Boxing News magazine Download PDF 3.8.1973

Boxing news1973 archives World's Premier Fight WeeklyBonavena back in actionALI REVENGE FIGHT LIVE FOR BRITAINSelectors pick England teams

IT IS nearly eight months since Dave Needham won
a final eliminator for the British bantamweight title
And he grows impatient for a shot at Johnny Clark,
who won the vacant crown by outpointing Paddv
Maguire in that classic A4bert Hall fight last February.

AFTER the excitement of the first m e e t i n g between
Carmen Basilio and Tony DeMarco, few figured that
the re-match w o u l d come close (I k n o w I didn't). As
a general rule return matches lack the fire of the
original.

THOSE tough, gun-toting characters we see in
the TV Westerns could be considered anaemic
citizenry when compared with our once volcanic
fighting Terry Downes.

THAD SPENCER was a black heavyweight from San Francisco who seemed in
the mid-sixties, to have just about everything going for him. He was a skilful
boxer and a hard hitter, who was perfectly capable of holding his own in anv
punch-up.

WORLD welterweight champion Jose Napoles (Mexico, formerly Cuba) is lined
up to defend his title against Commonwealth champion Clyde Gray (Canada) at
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, on September 22.

IT is generally agreed nowadays that the sport in these
islands needs a bit of a boost. And, where better to start
than among the young starlets, the seniors of tomorrow?
In this field there is much to be said for an annual Under-
19 international championship featuring England, Scotland,
Wales and Ireland.

THE eagerly awaited return between Muhammad
Ali and Ken Norton in September is to have live
showing on closed circuit TV at a number of
cinemas through Britain.