Davey Moore vs. Gil Cadilli (1st meeting)

Davey Moore 129 lbs beat Gil Cadilli 130 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1957-04-10
• Location: Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, USA
• Referee: Petey Sarron 98-93
• Judge: Jerry Sherrard 98-93
• Judge: Sam Margolis 99-93

“Davey Moore blasted his way into the boxing limelight tonight with a unanimous decision over Gil Cadilli. Moore crashed punches of every sort into the taller Cadilli from the first round on and had control of the fight all the way. Cadilli, the favorite at fight time because of his greater speed, proved no faster than the broad-chested Ohio fighter, but the Los Angeles man showed 1,018 ringside fans he could take hard punches and fight back. Moore making his first television appearance was bleeding from a cut over his left eye and another on his left cheek but did not seem the least bit tired at the end of the bout. Moore seemed to gain strength as the fight went on and slugged harder every time Cadilli’s fist caught him. At the end of the bout Moore was pounding Cadilli almost at will.”