Jimmy Beecham vs. Bobby Boyd (1st meeting)

Jimmy Beecham 159 lbs beat Bobby Boyd 161 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1958-08-27
• Location: Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
• Referee: Bill Regan 98-94
• Judge: Barry Pearlman 97-95
• Judge: Fred Aaronson 97-96

"Jimmy Beecham, fresh from an upset decision over Bobby Boyd, demanded an elimination fight with a high-ranking middleweight contender today while Boyd and his manager sang the familiar losers' song, 'We wuz robbed.' Beecham, 158 1/2, of Miami, beat Boyd, 161, of Chicago, with looping rights Wednesday night for a unanimous 10-round decision in their TV fight at the Miami Beach Auditorium. The three ring officials favored Beecham on a 10-point basis." -United Press International

• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 98-95 Beecham

Post fight comments

• "I beat him but I didn't get the decision." -Bobby Boyd

• " I'll never bring another fighter down here. Bobby hit Beecham in every round with a flock of left jabs and right uppercuts while Beecham was bobbing and weaving low to avoid punishment - and not throwing punches." -Bernie Glickman, Boyd's manager