Rory Calhoun vs. Charlie Cotton (1st meeting)
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Rory Calhoun 158 lbs beat Charley Cotton 153 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1956-08-06
- Location: St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Dave Feld 3-5
- Judge: Joe Agnello 6-4
- Judge: Arthur Schwartz 6-3
"Rory Calhoun, 158, had to settle for a split decision over Charlie Cotton, 152 1/2, last night at St. Nicholas Arena. Calhoun's heavy clubbing right and strength saved the day against his lighter opponent's short, chopping right. There were no knockdowns although Calhoun drove his man to the ropes twice." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 6-4 Calhoun
- Bill Brown, IBC matchmaker, announced that Spider Webb had been signed to fight Calhoun on August 29th at Chicago Stadium.
Post fight comment
- "I like to fight guys who like to fight. Cotton only exerted himself when he had to." -Rory Calhoun