On February 23, 1963, Dick Tiger (46-14-2, 21 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Gene Fullmer (47-5-2, 15 KOs).
Dick Tiger is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Fullmer, 4 months ago. Gene Fullmer is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 27% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Tiger, 4 months ago.
The winning odds are at 84.4-15.6 in favor of Gene Fullmer. Dick Tiger is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Fullmer should win this fight.
The fight ended in a points decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Tiger is now 46-14-3 and Fullmer, 47-5-3.