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remarkable stamina, the 21-year old Godwin won the next four rounds, leaving the tenth even. Godwin took a beating in the bout, with both eyes badly swollen by the end. It was a primitive match requiring limited boxing skill or ring generalship. Godwin won a total of three of the five meetings between him and Knight.
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Henry Firpo fell to Godwin on
November 28, 1933, in ten rounds at West Palm's Legion Arena. In the unusual win, Firpo knocked Godwin to the canvas three times in the second round. Godwin's first two falls were no counts, but he took a count of nine in the third knockdown. After Firpo was unable to
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Mike McTigue fell to Godwin in Miami on April 7, 1930, in a ten round points decision. Though Godwin remained aggressive, McTigue appeared to land more blows throughout the bout, and the decision was not popular with the crowd. The boxers were criticized for showing little effort in the listless
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World Light
Heavyweight Titles. Rosenbloom won in a technical knockout 1:16 into the fourth round. Many reporters believed the young Godwin was two injured from his previous fight with Joe Knight to meet the reigning champion. Their suspicions were confirmed when he entered the ring with white
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