, ▁which ▁following ▁a ▁decision - appe aling ▁vote , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁( in ▁an ▁un cont ro vers ial ▁manner ) ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁decision ▁win ▁for ▁Lang ford . ▁ ▁K etch el ▁vs . ▁Johnson ▁▁ ▁K etch el ' s ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁battle ▁with ▁Jack ▁Johnson ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁by ▁many ▁a ▁modern - day ▁" David ▁and ▁G oli ath ". ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁round , ▁K etch el ▁flo ored ▁Johnson ▁with ▁a ▁right ▁hand . ▁Johnson ▁got ▁up ▁and ▁knock ed ▁out ▁K etch el ▁with ▁a ▁right ▁upper cut . ▁ ▁K etch el ▁and ▁Johnson ▁were ▁rum ored ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁friends ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁gone ▁g amb ling , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hit ▁the ▁bro th els , ▁together ; ▁they ▁shared ▁a ▁love ▁for ▁women . ▁K etch el ▁and ▁Johnson ▁planned ▁to ▁fight ▁together . ▁Because ▁K etch el ▁was ▁shorter ▁than ▁Johnson , ▁he ▁wore ▁long ▁co ats ▁to ▁conce al ▁the ▁platform ▁sho es ▁he ▁had ▁worn ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁look ▁t aller ▁at ▁a ▁public ity ▁event . ▁They ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁script ▁for ▁their ▁fight ▁to ▁ ▁stretch ▁it ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁r ounds , ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 0 - round ▁fight ▁would ▁guarantee ▁box ing ▁fans ▁would ▁pay ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁local ▁the aters ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁re play ▁of ▁the ▁fight . ▁After ▁ 1 2 ▁r ounds , ▁K etch el ▁sw