From Fightnews: 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.
He was the former middleweight world champion. He beat Ray Robinson, Billy Graham, Dick Tiger, and Ruben Carter. His fight vs Henry Hank was Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
was he really the recipient of a gift in his win over carter, or was that just affirmative action's retrospective?
Press row had Giardello winning, and Carter never complained about the decision. Giardello was awarded a cash settlement by the makers of the film The Hurricane for portraying that the fight was a rip off.
