On January 12, 1953, Carmen Basilio (31-10-4, 16 KOs) and Ike Williams (122-20-4, 59 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Carmen Basilio is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Chuck Foster, 1 month and 25 days ago. Ike Williams is on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO win over Pat Manzi, 1 month and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Carmen Basilio at 99-1 winning odds. Ike Williams really doesn't have much to present against Basilio.
Carmen Basilio defeated Ike Williams via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Basilio improves his record to 32-10-4, while Williams adds a loss to his record at 122-21-4.