULTS

Oscar Woodings, the great British middleweight who fought two famous title fights with George Quisenberry a few years ago, earning a draw in the first before losing a tight decision in the rematch, has to decided to retire. The 33-year-old went out in style last week, scoring a unanimous decision over Niven Stonehouse in a bout in Liverpool that raised Woodings career record to 53-3-2. The pair of fights with Quisenberry in Canada were the only time Woodings ever entered a ring on this side of the Atlantic.
Billy Dvorak, a highly touted 22-year-old out of Maryland ran his record to 11-0 with a unanimous decision over Kel Shelby in Union City, NJ last week. Dvorak, while still raw, appears to be well on the path towards a shot at the world welterweight title.

UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS

May 3- Welterweight champion Matt Leach will face former champion Eugene Ellis in Houston. Leach, a 29-year-old New York City native, is 33-6-2 and will making his second defense since winning the title from Lenny Shafto last September. The 32-year-old Ellis, 46-6-1 alternated with Lonnie Griffin as welterweight champ for much of the last half of the 1950s. The two staged many thrilling battles for the crown but Ellis has not had a title shot since losing for the last time to Griffin two years ago. It will be the first time the Seattle native faces Leach.
June 20- Heavyweight Champion George Galleshaw will put his title on the line against former champion Steve Leivers at Bigsby Garden in New York City. Galleshaw held the title for 18 months beginning in 1960 before losing it in a shocking upset to Bert Parks but he regained the crown last November and successfully defended his title in February against Will Flowers. Galleshaw enters the fight with a 36-2-1 record. Leivers, 34, held the title for a spell in the mid-1950s, taking it from another Englishman Joe Brinkworth and making two successful defenses before losing to Brad Harris in 1957. He is 43-2-1 and will be facing Galleshaw for the first time.

Hobie Within 7 of NAHC Goal Record

With six games remaining he has work cut out for him, but after netting his 41st goal of the season, the Motors superstar is six shy of the NAHC goal lead, and seven away from setting the record. Currently held by Bert Cordier (29/30), Tommy Burns (47/48), and the still-active Quinton Pollack (52/53), no skater has surpassed 46 goals in a season. He's also 8 points away from being the second player to reach 90 points in a season, something Pollack has managed four times.

Averaging over a goal a game is tough for anyone, but in four games from the 2nd to the 9th of March, Hobie knocked in six, and in the six games between January 6th and January 24th, he lit the lamp seven times, so it's not like the 21-year-old has an impossible task ahead of him. Sure, if the Motors lock up the top seed, they may want to take it easy with their top scorer, but working in his favor is their next opponent. On the 14th, the Motors play the porous defense of the New York Shamrocks. They've faced plenty of times this season, with Hobie averaging around a goal a game. This includes a hat trick on November 1st, and he's scored in 7 of his last 8 games against New York.

Even if the young Barrell can't reach the historic milestone, he's the easy leader in goals and points, as no one else has more then 30 goals or 70 points. His 82 points are already most by a Motor in a full season, while he's three goals shy of Alex Monette's 44 in the 58/59 season. His 45 assists last season were most in team history, so if Hobie can reach 45 goals, he'll be the sole leader in Motors history for single-season points, assists, and goals.

*** Motors Lead Way, Surging Montreal Takes Aim ***

Detroit may still be at the top of the NAHC standings, but no team is as hot as the Montreal Valiants. Winners of four of their last five and just one loss since February started, the Vals are an impressive 31-19-14, equating for 76 points in 64 games. 64 is now how many the Motors and Packers have too, as all three teams are within six points of each other. Still anyone's game, securing the first seed this year is of upmost importance, as the 2 and 3 teams are going to have to square up in what should be a huge clash of talent.

Who the leaders will play is yet to be determined, as with one extra game and one extra win, the Bees hold a slight two game advantage in the standings. Despite generally having a lot lower point totals then the leaders, the 4th seed has had some success in the postseason, so it's not like whoever takes the top seed will have an automatic win. Still, homefield advantage throughout the way is huge, and expect the Motors to do everything in their power to win each game remaining.

