Bob Pastor vs. Tami Mauriello

Bob Pastor 183 lbs drew with Tami Mauriello 178 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1942-05-22
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: George Walsh 5-5
• Judge: Charles Draycott 3-7
• Judge: Marty Monroe 5-4

• Mauriello was a 1-6 underdog.
• Attendance: 11,327
• Photo #2

"Tami Mauriello battered Bob Pastor last night in the costliest tune-up bout in ring history. Refusing to follow the 6-1 underdog script, young Mauriello, in his 7th heavyweight fight, kept blazing away with his long arms at Pastor's chin until he hammered out a 10 round draw in the biggest upset of 1942. Pastor, who was slated tentatively for another title fight with Joe Louis in July, was on the canvas in the 1st round, was spouting blood from a gashed lip in the 2nd, and was staggered again and again during this bitter brawl that brought confusion to the heavyweight division. Mauriello absorbed plenty of punishment too but he absorbed it manfully and was tearing in like a tiger at the final gong. He took a body beating that would have ripped the belly out of an elephant and was well rocked to the head; he suffered a gashed right eyebrow in the 4th and bruised both hands badly. But the only time he was on the floor was in the 2nd heat when he missed a hard right, lost his balance and fell." -United Press

• Unofficial UP scorecard - 5-3-2 Pastor
• Unofficial Ring Magazine scorecard - 6-3-1 Pastor