Former middleweight champion Joey Giardello passed away today a little after noon at the age of 78 in Cherry Hill, NJ. "He was the greatest middleweight ever to come out of Philly and one of the few white fighters of his era who fought every tough black guy out there," said Hall of Fame Philadelphia promoter J Russell Peltz. Funeral arrangements are pending.
he was a great champion. i love watching him fight gil turner its one of the most action packed fights ive ever seen. giardello was a master boxer and a tough fighter.
.............I've only recently gotten to see footage of him, via a couple of his fights with Dick Tiger. What a superb boxer he was. Seems like we've lost a lot of them this year........
A Shame he lived to see Hollywood trash his name in that movie. Great fighter, One of the best. RIP champ.
RIP Champ. i wonder why the media instead of always talking about the same stuff,dont talk more with these old fighters and do some interviews with them instead of interviewing Bob Arum every day. we still have guys like Basilio and Lamotta around and when these guys like Giardello die a piece of boxing history is lost too. i know i would rather read an interview with those guys than one with DLH or Mayweather or any current fighter.
rip one of my all time favorite fighters. should have been a champ much sooner but you couldnt beat fullmer out west if you shot him in the head with a .357.
R.I.P. Joey, rememer when i first saw Giardello i on film, bought a video of him on the cheap from some stall when i was about 15, the 'Boxers' series videos. Was really impressed and soon learned he was a great middleweight who paid his dues in the ring.
The movie "The Hurricane" did absolutely no justice to his name and his fight with Rubin Carter. I haven't seen this fight that in reality was slightly controversial in terms of Carter getting the decision. Giardello argued that the fight was a lot more competive than what was shown in the movie, and he firmly believes he won it. RIP Joey Giardello