Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Denny Moyer (1st meeting)
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Ray Robinson 160 lbs beat Denny Moyer 157 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1961-10-21
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Barney Felix 5-3
- Judge: Johnny Dran 6-3
- Judge: Bill Recht 5-4
- Unofficial AP scorecard: 6-4 Robinson
- Unofficial UPI scorecard: 6-3 Robinson
"Sugar Ray Robinson, the 41-year-old Methuselah of the ring, outpointed baby-faced Denny Moyer of Portland, Ore., Saturday night in an action-packed 10-round bout in Madison Square Garden. Robinson, who turned professional 21 years ago when Moyer was just a year old, won the verdict of all three officials, but not the crowd of 7,800 who jeered the decision. ... Moyer, who weighed 157 and is 19 years Robinson's junior, made a good fight of it. He showed no awe for the five-time world middleweight champion and was perfectly willing to mix it up. There were no knockdowns and both fighters came out of the fray without a scratch. But Moyer did stagger Robinson with a right to the head in the fourth." - Associated Press
Notes
- Robinson was a 3-1 favorite.
- Although the fans in the Garden greeted the decision with mingled cheers and boos, matchmaker Teddy Brenner disclosed: "Our television sponsors report that TV stations which carried the fight were swamped with phone calls of protest against the decision."
- A poll of 13 sportswriters at ringside had five favoring Moyer, four scoring for Robinson and four calling it a draw.
Post-Fight Comments
- "I was so sure he had the fight wrapped up, that I told him before the ninth round that Robinson needed a knockout to win. I guess I gave him the wrong dope. I would expect a bad decision in a lot of places, but not in New York." - Sid Flaherty, Moyer's manager
- "At this stage of my career, I don't make many plans for the future. I have to take the fights as they come." - Sugar Ray Robinson, when asked if he was seeking a bout with either Gene Fullmer or Terry Downes, the two middleweight titleholders.