Terry Downes and Paul Pender during their July 1961 middleweight title fight, the top photo shows Terry Downes driving Paul Pender into the ropes with a jab, the bottom photo shows Terry Downes standing over Paul Pender after knocking him down.
Terry Downes is new middleweight Champion. This photo shows Terry Downes (left) posing with Paul Pender after their championship fight at the Empire Pool Wembley in July 1961. Pender, who had held the title, retired with a cut eye at the end of the tenth round.
On October 11, 1960 at Empire Poll, Wembley, London, England British middleweight champion Terry Downes fought Joey Giardello in the featured match. Downes prevailed winning a ten round decision. Joey Giardello is a legend in the sport, all-time great middleweight, he was an Italian from New York, tough as leather, had an Iron chin, one of the best ring technicians you'll ever see on film, he could knock you out or box your ears off, he really was the total package.
"British middleweight champion Terry Downes stormed into the world's top ten last night with an overwhelming decision over ranking American Joey Giardello. He immediately challenged Paul Pender or Gene Fullmer to a world title fight. Downes mixed his natural brawling ability with a kind of boxing skill he has never displayed before to defeat Giardello from Philadelphia. It was one of the finest middleweight fights seen in Britain for years. The critics had said it would turn into a bloodbath because both fighters were inclined to cut easily. But it didn't turn out that way. Downes was the only one who bled. That was in the 3rd round, from a cut over his left eyebrow. Downes started the fight pushing out a classic left jab in the good old English style - something he had never done so consistently and so well before." - Associated Press. Unofficial AP scorecard - 7-1-2 Downes. Giardello claimed to have broken his right hand in the 2nd or 3rd round and was never able to put any force behind it.
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Terry Downes and Paul Pender during their July 1961 middleweight title fight, the top photo shows Terry Downes driving Paul Pender into the ropes with a jab, the bottom photo shows Terry Downes standing over Paul Pender after knocking him down.
Terry Downes is new middleweight Champion. This photo shows Terry Downes (left) posing with Paul Pender after their championship fight at the Empire Pool Wembley in July 1961. Pender, who had held the title, retired with a cut eye at the end of the tenth round.
The life of a prizefighter, a battle-scarred Terry Downes with his family.
On October 11, 1960 at Empire Poll, Wembley, London, England British middleweight champion Terry Downes fought Joey Giardello in the featured match. Downes prevailed winning a ten round decision. Joey Giardello is a legend in the sport, all-time great middleweight, he was an Italian from New York, tough as leather, had an Iron chin, one of the best ring technicians you'll ever see on film, he could knock you out or box your ears off, he really was the total package.
"British middleweight champion Terry Downes stormed into the world's top ten last night with an overwhelming decision over ranking American Joey Giardello. He immediately challenged Paul Pender or Gene Fullmer to a world title fight. Downes mixed his natural brawling ability with a kind of boxing skill he has never displayed before to defeat Giardello from Philadelphia. It was one of the finest middleweight fights seen in Britain for years. The critics had said it would turn into a bloodbath because both fighters were inclined to cut easily. But it didn't turn out that way. Downes was the only one who bled. That was in the 3rd round, from a cut over his left eyebrow. Downes started the fight pushing out a classic left jab in the good old English style - something he had never done so consistently and so well before." - Associated Press. Unofficial AP scorecard - 7-1-2 Downes. Giardello claimed to have broken his right hand in the 2nd or 3rd round and was never able to put any force behind it.