Bobby Boyd vs. Tony Anthony

Tony Anthony 162 lbs lost to Bobby Boyd 158 lbs by KO at 1:32 in round 3 of 10

• Date: 1955-08-01
• Location: St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

"An underdog at 3-1, young Chicago middleweight Bobby Boyd knocked out New Yorker Tony Anthony at 1:32 of the 3rd round Monday night in their thrilling fight at St. Nick's Arena. A straight right to the chin dropped slender Anthony face-down on the canvas for the full count, but Boyd emphasized Tuesday, "it was a left-right to the body that nearly doubled him earlier in the round and set him up for the KO." Boyd weighed 157 3/4 to Anthony's 161 3/4." -United Press

Post fight comment

• "It worked just like we expected. Bobby had been strictly a head-hunter in his previous 41 fights. But we changed his style for this one - shooting for the body. He's grown up now and he'll be going downstairs plenty." -Bernie Glickman, Boyd's manager