| Main Performers | Joe Beckett,
Tommy Burns - boxers |
| Secondary Performers | Jim Driscoll - second (to Beckett) |
| Set List | Joe Beckett vs. Tommy Burns |
| Performance Notes | Title won by Joe Beckett. "Burns was in poor condition...saved himself from a KO in the second by clinching...rallied in the third, his best round, but could not land a hard enough blow to hurt Beckett...Down twice for counts before his corner threw in the sponge." (BoxRec website).
"It was a victory of youth and strength over age and experience'
'There was a large crowd to see the World's Champion of 12 years ago attempt to "come back" - as the time-honoured boxing expression goes - at the expense of the British champion of today... though both men were loudly cheered, it was evident that the older man had the sympathy of the house. The men presented in striking contrast. Burns is rather Napoleonic in appearance, he has the head of a thinker. Beckett, on the other hand, is just a primitive man, the fighting man par excellence, with an absence of nerves and an alonst disdainful regard for his surroundings that is worthy of a "cave man."... There was one pointer that showed the long road travelled by Bruns since his active career in the ring was brought to a close: he stood up and boxed, while Beckett adopted the half-crouch that has become so popular with modern boxers - an ugly stance, and one that savours of outside influences on our methods."
(The Times 17 July 1920) |