Jose Torres vs. Tom McNeeley
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Jose Torres 182 lbs beat Tom McNeeley 205 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1965-07-31
- Location: Estadio Hiram Bithorn, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Referee: Ramon Fournier 96-92
- Judge: Edmundo Fernandez 98-95
- Judge: Rafael Carrasquillo 100-91
"Jose Torres, the world light heavyweight champion, won a unanimous 10 round decision over Tom McNeeley of Boston in a non-title bout Saturday night. McNeeley took a nine count in the 1st round and thereafter kept pushing Torres into the ropes to stay at close range. These tactics brought a continual roar of boos from the estimated crowd of 10,000 at Bithorn Stadium. At the end the ring was littered with crumpled paper cups and empty beer cans." -Associated Press
- This bout was originally announced as a majority decision win for Torres until referee Ramon Fournier's card was examined and found to be scored 96-92 for Torres instead of the draw that was originally announced.
- World heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali boxed four exhibition rounds on this card. Two rounds with Jimmy Ellis and two rounds with Cody Jones.