Boxing News magazine 6.1.1978 Download pdf

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BOB CASSIDY, 33-year-old veteran from Levittown,
Long Island, is the comeback opponent for
Britain's former WBC light-heavyweight champion
John Conteh on Eddie Thomas's promotion
at the Sobell Centre, Islington on February 7.

THE dust has settled on major ring action in 1977. And it's
been the usual problem picking the 10 best foreign fighters
of the year. There were 67 world title bouts in 1977.
Big heavyweight non-title f i g h t s involving Norton,
Young, Foreman, Bugner, Lyle and Bobick played their
part in making it a memorable year on the foreign front.
Our overseas top 10 may not meet with unanimous
approval. You, the reader, may feel we've left out a fighter
or t w o who should have been included. You may differ with
the order of preference. If so, why not write and tell us?

THE Board of Control seem certain not to approve Colin
Powers' title defence in Belfast against Jim Montague when
they meet to discuss it next Wednesday. The news is a bad
setback for promoter Phil McLaughlin, who had agreed a
purse of around £3,000 with Powers' manager Vic An-'
dreetti.

GREG PAGE, an 18-yearold
from Louisville, just
might be America's next
Olympic heavyweight
champion. If he stays amateur
until the 1980 Games in
Moscow, that is.