Dukes Fighting For Playoff Spot

When the weather starts to warm in March Toronto sports fans are generally talking around the water cooler about the first round NAHC opponent with a casual eye on the Wolves spring training. This spring is far different, the talk now is not about who but if the Dukes will have a playoff series. The mood of Toronto diehard hockey fans is dark as the team that finished first the last 3 seasons along with not missing the playoffs since 1950-51 now has to put together a strong finish in their last six games against tough opponents or the ice will be coming out of Dominion Gardens until fall.

Ari Bear led team finished strong at the end of February after the two wins over NY they outplayed Montreal by a wide margin then ran into a hot goaltender. In a game where Toronto outshot the visitors 52-25 only a goal by Joe Pelkey with less that two and a half minutes to play allowed the team to get a point in a 3-3 tie. Ned Bannister was unbelievable in the Vals net robbing Toronto time after time including making 24 of his 49 saves in the second period, Boston came into town on Saturday night in what was a 4 point game. Toronto again held a wide margin in offensive chance only to run into another hot goaltender. The only scoring was in the opening frame with Jack Gariepy giving the Bs the lead before Jamieson's 16th on the power play tied the score before the end of the period. While the Dukes continued to buzz the Boston net they could put the puck behind Joe Echum who had the best game of his rookie season. To finish the month with 4-3-3 record the Dukes managed a 6-3 victory over Chicago. After a high scoring first that ended 3-3 the Dukes scored the last three of the game in which both Ray MacDonald, Quinton Pollack each had 3 markers.

Toronto began March running their unbeaten streak to seven with a relatively easy 4-1 win over the Shamrocks. After a scoreless first Toronto score 2 in each of the second then third period with NY only able to put one over Connelly's goal line. It is almost if the team cannot stand success. The roof started to cave-in beginning with an important game in Boston the night after the victory over NY. The tables were turned for this game as Boston controlled the puck for the majority of the game. Boston led after the first 1-0, with MacPhee making 18 saves, before Brochu's 20th made the score 1-1 after 40 minutes of play. Boston took the game over in the third with Nick Quinn score at 3:29 then Paquette made it 3-1 with 7 minutes to play, Voyechek added an empty netter in a 4-1 game. The same teams drooped the puck again in Toronto on Wednesday night. Everyone knew this was a must win for the Dukes but they lost. After Brown opened the scoring in the first Boston scored three straight by Quinn, Neil Wilson twice before Poulin made it 3-2 before the end of the second period. Again the Bs won the third period with two goals by Stockman, Gariepy to give Boston all 4 points in these two important games. Adding insult to injury then lost two games over the past weekend 6-3 to Detroit at home, in a game they were not in after the first period. They followed this with a 5-3 loss in Chicago on Sunday to leave them trailing Boston by a single point with ix to play.

Ari Bear has not be available to media of late as he struggles with finding the formula to salvage the season. Toronto's six to play are at Montreal, home to Chicago, in NYC, home to Montreal, finishing the season with a home and home set with Detroit starting in Toronto on the 23rd. Boston has five to play with 4 at home twice to the Packers along with Montreal, NY. Their only road game is against the Shamrocks.

Full Court Press: February 18-March 10, 1963:

Just because Toronto has been in front for most of the season does not mean St. Louis and Detroit have stopped trying to take over the top spot. Both the Rockets and the Mustangs have inched closer to the Falcons, with the deficit for the two teams now at 2-1/2 games. Toronto has 20 games remaining on its schedule with 13 games against either the Rockets (8 games) or the Mustangs (5 games). Meanwhile, five of the last nine games of the season for St. Louis and Detroit will be against each other.
Philadelphia has started to put a little bit of distance between itself and third-place New York over the last couple of weeks. The two teams are three-and-a-half games apart, thanks in part to the Phantoms five-game winning streak. Three of those games during the streak have been against first-place Boston. In yesterday’s 76-73 win over Boston at home, the Phantoms withstood 28 points from Steve Barrell, who was also 10-for-10 at the free throw line, while Percy Carner led Philadelphia with 23 points, making 11 of the team’s 30 field goals.
Chicago has officially been eliminated from the playoffs, guaranteeing the Panthers would finish in the cellar a full five weeks before the end of the regular season. Chicago (13-48) also has a 2-1/2-game edge on Washington (15-45) for the worst record in the league, which is also the race for the number one pick in the 1963 Draft. Chicago is 21 games behind the Rockets and Mustangs with only 19 games left. Washington is still mathematically alive, but that will be short-lived, as the Statesmen are 16 games out of third place with 20 games remaining.

