Dick Tiger vs Joey Giardello III
On December 7, 1963, Dick Tiger (47-14-3, 22 KOs), the undisputed middleweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against American challenger, Joey Giardello (91-23-8, 31 KOs).
Tiger vs Giardello III Stats
Dick Tiger is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Gene Fullmer, 3 months and 27 days ago. Joey Giardello is on a 4-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Sugar Ray Robinson, 5 months and 13 days ago.
Tiger vs Giardello III Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 75.6-24.4 in favor of Dick Tiger. It is going to be a competitive fight and Joey Giardello will put up a very good fight, but Tiger will prevail.
Tiger vs Giardello III Result
Joey Giardello defeated Dick Tiger via points decision in the rematch and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Giardello improves his record to 92-23-8, while Tiger adds a loss to his record at 47-15-3.