Joe Brown vs. Dave Charnley (1st meeting)

Joe Brown 134 lbs beat Dave Charnley 134 lbs by TKO in round 6 of 15

• Date: 1959-12-02
• Location: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA
• Referee: Jimmy Webb
• Judge: Ernie Taylor
• Judge: Bill Cornelius

"Lightweight champion Joe Brown stopped another charge of youth Wednesday night when he beat Britisher Dave Charnley on a TKO. Brown was leading by as many as five points in the 5th round when he lashed out with a left and then a right and crimson spread down the right cheek of the 24 year old Briton as a deep cut opened over his eye. Charnley put his glove to his head and staggered back just as the bell rang ending the round. While Charnley's corner men worked over him, referee Jimmy Webb raised Brown's hand and led the champion to the center of the ring. Charnley appeared to have little chance with the veteran Brown, who used a 3 1/2 inch reach advantage to keep Charnley away from him." -Associated Press

• Unofficial AP scorecard (through 5 completed rounds) - 50-45 Brown
• Attendance - 6,000 (app.)
• Gate - $32,720 plus $40,000 in TV monies
• Purses: Brown - 40% of the gate and TV monies - $29,088, Charnley - 20% of the gate and TV - $14,544

Post fight comments

• "That's the one that ripped him open. But I would have knocked him cold anyway if I hadn't cut him." -Joe Brown, explaining that it was a right uppercut following a left that cut Charnley.

• "No use wasting all that training. I'm not hurt and I'm ready to go." -Joe Brown, requesting another fight for December 9th.

• "December 9th is a little too soon for Joe to fight again. But I believe these challengers are going to have to stop calling Joe Brown an old man." -Lou Viscusi, Brown's manager.

• "I still say Dave was stopped by a butt and not a punch." -Arthur Boggis, Charnley's manager.

• "I'd like a rematch. I was just getting started." -Dave Charnley