Sept. 3, 1964 | Sugar Ray Robinson Protests Decision

Sept. 3, 1964 - British middleweight champion Mick Leahy of Ireland scored a bruising 10-round upset decision over Sugar Ray Robinson tonight.
Referee Ike Powell of Wales, the only ring official, gave the verdict to Leahy, and the decision was immediately disputed by Robinson, 44, and manager George Gainsford.
It was a rough fight with continuous clinching, and Powell occasionally had difficulty obtaining a clear view of the battlers.
“It was a shocking verdict,” Gainsford said, “and I have asked the board of control to examine the referee’s card — he must have counted wrong.”

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