So, I've finally gotten round to this one and I must say it is a quality little scrap. Constant, aggressive in-fighting from the off by both men. It's no wonder Aragon was so incredibly popular in his day. The finish was somewhat anticlimactic but the actual action itself is quality. Enjoy. This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected
Boxing has had some strange scoring systems tried out over the years. Still not as bad as the old Argentinian scoring
If I remember correctly, any bouts that had a score with a difference of 4 rounds or closer were automatically considered draws.
I checked this fight out about 3 years ago and loved it. This is what I wrote: Art Aragon v Henry Davis (San Francisco Cow Palace) 10 rounds Found this one today looking for a good scrap and I wasn't disappointed. This bout's scoring was on the west coast's 11 point system (also known as the Australian 11 point system) at the time. Where 11 points are divided (6-5 for a close round, 5.5 - 5.5 for an Even round). Here we go. Round 1: 6-5 Aragon Round 2: 6-5 Davis Round 3: 6-5 Aragon Round 4: 6-5 Aragon Round 5: 6-5 Aragon Round 6: 5.5 - 5.5 Even Round 7: 6-5 Aragon Round 8: 6-5 Davis Round 9: 6-5 Aragon Round 10: Referee stops the contest due to a badly lacerated lower lip by Davis where his lower teeth went through the lip in the previous round. Total through 9 completed rounds: 51.5 - 47.5 Aragon (actual scores: 51.5 - 47.5 for Aragon and 2 scores of 50-49 for Davis) Every round Davis started like a house-a-fire, but then Aragon's bigger shots just took over. I really couldn't see those two scores for Davis, but it is what it is. And Davis was PO'd when that fight was stopped. A good fight where the emphasis was clearly on entertainment.
I know and I'll tell you a funny thing about this. I have a magazine from back in the day when California adopted the 5 point system (1 point for a round, 2 or more if there was a knockdown or multiple knockdowns and none for an even round - a more simplistic version of the 10 point must used today) and how sportswriters didn't take kindly to the change. In the mag it has a quote saying, "What is this? We have to go back to the Australian 11 point system. The 11 point system is the best." I guess some people didn't take change well.
