Charles Mayer and Ben Spradley were the only two competitors, with Mayer winning the gold medal by a TKO at 1:40 in round three. Mayer, who only arrived in St. Louis on the day of his bouts, also competed as a heavyweight at the 1904 Olympics, losing a final round match for the gold medal. He was the 1905 AAU Champion. The top American fighter in this class was William Rodenbach, who was AAU Champion from 1900-04, and was heavyweight champion in 1901 and 1904, but he did not enter the Olympic tournament after suffering an arm injury. Rude Kreider was present at the venue but refused to take part in his semi-final bout, an action that earned a six month suspension from the AAU
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