Joey Giardello vs. Gil Turner
Gil Turner 147 lbs lost to Joey Giardello 155 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1953-04-07
- Location: Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Charley Daggert 3-7
- Judge: Zach Clayton 3-5
- Judge: Lou Tress 2-7
"Welterweight Joey Giardello, a 3-1 underdog, exploded into action in the final rounds last night to beat Gil Turner by a decision. It looked like the oddsmakers were right for the first six rounds. Turner appeared to have conceded seven pounds in weight and Giardello seemed to have conceded class. Gil danced around the slow, plodding Giardello, trading six punches for one. Joey didn't seem to mind. In fact there was some doubt he wanted to keep on going. Then came the seventh round and Joey lashed out suddenly with a right hand. Turner ran right into it and almost knocked himself out. From that punch on, Giardello felt like fighting and Turner looked like he wanted to go home. Giardello staggered Gil with right hands that could be seen in the 10th row. He won the last four rounds." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 5-5 Draw
- Attendance - 7,377
- Gate - $40,642.00
- Giardello's managers, Carmen Graziano and Tony Ferrante stated after the bout they were uninterested in a Gil Turner rematch, only a bout with either Billy Graham or Paddy Young.