Tales From The Den
Questions Facing The Wolves in 1963

As Toronto residents along with many fans across the country see the weather begin to break free of winter's cold grip many are worried about the Dukes missing the NAHC playoffs for the first time in over a decade others are beginning to look forward to Wolves' season. As the team comes together in Florida for spring training many questions face the club in 1963. Brett outlines a few of them here:

Can the Wolves continue to move forward?: After a 22 game improvement to reach a .500 record for the first time since 1948 many are thinking the team could be a contender. Manager Hohlt along with front office staff are cautioning fans that the move towards the top of the CA will take time. Teams like San Francisco, Kansas City, Cleveland will continue to present a stiff challenge for the Wolves. The team wants to continue progressing this season, more importantly not take a step backwards after more than a decade of misery for the team and fans.

What will the Pitching Staff Look Like in '63?: One thing that Toronto seems to blessed with is a young talented pitching staff. If the five starters are Smith, Colantuono, Medley, Hoxworth, Adams the oldest would be Colantuono at 26 which is surprising young for a FABL staff. Pressing those five for big league jobs are three from Buffalo, Union League Champions in '63, all of whom are 22 Jimmy Blair, Charlie Davidson, Danny Horne. They will certainly be in Wolves camp to audition for big league roles, trying to impress both Hohlt and Pitching Coach Max Monell. If nothing else the three provide depth against injuries that are sure to occur as with Hoxworth missing two thirds of the 1962 season. The bullpen is a bigger concern for the staff as witnessed last season when Zeke Blake tired after the All-Star break. The worst kept secret over the winter is the move of Lee Loeffler, 35, to the bullpen to provide another option for Hohlt. The other 4 returnees will face challenges from Buffalo's Stan Boone, Bob Campbell. There will fierce competition for jobs in the bullpen before the start of regular season in LA against the Stars on April 9th.

Has The Team Found a RHB To Balance The Lineup?: The biggest moves the team made in the off-season were to acquire bats that were right handed. Tom Sexton, a first round pick in 1953, was claimed form Pittsburgh during the Rule 5 draft while 2B/SS Dick Rabkin came to the Wolves via a trade with Washington. Hopefully both give Hohlt flexibility in what was a a heavily left handed hitting team in 1962. Rabkin also has a good glove which Hohlt highly values. One of the keys to the improvement was the stride forward in defensive play, not giving the opposition free runs. Expect Hohlt to demand more from his fielders in 1963.

The team has other questions that will sort themselves out over the spring. Fans are expecting to see an overall youngish teams on the rise. Some insiders are saying that the team should take advantage of the young pitchers to make an aggressive move to acquire a homerun hitter to protect Tom Reed in the order.

With Spring Training a week around the corner, excitement is in the air for all twenty clubs. For one of the ones without but last year, Minneapolis may get a treat, as team management announced that their first ever draft pick would be given every chance to earn the starting center field job. Taken 3rd in the most recent draft, the 18-year-old hit .223/.326/.334 (86 OPS+) in AAA, and he's already one of the toughest guys to strikeout. He had just 25 in 344 PAs, drawing 35 walks with 11 doubles, 5 triples, and 4 home runs.
Last season, center field was handled most often by 34-year-old vet Dick Sheehan (.321, 9, 63), but he is not cut out to be a center fielder. The former Gotham and Keystone outfielder can shift over to either left or right, allowing the 6th Ranked Edwards to continue at his natural centerfield.
Fresh off a tittle, the Pioneers aren't satisfied, and are looking to add to the mix at shortstop. With Paul Watson (.247, 8, 68) entering the season at 36, it is one of the few positions of weakness of a championship caliber team. The only other shortstop option on the 40 is former 4th Rounder Aeneas Bouloukos, who was 0-for-4 in a cup of coffee this fall.

