Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com

at Butte. Contracts were wired to both managers and established
the weight limit at 129-1/2 pounds and the purse at $3,500. 109 At
Butte, the outdoor amphitheater was expanded from 10,000 to
12,000 seats. Odds were ten to eight for Herrera, although the
Herald favored even money. 110
Nelson advanced on Herrera in every round, and when the men
did wade into each other, it was pounding iron. One of Herrera’s
punches flipped Nelson into a somersault over the ropes, yet at
the end of the Twentieth, Nelson took the decision. 111
109 San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 16, 1904. A fight in Butte would benefit
Herrera. He had been training at the 5,500-feet elevation. At the time, 126 was
the top of the featherweight class, and some boxers, like Young Corbett II, were
not always able to stay under that. The purse equaled about $100,000 today;
Salt Lake Herald, Sep 5, 1904
110 Eight dollars that was bet on Herrera would return ten if he won.
111 Roberts, James B., Alexander G. Skutt, International Boxing Hall of Fame
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