Paolo Rosi vs. Manuel Alvarez

Manuel Alvarez 137 lbs lost to Paolo Rosi 138 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1962-03-03
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Jimmy Devlin 3-7
• Judge: Artie Aidala 4-5
• Judge: Bill Recht 2-7

"Paolo Rosi of New York, gunning for another shot at the lightweight title, spoiled the US debut of Argentina's Manuel Alvarez last night by winning a unanimous 10 round decision in their TV fight. Rosi beat the South American at MSG with straight rights and left hooks. Many of the 1,500 fans booed the decision because they thought Alvarez, with his leaping peek-a-boo style had won. There were no official knockdowns but Alvarez was sent flying backwards through the ropes onto the ring apron by a right to the head in the 3rd round, but referee Devlin ruled it a slip. Each fighter suffered cuts on both brows and Rosi bled freely from the nose." -United Press International

Scorecards (all for Rosi)

• Referee Jimmy Devlin - 7-3
• Judge Artie Aidala - 5-4-1
• Judge Bill Recht - 7-2-1

• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 7-3 Alvarez
• Unofficial AP scorecard - 5-4-1 Rosi
• An unofficial poll of 12 sportwriters conducted by the UPI showed 6 favoring Alvarez, 5 for Rosi and 1 calling it a draw.
• The referee warned Alvarez twice in the 5th round. Once for butting and once for hitting low, but he did not penalize him.

Post fight comment

• "I've been robbed! I know I won. Rosi has no defense. I know I won on points." -Manuel Alvarez