Eddie Machen vs. Joey Orbillo
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Eddie Machen 196 lbs beat Joey Orbillo 183 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1966-06-23
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Lee Grossman 5-3
- Judge: John Thomas 3-5
- Judge: George Latka 6-2
"Veteran heavyweight Eddie Machen, 196, of Berkeley, Calif., was awarded a 10 round split decision over Army Pvt. Joey Orbillo, 183, Wilmington, Calif., last night at the Olympic Auditorium. Orbillo, 20, scored well in the middle rounds, notably the 4th when he hit Machen with a vicious right-left cross that rocked the 34 year old heavyweight. Machen scored late and most effectively in the 9th and 10th rounds with body punches to break down his opponent and hand him his first defeat in 13 professional fights before 10,000 fans." -Associated Press
- Unofficial Pasadena Star-News scorecard - 5-3 Machen
- Machen, who fought Manuel Ramos 20 days earlier, was a sub for Tony Alongi, who backed out claiming he needed more time to train.
Post fight comments
- "He used all his tricks all right. And he talked to me quite a bit too. But I tried to keep my cool. I guess maybe I kept my cool too much." -Joey Orbillo
- "Orbillo? He's going to be a good one. He needs more seasoning, more fights. He'll be OK. As for me, I want Jerry Quarry and Joe Frazier, in that order - then I want Clay." -Eddie Machen