Rocky Marciano vs. Pat Richards

Rocky Marciano 181 lbs beat Pat Richards 187 lbs by TKO at 0:39 in round 2 of 8

• Date: 1949-12-02
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Frank Fullam

Notes

• This was Marciano's first pro fight in New York.
• The fight was on the undercard of Roland LaStarza vs. Cesar Brion.
• A right hand put Richards down for an eight-count in round one. Marciano landed a smash to the top of Richards's head in round two and Pat went down.
• According to Dan Parker of the New York Mirror, Richards had no business being in the ring with Marciano.