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HISTORY: On March 7, 1951 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles defended his title against Jersey Joe Walcott. Charles won a unanimous 15 round decision. Charles signed the deal on January 13, just a few hours after defeating Lee Oma. Charles was a 5-1 favorite. A crowd of 13,853 paid $75,502. A left hook floored Walcott for a nine-count in the ninth round. Jack Cuddy of United Press scored the fight for Charles. He had it 8-5-2 in rounds. The crowd booed the decision, and Walcott complained he had been "robbed." This was Walcott's fourth failed attempt to win the title.
Offered here is a very scarce, original, official program for this fight.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, 4 page including covers, official program which includes photos and brief bios of each inside along with a scorecard. Not scored or written on. Clean inside and out. Tight binding. No center crease. Small corner creases. No tears. Clean inside and out. 8 1/2" x 11."
Scarce championship program.
