Phil Scott Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion 1924 to 1931 .Recorded 89 contests:Won67 :lost 15 :Drew 5 : other 2. Jack Sharkey vs Phil Scott 27th February 1930, Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida.In an Eliminator. Sharkey W TKO 3 After 2:34 of fighting and a minute of frantic, furious argument and uncertainty in the 3rd round. The Englishman, Phil Scott, went down for a count of six in the 2nd, and three times from body blows in the 3rd before he finally gave up, sitting on one of the ropes bewilderedly wondering why his customary claim of foul was taking so long to receive recognition. It is true that Sharkey, in his eagerness to finish his man, landed dangerously low once or twice with left hooks, but the blows were not hard, not to be compared with those that caused Scotts knees to cave in. After the third knockdown in the 3rd round, the referee invited Jimmy Johnston to come in the ring and see if his Englishman wanted any more. It took a full minute to persuade Scott to go on, but finally he did, under threat of DQ, and then Sharkey finished the job in workmanlike fashion.
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