Gene Fullmer vs. Jackie LaBua
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Gene Fullmer 154 lbs beat Jackie LaBua 158 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1954-11-08
- Location: Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Referee: George Walsh 8-1
- Judge: Joe Agnello 7-2
- Judge: Bert Grant 8-2
"Gene (Cyclone) Fullmer, a good, tough and aggressive middleweight from West Jordan, Utah, made his perfect record 25-0 Monday night by drubbing Jackie LaBua at Eastern Parkway Arena for a lopsided 10-round decision. The only thing Fullmer didn't do was floor or knock out the strong-jawed New Yorker." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 10-0 Fullmer
- Eastern Parkway matchmaker Teddy Brenner attempted to make Gene Fullmer and Rocky Castellani for December 20th at the Arena, but failed to materialize on that date.
- There was a televised co-feature on this telecast between Orlando Zulueta and Kenny Lane. However, their bout was telecast from St. Nick's Arena.
Post-fight comment
- "Rocky Castellani, Bobo Olson, or anyone. It's all the same to me. All I want to know is did the fans like it? It was my first time on television." -Gene Fullmer