Ralph Dupas vs. Charley Scott (1st meeting)

Charley Scott 147 lbs beat Ralph Dupas 147 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1959-05-13
• Location: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Referee: Bernie Weismann 46-45
• Judge: Jim McManus 43-47
• Judge: Lou Caparelli 47-46

"Charley Scott, an upset victor over high ranked welterweight Ralph Dupas, looked today for a match with any scrapper with a better rating. Scott was ranked 7th among the world's 147 pounders when he tripped Dupas, 2nd rated, last night with a split decision in 10 rounds in the Wednesday TV fight. Dupas, floored in the 1st round for a count of three by a Scott left hook, said he never was hurt." -United Press International

• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 47-44 Dupas

Post fight comments

• "I don't feel like I looked good. But he's a hard guy to fight. He's so fast, zip here and zip there, and hard to hit. But he didn't hurt me anytime." -Charley Scott

• "What do you have to do to win a fight? Every fight I've ever lost, outside of the Joe Brown knockout, was a split decision." -Ralph Dupas