Rocky Castellani vs. Ralph Jones (2nd meeting)

Ralph Jones 154 lbs lost to Rocky Castellani 160 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1953-01-09
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Al Berl 2-7
• Judge: Bill Healy 7-2
• Judge: Charley Shortell 3-6

• Weights: Castellani 159¾, Jones 154¼

• The crowd booed the split decision verdict, thinking that the verdict should have been unanimous.

Photo: Castellani (left), Referee Berl, Jones

"Rocky Castellani, the fast-stepping boxing master from Luzerne, Pa., got past Ralph 'Tiger' Jones, the 'upset king' from Yonkers, NY, last night by winning a split decision in a 10 round go before 5,540 paying $16,746." -Associated Press

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 6-3-1 Castellani
• Castellani was already signed for a February 6th date with Pierre Langlois in the Garden.

Post fight comments

• "The last time I stood and fought him. That was my mistake. And that was Johnny Bratton's mistake, too." -Rocky Castellani, referring to their March 8th bout where Jones dropped Castellani in the 1st round.

• "You can't hit a running target. Don't they give you any credit for making the fight." -Ralph 'Tiger' Jones