On April 20, 1960, Gene Fullmer (43-4, 13 KOs) and Joey Giardello (81-18-6, 29 KOs) meet in the ring in a 15-round middleweight bout.
Gene Fullmer is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Spider Webb, 4 months and 16 days ago. Joey Giardello is on a 1-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Dick Tiger, 5 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gene Fullmer at 99-1 winning odds. Joey Giardello really doesn't have much to present against Fullmer.
The fight ended in a points decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Fullmer is now 43-4-1 and Giardello, 81-18-7.