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Tip-top Ashton moves closer to the big time
Forget the showbiz .image, Stretch wants to be seen as a serious athlete
McCallum tidies up his record
BOXING NEWS EUROPEAN RATINGS
Barrett defends Euro crowns
FIRST Impressions are often long lasting and can be
misleading. Our inclination is to believe what we see,
but talking to Gary Stretch recently reminded me that
things are seldom what they seem. I met up with him at
the Barbican Health and Fitness Centre where he works
out several times a week toning his body for what could
be the fight of his life.
misleading. Our inclination is to believe what we see,
but talking to Gary Stretch recently reminded me that
things are seldom what they seem. I met up with him at
the Barbican Health and Fitness Centre where he works
out several times a week toning his body for what could
be the fight of his life.
WHAT rotten luck for Gary Mason, who has been forced to
retire just as he was, at last, moving to centre stage and
asserting himself as a major personality in the game. The eye
damage he sustained in losing his British heavyweight title to
Lennox Lewis at Wembley last month will require an operation
to correct, and as he had already suffered retina damage to the
same eye a year ago he would have been risking his sight to box
again.
retire just as he was, at last, moving to centre stage and
asserting himself as a major personality in the game. The eye
damage he sustained in losing his British heavyweight title to
Lennox Lewis at Wembley last month will require an operation
to correct, and as he had already suffered retina damage to the
same eye a year ago he would have been risking his sight to box
again.
A POLITE ripple of applause greeted Julio Cesar Chavez when he came to the ring
at the Convention Centre in Atlantic City to defend his WBC and IBF lightwelterweight
tiltes against Kyung-Duk Ahn. Compared with the mighty roar that
welcomed Mike Tyson a couple of bouts later, it was very nearly a snub. And there
lies the rub.
Considered by many to be the best boxer, pound for pound, in the world today
Chavez invariably finds himself playing second fiddle to men like Tyson, Sugar Ray
Leonard and Thomas Hearns. And although the little Mexican smiles readily, deep
down it hurts.
at the Convention Centre in Atlantic City to defend his WBC and IBF lightwelterweight
tiltes against Kyung-Duk Ahn. Compared with the mighty roar that
welcomed Mike Tyson a couple of bouts later, it was very nearly a snub. And there
lies the rub.
Considered by many to be the best boxer, pound for pound, in the world today
Chavez invariably finds himself playing second fiddle to men like Tyson, Sugar Ray
Leonard and Thomas Hearns. And although the little Mexican smiles readily, deep
down it hurts.
UNLEASHING a ferocious, two-fisted attack, Rafael
Ruelas floored former WBA featherweight champion
Stevie Cruz four times before Cruz was counted out
after 57 seconds of the third round. Officially, the
vacant NABF featherweight title was at stake — but the
way 19-year-old Ruelas fought, conjured up visions of
the great Danny "Little Red" Lopez.
Ruelas floored former WBA featherweight champion
Stevie Cruz four times before Cruz was counted out
after 57 seconds of the third round. Officially, the
vacant NABF featherweight title was at stake — but the
way 19-year-old Ruelas fought, conjured up visions of
the great Danny "Little Red" Lopez.
UNLEASHING a ferocious, two-fisted attack, Rafael
Ruelas floored former WBA featherweight champion
Stevie Cruz four times before Cruz was counted out
after 57 seconds of the third round. Officially, the
vacant NABF featherweight title was at stake — but the
way 19-year-old Ruelas fought, conjured up visions of
the great Danny "Little Red" Lopez.
"I've never been hit like that in my life," muttered the
stunned Cruz, as a doctor ministered to him.
Ruelas floored former WBA featherweight champion
Stevie Cruz four times before Cruz was counted out
after 57 seconds of the third round. Officially, the
vacant NABF featherweight title was at stake — but the
way 19-year-old Ruelas fought, conjured up visions of
the great Danny "Little Red" Lopez.
"I've never been hit like that in my life," muttered the
stunned Cruz, as a doctor ministered to him.
I WAS sorry to hear of the death of Pierre Montane in a
recent BN. Pierre coached amateurs for many years and
was a good Lonsdale customer during this time, but I
would point out that when he lost the European championship
to Elis Ask in Helsinki in 1951 he was kayoed in
12 rounds, and not outpointed as your report states.
This is one of Ask's best-ever career performances,
and he is still a national hero in Finland - and a very
good Lonsdale customer! Anyone who;' visits Elis in
Helsinki is always shown the film of the Montane fight,
and Ellis did suggest that I took a copy to show Pierre,
recent BN. Pierre coached amateurs for many years and
was a good Lonsdale customer during this time, but I
would point out that when he lost the European championship
to Elis Ask in Helsinki in 1951 he was kayoed in
12 rounds, and not outpointed as your report states.
This is one of Ask's best-ever career performances,
and he is still a national hero in Finland - and a very
good Lonsdale customer! Anyone who;' visits Elis in
Helsinki is always shown the film of the Montane fight,
and Ellis did suggest that I took a copy to show Pierre,