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Rocco Del Sesto · 11-23-2022, 04:37 PM

Instead of waiting for some time for me to go through all of Gizzi's career gathering bio info, I'll give you a little feed every 2 or 3 fights or so going through it. If I run across some interesting new Venue info I'm going to continue with that also. Lot of small out of the way placing boxing took/takes place in the UK it seems.

Here's some notes on Carl Gizzi's first two pro fights....

7/3/64 Boxing News - Carl Gizzi made his professional debut, stopping Billy Wynter, Antigua in the 3rd round of thier scheduled 6. Gizzi used his left Jab and displayed some good defense to fight in close range.

7/19/64 Sunday Mirror, London, England - Short article was placing Carl Gizzi getting ready to make his professional debut at Bill Long's Ebbw Vale show against Jamaican Ken Coleman? This is after 6/30/64 fight against Wynter in BoxRec? The article mentions Gizzi's height at 6ft. 3in. A 6/18/64 short piece in the Daily Mirror, London, notes the upcomming fight with Wynter on June 30th. The July 17th Boxing News then found a short piece announcing Gizzi to fight Ken Coleman on July 20th. It mentions also Gizzi's height at 6ft 3in.

7/24/64 Boxing News - Some more confusion here. Article notes that Cliff Purnell is a substitue in the fight against Carl Gizzi, apparently for Coleman. Gizzi stops Purnell in 2 mins 7 sec of the second round. Gizzi was in control of the fight and combinations from him had Purnell into a neutral corner when the referee, D.S. Davis decided to halt the fight! The crowd and Purnell roundly protested the stopping of the fight. Purnell was making a comeback after about a year away from the ring. He paced the fight in the first round attacking Gizzi's body while Carl tried to attack from a distance with his jabs. Gizzi started to turn the fight when he connected with a right cross to Purnell's jaw. Purnell closed in to hang on to Gizzi but Carl forced him away with a barrage of fists to the head. Carl continued this in the 2nd round. Then in the 2nd, Purnell was warned for a low blow and a punch in the back while they were in a clinch. Gizzi then muscled Purnell into a corner and rained "at least 20 punches" on Purnell's head before the referee decided he felt Purnell had endured enough. This Boxing News article has this fight being held in Bristol while they list some other fights at Ebbw Vale. BoxRec has these venues switched with Gizzi's fight being at Ebbw Vale. I checked a fighter named Peter Richards from Bristol is part of the card that Box News shows at Ebbw Vale but BoxRec records that card at Bristol. Thinking Boxing News has the locations incorrect in thier 7/24/64 issue. Would seem to make sence Gizzi fighting his 2nd fight in Wales which is where Ebbw Vale is?

11-23-2022, 04:37 PM	#2070
Rocco Del Sesto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Watkinsville, Georgia Posts: 2,025	The Big Men of Boxing a Retrospective Instead of waiting for some time for me to go through all of Gizzi's career gathering bio info, I'll give you a little feed every 2 or 3 fights or so going through it. If I run across some interesting new Venue info I'm going to continue with that also. Lot of small out of the way placing boxing took/takes place in the UK it seems. Here's some notes on Carl Gizzi's first two pro fights.... 7/3/64 Boxing News - Carl Gizzi made his professional debut, stopping Billy Wynter, Antigua in the 3rd round of thier scheduled 6. Gizzi used his left Jab and displayed some good defense to fight in close range. 7/19/64 Sunday Mirror, London, England - Short article was placing Carl Gizzi getting ready to make his professional debut at Bill Long's Ebbw Vale show against Jamaican Ken Coleman? This is after 6/30/64 fight against Wynter in BoxRec? The article mentions Gizzi's height at 6ft. 3in. A 6/18/64 short piece in the Daily Mirror, London, notes the upcomming fight with Wynter on June 30th. The July 17th Boxing News then found a short piece announcing Gizzi to fight Ken Coleman on July 20th. It mentions also Gizzi's height at 6ft 3in. 7/24/64 Boxing News - Some more confusion here. Article notes that Cliff Purnell is a substitue in the fight against Carl Gizzi, apparently for Coleman. Gizzi stops Purnell in 2 mins 7 sec of the second round. Gizzi was in control of the fight and combinations from him had Purnell into a neutral corner when the referee, D.S. Davis decided to halt the fight! The crowd and Purnell roundly protested the stopping of the fight. Purnell was making a comeback after about a year away from the ring. He paced the fight in the first round attacking Gizzi's body while Carl tried to attack from a distance with his jabs. Gizzi started to turn the fight when he connected with a right cross to Purnell's jaw. Purnell closed in to hang on to Gizzi but Carl forced him away with a barrage of fists to the head. Carl continued this in the 2nd round. Then in the 2nd, Purnell was warned for a low blow and a punch in the back while they were in a clinch. Gizzi then muscled Purnell into a corner and rained "at least 20 punches" on Purnell's head before the referee decided he felt Purnell had endured enough. This Boxing News article has this fight being held in Bristol while they list some other fights at Ebbw Vale. BoxRec has these venues switched with Gizzi's fight being at Ebbw Vale. I checked a fighter named Peter Richards from Bristol is part of the card that Box News shows at Ebbw Vale but BoxRec records that card at Bristol. Thinking Boxing News has the locations incorrect in thier 7/24/64 issue. Would seem to make sence Gizzi fighting his 2nd fight in Wales which is where Ebbw Vale is?