Boxing News magazine 15.1.1999 Download pdf

Boxing News magazine 15.1.1999 Download pdf
Boxing News Magazine 1999 Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 1999  History
Boxing Results 1999
Boxing News Magazine Amateur Results 1999
Pdf Magazine Downloads 1999

NOW that their problems have been sorted
out, welterweights Felix Trinidad and
Pernell Whitaker can get down to the business of
fighting.
When they face each other at Madison Square
Garden, New York on February 20, it will end
more than 11 months' inactivity for Trinidad, the
1BF welterweight champion who has been in
dispute with promoter Don King, and 16 months
for Whitaker, the former WBC king who has been
battling drug addiction.
These days it is not unusual for fighters to go
straight into major contests without a tune-up
bout. That is the case with these two as Whitaker,
who called Trinidad "a great fighter", said: "All 1
know how to do is fight big fights."

THE WBC have introduced a preliminary weigh-in system to tighten
weight-making. As much as I commend the idea, I wonder if they have
gone far enough.
The safety measure, supported by the Nevada State Commission, has been
set up to eradicate the practice of fighters who, by reducing weight drastically,
are endangering their lives through dehydration.
"This should make managers and boxers realise that if they cannot make
the weight in accordance with the rules, they should move up to the next
division," said Jose Sulaiman, WBC president.

RICKY FRAZIER is a 39-yearold
New York City cop.
Maybe when the 17-year
veteran signed to fight Roy
Jones he thought he would
get to use his billyclub,
handcuffs or even his gun.
Frazier's fists were certainly not
sufficient as he was unceremoniously
mugged at 2-59 of the second in
one of the worst championship
fights seen on American television.
The bout, billed for the WBC and
WBA light-heavyweight championships,
was a mismatch.

THE tragic news of Jerry Quarry's
untimely demise must have come as a
tremendous shock to fight fans
worldwide. I first learned of Jerry's
failing health and the onset of
pugilistica dementia in a 1995 Boxing
Illustrated article, but had not realised how
rapidly the illness had progressed.
As with many fighters, Jerry made a lot of
people a lot of money yet ended up with
nothing to show for it, surviving on social
security and the care of his family.

IT IS essential to have a forum whereby
boxers, writers, fans, trainers, managers
and promoters can air their opinions.
These pages are eagerly awaited by me and
no doubt countless others. It appears that most
readers are concerned with the state of the
sport today. I confess to being concerned at
times (especially for the welfare of the boxers
and their families) and it is a truth that boxing's
strength is its dynamism and ability to adapt
and change.