Jimmy Bivins vs. Melio Bettina (3rd meeting)
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Jimmy Bivins 185 lbs drew with Melio Bettina 191 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1945-03-16
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Arthur Donovan 4-6
- Judge: Jack Gordon 5-5
- Judge: Marty Monroe 8-2
"The 3rd meeting between Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland and Melio Bettina of Beacon, NY, went into the record books as a draw today, but the odd part of it all was that the three officials disagreed completely on their tally sheets. The fight itself was a dull affair throughout the entire 10 rounds. There was only one knockdown, that occurring in the 5th round when Bettina went down for a no-count about five seconds after absorbing one of Bivins right hand wallops." -International News Service
Scorecards
- Referee Arthur Donovan - 6-4 Bettina
- Judge Marty Monroe - 8-2 Bivins
- Judge Jack Gordon - 5-5 Draw
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 5-4-1 Bivins
- Attendance - 15,090
- Gate - $70,390
- It was stated after the bout that Eddie Eagan, Chairman of the NYSAC may consider reverting to a point-scoring system due to the disparity in the scorecards