Eddie Machen vs. Alex Miteff

Eddie Machen 191 lbs beat Alex Miteff 203 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1960-05-20
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Al Berl 7-3
• Judge: Bill Recht 8-1
• Judge: Mike Parisi 8-1

• Scoring: 8-1-1, 8-1-1, 7-3

"Heavyweight contender Eddie Machen, who wilted Alex Miteff at his own body-punching game, planned three more matches today as stepping stones toward a title fight. In their rough fight, Machen wore down Miteff and gave him such a terrific battering in the last three rounds that Alex - with blood dribbling from his mouth - was groggy and on the verge of a kayo at times." -United Press International

• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 7-3 Machen
• Unofficial AP scorecard - 8-2 Machen
• The three bouts Machen's manager Sid Flaherty had tentatively planned was an unnamed opponent in Chicago for June 8th, Willi Besmanoff for Seattle in the last week of June and an unnamed opponent for London in July.

Post fight comment

• "I'd like to keep busy. I've got a fight in Chicago June 8th against some guy they haven't picked yet and I'd like to keep rolling. Sonny Liston would be fine after that. You gotta keep going in this business to be at your best." -Eddie Machen