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.
This should be a confident win for Dick Tiger at 99-1 winning odds. Gene Fullmer really doesn't have much to present against Tiger.
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.