Boxing Newsmagazine Download PDF 22.9.1972

Boxing News 1972 Memorabilia

title by knocking out Phil Matthews in the fifth round at crowded Belle Vue. The Jamaican-born champion from North London, outclassed his Burnley challenger. Sterling made a mockery of suggestions that he was ready for the taking.

ITS GOOD to be back on the boxing beat after putting up the old feet and taking a nice long rest. I was delighted to get a glimpse on the old television and see the British boys Alan Minter, George Turpin and Ralph Evans winning bronze medals at Munich.

BUNNY JOHNSON, Jamacian-born heavyweight from Birming- ham, meets old rival Brian Jewett (Newcastle) in the eight rounds main event at the North Staffordshire Sporting Club, Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent on October 11.
Johnson beat Jewett in. their two previous meetings, the first time on a cut eye and then on points. This is an excellent chance for Jewett to establish himself as Johnson is the cur- rent Boxing News number two British title contender.

BOB FOSTER, light heavyweight champion of the world, says he does not like to hurt anybody. But Foster has his job to do. That job is hitting his fellow man before they can hit him. He does the work well.

MEXICO'S Chango Carmona battered his way to the WBC lightweight title by crushing California's Mando Ramos in eight rounds before 20,000 fans at the open-air Coliseum.

BILL KNIGHT, the Lynn club puncher who proved something
of a flop in the Olympics, will revert to light-heavy next season,
said trainer Frank Duffett this week.
Knight scraped through his first Munich bout as a middle
but was then stopped by Montoya, the heavy-fisted Cuban.
" Bill was not really strong as a middleweight," said trainer
Duffett. " But I can sympathise with the problem faced by
David James, the national coach.
" If Bill had boxed as a light-heavy it would have meant him
giving away seven or eight pounds, and that is a lot against
some of these big, strong fellows.
" I think a little too much was expected from Knight. He is
only just 21 and has not had much international experience.
It wasn't the real Bill Knight in Munich. • He was far too
hesitant
" But this should bring him down to earth. Now he knows
what he must do at that level of competition. It's early days
yet but he's looking to the European Championships next year.
With a bit more experience, and weight, we know he can do
better.

SCHOOLBOY boxing, fighting for survival in many areas because of inadequate funds, may be missing out on available cash be- cause of procedure ignorance.

supremacy at the Anglo-American Sporting Club, Hilton Hotel, on Monday, when Ayr's Evan Arm- strong stakes his title against Glaswegian Tommy Glencross.