[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  20th Century Boxing: Icons, Memories & More [@20thCentBoxIMM](/creator/twitter/20thCentBoxIMM) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-20 11:54:37 UTC Primo Carnera TKO's Jack Gross (left) in the 7th round, on July 20,1932, at Ebbetts field in Brooklyn, New York. Carnera, who had KO'd Gross in 4-rounds in September of 1930, was coming off of a 10-round points loss to Larry Gains in May at White City Stadium in London. Southpaw Jack Gross, out of Philadelphia, had been ranked as high as #9 in the world at heavyweight in 1929. Though he had a decision win over George Godfrey among them, he had lost three of his past five fights coming into the fight with Carnera, and he would no fight for two plus years following the loss to "The Ambling Alp." Gross had lost three decisions in those five fights; two of them to Tommy Loughran and the other to Ernie Schaaf. Loughran had previously handed Gross his first defeat, in 1928 on points, after the lefty had opened his career at 31-0-1. Gross would come back and score a 3rd round KO of Johnny Rosier, who was making his pro debut, in September of 1934 and then retire with a 48-8-1 (33 KO wins) record. From New Jersey(.com) on that first meeting between Loughran and Gross (Let's make it CLEAR that I don't find anything else anywhere to verify this as fact): Jack Horner remembers Jack Gross, the "Baker Boy From Salem.'' “Jack Gross had won XX straight fights when they put him up against Tommy Loughran, who they (also) called ‘Cinderella Man,’ a fancy boxer you could hardly lay a glove on. “Well, they forgot to tell Jack Gross that. “He knocked Loughran down three times in the first round. “The fight should have been over, but for an oversight by the referee. “When the ref tallied the fight, he called the first round even.’’ — Jack Horner More from NJ dot com: We did a story on Jack Gross when he was elected to the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. He told us about a fight in Chicago that he was winning until his corner told him to take a dive in the fifth round. “I can beat this guy,’’ he told his corner. “If you want to get out of here alive tonight, go down in the fifth round,’’ he was told. We don’t remember who was in the audience, but it was somebody calling the shots. Gross took the dive. That’s the way it was back in those days. Gross' only fought twice in Chicago, one was a points win over Seal Harris, the other was that 1930 KO4 loss to Carnera which, considering that many of Carnera's early fights were reportedly fixed, makes this a possibility.  XX engagements  **Related Topics** [london](/topic/london) [larry](/topic/larry) [Post Link](https://x.com/20thCentBoxIMM/status/1946901555099131985)
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Created: 2025-07-20 11:54:37 UTC
Primo Carnera TKO's Jack Gross (left) in the 7th round, on July 20,1932, at Ebbetts field in Brooklyn, New York.
Carnera, who had KO'd Gross in 4-rounds in September of 1930, was coming off of a 10-round points loss to Larry Gains in May at White City Stadium in London.
Southpaw Jack Gross, out of Philadelphia, had been ranked as high as #9 in the world at heavyweight in 1929. Though he had a decision win over George Godfrey among them, he had lost three of his past five fights coming into the fight with Carnera, and he would no fight for two plus years following the loss to "The Ambling Alp."
Gross had lost three decisions in those five fights; two of them to Tommy Loughran and the other to Ernie Schaaf. Loughran had previously handed Gross his first defeat, in 1928 on points, after the lefty had opened his career at 31-0-1.
Gross would come back and score a 3rd round KO of Johnny Rosier, who was making his pro debut, in September of 1934 and then retire with a 48-8-1 (33 KO wins) record.
From New Jersey(.com) on that first meeting between Loughran and Gross (Let's make it CLEAR that I don't find anything else anywhere to verify this as fact):
Jack Horner remembers Jack Gross, the "Baker Boy From Salem.''
“Jack Gross had won XX straight fights when they put him up against Tommy Loughran, who they (also) called ‘Cinderella Man,’ a fancy boxer you could hardly lay a glove on.
“Well, they forgot to tell Jack Gross that.
“He knocked Loughran down three times in the first round.
“The fight should have been over, but for an oversight by the referee.
“When the ref tallied the fight, he called the first round even.’’ — Jack Horner
More from NJ dot com:
We did a story on Jack Gross when he was elected to the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.
He told us about a fight in Chicago that he was winning until his corner told him to take a dive in the fifth round.
“I can beat this guy,’’ he told his corner.
“If you want to get out of here alive tonight, go down in the fifth round,’’ he was told.
We don’t remember who was in the audience, but it was somebody calling the shots.
Gross took the dive.
That’s the way it was back in those days.
Gross' only fought twice in Chicago, one was a points win over Seal Harris, the other was that 1930 KO4 loss to Carnera which, considering that many of Carnera's early fights were reportedly fixed, makes this a possibility.
XX engagements
