Joey Giardello vs. Holley Mims
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Joey Giardello 161 lbs beat Holly Mims 157 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1959-05-06
- Location: Capitol Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Referee: Eddie La Fond 91-88
- Judge: Benny Alperstein 95-92
- Judge: Julian Whitestone 94-95
"Joey Giardello, blood gushing from a slashed face, thrust himself into the middleweight sweepstakes Wednesday night with a heroic finish that gained him a 10 round split decision over Holly Mims. Giardello rallied from a beating in the 8th round and won the verdict in the nationally televised slugfest. Mims opened a slight cut over Giardello's left eye in the 1st but really tore a gash on the right side of Joey's face in the furious 8th. A left-right hurt Giardello early in the session and a jolting left buckled him near the end. But Giardello, who had to win to stay in the running for the middleweight title stripped from Ray Robinson by the NBA, held off Mims in the 9th and won the chips-down 10th on all three cards." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 95-94 Giardello