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DECEMBER 14, 1964 |
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GIARDELLO DEFEATS THE HURRICANE On this day in 1964, Joey Giardello defended his world middleweight title against Patterson, NJ phenom Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter. The fight is legendary for its competitiveness and its closeness, although the official scorecards were unanimous for Giardello by a comfortable margin (in rounds: 9-3-3; 9-4-2; & 8-5-2). Carter was dangerous and tough, particularly in the first half of the fight. But it was Giardello who set the pace and controlled the action with his ring savvy and movement. After the 15 rounds, Joey's face was badly marked and looked the worse for wear, while Carter, a huge chiseled rock of a middleweight, looked untouched. Despite the official cards, the consensus was that Giardello won the fight, but by a much closer score. In recent years, thanks mainly to an unfair depiction in the film "The Hurricane", this fight gained a reputation as being far closer than it actually was. According to the movie, Carter was robbed. But in reality, that was not the case. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1925 - George Godfrey KO3 Battling Owens at New Orleans, LA | ||||
| 1927 - Harry Blitman KO10 Johnny Datto at Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 1934 - Al Ettore W8 Adolph Wiater at the Chicago Stadium | ||||
| 1936 - Johnny Marcelline W8 Reds Transparenti at Baltimore, MD | ||||
| 1943 - Billy Fox KO3 Billy Smith at Philadelphia | ||||
| 1948 - Harold Johnson KO7 Willie Brown at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1948 - Percy Bassett KO7 Al Gaultiere at Convention Hall in West Philly | ||||
| 1948 - Tony Pellone W10 George LaRover at the Broadway Arena in Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| 1955 - Gil Turner W10 Jackie LaBua at Syracuse, NY | ||||
| 1956 - Joey Giardello W10 Charlie Cotton at the Cleveland Arena | ||||
| 1962 - Charley Scott KO8 Bob Fosmire at the Boston Garden | ||||
| 1974 - Mike 'Youngblood' Williams KO1 Nikita Tarhocker at the Allentown Fairgrounds | ||||
| 1978 - Alfonso Hayman W8 Ron Pettigrew at Virginia Beach, VA | ||||
| 1981 - Brian Baronet KO7 Sammy Goss at Durbin, South Africa (Sammy's last bout) | ||||
| 1996 - Ray Mercer W10 Tim Witherspoon at Atlantic City Convention Hall | ||||
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