Cleveland Williams vs. Billy Daniels (1st meeting)
Cleveland Williams 212 lbs beat Billy Daniels 191 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1963-03-09
- Location: Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- Referee: Jimmy Peerless 97-92
- Judge: Carl Gardner 98-93
- Judge: Jim Ruby 98-91
"Third ranked Cleveland Williams scored a bloody unanimous decision Saturday night over 6th ranked heavyweight Billy Daniels in their nationally televised 10 round bout. Daniels rocked Williams in the 1st round with a whistling right to the chin. But after that round the fight belonged to Williams, who stalked Daniels like a big cat throwing effective punches. Williams opened up a cut over Daniels' right eye in the 3rd round, another one over the left eye in the 8th round and bloodied Daniels' nose in the 9th. Daniels was in trouble several times, and he slipped twice but he was never knocked down. In the explosive 9th round, Williams staggered Daniels three different times with powerful jaw-crushing left hooks. But each time the game and crafty Daniels managed to clinch until the cobwebs cleared from his head." -United Press International
- Unofficial UPI scorecard - 97-92 Williams
- Attendance - 2,371