Kid Gavilan vs Billy Graham III | Ring Talk with Lou Eisen | Talkin Fight

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This week Lou discusses the August 29th, 1951 world welterweight championship bout between champion Kid Gavilan and challenger Billy Graham at Madison Square Garden. The August 29, 1951 fight at New York's Madison Square Garden was a welterweight championship fight between Kid Gavilan and Billy Graham. Gavilan was the champion and Graham was the challenger. The fight went the full 15 rounds and Gavilan won by a unanimous decision.

The fight was a close one, with both men giving and taking punishment throughout the bout. Gavilan was the more accurate puncher, landing the cleaner, harder shots, but Graham was relentless in his attack, never backing down or giving an inch. In the end, Gavilan's superior boxing skills and technique were just enough to edge out a victory on the scorecards, much to the delight of the New York crowd.

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