Rubin "Hurricane" Carter vs Harry Scott II official on-site programme, 20th April 1965, Royal Albert Hall, London.

Condition good (front page unfortunately detached from main body, slight vertical crease and scorecard marked along with notes made by an enthusistic fight fan). THIS IS A RARE AND HARD TO FIND PROGRAMME !!

Scott W Pts 10
Scott was knocked down for a count of 5 in the first round.

Price: £35

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a hard-punching and controversial middleweight contender during the 1960s.
Carter was born to a family of four sisters and three brothers. At the age of 13, after robbing a batch of polo shirts, Carter was turned over by his father to the police, and he was sent to Allendale Reformatory. He escaped from the reformatory and joined the United States Army. He served in an airborne unit where began boxing. He was attached to a Special Service Unit and travelled to Europe--fighting in France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal.
Carter was identified as an escaped inmate and sent back to serve nine more months in jail. He then did another four-and-a-half years for beating up a man in a brawl. Upon his release, he was introduced by his uncle to Carmine Tedeschis, who became his manager. Carter turned to professional boxing, and also worked at Tedeschis's construction company.
In 1963, Carter knocked out world-rated middleweight contender Florentino Fernandez in 69 seconds on national television. The stunning victory earned him a number 10 rating in the June 1963 The Ring Magazine's world rankings. He went on to knock out world welterweight champ Emile Griffith, also in the opening round. This victory, plus a decision over future WBA World Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Ellis, earned Carter a title fight with champion Joey Giardello. Carter lost a 15 round decision, and his career started a downward slide. He was arrested and convicted of a triple murder a few years later. Carter claimed he was framed and sought numerous appeals. Many famous people took up his cause after he wrote a best selling novel. Singer Bob Dylan even wrote a song about him.
In the 1970s, Carter was briefly released and was involved in a scandal with a female supporter who claimed Carter attacked her. Carter went back to prison, but was finally released a number of years later. He then moved to Canada and a movie about his life, The Hurricane starring Denzel Washington, was made.