▁ ▁Ele ven ▁of ▁fifteen ▁box ing ▁writers ▁thought ▁Cast ell ani ▁had ▁won , ▁but ▁the ▁jud ges ▁who ▁believed ▁Cast ell ani ▁had ▁been ▁knock ed ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁from ▁a ▁blow ▁by ▁Lang lo is ▁gave ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁removed ▁Rock y ' s ▁hopes ▁to ▁advance ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Press ▁gave ▁only ▁a ▁sl imm est ▁one ▁point ▁lead ▁in ▁their ▁determ ination ▁of ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁match . ▁ ▁The ▁loss ▁ended ▁Cast ell ani ' s ▁goal ▁of ▁making ▁an ▁immediate ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Title ▁against ▁Sug ar ▁Ray ▁Robinson , ▁but ▁he ▁would ▁get ▁his ▁chance ▁at ▁the ▁reign ing ▁champion ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁non - title ▁bout . ▁ ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁Cast ell ani ' s ▁career ▁was ▁his ▁ten ▁round ▁split ▁decision ▁near ▁Hollywood , ▁California ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁against ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁and ▁world ▁middle weight ▁champion ▁Sug ar ▁Ray ▁Robinson . ▁Cast ell ani ▁lost ▁the ▁split ▁decision ▁but ▁knock ed ▁Robinson ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁for ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁nine , ▁though ▁Robinson ▁quickly ▁rose ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁bout . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁knock down , ▁Robinson ▁r al lied ▁quickly , ▁leading ▁the ▁bout ▁with ▁fur ious ▁body ▁p unch ing ▁which ▁im pressed ▁the ▁jud ges . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁difficulty ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Cast ell ani , ▁though ▁he ▁did