Boxing News magazine 18.5.1984 Download pdf

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FRANK BRUNO will draw consolation from the fact that the
man whose birthday this was — Joe Louis — came back from a
shattering knockout defeat in his 24th fight to become perhaps
the greatest heavyweight champion of them all.
But the public, and particularly the millions of Americans
watching on live TV, are going to take a lot to persuade them
that the likable Londoner can still be a title threat after his
devastating last-round knockout by the unranked James 'Bonecrusher'
Smith f r om Magnolia, Carolina.

DESPITE a second round knockdown and an early points
deficit, Kostas Petrou clawed his way back into a thrilling
12-rounder with Lloyd Christie to take a tight verdict that
earns him status as the official British welterweight
contender. The final eliminator also carried Petrou's
Midland Area welterweight title; it was his first defence.
It will take an almighty fight to beat this as "Fight of the
Year": it had all the ingredients of a small hall classic,
including a knockdown and a final four rounds fought with
pace, vigour and astonishing effort.

GARY HINTON. a good
fighter from Philadelphia,
started fast and held on to his
advantage to win a unanimous
12-round decision over Detroit's
Jerome Kinney for the
vacant USBA light-welter title
at the Sands casino hotel.
Atlantic City, on March 26.

SUGAR RAY LEONARD came off the floor to Kevin
Howard in his comeback fight — and within minutes
announced he was retiring again, this time for good.
Leonard, the former undisputed world welterweight
champion, said he felt "It just wasn't there," despite
having halted Howard in the ninth of their scheduled
10-rounder.

ST. PANCRAS welterweight Mick Hughes, who won the
ABA final by stopping Gloucester's Rob Thomas in the
third round, has rightly been chosen to represent Great
Britain in the Los Angeles Olympics, writes TIM
REYNOLDS.
This is the sort of honour every club dreams about. And
every boxer. But neither Hughes nor his St. Pancras
clubmates and officials are in the mood to celebrate right
now.