George Chuvalo vs. Tony Alongi
Tony Alongi 207 lbs drew with George Chuvalo 210 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1963-11-08
- Location: Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- Referee: Cy Gottfried
- Judge: Jim Ruby
- Judge: Bunny Lovett
"Tony Alongi can thank referee Cy Gottfied for his disputed decision over Canandian George Chuvalo in their bristling 10 round fight Friday night. Gottfried, who earlier had warned Chuvalo, took away the last round from the Toronto slugger and gave the decision to Alongi 95-93. Judge Jim Ruby also saw it for Alongi, by the same score, while Judge Bunny Lovett saw Chuvalo the winner 99-93. So did at least half the 2,240 ringside spectators, who burst into a storm of boos when the decision went to Alongi. Alongi, 6'5", weighed in at 204 and he needed every ounce to withstand the bull-like power of Chuvalo, and the slamming rights and lefts to the body and head. Chuvalo, 209 and standing just over six feet, never took a backward step and in the 3rd he floored Alongi with a vicious left and a right to the head. Chuvalo failed to follow up his advantage." -Associated Press
- On Saturday, November 9th, the Miami Beach Boxing Commission reversed the decision declaring the fight a draw.
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 96-94 Chuvalo
- Unofficial UPI scorecard - 98-95 Chuvalo
- Unofficial Boxing Illustrated scorecard - 97-91 Chuvalo
Post fight comment
- "This was one of the worst decisions I've ever seen." -Teddy Brenner, TV matchmaker, on the original decision for Alongi.