Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2007.24.136Description
In August 1956, a record Tacoma fight crowd of 11,095 jammed into Lincoln Bowl to watch Pat McMurtry's fight against Willie Pastrano. McMurtry, who graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949, lost a hard-fought, 10-round decision to Pastrano, who went on to become the world light heavyweight champ. McMurtry fought twice in Lincoln Bowl in the summer of 1956. Just the month prior to his fight with Pastrano, a crowd of 10,729 watched McMurtry defeat former heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles in a 10-round decision at Lincoln Bowl. A combined crowd of 21,734 watched those two fights in Lincoln Bowl.Made/Created
Date made
1956 - 1957Place
Location
Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma, WALexicon
Search Terms
Boxing, Professional/Semi-ProRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
McMurtry, PatPerson or Organization
Pastrano, WilliePerson or Organization
Lincoln Bowl