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WANTS FULLMER ...... I ...............................Hank Gets NodOver GiardelloDETROIT (API—“I can take Fullmer or any other lighter in my divisionHenry Rank boasted Monday night after pounding out a unanimous 10-round decision in his middleweight battle with Joey Giardello.Asked if he’d like to fight Gene Fullmer, who holds a share of the world's middleweight title. H$tik replied:I'd like it.He praised Giardello, saying, It was a rough fight but ho didn’thurt me. He’s a game puncher and he had to be in excellent condition because ho took some mighty hard punches., Hank was unable le put Giar-dehe down. He slipped and fell himself as the two broke from a clinch In the eighth round.The Detroit fighter weighed 181 Va to for Giardello, ofThe fight first to new CohoHall’s lavish, air-conditioned Con-vention Arena, drew 6,893 fans and a gate of 118,849. The arenalias 12,000 capacity. Promoter Max C. Handler of the Detroit Boxing Club said lie was “very pleased,Hank, who pressed all the way. Btartod the damage with a right in the second round. It started Glardello’s nose bleeding and it continued to bleed throughout the fight.In the third round Giardello banged Hank with a left and right to the head and the Detroiter fell back, feigning distress. As Giar-dello rushed in, Hank stung him with another right that further damaged Joey’s nose.Giardello’s best round was the seventh, when he knocked Hank into the ropes with a right to the jaw, Hank, however, recoveredwithout further damage.Giardello said afterward I don’t know what went wrong. I'm much toer, j was M very slow tmdght,..Henry did everythingrigid.’’M twa Jwfrw aad Ik refereeall gave thelfght to Hank,
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Lake Charles American Press
Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
Tue, Jul 11, 1961
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