Curtis Sheppard Walker by decision. Walker was knocked out in nine rounds. Then Sheppard was knocked out in seven rounds by Perk Daniels on April 9, 1945. This was followed by a points loss at the hands of Jimmy Bivins. Sheppard then had consecutive wins over Nate Bolden, Johnny Allen, and Perkins in a rematch, before facing Jersey Joe Walcott again, and Archie Moore. He dropped decisions to Walcott and Moore, but Moore would later claim that, of all of his opponents, which included Bob Satterfield, Ezzard Charles, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson, and Muhammad Ali, it was Sheppard who hit him the
Effects of Hurricane Floyd in New Jersey saturated soils knocked down many trees across North Jersey, causing outages to utilities. About 37,000 homes lost phone service for four days, and nearly 1 million people lost long-distance phone service. Urban flooding closed roads and entered basements. Two people drowned in their cars in Bergen County. Two people also drowned in Passaic County. A police lieutenant in Cranford in Union County took his life after working for nearly 48 hours coordinating floodwater rescues. In Morris County, strong winds knocked down hundreds of trees, which damaged dozens of homes. This was some of the worst wind damage in the state.