Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07
WIN, LOSE OR
'DKAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
At Times the Old Glass
THE FIGHTER SAT- on a worn sol

THE FIGHTER SAT on a worn sofa in what passes
for dressing in Capitol Arena. A handler was
holding ice bag his right eye and the sweat tckled
of his body onto the green plastic 1--WE got to fight
more" Joey Giardelo said softly 81 wasn't sharp You
think sharp"
Giardelo made of with 1O-round split decision over
Holly Minis in what advertised a middleweght
elimination bout 1t just that far Minis was
concerned The Washington boy is a durable fighter,
but the No. ranking which he held with Ring Magazine
18th with NBA) going into last nights hght is high
Holly is apt to go.
There are some who feel that Giardelo at 20, has
let his title chance slip by him that he won't threaten
the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson Carmen Basio Gene
Fullmer and Spider Webb. Others aren't Giar-
delo may not be quite the sharpShooting cutey he
few years ago. but there times when he showed
the kind of class that made him the hottest mddeweght
in the country
this is MY FIRST FIGHT since January" Joey was
saying II need to fight more often. When I was going
real good fighting month. Lately it's been
like three times year. I'd like to fight again in
June"
Giardello pushed away the hand that holding
the ice bag. cts giving headache" he said. "Hey
Tony, will fight in June?" He motioned toward his eye
Tony Ferrente, who manages the onetime bad boy,
looked at the thin slash along the bone Three maybe
four weeks and you'll be ready" he said ut amt bad
HE cuts around the eyes and you'd think that
enough to win the fight" Giardello complained re-
ferring to Judge Julian Whestones vote for Minis Hes
tough boy but he didn't hurt The doc told to
wait until May is before taking fight, but got too
impatient"
ACCORDING TO SOME MEMBERS of the sporting
SET Minis mplausble 2-to1 favorite True, Holly
ranked No and Giardelo No. before last night,
but Joeys record for consistency better until he lost
three in last June, November and January. The
tip was out Minis favored because of GiardeoS
unhealed eye.
In the first round, Gardello's left eye showed red
a bit of news that appeared to surprise Joey in the
dressing
81 didn't even know that eye was cut" he said,
looking at his handlers. 1.-The right eye d. I could
feel the blood from it,"
"The left eye wasn't nothing joey" of his corner
explained. at nothn' didn't mention
it. Amt a cut, just a scrape."
who will you fight in June" visitor asked, have
you anybody in mind?"
THE FIGHTER SHOOK HIS HEAD. NO." he replied,
ST don't I'm not waiting Robinson Baslio
anybody else I've got to fight anybody to get sharp
The SO-year-od Minis is physical marvel, but
has happened often Holly couldn't keep the pressure
when he gained the initiative Gardello, making his
oSth pro fight didn't lose round this Scorecard until
the sixth Then Minis landed good right, perhaps the
best of the fight and began to stalk his
Holly carried the sixth, held his in the seventh
and the eighth with fancy rally that reused the
crowd At that point the fight could have gone either
way, but unaccountably Minis supposedly of the
best conditioned fighters the business blew it. Giardeo
calling on technique and fineSse Minis apparently
will have. won the final two rounds.
The only surprise was Whtestone's vote for Minis
He may have fought good fight but it wasn't that
good.