Vito Antuofermo vs. John L. Sullivan

Vito Antuofermo 158 lbs beat John L Sullivan 156 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1974-03-08
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Johnny LoBianco 8-1
• Judge: Leo Dazzo 8-1
• Judge: Joe Pushkal

"Antuofermo tore Sullivan down with a lopsided decision Friday night in Madison Square Garden. Antuofermo, who has lost only once, fought like a man who had been snubbed and wanted to do something about it. He dominated the action for almost the entire fight, keeping the left-handed Sullivan off balance by battering him at will with right hand leads and right-left combinations to the head." -Associated Press

• Also on this card was a scheduled 12 rounder for the New Jersey heavyweight championship between Chuck Wepner and Randy Neumann and a scheduled 10 rounder between Edwin Viruet and Vilomar Fernandez

• Attendance - 7,401
• Gate - $53,352

Post fight comments

• "After the first two rounds, I knew I could handle him. Fighting a left-hander is just like fighting anyone else once you find out what to do." -Vito Antuofermo

• "I just couldn't get off. He just kept on top of me, moving in whenever I stepped back. He's a nice fellow, good fighter. But I'll be back." -John L. Sullivan