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... a Finnish boxer ever got a shot at the world title.
Formidable featherweight champ Davey Moore defends his title against Finnish challenger Olli Mäki (record 8 wins, 1 loss, went onto become the European champion). Moore was at his peak, in his next title defense he lost to Sugar Ramos and died of his injuries two days later.
http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?...isto%2F00313_1
Starts at about 26 minutes.
(includes the undercard fights with #1 LHW contender Eddie Cotton vs Pekka Kokkonen as the co-main event)
Formidable featherweight champ Davey Moore defends his title against Finnish challenger Olli Mäki (record 8 wins, 1 loss, went onto become the European champion). Moore was at his peak, in his next title defense he lost to Sugar Ramos and died of his injuries two days later.
http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?...isto%2F00313_1
Starts at about 26 minutes.
(includes the undercard fights with #1 LHW contender Eddie Cotton vs Pekka Kokkonen as the co-main event)