Boxing News magazine Download PDF 23.11.1973

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THE Fight Game is suddenly looking very lively again
after last week's Wembley action. While Joe Bugner
disappointed in outpointing Mac Foster, the re-emergence
of British heavyweight champion Danny McAlinden and
Chris Finnegan has opened the way for attractive
matches.

CARDIFF stylist BILLY WAITH (9-12), served notice that
he is very much a force to be reckoned with in the
lightweight division as he produced a dazzling display of
counter-punching to outpoint Liverpool's TONY CUNNINGHAM
(9-10), over eight rounds at the St Andrew's
Sporting Club.

PIERRE FOURIE is a lot more confident for his second fight against world
light-heavyweight champion Bob Foster, in Johannesburg on December 1, than
he was before their first bout in Albuquerque three months ago.

CHARLIE NASH (St. Mary 's, Derry) will not, after all, be bidding in Dublin tonight to
avenge his defeat by Simon Cutov (Rumania) in the European Championships last
June. The classy Irish senior lightweight champion is out of the home squad

JOHNNY CLARK, British and European bantamweight
champion, may have to make his world challenge against
Mexico's Rafael Hen-era in Los Angeles or not get the
chance to fight for the title,

THE Hungarian national squad will meet England on
December 5 at the Albert Hall and Wales on December 8
at Aberystwyth. Earlier, from November 27-29 a selection
will participate in the traditional Belgrade 'Golden
Gloves' tourney, and simutaneously with UK fistic encounters
a delegation of Hungary's second-best will attend
an international in Leningrad (December 2-8) in the
USSR