Boxing News magazine Download PDF 22.6.1973

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ASKED who is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, it is a good bet
most fight buffs would plump for Jose Napoles, Cuban-born holder of the world
welterweight title.

WOLVERHAMPTON'S Larry Paul, whom the great Jack Hood called a better
boxer than Randy Turpin, made it six wins out of six and firmly established
himself as a leading contender for British title honours by annihilating the vastly
more experienced Pat Dwyer, Liverpool, in lmin 9sec of the second round.

PANAMA'S Roberto Duran: good-looking, deadly. Fighting is his game. Reputations
mean nothing as he ruthlessly chops down all before him — as Britain's
Ken Buchanan can  a test.

HARRY SCOTT, hard man of the British middleweight
d i v i s i on for much of his 13-year career, this week ann
o u n c e d his retirement at the a g e of 35.

1973 has hardly been a year to remember for amateur boxing in this
country, The one moment to cherisH was undoubtedly the sensational
A.B.A, light-middleweight final between Robert Ma*weH and Robbie
Davies.

SMOKIN' Joe Frazier, former world heavyweight
champion, came into London this week fully convinced
he will win back the crown from George
Foreman.

CARDIFF featherweight Billy Waith boxed superbly
against Arnold Taylor, world-rated South African champion,
in their 10-rounder at Portuguese Hall and looked
unlucky to lose o n points.