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Philly Boxing History |
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OCTOBER 21, 1965 |
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Joey Giardello and Dick Tiger fought each other for the fourth and final time on this date in 1965. Tiger won the bout and evened their series at two wins each. More importantly, Tiger won back the world middleweight title that Giardello had taken from him almost two years before in Atlantic City. All four fights between these two old pros went the distance, with each winning a 10-round non-title bout and a 15-round championship bout. Giardello fought only four more times, retiring two years later. Tiger lost this title in his next defense (vs. Emile Griffith), but moved up in weight and became light-heavyweight champion in 1966. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1936 - Leroy Haynes D10 Arturo Godoy at the Hippodrome in New York | ||||
| 1940 - Tommy Forte W10 Lou Salica I at the Arena in West Philly (Bantamweight Non-Title Bout) | ||||
| 1943 - Eddie Giosa W8 Frankie Donato at the Olympia A.C. in South Philly | ||||
| 1955 - Issac Logart W10 Gil Turner at New York's Madison Square Garden | ||||
| 1975 - Duane Bobick KO2 Rochelle Norris at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Lil' Abner KO4 Frank Young at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Miguel Barreto W10 Alfonso Hayman at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Matthew Saad Muhammad D6 Wayne McGee at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1956 - Earl Hargrove | ||||
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| 1974 - Tony Cisco | ||||
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