Boxing News magazine Download PDF 7.7.1972

Boxing News 1972 Memorabilia

JERRY QUARRY sags, whipped, against the ropes in seventh round of June 27 clash with Muhammad All.
Seconds later the bout was stopped. Ali proved again that he is the number one heavyweight contender. Quarry
drops from two to five in ratings.

DANNY McALINDEN is the first Irishman ever to win
the British heavyweight championship, and ] wish him
every success, though I was a little surprised how far back
Jack Bodell had gone since last I fought him over two
years ago.

PHIL MATTHEWS, Britain's latest middleweight sensation, steps into
world class when he meets American Tom "The Bomb" Bethea at London's
World Sporting Club on Monday.
The scheduled 10-rounder figures to be punishing and some feel Matthews, after only
13 pro fights, is being tested too highly.

IT SCARCELY seems four years since Chris Finnegan did British boxing
proud by taking the middleweight gold in Mexico. But here we are only a
few weeks away from Munich, and all the excitement and upsets that the
Olympic Games invariably bring.

JOE BUGNER is to have the chance of winning the European title from
Germany's Jurgen Blin — in London. And Bugner, having already beaten
Blin once, must stand a great chance.

T H E R E m u s t be m a n y b o u t s t h a t B r u c e W e l l s , B r i t a i n ' s top l i g h t - m i d d l e of
t h e early fifties, r e m e m b e r s w i t h pride.
B u t u n q u e s t i o n a b l y the h i g h l i g h t of his career c a m e in M a y 24, 1953,
w h e n , i n m a g n i f i c e n t style, h e t o o k t h e gold medal in t h e E u r o p e a n Champ
i o n s h i p s in W a r s a w.