Luis Rodriguez vs. Joey Giambra

Luis Rodriguez 150 lbs beat Joey Giambra 160 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1963-01-19
• Location: Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
• Referee: Cy Gottfried 100-91
• Judge: Stuart Winston 99-93
• Judge: Gus Jacobson 97-93

"Cuban welterweight Luis Rodriguez, fresh from his Saturday night victory over middleweight Joey Giambra, says he has his sights set for champion Emile Griffith. Rodriguez, at 150 pounds, danced, dodged and slashed his way to a 10 round unanimous decision over the 159 pound Giambra. Rodriguez kept the fans standing more than sitting with his furious, multi-blow assaults on Giambra. But the punches had little effect except to baffle Giambra." -United Press International

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• "I want Emile Griffith now. He's got to fight me...here...Las Vegas...anywhere. He can't run away from me anymore." -Luis Rodriguez