Willi Besmanoff vs. Pat McMurtry
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Willi Besmanoff 189 lbs beat Pat McMurtry 188 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1958-02-04
- Location: Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Referee: Davey Ward 97-95
- Judge: Ely Caston 98-96
- Judge: Roy Goodwin 93-99
"Willie Besmanoff used a busy left jab and effective counter-punching Tuesday night to score a split decision over 6th-ranked Irish Pat McMurtry in a 10 round heavyweight match. McMurtry had his right hand cocked all evening but never took the safety off. The German opened the fight with a solid left jab to McMurtry's nose and kept it there to take the round. Pat used his own left to take the 2nd, but then went into a shell and stayed there until the end of the 6th. McMurtry came to life in the 7th and kept with the attack in the 8th but stalled again in the 9th. Besmanoff jabbed away through the last two rounds to walk away with the decision." -United Press
- Unofficial UP scorecard - 97-93 Besmanoff
- Attendance - 5,557
- Gate - $20,802
Post-fight comment
- "Pat couldn't get combinations going and seemed too tense. He hasn't fought enough." -Dick Francisco, McMurtry's trainer.