Eddie Machen vs Cleveland Williams D 10 fight report

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 11 Apr 2008, 19:56

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Both Machen, the No. 2 heavyweight contender, and Williams, ranked No. 5, climbed into the ring hoping to come out with a clearcut right to challenge the Sonny Liston-Floyd Patterson winner for the title. Machen came out unscarred, Williams had a cut on the mouth and a mouse over his right eye. Williams, a powerful left hooker, shook Machen in the 3rd and 8th rounds. Machen scored heavily with his effective counter-punching." -The Fresno Bee

Both fighters received $22,000 apiece from the gate

Post fight Comment:

"In a way he's tougher to fight than Liston because he has the speed the other doesn't have. You can't walk around Cleveland like you can Liston." -Eddie Machen

Robinson · Post by **Robinson** » 11 Apr 2008, 22:24

dOES footage exist of this ?

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 12 Apr 2008, 18:41

Eddie would probably have enjoyed that fight more than when he went to Sweden in 1958 expecting an easy payday and a shot at Floyd Patterson's World Heavyweight title after fighting a draw with Zora Folley. Instead he knocked cold in 2:16 by Ingemar Johansson and did not get a title shot until he went up against Ernie Terrell years later, with Eddie on the decline.

Shane he did not get a shot at Floyd before fighting Ingo.

Brutu · Post by **Brutu** » 12 Apr 2008, 19:13

You know before George Foreman even qualified to go to the Olympics Summer of 1968,,he had sparred with Cleveland Williams.
Man,I like to see that footage if it exists.

dempseyfire · Post by **dempseyfire** » 13 Apr 2008, 12:12

There's no footage of this fight that I'm aware of, but wouldn't have such an important fight (it was supposed to be a HW title eliminator) been on TV?