Dick Tiger vs. Rory Calhoun (1st meeting)

Dick Tiger 164 lbs drew with Rory Calhoun 163 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1959-06-05
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Mark Conn 5-5
• Judge: Bill Recht 6-3
• Judge: Bill Forst 4-5

"Rory Calhoun, 163 1/4, closed strong to get a draw with Dick Tiger, 163 1/2, the British Empire middleweight champion Friday night at MSG. By winning the 10th round on all three official scorecards, Calhoun escaped defeat." -Associated Press

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 5-5 with Tiger the winner 6-5 on points because of a decisive edge in the 4th round
• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 6-3-1 Tiger
• An unofficial ringside poll of 15 sportswriters showed 8 scoring the bout for Tiger, 4 for Calhoun and 3 had it a draw.

Post fight comment

• "I thought I won. I will be better next time. I came here expecting tough fights. I welcome them." -Dick Tiger

• "He fights like a big Hogan (Kid) Bassey. I'll try to match him with Paul Pender for one of our out-of-town TV fights within the next four or five weeks. If I can't get Pender, I'll match him with Gene (Ace) Armstrong or with Rory Calhoun for a return bout." -MSG matchmaker Teddy Brenner