On the left, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, right, seeking the middleweight crown, lands a hard right to head of Joey Giardello in the second round of their championship fight in Philadelphia's ...

After 18 years in the ring and 129 pro fights, Joey Giardello is too much of a pragmatist to rue what might have been. He has, after all, a wife, four children and a $35,000 home in Cherry Hill ...

“Boots” Ennis aims to become the next Philly great, the next Meldrick Taylor, the next Joey Giardello, and the next Saad Muhammad. The next Hopkins or Frazier! Tonight, we salute “Boots.” ...

“Smokin’” Joe Frazier. Tommy Loughran. Matthew Saad Muhammad. Joey Giardello. “Joltin’” Jeff Chandler. These are but a few of the many great champions who called the fighting city of ...

In Philadelphia’s Convention Hall last week, Sugar Ray Robinson, 43, meekly absorbed the taunts of beetle-browed Middleweight Joey Giardello, 32. “Boy, are you getting old,” gibed Giardello.

Also, the title fight Carter loses to Joey Giardello due to crooked white judges was bogus. Carter did hold his own through the first five rounds, but Giardello took control and was deservedly ...

Pioneers to be honored include three fighters: Eric Seelig, George Godfrey and Joey Giardello. Details about the HOF induction weekend were not immediately announced. Last fall at the Hard Rock ...

Two months later Carter floored Emile Griffith twice and stopped him in the first round and it was Carter who got to challenge Joey Giardello for the WBA and WBC titles. After taking a split decision ...

I recall seeing such fighters as Jose Stable, Joey Giardello, Holly Mims, Luis Rodriguez, Willie Pastrano, Joey Archer and Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, just to name a few. I always favored the ...

Papp retired after this bout. Papp was on the verge of a world title fight against champion Joey Giardello out of Philadelphia. I was told by promoter Lou Lucchesse the FBI appeared at his ...