Curtis Cokes vs. Jose Stable
Curtis Cokes 146 lbs lost to Jose Stable 146 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1963-04-20
- Location: Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York, USA
- Referee: Jimmy Devlin 4-6
- Judge: Tony Castellano 4-5
- Judge: Tony Rossi 4-5
"Jose Stable of Cuba beat top welterweight contender Curtis Cokes of Dallas, Tex., last night with a savage hooking attack to the body and head for an upset unanimous decision in their nationally televised fight at New York's Sunnyside Arena. Cokes started off with long left jabs as if to win the bout with comparative ease. But Jose began a close-quarter bob-weave hooking attack in the 3rd round that caused Curtis to hold three times because of body blows. Stable continued his attack in the 4th and had an edge in the 5th. Cokes knocked Stable back onto his heels with a hard right in the 6th, but the Cuban came back and gave Curtis a thorough battering in the 7th and 8th, although he lost the 8th on a low blow. Stable took the 9th on harder punches and Cokes seemed to have an edge in the 10th because he knocked Jose into a corner with a left-right combo to the jaw." -United Press International
- Unofficial UPI scorecard - Even on rounds but favored Stable 6-5 on supplemental scoring.