Joey Giambra vs. Rory Calhoun (1st meeting)
Joey Giambra 158 lbs drew with Rory Calhoun 159 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1957-06-21
- Location: War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, USA
- Referee: Ruby Goldstein 4-5
- Judge: Frank Forbes 4-4
- Judge: Nick Gamboli 5-4
"Neither Joey Giambra not Rory Calhoun lost any prestige in their drive toward a middleweight championship bout as they battled to a draw in a torrid 10 round scrap last night at the War Memorial Auditorium. Giambra took charge early in the furious struggle but Calhoun came back so strongly in the later rounds that Joey had to take the final chapter to avoid losing the verdict. It was a close, exciting fight from the opening bell. Calhoun, of White Plains, N.Y., did most of the forcing in every round but he was given a boxing lesson by the cool, fast-moving Giambra, of Buffalo, N.Y. All 10 rounds were thrillers but the finale was a classic. Realizing the fight was close, both threw punches for the entire three minutes with joey scoring more effectively and more often. Despite the ferocity, neither was hurt particularly though Joey opened a cut over Rory's right eye in the 5th round and reopened it in the frantic 10th round melee." -Syracuse Post-Standard
Unofficial scorecards
- Syracuse Post-Standard - 4-4-2 Draw
- Syracuse Herald-Journal - 5-3-2 Giambra
- United Press - 5-4-1 Giambra
- Associated Press - 6-4 Calhoun
Post fight comments
- "Boy, he's sure rough and tough. I think he's the strongest middleweight around. I don't know how he stood up in the 6th and 10th. It was close but I think I won it." -Joey Giambra
- "It was a rough decision. I forced the fight all the way while he only fought in spurts." -Rory Calhoun.