Joey Giardello vs. Pierre Langlois (2nd meeting)
Joey Giardello 160 lbs lost to Pierre Langlois 159 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1954-05-21
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Ruby Goldstein 4-5
- Judge: Artie Aidala 3-6
- Judge: Jack Gordon 3-6
- Giardello down in the 9th round.
- Scoring: 6-3-1, 6-3-1, 5-4-1
"Pierre Langlois has scrambled middleweight title plans by manhandling a slugging Joey Giardello. Giardello was in line for an October title shot at Bobo Olson's crown - if the champ got past Rocky Castellani in August. The lone knockdown of the MSG fight came in the 9th when Langlois landed a solid counter right to the jaw, a punch manager Jean Bretonnel said they practiced all week. Giardello got up at about two but took the automatic eight and one more for good measure standing in a corner. Langlois treated Giardello toughly in the corners and along the ropes. Seldom was Giardello able to cut loose with the rapid combinations that knocked out Garth Panter, Walter Cartier and Willie Troy in his last three previous starts." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 7-3 Langlois
Post fight comment
- "I didn't box at all tonight. My mind wasn't all there. I thought I would have won if I didn't get knocked down." -Joey Giardello
- "Pierre is going home to Paris and he won't come back until he gets Bobo Olson." -George Kanter, Langlois' American agent.