Joey Gimabra vs. Ralph Jones (1st meeting)

Ralph Jones 158 lbs lost to Joey Giambra 156 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1959-05-18
• Location: Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Referee: Tom Attra 94-98
• Judge: Leo Sorelle 95-99
• Judge: Jacky Blair 93-99

"Joey Giambra whipped Ralph (Tiger) Jones but you wouldn't know it today from looking at them. Giambra scored a unanimous decision Monday night in the 10 round tussle with Jones, the NY middleweight. Jones was virtually unmarked today. But Giambra sported a beauty of a right eye. It was swollen nearly closed. There were vivid red marks around both eyes, and Monday night when he climbed through the ropes after 30 minutes of Jones' punishing body blows, his left side looked like raw hamburger." -United Press International

• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 99-94 Giambra

Post fight comment

• "He was too tense and trying too hard to please the crowd." -Mike Scanlon, Giambra's manager, on his performance.