Fraser Scott was a tough middleweight out of Seattle, Washington. He turned pro in 1968 and in slightly over a years time ran up a record of 17-0-1. His biggest victory was a two round; cut eye stoppage of former junior middleweight champion Denny Moyer. In 1969 Scott was awarded a title shot against middleweight king Nino Benvenuti. Nino was a prohibitive favorite to beat the American upstart. Scott surprised many by giving Benvenuti quite a tussle. The fight ended in round seven when the Italian referee disqualified Scott for butting. It was a highly controversial stoppage and Nino salvaged his title.
Scott would then go 6-6 for the remainder of his career. He again halted the hard luck Moyer on cuts. Fraser would then lose to the clever Hall Of Fame inductee Luis Rodriguez. There were two losses to Frenchman Nessim Max Cohen and another to up and coming South African Pierre Fourie. Scott was then matched with Benvenuti’s conqueror Carlos Monzon. It was a non-title affair and the great Monzon halted Scott in three.
Scott closed his career with a decision over rugged Mike Pusateri. His overall record was 23-7-1. Scott proceeded to write a fine book about his career titled “Weigh In”. He also had a long running column in a major boxing publication.