Show Jackie Graves Gives Pep Tough Battle MINNEAPOLIS July 26 UP UP- UP Featherweight champion Willie Pep Pcp boasted victories in professional bouts today but he had to togo too go o rounds against a a. tough Minnesota opponent to win last nl night ht Pep Pcp was floored four Cour times limes in his match with Jackie Graves Austin i Minn but got up tip each tach time and finally knocked out Graves In the first few seconds o of the eighth The fight started out slowly as the Hartford Conn Cone titleholder studied Graves' Graves left handed punching punch ing methods But after atter that the bout turned into a whirlwind affair with both fighters going down re repeatedly repeatedly rea re- and getting up to light fight again Graves the nations nation's third ranking was pummeled to the canvas more moro than a a. dozen times Inthe in inthe inthe the last ast three rounds of ot the non- non title tight light scheduled for 10 rounds It was only the tho second time in his long career that Pep h had d traded blows with a southpaw Tho The sixth round saw Graves floored five times and Pep himself went down twice At the thc start of ot tho the seventh Peps Pep's eyes were partially closed but ho he kept up h his s like lightning jabs and twice floored his opponent The Thc second time down dawn Graves was as saved by the tho bell Graves came back valiantly In Inthe Inthe inthe the eighth but Pep dropped him immediately with two hard rights He struggled to his feet but the champ sent him down again with witha a series of ot lefts and rights to end the match Pep Pcp weighed In at an and 1 Graves at 3 4 3 for the bout |