Fight:63062

Eddie Machen 193 lbs lost to Karl Mildenberger 197 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1966-02-03
• Location: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
• Referee: Gerd Seewald

"The sensation of the evening came in the interval to round seven, when the Bundes Deutscher Berufsboxer official, Gerhard Seewald, the appointed third man, had caught up with Machen's elbow when trying to part the boxers and fell backwards landing on his back. Helmut Bertram then took over the duties of third man on the grounds that Seewald was not fit enough to continue after his fall. Whatever the cause of this switch, Werner's decision saved the fight and the promotion. The crowd was not very pleased with Seewald's officiating up to this point. They had been calling for more action but whenever Machen went in close and proved superior at infighting, Seewald would pull him off. Machen, 33, was facing his first southpaw in 57 fights, and it certainly worried him. there were times when he did not know what to do. It also was his first fight since July 1965. Mildenberger, 28, was not prepared to take any chances. He couldn't afford to after his disappointing bouts with Dave Bailey and stable companion Gerhard Zech. He was content to coast along for a points win." Source?

Post fight comments

• "My strong point is infighting at the ropes. I just don't understand why the referee pulled us apart every time." -Eddie Machen

• "I boxed on orders not to get involved with any infighting, to stay outside. I'm sorry the crowd didn't agree, but why should I get myself unnecessarily into trouble when I could have a sure win boxing my way?" -Karl Mildenberger