 Only 1782 fans paid to see the bout whose attendance suffered from a one-day postponement, though it was an exciting and skillfully fought display.Kogon dominated in his boxing skills, speed, endurance and punching ability, but the courage of Stato made the fight.On June 2, 1947, in New Haven, Kogon met the accomplished Bob Montgomery, reigning New York Boxing Commission's world lightweight champion, and fought a close, skillful, well paced match.