Gypsy Joe Harris vs. Bobby Cassidy
Gypsy Joe Harris 157 lbs beat Bobby Cassidy 158 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1967-10-30
- Location: Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Pete Tomasco 46-45
- Judge: Jim Weston 47-43
- Judge: Jack Styles 46-45
"Gypsy Joe Harris still is unbeaten today, but you couldn't convince Irish Bobby Cassidy. Harris won a close, unanimous 10 round decision over Cassidy of New York, Monday night. It was a hard-fought fight in which the decision could have gone either way. This was Harris' first fight against a southpaw and his initial venture against a full-fledged middleweight. Harris, the No. 1 welterweight contender, had to rally in the final round to maintain his spotless record. Cassidy kept the pressure on with a right hand jab and a sharp left. And in the 9th round, Harris went down, although Harris insisted he slipped. The referee gave him a mandatory eight-count. Cassidy suffered a deep cut over his right eye in the 5th round and took a severe body beating. Opinion appeared to be evenly divided on the verdict." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 44-44 Draw
- After this bout Promoter Herman Taylor offered Curtis Cokes $50,000 to defend his welterweight title against Harris in Philadelphia.
- Attendance - 4,689
- Gate - $20,806
Post fight comment
- "I think I won and I don't think I'm alone in that. There were a few other people who thought so. Even some of Gypsy Joe's fans came up and said I won." -Bobby Cassidy