Karl Mildenberger ~ 'I Had The Formula To Beat Cassius Clay'

[Bill Paxtom]

Saturday Night ~ July 6, 1963

Deutschlandhalle ~ Berlin, Germany

~ Mildenberger Outclasses Bethea Again ~

~ German Beats Wayne Bethea ~

German Heavyweight - Karl Mildenberger {191 lbs.} scored an impressive 10-Round Decision over
veteran American Heavyweight - Wayne Bethea.

The southpaw Mildenberger took off from the Opening-Bell, and scored with solid right-jabs,
right-hooks and left-crosses on the 33 year-old Bethea {204 lbs.}, who was unable to match
the young German's speed.

The German was more accurate and much faster than the slugging American, and controlled
the first '8-Rounds' of the fast-moving match with quickness and excellent footwork.

Hopelessly behind on Points, Bethea made a gallant charge in Round 9, when he was able to
get in close to deliver hard-punches to Mildenberger's body, to slow the fast-moving southpaw
German down.

But Bethea expounded all his energy in Round 9, and was exhausted at the Bell.

Mildenberger picked up the action in Round 10, and easily out-classed the tiring Bethea with
'crisp' right-left {one-two's} to the head and body throughout the Round.

The UPI scored the bout for Karl Mildenberger {8-1-1} in Rounds.