Don Fullmer vs. Doyle Baird

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Doyle Baird 162 lbs beat Don Fullmer 165 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

"Things just don't come easy for Akron middleweight contender Doyle Baird and last night was no exception. Although the gutty scrapper won a split decision over 2nd ranked Don Fullmer, he suffered a couple of setbacks - a badly lacerated left eye and a protest from Fullmer's manager Angelo Curley. Fullmer opened the cut in Baird's eyebrow at the start of the 9th round and blood spurted out blinding him. Baird threw caution to the winds and leaped back into action. The judges' decision was a popular one with the audience but several reporters at ringside differed and had Fullmer winning." -Medina County Gazette

  • Baird's cut received 5 stitches
  • Angelo Curley - Fullmer's manager - filed a protest with Cleveland boxing commissioner David Ott and former Olympic track star Harrison Dillard, a member of the commission, regarding the decision. However, the decision stood.
  • Attendance - 4,873
  • Unofficial Medina County Gazette scorecard - 6-2-2 Baird

Post fight comments

  • "I didn't want the fight to be stopped. I wasn't hurt but it was a bad cut." -Doyle Baird
  • "This was the biggest robbery I was ever in. I outboxed him every round. I jabbed his head off. How can you give a guy the fight when he didn't even hit you, not one clean shot?" -Don Fullmer
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