Eddie Perkins vs. Yoshinori Takahashi
Eddie Perkins 139 lbs beat Yoshinori Takahashi 139 lbs by KO at 1:35 in round 13 of 15
- Date: 1964-01-04
- Location: Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
- Referee: Nick Pope 60-52
- Judge: Haruo Ishiwatarido 59-52
- Judge: Ko Toyama 58-52
"Junior welterweight champion Eddie Perkins of Chicago knocked out Yoshinori Takahashi in the 13th round Saturday night with a two-fisted attack that sent the young Japanese boxer to the hospital with a concussion. The challenger collapsed after a second knockdown in the 13th and lay unconscious. He was carried from the ring on a stretcher and did not regain consciousness until 30 minutes after the knockout. Perkins' victory never was in doubt from the 1st round when he staggered the Japanese challenger. The bell saved Takahashi from punishment in the 1st, 6th and 9th rounds when he had been shaken but not floored. Apparently shocked by the 1st round attack, Takahashi tried to outbox the champion but failed. Perkins floored his opponent for an eight-count early in the 13th. He went after him again with a powerful left hook and a right to the head. Takahashi went halfway through the ropes, stood up reeling, then sank again to his knees and collapsed as referee Nick Pope waved his hands to count him out at 1:35 of the round." -Associated Press
- Takahashi was taken to Mitui Kosei Nenkin Hospital where he was kept under observation and released the next day.
Post-fight comments
- "He suffered from a concussion but now is all right." -Dr. Takashi Suzuki, physician for the Japanese boxing commission
- "This kind of thing never happened before in my career. I was worried about him. I'll call him on Sunday before leaving for home." -Eddie Perkins