Wed. and Thursday Ambers Too Clever For Al Davis New York, Feb. 24.
A tough American-Jewish fighter, Al Davis, clambered out of the Madison Square Garden ring last night and a capacity crowd of 20,000 saw tears streaming from his eyes—he was sobbing because he had just lost his first fight since he turned professional in 1937. Lou Ambers, the American—Italian world lightweight champion, was the villain who halted the winning streak of youthful Davis after the Brooklyn battier had won 37 straight victories, most of them via the knockout route. Ambers won on decision in a ten-round non-title bout.
Davis fought a courageous, willing fight, a bleeding mouth and nose testifying to that, but he lacked the scientific skill of the champion. Twenty thousand spectators saw Ambers at his best. They saw the hard-hitting champion uncork every trick in his large repertoire and they saw Davis befuddled and a victim of rare ringcraft.—United Press.
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