Boxing News magazine Download PDF 4.5.1973

Boxing news1973 archivesMcALINDEN TO FACE CHUVALO IN DUBLINDURAN WILL SEEK TO EVADE KENSTRACEY TO SHINE IN TV BATTLE

JIM WATT gets back into action when he meets
Johnny Cheshire in an all-Scottish eight rounds
main event at the Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull,
on Wednesday.

A LATE substitute sometimes puts up a great fight. But spare a thought for the
other fighter in this situation, who trains hard for a bout only to find himself
pitted against a rival with a completely different style from his original opponent,
and suffers defeat as a result.

JACK SOLOMONS is to give Canada's craggy 35-
year-old George Chuvalo his chance of taking the
Commonwealth heavyweight title from Danny
McAlinden in Dublin late in July.

IN domestic competition there is nothing quite like
the ABA finals. Traditionally they are the highspot
of the amateur calendar and over the years
capacity audiences have been treated to some truly
memorable contests.
To be ABA champion

BRAZILIAN hero Eder Jofre, one of the undeniably great bantamweight
champions, attempts to win the world featherweight crbwn (WBC version)
at the age of 37 in Brasilia tomorrow (Saturday).

(OVER the years certain fighters have become associated with a  special
punch a punch which has become synonymous with their name. George LaBlanche
and his ill-famed 'pivot punch Kid McCoy's 'Corkscrew Frank Moran
and Mary Ann the 'Cosmic punch' of former heavyweight contender Lou
Nova,and Bob Fitzsimmons with the solar plexus punch, are a few which spring
to mind.

KEN BUCHANAN'S refusal to accept a WBA title fight in Panama with Roberto
Duran might well give the Panamanian the way out of his commitment to the
Scot. It is said, there is no reason to gainsay, that contracts have been signed for
Madison Square Garden.

FORMER England international MICKY FELLINGHAM made a winning return
to St Mary's, Chatham, when he convincingly outpointed Canterbury light-heavy
DAVE KENWARD on the St Mary's show.

WOODSIDE'S Scottish international light-middleweight star EDDIE BURKE
made an impressive comeback on Leith Victoria's show at the Bainfield Bowling
Club, but had an early scare against LES STEADMAN, of Halifax Star.

LES STEVENS, Reading's 22-year-old heavyweight, will
know next week whether injury has wrecked his hopes
of going through with his British heavyweight title eliminator
against Birmingham's Bunny Johnson at the Albert
Hall on June 5, writes STEVE FAGAN.

JOHN H. STRACEY, considered Britain's outstanding
welterweight although he does not hold the
national title, will want to look good against
American Irish Pat Murphy over eight rounds in the
televised main event at York Hall, Bethnal Green on
Wednesday.