Watson
Finch

WATSON FINCH was another one of the 1920s Camden fighters. He is known to have fought as a welterweight, primarily in South Jersey, Delaware, and Philadelphia.

Watson Finch fought at least two Camden boxers. Existing records show that he had fought Tip Gorman (Frank Guetherman). Besides the known fights, he also fought Young O'Connor (Cesar Campana Sr.).

Watson Finch died on July 9, 1931 as a result of injuries suffered when he had been struck by a motor vehicle.. 

Watson Finch Known Boxing Record

 

		Date	Lb	Opponent	Lb	W-L-D	last 6	Location
		1928-03-16		Connie George		6-6-2		New Baseball Stadium, Augusta, Georgia, USA	W	PTS	?
	Number of rounds unknown.
		1927-07-13		Billy Angelo		10-0-1		Milford, Delaware, USA	L	KO	2	6
		1927-04-12		Young Ketchell		15-7-4		Shellpot Park, Wilmington, Delaware, USA	L	KO	1	4
		1927-04-05		Eddie Adams				Shellpot Park, Wilmington, Delaware, USA	W	KO	2	4
		1927-03-01		Young Ketchell		10-6-4		Shellpot Park, Wilmington, Delaware, USA	L	KO	3	4
		1927-01-04		Joe Martin		0-1-0		Shellpot Park, Wilmington, Delaware, USA	W	NWS	4	4
	Newspaper decision from the Chester Times
		1926-09-03	149	Vic Righter	153	0-1-0		Public Service Ball Park, Camden, New Jersey, USA	W	KO	1	6
		1926-07-23		Tip Gorman				Public Service Ball Park, Camden, New Jersey, USA	L	NWS	6	6
	Newspaper decision from the Chester Times
		1926-01-08		Jimmy McNulty		5-1-0		Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	L	KO	1	6
		1925-06-04	149	Joe Libby	152	13-5-0		Public Service Ball Park, Camden, New Jersey, USA	L	TKO	2	8
		Before 1925-10-25		Soldier Freeman					L	KO
	Reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer (Jack Kincaid) I
		1924-12-08		Pat Haley		12-5-0		Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	L	KO	1	6

Trenton
Sunday Times Advertiser

October 25, 1925

Soldier Freeman
Watson Finch

Augusta Chronicle
Augusta, Georgia
March 12, 1928

Camden Courier-Post * September 12, 1928

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Trenton Evening Times - July 9, 1931