Bob Satterfield vs. Johnny Summerlin

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Bob Satterfield 183 lbs beat Johnny Summerlin 194 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

Satterfield drove Summerlin through the ropes, onto the ring, apron with a barrage of blows in the 3rd round. Summerlin rose at the count of seven.

Source: Chicago Tribune

"Bob Satterfield ended young Johnny Summerlin's 12-fight winning streak tonight with a 10-round decision in a televised brawl from the Chicago Stadium. Satterfield, who weighed 183 compared to 194 for Summerlin, nearly won by a knockout, driving Summerlin through the ropes to the ring apron in the 3rd round. But the Detroit scrapper managed to regain his feet inside the ropes as Satterfield went to a neutral corner and the bell saved him from further attack at the count of seven. Thereafter, Summerlin stressed defense. Still, he managed to keep moving in on Satterfield with left jabs which gained points and kept the winner from unleashing another attack. Satterfield coasted until the 9th when he connected twice with combinations to the head and body which kept Summerlin in trouble, but the bout ended with both battlers slugging with both fists for a rousing finish." -United Press

  • Unofficial UP scorecard - 94-91 Satterfield
  • The UP stated that this defeat knocked out Summerlin's chance to meet Bob Baker in the ongoing elimination series for Rocky Marciano's vacated title. Truman Gibson of the IBC, however, stated that he did favor matching Satterfield with Hurricane Jackson due to their styles. Neither match, however, was realized.
  • Purses: Both fighters received 25% of the net gate each as well as $4,000 from Television.

Post-fight comments

  • "We'll fight anybody. If they won't give us a chance in that heavyweight eliminations, we'll claim the light heavyweight title. There's nobody to beat us out of it and we can make 175 pounds." -Ike Bernstein, Satterfield's manager
  • "I got careless and got knocked down. It was then I got it in my head that he can punch and got cautious and that cost me the fight." -Johnny Summerlin
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