The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 03/03/1963

A billion dollar spaceport is being constructed on a stretch of coastal dune and swamp 200 miles north of Miami. Just north of Cape Canaveral and officially known as "Complex 39," it is expected to be the springboard from which men will leap moonward late in the 60s and then deeper into space in subsequent years.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visits East Berlin and reaffirms Soviet support for East Germany, increasing Cold War tensions.
Some 2,000 Russians are reported to be aboard a Soviet liner, sailing away from Havana. Whether they were civilians or soldiers and their destination was not revealed but the United States had said nearly two weeks ago that the Kremlin assured it several thousand Russian military men will be withdrawn from Cuba.
The Pentagon released a report that long range Soviet reconnaissance jets flew over four US Navy aircraft carriers at sea. Sources say the report was released to disarm any Russian propaganda bomb before it was dropped.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Gray v. Sanders, establishing the principle of "one person, one vote" and striking down Georgia’s county unit system as unconstitutional.
The Dominican Republic held its first democratic elections since the assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961.
Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia, erupts violently, killing thousands and devastating surrounding villages.
The Beatles release their first number-one hit in the UK, Please Please Me, marking the beginning of their rise to international fame.

02-17-2025, 10:09 AM	#1080
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	March 11th, 1963 MARCH 11, 1963 QUISENBERRY A 3-TIME WINNER IN HANDING KING FIRST LOSS FEBRUARY 27, 1963 – Bigsby Garden, New York, N.Y. – Lyman King (41-0-1, 24 KO) vs. George Quisenberry (39-2-4, 17 KO) – Referee: Ernest Byrd When George Quisenberry won his first two titles, he was a young man. In 1958, he was 23 years old when defeated Yohan Revel, the Frenchman, and he was 24 when he won it back against Mark McCoy. A little over a year ago, Quisenberry fell in a title defense for the second time against Lyman King, then a largely unknown boxer. King has had a busy year at the top of the boxing world, though he has lived dangerously. After defeating Quisenberry, King dominated in his first title defense but struggled in a split decision against former champ George Hatchell and had to settle for a majority draw against Quisenberry in December. Just over two months later, the rematch for the “Fight of the Decade” was set. Quisenberry has vanquished foes before. He defeated Hatchell, who took Quisenberry’s title away the first time, and he had a chance to vanquish King tonight. The third fight in this trilogy had unparalleled hype. This fight was at Bigsby Garden in New York, while the last fight was in Los Angeles. From coast to coast, fight fans have been treated to championship boxing and this match was no different. The crowd in New York was every bit as wild and loud as the crowd in Los Angeles. Instead of Hollywood types, the luminaries in New York were musicians, actors, wizards of Wall Street, and politicians. Quisenberry was ready for the start of the fight and did not waste any time finding King. Quisenberry faked a right and ripped a left hook, followed by a couple of body shots and an uppercut, all within the first few seconds of the fight. King found his footing and stood his ground, firing a hook to Quisenberry’s head that sent Quisenberry back. The fans were into it early, yelling for both fighters. After one round, Quisenberry and King saw the work ahead of them. Neither would bend or break and after two previous fights between them. In the second round, Quisenberry had the run of play and cashed in a bonus that would help him all night. Quisenberry landed a stiff cross that stunned King and almost caused him to take a knee. However, the punch did cause some swelling around King’s left eye. In Round Three, King changed it up by getting the first punch in, a strong right that he buried into the ribs of Quisenberry. But that was it for King this round. Quisenberry connected on a right hook that worsened the swelling already established and King needed some help between rounds in trying to reduce the swelling. King’s left eye became a target and Quisenberry was narrowing his focus on that eye with a surgeon’s precision. The punishment inflicted during the fourth and fifth rounds put King on his heels and the area around his left eye started to balloon. With about a minute left in Round Five, King started to rustle. King blocked a hook and countered with a hook of his own that scored points. Another well-placed hook got the crowd into it, trying to will King into this fight that seemed fairly even after one round. King went