Boxing News magazine 11.6.2004 Download pdf

Boxing News magazine 11.6.2004 Download pdf
Boxing News Magazine 2004 Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 2004  History
Boxing News Magazine Professional Results
Boxing News Magazine Amateur Results
Pdf Magazine Downloads 

Bowe taking shape
RIDDICK BOWE'S comeback gathers momentum.
The former world heavyweight champion's house arrest
ended on Tuesday (June ;3).
Bowe, 36 and who hasn't fought since 1996, is
being extensively tested medically before reapplying
for his licence. He has enlisted Buddy McGirt as new
trainer and taken on Jimmy Adams and Jimmie
Lawson as his managers
Provided Bowe's gets the green light to box - and as
there is potentially big money involved I assume he will
- the New Yorker claims le will fight three times every
month from July.
Bowe is said to be at lighting weight already, having
shed considerable excess behind bars this year whilst
serving a sentence for kidnapping his estranged wife
and kids.
But I can't forget how his speech had deteriorated
by the time he last fought Golota and that's an obvious
indication he has suffered lasting damage.

Mr Loyalty dies
HARRY WARNER, a lifetime servant to boxing, has
died (June 3) aged 75. He had been ill for some time.
A former fighter turned referee, Harry became
secretary of the Central Area council, which he served
with distinction until the mid-1990s.
Warner started boxing on the booths before going
pro as a welterweight in the late 1940s-mid-'50s. He
refereed (Class A) for 10 years from 1978.
As a boxer, Harry wasn't much of a puncher, but he
had a good track record for staying the course. He
fought at the Albert Hall and all over Britain.
Billed out of Ashton and later Dagenham, he fought
the likes of Lew Lazar and Billy Adamson and beat one
Charlie Kray, brother of the Kray twins.

Spartacus defence
STEVE SPARTACUS, back to winning ways in
Nottingham on June 2 (see pages 8-9), has been
ordered to defend his English light-heavyweight title
against Peter Haymer
Purse offers were scheduled for this week (June 9).
Carl Froch, meanwhile, has given up his English
super-middleweight belt now he has the
Commonwealth crown.
At light-middle, Andrew Facey will box Thomas
McDonagh for the English title on a Sports Network
bill.

Mercer loses in K1
RAY MERCER, whose retirement I announced last
week, did, in fact, take part in a K1 tournament last
weekend in Nagoya, Japan.
A crowd of nearly 10,000 saw Mercer lose
unanimously on points to Karate exponent Musashi.
It wasn't an entirely fair fight as Mercer, because he
wore boots, couldn't kick, whereas Musashi could.
Another veteran, Arthur Williams - recently
stopped in Reading by Londoner David Haye and
under boxing suspension - also fought, but was
destroyed in 108 seconds by Alexy Ignashov, a Muay
Thai fighter.
Frans Botha was also beaten on the show, on
points.

• TYSON said Vitali Klitschko's
April stoppage of Corrie Sanders
was one of the worst heavyweight
title fights in history.
In his interview with Mike Katz,
Tyson also said he believed former
opponent Andrew Golota had beaten
Chris Byrd.
Commenting on how Golota got a
title shot, Tyson said: "That's Don
King. Don King can do anything."