Rory Calhoun vs. Billy Ryan
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Rory Calhoun 164 lbs beat Billy Ryan 171 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1960-02-05
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Ruby Goldstein 7-1
- Judge: Frank Forbes 9-1
- Judge: Tony Rossi 7-3
"Rory Calhoun's 6th round 'knockdown' of Billy Ryan was more interesting than the fact that Calhoun won a unanimous 10 round decision. The crowd of 3,000 at MSG must have wondered what was going on Friday night when Ryan stumbled back and fell on his rear and referee Ruby Goldstein started to count. A right to the side of the body caught Ryan in mid-ring. He seemed to back off, tripped and fell. When the timekeeper started to count, Goldstein picked it up and made Ryan take an automatic eight-count. Calhoun scored with a right uppercut and a long right hand lead. Ryan bothered Calhoun only in the 7th and 8th when he landed a series of overhand rights." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 8-2 Calhoun
- Dr. Harry Kleiman of the NYSAC stated that Ryan suffered a bad sprain to his right ankle.
Post fight comments
- "He was hit on the body. He fell from the after effect. But he got hit." -Referee Ruby Goldstein
- "I thought it was delayed action from my right to the side." -Rory Calhoun
- "It was no knockdown. I was pulling away from his right hand and twisted my ankle." -Billy Ryan