to the hook again to try to break out of Quisenberry’s spell in the sixth round. Quisenberry stopped him cold with a right hand that pushed King back towards the ropes. King almost knocked the wind out of Quisenberry with a left to the ribs to essentially win the round for the champion. The next two rounds were all Quisenberry, as he connected with regularity and King rarely mounted much of a defense. The eye swelling was getting worse and worse, with King’s cornermen not being able to do much to lessen it. The second half of the fight would be a significant hill to climb for the champion, even without any knockdowns to Quisenberry’s credit. In the eleventh round, King mounted a charge, but his punches did not have much steam on them and Quisenberry seemed content to play defense and wait King out. Quisenberry went back to tactically taking the heart out of any hopes King would win the fight. After a strong twelfth round, Quisenberry went for the win in the thirteenth. Quisenberry cut off an escape route, cornering King and unleashing a violent right that caught King in his side. Quisenberry followed with a hook to the eye that King did not see coming and he crumpled to the canvas. No one in attendance knew how King reached his feet, but at the count of eight from referee Ernest Byrd, King was back up and Byrd judged him able to continue. It did not improve King’s chances, as Quisenberry was well ahead on points by this time in the fight. King needed one punch with enough power in the right spot to send Quisenberry to his demise. The punch never came. King went out with a whimper rather than a scream. All three judges saw the fight the exact same way. It was about as lopsided a decision as you could get. Each judge had 13 rounds scored in favor of Quisenberry and only two rounds in the bag for King. It was a dominant performance on most metrics, including knockdowns, Big Boppers, total punches connected, and damage done with those punches. Quisenberry scored the only knockdown in the fight and King barely made it to his feet in the thirteenth round. Quisenberry connected on 28 haymakers compared to only five for King. Quisenberry connected on almost four times the offerings that King did. King had a swollen eye for most of the fight, with the significance of that swelling increasing in the second half of the fight. King (41-1-1) fought valiantly, but he was outclassed on this night. In the Mecca of boxing, Quisenberry (40-2-4) won the belt for the third time, holding it high, and daring anyone to snatch it back again. BOLOGNA’S BIG BOPPERS Round 1: Quisenberry, 2-1 (K: 0:51 hook/head; Q: 0:12 left hook/body, 2:24 combo) Round 2: Quisenberry, 4-0 (1:34 hook, 2:04 cross, 2:30 uppercut/head, 2:46 hook) Round 3: Quisenberry, 2-1 (K: 0:42 right/ribs; Q: 1:32 cross/face, 2:18 hook) Round 4: Quisenberry, 3-0 (0:22 hook, 0:51 hook/head, 2:01 uppercut) Round 5: Quisenberry, 1-0 (0:52 hook/jaw) Round 6: King, 2-1 (K: 1:24 hook, 2:25 left/midsection; Q: 1:42 right) Round 7: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:39 combo, 1:27 hook) Round 8: Quisenberry, 3-0 (0:44 right/midsection, 1:31 hook/midsection, 2:24 uppercut) Round 9: None Round 10: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:12 uppercut, 2:19 uppercut) Round 11: Tied, 1-1 (K: 0:26 hook/head; Q: 0:12 uppercut) Round 12: Quisenberry, 2-0 (1:10 hook/midsection, 2:24 right/body) Round 13: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:23 right/side, 0:41 hook/knockdown #1) Round 14: Quisenberry, 1-0 (0:39 right/head) Round 15: Quisenberry, 2-0 (0:55 combo, 1:25 cross) TOTAL: Quisenberry 28, King 5 RECENT KEY RESULTS Oscar Woodings, the great British middleweight who fought two famous title fights with George Quisenberry a few years ago, earning a draw in the first before losing a tight decision in the rematch, has to decided to retire. The 33-year-old went out in style last week, scoring a unanimous decision over Niven Stonehouse in a bout in Liverpool that raised Woodings career record to 53-3-2. The pair of fights with Quisenberry in Canada were the only time Woodings ever entered a ring on this side of the Atlantic. Billy Dvorak, a highly touted 22-year-old out of Maryland ran his record to 11-0 with a unanimous decision over Kel Shelby in Union City, NJ last week. Dvorak, while still raw, appears to be well on the path towards a shot at the world welterweight title. UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS May 3- Welterweight champion Matt Leach will face former champion Eugene Ellis in Houston. Leach, a 29-year-old New York City native, is 33-6-2 and will making his second defense since winning the title from Lenny Shafto last September. The 32-year-old Ellis, 46-6-1 alternated with Lonnie Griffin as welterweight champ for much of the last half of the 1950s. The two staged many thrilling battles for the crown but Ellis has not had a title shot