Dick Tiger vs. Spider Webb (1st meeting)
Dick Tiger 162 lbs lost to Spider Webb 159 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1958-06-24
- Location: Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
- After Webb's previous bout against Jimmy Beecham, it was announced that he received an lucrative offer to fight 2nd ranked middleweight Joey Giardello in San Francisco on June 30th. However, both he and his manager Hector Knowles decided to honor the existing contract to fight Dick Tiger in London on June 24th.
"Ellsworth (Spider) Webb, Chicago, scored a 10 round decision over Dick Tiger, British Empire champion from Nigeria Tuesday night. Tiger tried to carry the fight to Webb all the way. This brought cheers from the spectators in the opening rounds. But Webb, who took advantage of his longer reach, scored repeatedly with straight lefts as Tiger tried to bore through his guard. Impressed by the American's clever boxing, the crowd began rooting for him. Knowing he trailed on points, Tiger made a desperate attempt to floor Webb in the final round and landed a solid smash on the American's jaw in the final seconds. The bout was close all the way and when the referee gave the decision to Webb and almost equal number of cheers and boos came from the crowd in Empress Hall." -United Press International