Boxing News magazine 28.6.2002 Download pdf

Boxing News magazine 28.6.2002 Download pdf
Boxing News Magazine 2002 Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 2002  History
Boxing News Magazine Professional Results
Boxing News Magazine Amateur Results
Pdf Magazine Downloads 

Tua meets Moorer
AS much as I'd like to see Lennox Lewis retire
undefeated, the forecast for the division's
immediate future in his absence is bleak.
The titles Lennox now holds (WBC/IBF/IBO) will
become vacant and the division slump back to the
depths it experienced in mid-1980s, when there was
no outstanding champion and the belts changed
hands frequently.
With Lewis gone, even veteran Evander Holyfield
could reclaim a 'world' title and Michael Moorer is
also poised to be in the reckoning should he defeat
David Tua on August 17.
The venue for Moorer-Tua has not been decided,
but US cable network HBO will televise and said the
winner could take on whoever emerges on top
between Wladimir Klitschko and Ray Mercer (for the
WBO title) in Atlantic City tomorrow (Saturday, June
29).
Tua, widely outpointed by Lewis and Chris Byrd,
bolted back up the ratings recently by stopping
undefeated Fres Oquendo.

Wayne licensed
WAYNE McCULLOUGH'S frustration is over. The
former WBC bantamweight champion from
Belfast who lives in Las Vegas has finally won his
struggle to be licensed by the British Boxing Board.
A statement from the Board read: "McCullough has
been granted a licence following changes in the way
the Board seeks independent advice in respect of
brain-scan queries."
McCullough, who is to fight as a featherweight, will
box for promoter Frank Warren on August 17, when
Joe Calzaghe next defends. The long-term plan is for
him to face whoever wins later this year between
WBO 9st champion Julio Pablo Chacon of Argentina
and Scott Harrison.

GIVE IT A REST
•
I AGREE with David Griffin's letter in BN June 14 relating to Manchester's
over-hyped and under-performing middleweight, Anthony Farnell.
I was an advocate of Farnell and have been to see him fight on a number of
occasions. However, I'm growing increasingly tired of his absurd claims in local
papers he has improved beyond measure.
He hasn't backed it up in the ring against blown-up welter Pavel Melnikov and
Ruben Groenewald, whom he lost to despite having all the odds in his favour.
If anything, Farnell appears to be regressing.
I have followed the career of Anthony with interest, but his latest defeat, allied
with a lack of ability and humility, have left me disillusioned. - IAIN ALLEN,
NORTHENDEN, MANCHESTER.