since losing for the last time to Griffin two years ago. It will be the first time the Seattle native faces Leach. June 20- Heavyweight Champion George Galleshaw will put his title on the line against former champion Steve Leivers at Bigsby Garden in New York City. Galleshaw held the title for 18 months beginning in 1960 before losing it in a shocking upset to Bert Parks but he regained the crown last November and successfully defended his title in February against Will Flowers. Galleshaw enters the fight with a 36-2-1 record. Leivers, 34, held the title for a spell in the mid-1950s, taking it from another Englishman Joe Brinkworth and making two successful defenses before losing to Brad Harris in 1957. He is 43-2-1 and will be facing Galleshaw for the first time. Hobie Within 7 of NAHC Goal Record With six games remaining he has work cut out for him, but after netting his 41st goal of the season, the Motors superstar is six shy of the NAHC goal lead, and seven away from setting the record. Currently held by Bert Cordier (29/30), Tommy Burns (47/48), and the still-active Quinton Pollack (52/53), no skater has surpassed 46 goals in a season. He's also 8 points away from being the second player to reach 90 points in a season, something Pollack has managed four times. Averaging over a goal a game is tough for anyone, but in four games from the 2nd to the 9th of March, Hobie knocked in six, and in the six games between January 6th and January 24th, he lit the lamp seven times, so it's not like the 21-year-old has an impossible task ahead of him. Sure, if the Motors lock up the top seed, they may want to take it easy with their top scorer, but working in his favor is their next opponent. On the 14th, the Motors play the porous defense of the New York Shamrocks. They've faced plenty of times this season, with Hobie averaging around a goal a game. This includes a hat trick on November 1st, and he's scored in 7 of his last 8 games against New York. Even if the young Barrell can't reach the historic milestone, he's the easy leader in goals and points, as no one else has more then 30 goals or 70 points. His 82 points are already most by a Motor in a full season, while he's three goals shy of Alex Monette's 44 in the 58/59 season. His 45 assists last season were most in team history, so if Hobie can reach 45 goals, he'll be the sole leader in Motors history for single-season points, assists, and goals. * Motors Lead Way, Surging Montreal Takes Aim * Detroit may still be at the top of the NAHC standings, but no team is as hot as the Montreal Valiants. Winners of four of their last five and just one loss since February started, the Vals are an impressive 31-19-14, equating for 76 points in 64 games. 64 is now how many the Motors and Packers have too, as all three teams are within six points of each other. Still anyone's game, securing the first seed this year is of upmost importance, as the 2 and 3 teams are going to have to square up in what should be a huge clash of talent. Who the leaders will play is yet to be determined, as with one extra game and one extra win, the Bees hold a slight two game advantage in the standings. Despite generally having a lot lower point totals then the leaders, the 4th seed has had some success in the postseason, so it's not like whoever takes the top seed will have an automatic win. Still, homefield advantage throughout the way is huge, and expect the Motors to do everything in their power to win each game remaining. Dukes Fighting For Playoff Spot When the weather starts to warm in March Toronto sports fans are generally talking around the water cooler about the first round NAHC opponent with a casual eye on the Wolves spring training. This spring is far different, the talk now is not about who but if the Dukes will have a playoff series. The mood of Toronto diehard hockey fans is dark as the team that finished first the last 3 seasons along with not missing the playoffs since 1950-51 now has to put together a strong finish in their last six games against tough opponents or the ice will be coming out of Dominion Gardens until fall. Ari Bear led team finished strong at the end of February after the two wins over NY they outplayed Montreal by a wide margin then ran into a hot goaltender. In a game where Toronto outshot the visitors 52-25 only a goal by Joe Pelkey with less that two and a half minutes to play allowed the team to get a point in a 3-3 tie. Ned Bannister was unbelievable in the Vals net robbing Toronto time after time including making 24 of his 49 saves in the second period, Boston came into town on Saturday night in what was a 4 point game. Toronto again held a wide margin in offensive chance only to run into another hot goaltender. The only scoring was in the opening frame with Jack Gariepy giving the Bs the lead before Jamieson's 16th on the power play tied the score before the end of the period. While