Boxing News magazine Download 22.8.1980.pdf

Boxing News magazine Download 22.8.1980.pdf

Boxing News Magazine 1980  Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 1980  History
Boxing Results 1980

McKenzie can grab his chance

American stars turn pro

BRISTOL SHAPES UP TO BECOME A REAL MENACE

Gomez lines up Holmes for defence No 12

McKenzie gets a chance to fight for the European title earlier than expected when he meets Italian Giuseppe Martinese for the crown the EBU have stripped from Jo Kimpuani in Senegalia, Italy, on Wednesday (August 27).

CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS earned at least one
enthusiastic fan with his gutsy showing against WBC
junior-lightweight champion Alexis Arguello in their
non-title clash this month . . . the champ himself.
"That was a tough a fight as I've ever had", Arguello
told a TV interviewer afterwards. "If he can make 130
lbs, he can win the title

gave me the greatest pleasure to watch was Eddie Thomas from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, whom I saw win three championship titles and come extremely close to winning outright a Lonsdale Belt.

WHEN they start to compile prize lists at the end of this
year, there is one name that must surely be put forward
for best manager, and that is Emanuel Steward.
Three years ago, hardly anyone outside Detroit had
heard of "The Wizard of Kronk": now Emanuel is known
throughout boxing as the man who has guided Thomas
Hearns and Hilmer Kenty to world titles and revived the
game in Detroit.

Secretary George Dougan has written with news of
current activities, which included the welcome home
party for Roy McGregor that I mentioned recently, also
information on Jim Maharg and Johnny McManus,
whom I have met on several occasions at meetings of the
London Ex-Boxers' Association.