Ernie Terrell vs. Bill Drover

Ernie Terrell 220 lbs beat Bill Drover 205 lbs by TKO at 2:28 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1973-02-19
• Location: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

"Towering Ernie Terrell, seeking a shot at the heavyweight crown he lost in 1967, scored a TKO over Bill Drovers at 2:20 of the 1st round here Monday night. The 6'6" Terrell, 229 1/2, Chicago, put Drovers, fighting out of Montreal, on the deck twice shortly after the opening bell. The second time that Drovers, weighing 205, got to his feet Terrell caught him with a right to the head to end the fight." -United Press International

• On the undercard Carol Polis became boxing's first woman judge as she officiated the first bout between Earnie Shavers and Jimmy Young.