the Dukes continued to buzz the Boston net they could put the puck behind Joe Echum who had the best game of his rookie season. To finish the month with 4-3-3 record the Dukes managed a 6-3 victory over Chicago. After a high scoring first that ended 3-3 the Dukes scored the last three of the game in which both Ray MacDonald, Quinton Pollack each had 3 markers. Toronto began March running their unbeaten streak to seven with a relatively easy 4-1 win over the Shamrocks. After a scoreless first Toronto score 2 in each of the second then third period with NY only able to put one over Connelly's goal line. It is almost if the team cannot stand success. The roof started to cave-in beginning with an important game in Boston the night after the victory over NY. The tables were turned for this game as Boston controlled the puck for the majority of the game. Boston led after the first 1-0, with MacPhee making 18 saves, before Brochu's 20th made the score 1-1 after 40 minutes of play. Boston took the game over in the third with Nick Quinn score at 3:29 then Paquette made it 3-1 with 7 minutes to play, Voyechek added an empty netter in a 4-1 game. The same teams drooped the puck again in Toronto on Wednesday night. Everyone knew this was a must win for the Dukes but they lost. After Brown opened the scoring in the first Boston scored three straight by Quinn, Neil Wilson twice before Poulin made it 3-2 before the end of the second period. Again the Bs won the third period with two goals by Stockman, Gariepy to give Boston all 4 points in these two important games. Adding insult to injury then lost two games over the past weekend 6-3 to Detroit at home, in a game they were not in after the first period. They followed this with a 5-3 loss in Chicago on Sunday to leave them trailing Boston by a single point with ix to play. Ari Bear has not be available to media of late as he struggles with finding the formula to salvage the season. Toronto's six to play are at Montreal, home to Chicago, in NYC, home to Montreal, finishing the season with a home and home set with Detroit starting in Toronto on the 23rd. Boston has five to play with 4 at home twice to the Packers along with Montreal, NY. Their only road game is against the Shamrocks. Full Court Press: February 18-March 10, 1963: Just because Toronto has been in front for most of the season does not mean St. Louis and Detroit have stopped trying to take over the top spot. Both the Rockets and the Mustangs have inched closer to the Falcons, with the deficit for the two teams now at 2-1/2 games. Toronto has 20 games remaining on its schedule with 13 games against either the Rockets (8 games) or the Mustangs (5 games). Meanwhile, five of the last nine games of the season for St. Louis and Detroit will be against each other. Philadelphia has started to put a little bit of distance between itself and third-place New York over the last couple of weeks. The two teams are three-and-a-half games apart, thanks in part to the Phantoms five-game winning streak. Three of those games during the streak have been against first-place Boston. In yesterday’s 76-73 win over Boston at home, the Phantoms withstood 28 points from Steve Barrell, who was also 10-for-10 at the free throw line, while Percy Carner led Philadelphia with 23 points, making 11 of the team’s 30 field goals. Chicago has officially been eliminated from the playoffs, guaranteeing the Panthers would finish in the cellar a full five weeks before the end of the regular season. Chicago (13-48) also has a 2-1/2-game edge on Washington (15-45) for the worst record in the league, which is also the race for the number one pick in the 1963 Draft. Chicago is 21 games behind the Rockets and Mustangs with only 19 games left. Washington is still mathematically alive, but that will be short-lived, as the Statesmen are 16 games out of third place with 20 games remaining. Tales From The Den Questions Facing The Wolves in 1963 As Toronto residents along with many fans across the country see the weather begin to break free of winter's cold grip many are worried about the Dukes missing the NAHC playoffs for the first time in over a decade others are beginning to look forward to Wolves' season. As the team comes together in Florida for spring training many questions face the club in 1963. Brett outlines a few of them here: Can the Wolves continue to move forward?: After a 22 game improvement to reach a .500 record for the first time since 1948 many are thinking the team could be a contender. Manager Hohlt along with front office staff are cautioning fans that the move towards the top of the CA will take time. Teams like San Francisco, Kansas City, Cleveland will continue to present a stiff challenge for the Wolves. The team wants to continue progressing this season, more importantly not take a step backwards after more than a decade of misery for the team and fans. What