Rubin Hurricane Carter vs. Holley Mims [MW.[Dec.22nd.1962]

Date: 1962-12-22 Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA Referee: Joe LoScalzo 6-3 Judge: Tony Castellano 6-3 Judge: Tony Rossi 7-3 Photo 2 Notes Carter was scheduled to meet Gomeo Brennan, but Brennan withdrew the day of the fight due to an illness. Mims accepted the bout at 3:00 p.m. and flew from Washington D.C. to New York City. At 6:30 p.m., Mims passed a physical examination and was cleared to fight. Carter was a 4-1 favorite. Mims, who had been fighting since 1948, had only been floored by Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951 and Rocky Castellani and Charley Green in 1955. Mims floored Carter in the fourth round with a right to the chin. Carter went down on one knee and jumped up at the count of one. Sugar Ray Robinson, who outpointed Mims in 1951, was in the audience. Unofficial AP scorecard - 6-3-1 Carter