Griffith defeats Tiger for middleweight title
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Newly-crowned middleweight titleholder Emile Griffith promised today that he will be a "fighting champion" among the big boys and even speculated that some day he may invade the ranks of the light-heavyweights.
Riding Cloud Nine after his 15-ground decision over Dick Tiger at Madison Square Garden Monday night, the 27-year-old Griffith named the 36-year-old loser and Joey Archer as his most likely future opponents. At the same time he "guessed" his lithe 150 pound body "might some day grow enough to campaign among the light heavyweights."
"WELL see, we'll see," the elated native of the Virgin Islands responded when friends at his victory party asked him if he had light heavyweight ambitions. "Let's take a little at a time. But it could be."
Kidding or not, Griffith had a right to dream bright new dreams after becoming the third welterweight in history to win the middleweight crown.
A 2-1 underdog, Griffith floored
Tiger for the first time in his 14-year pro career and then withstood Dick's determined attack in the late rounds to win a unanimous decision.
Referee Arthur Mercante was big hearted with 9-5-1 for Griffith, Judge Frank Forbes called it 7-6-2 and Judge Tony Castellano had it 7-7-1 with Emile winning, 8-7. on a points basis.
A poll of ringside writers, on the other hand, revealed a 17-5 edge for Tiger. Even Tiger didn't think it was that big for him and second-guessed in the dressing room only that Griffith had run away too much to merit taking the title.
THE FAULT, however, was really Tiger's because the heavier, superior-hitting warrior failed to close in on his opponent to take advantage of opportunities. Tiger, a good honest fighter over 14 years, fought like a guy in for a pay day. He made his moves but he failed to follow them up. And he let Griffith beat him to the punch repeatedly—even at those times when it appeared that he could close in and pummel the lighter man.
AAU track meet coming up
NEW YORK —(UPI)— The champions will be on hand to defend their laurels on June 25-26, when the Amateur Athletic Union 1966 national track and field championships will be held at Randalls Island, N.Y.
All the 1965 champions have announced they will attempt to repeat as AAU champions in the prestigious meet.
The first two finishers in each event in the meet will also qualify for the eighth annual international dual meet with the Russian track squad in the Los Angeles
Coliseum July 23-24. The athletes selected also will appear in a dual meet with Poland at the University of California.
The Americans will be attempting to avenge a 118-112 defeat at the hands of the Russians at Kiev last year. It was the first time the Americans lost to the Russians in dual meet competition.
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