Sad to read this...
Joey Giardello passes
Former middleweight champion Joey Giardello passed away today a little after noon at the age of 78 in Cherry Hill, NJ. "He was the greatest middleweight ever to come out of Philly and one of the few white fighters of his era who fought every tough black guy out there," said Hall of Fame Philadelphia promoter J Russell Peltz. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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What a treat he was to watch I've got a few fights. The one vs. Emile, Dick Tiger and Carter. I've said it in some Middleweight threads or related to that. If not for some of the more recognized names of his era like Dick Tiger, Gene Fullmer, Emile Griffith Joey would be talked about more...
The 1st man to defeat the grea Dick Tiger, he also beat SRR, Benton & Rubin Carter to name a few...
May he RIP the great Joey Giardello.
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