On August 6, 1962, George Benton (44-7-1, 25 KOs) and Joey Giardello (87-22-8, 31 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
George Benton is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jesse Smith, 2 months and 9 days ago. Joey Giardello is on a 2-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jimmy Beecham, 28 days ago.
This should be a confident win for George Benton at 99-1 winning odds. Joey Giardello really doesn't have much to present against Benton.
George Benton defeated Joey Giardello via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Benton improves his record to 45-7-1, while Giardello adds a loss to his record at 87-23-8.