Denny Moyer vs. Eddie Pace

Denny Moyer 159 lbs beat Eddie Pace 159 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 1970-02-25
• Location: Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Judge: Art Lurie 59-53
• Judge: Mike Petrovich 56-54
• Judge: Ralph Mosa 56-53

• NABF Middleweight Title (Vacant Title)

"Counter-punching Denny Moyer became the first middleweight champion of the recently organized NABF Wednesday night on a unanimous 12-round decision over rugged Eddie Pace at the Silver Slipper Arena. Moyer, the former world junior middleweight champion from Portland, Ore., and Pace, the WBA's 3rd-ranked junior middleweight, both weighed 158 1/2. Pace forced the fight all the way and was a winner of three of the first four rounds. Moyer, however, began to get to his opponent with short rights to the jaw midway through the bout and finished strong for the unanimous decision. Moyer bled from the nose from the 2nd round on and Pace suffered a cut under the right eye in the 11th round. There were no knockdowns." -United Press International

• Unofficial Las Vegas SUN scorecard - 58-54 Moyer
• Sellout crowd in attendance of 800
• Purses: Both Moyer and Pace received a purse of $3,500 apiece

Notes

• Inaugural NABF Middleweight title fight.
• Coming into the fight, Moyer was tenth by the WBA at middleweight, while Pace was rated #3 at junior middleweight by the same sanctionning body.

Preceded by: Inaugural

NABF Middleweight Title Fight # 1

Succeeded by: Moyer vs. Williams