Mike Rossman vs. Aldo Traversaro

From inside the fight program.

Mike Rossman 171 lbs beat Aldo Traversaro 174 lbs by TKO at 1:15 in round 6 of 15

• Date: 1978-12-05
• Location: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Jesus Celis 50-47
• Judge: John Stewart 48-47
• Judge: Regis Accettula 49-46

• Program Cover

Notes

• Before the fight, Rossman received a telegram form Muhammad Ali that read: "You are the light heavyweight champion of the world. Don't let Aldo forget it."
• Rossman's purse was $100,000, and Traversaro's was $20,000.
• There was a crowd of 11,205.
• Some scenes for the movie Rocky II were filmed at the Spectrum on the night of Rossman-Traversaro.

Newspaper Article

• "Rossman Wins By A TKO" Associated Press, December 6, 1978