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Boxing News 1972

NOW that Scot Jim Watt has finally won the British title, I would like to see him matched against Ghana's old pro, Joe Tetteh, in what would be an eliminator for the Empire lightweight title.

world light-heavy title, can cement his claim by whipping Dutchman Jan Lubbers in Tuesday's European champion- ship clash at the Albert Hall. Finnegan, Britain's sole Euro king, has the class and southpaw doggedness to bother even Bob Foster, destruc- tive world champion.

THEY didn't come much tougher than Carmen Basilio.

NEW YORK—May 24: Angry scenes as New York middleweight Irish Bob
Cassidy (facing camera) shouts defiance at Jose Gonzalez after their Felt
Forum bout had been stopped in Gonzalez's favour in the seventh.
This battle-scarred ex-Marine won the world welterweight
title twice. He also won the middleweight championship.
Basilio, of Italian ancestry, was a converted southpaw
with one of the most wicked left hooks in history. His ruggedness will one day be legendary. You can have your Billy Petrolle, or Ace Hudkins, even Stanley Ketchel. Basilio was right in their league for hardness and ferocity. Carmen had plenty of wars in a career that lasted nearly 11 years.

(Leamington), had to bring on all his experience to outpoint N.W. divs champion Batman Austin (New Enterprise) on the Thurmaston show. Stack opened the bout well, catching Austin with some heavy body blows. In the second and third Austin threw plenty of big punches, but could not make up the leeway. In another light heavyweight bout, Robert Burton (Coventry Police) took a majority decision from New Enterprise's Bob Pollard. 

JOHNNY FRANKHAM, Britain's top-ranked light-heavy contender, faces
what looks like his toughest test so far when he meets American Jimmy
Dupree, one of the best in the world, over 10 rounds at the Anglo-American
Sporting Club, Hilton Hotel on June 12

world light-heavy title, can cement his claim by whipping Dutchman Jan Lubbers in Tuesday's European champion- ship clash at the Albert Hall.

JOSE URTAIN, Spain's muscular European heavyweight champ, faces a tough defence tonight (Friday) against German Jurgen Blin at the Sports Palace, Madrid.