will the Pitching Staff Look Like in '63?: One thing that Toronto seems to blessed with is a young talented pitching staff. If the five starters are Smith, Colantuono, Medley, Hoxworth, Adams the oldest would be Colantuono at 26 which is surprising young for a FABL staff. Pressing those five for big league jobs are three from Buffalo, Union League Champions in '63, all of whom are 22 Jimmy Blair, Charlie Davidson, Danny Horne. They will certainly be in Wolves camp to audition for big league roles, trying to impress both Hohlt and Pitching Coach Max Monell. If nothing else the three provide depth against injuries that are sure to occur as with Hoxworth missing two thirds of the 1962 season. The bullpen is a bigger concern for the staff as witnessed last season when Zeke Blake tired after the All-Star break. The worst kept secret over the winter is the move of Lee Loeffler, 35, to the bullpen to provide another option for Hohlt. The other 4 returnees will face challenges from Buffalo's Stan Boone, Bob Campbell. There will fierce competition for jobs in the bullpen before the start of regular season in LA against the Stars on April 9th. Has The Team Found a RHB To Balance The Lineup?: The biggest moves the team made in the off-season were to acquire bats that were right handed. Tom Sexton, a first round pick in 1953, was claimed form Pittsburgh during the Rule 5 draft while 2B/SS Dick Rabkin came to the Wolves via a trade with Washington. Hopefully both give Hohlt flexibility in what was a a heavily left handed hitting team in 1962. Rabkin also has a good glove which Hohlt highly values. One of the keys to the improvement was the stride forward in defensive play, not giving the opposition free runs. Expect Hohlt to demand more from his fielders in 1963. The team has other questions that will sort themselves out over the spring. Fans are expecting to see an overall youngish teams on the rise. Some insiders are saying that the team should take advantage of the young pitchers to make an aggressive move to acquire a homerun hitter to protect Tom Reed in the order. With Spring Training a week around the corner, excitement is in the air for all twenty clubs. For one of the ones without but last year, Minneapolis may get a treat, as team management announced that their first ever draft pick would be given every chance to earn the starting center field job. Taken 3rd in the most recent draft, the 18-year-old hit .223/.326/.334 (86 OPS+) in AAA, and he's already one of the toughest guys to strikeout. He had just 25 in 344 PAs, drawing 35 walks with 11 doubles, 5 triples, and 4 home runs. Last season, center field was handled most often by 34-year-old vet Dick Sheehan (.321, 9, 63), but he is not cut out to be a center fielder. The former Gotham and Keystone outfielder can shift over to either left or right, allowing the 6th Ranked Edwards to continue at his natural centerfield. Fresh off a tittle, the Pioneers aren't satisfied, and are looking to add to the mix at shortstop. With Paul Watson (.247, 8, 68) entering the season at 36, it is one of the few positions of weakness of a championship caliber team. The only other shortstop option on the 40 is former 4th Rounder Aeneas Bouloukos, who was 0-for-4 in a cup of coffee this fall. The Week That Was Current events from the week ending 03/03/1963 A billion dollar spaceport is being constructed on a stretch of coastal dune and swamp 200 miles north of Miami. Just north of Cape Canaveral and officially known as "Complex 39," it is expected to be the springboard from which men will leap moonward late in the 60s and then deeper into space in subsequent years. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visits East Berlin and reaffirms Soviet support for East Germany, increasing Cold War tensions. Some 2,000 Russians are reported to be aboard a Soviet liner, sailing away from Havana. Whether they were civilians or soldiers and their destination was not revealed but the United States had said nearly two weeks ago that the Kremlin assured it several thousand Russian military men will be withdrawn from Cuba. The Pentagon released a report that long range Soviet reconnaissance jets flew over four US Navy aircraft carriers at sea. Sources say the report was released to disarm any Russian propaganda bomb before it was dropped. The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Gray v. Sanders, establishing the principle of "one person, one vote" and striking down Georgia’s county unit system as unconstitutional. The Dominican Republic held its first democratic elections since the assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961. Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia, erupts violently, killing thousands and devastating surrounding villages. The Beatles release their first number-one hit in the UK, Please Please Me, marking the beginning of their rise to international fame.