Boxing News magazine Download PDF 29.9.1972

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GALLANT Chris Finnegan failed to wrest the
world light-heavyweight t itle from America's
great Bob Foster at the Empire Pool. But his losing
stand will never be forgotten by those who
saw it.

JOHN CONTEH, the 21-year-old Liverpool heavyweight hope, suffered his
first pro defeat amid a mixture of boos and cheers when he was outpointed
by Ed Duncan, from Philadelphia.

JOHNNY CLARK, Walworth (8-50, warming up for his British
bantam title fight with Paddy Maguire, scheduled for the
Albert Hall on October 31, powered to an impressive win over
substitute Carlos Zayas, USA (8-6) in the third of their scheduled
eight-rounder

THE fight game is a tough business to be in, and Henry
Cooper makes no bones about it. Outside the ring, Cooper
is as nice and mild-mannered a person as you could wish
t o meet. Inside it, he was a no-nonsense pro who had the
vicious approach that s o many British big men have lacked.

IT'S all been happening. At Belle Vue, Manchester
last week there was a bit of a turn-up when Bunny
Sterling, the Jamaican-born British middleweight
champion, showed he still has enough know-how
to put his Lancashire challenger Phil Matthews in
his place.

MUHAMMAD ALI sauntered through the first
five rounds, then opened up to thrash Floyd Patterson
into defeat in the battle of two former
world heavyweight champions at Madison Square
Garden.

AFTER reading in one of the national newspapers that Phil Matthews had
said he hadn't taken his title fight seriously (he was quoted as saying he'd
been on the booze and such) I feel the Boxing Board should ask Matthews
for an explanation of his statement.

THREE of Britain's Olympic team will be in action for London against West
Berlin in the inter-city match at the Albert Hall on October 11. They are
feather Billy Taylor, light-welter Graham Moughton and welter Maurice
Hope, all from Repton club.

WELSH fight manager Eddie Thomas, embarking
on his own search for a future British heavyweight
champion stages a £1,000 novices competition at
the Double Diamond Club at Caerphilly next
Wednesday night.