https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Len_Matthews_vs._Willie_ToweelLen Matthews vs. Willie Toweel - Revision history2026-06-23T10:04:12ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.38.2https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Len_Matthews_vs._Willie_Toweel&diff=238701&oldid=prevRowdytimothy: Fight:128651 moved to Len Matthews vs. Willie Toweel2008-11-01T23:44:37Z<p><a href="/wiki/index.php/Fight:128651" class="mw-redirect" title="Fight:128651">Fight:128651</a> moved to <a href="/wiki/index.php/Len_Matthews_vs._Willie_Toweel" title="Len Matthews vs. Willie Toweel">Len Matthews vs. Willie Toweel</a></p>
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</td></tr></table>Rowdytimothyhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Len_Matthews_vs._Willie_Toweel&diff=238595&oldid=prevFlatnose: New page: <fight>128651</fight> "Willie Toweel, of South Africa, won a split decision over Philadelphia's Len Matthews Friday night in a rousing 10 rounder at MSG. Toweel, 139 1/4, turned in a beau...2008-11-01T16:36:23Z<p>New page: <fight>128651</fight> "Willie Toweel, of South Africa, won a split decision over Philadelphia's Len Matthews Friday night in a rousing 10 rounder at MSG. Toweel, 139 1/4, turned in a beau...</p>
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"Willie Toweel, of South Africa, won a split decision over Philadelphia's Len Matthews Friday night in a rousing 10 rounder at MSG. Toweel, 139 1/4, turned in a beautiful job of counter-punching against an ever-charging opponent who packed more thunder in his punches. Floored on his back by a left hook early in the 8th round and dropped again from another furious barrage of punches, Toweel barely made the bell in that round. He was wandering wearily under heavy punishment when the gong sounded. This was a contest of punching power against boxing skill. Toweel barely survived the 8th. He was in trouble in the 4th and again was under heavy bombardment in the 10th. Toweel's jab kept the charging Matthews, 136 1/2, off balance while his overhand right stopped him short. Matthews kept slamming away at a moving target." -Associated Press<br />
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*Referee Harry Ebbets - 5-4-1 Toweel<br />
*Judge Artie Aidala - 6-3-1 Toweel<br />
*Judge Ray Kozak - 5-5, but with supplemental points 9-5 Matthews<br />
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*Unofficial AP scorecard - 5-4-1 Toweel<br />
*Unofficial ringside poll of 9 boxing writers - 6 for Matthews and 3 for Toweel<br />
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* "I knew what I was doing all the time. I knew about the 3 knockdown rule. When I got up the second time I said to myself, 'He's not going to get me, I'm going to run'." -Willie Toweel, when asked about the 8th round.</div>Flatnose