Boxing News magazine Download 27.4.1979.pdf

Boxing News magazine Download  27.4.1979.pdf

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Boxing Results 1979

ABA SEMI-FINAL REPORT AND PICTURES

McAteer back to an easy success

Davis back to crush Italian

MARVIS FRAZIER CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

IF all had gone according to plan John Conteh would be
climbing into the Wembley ring next Tuesday to tackle
Pete Mclntyre, the black Californian in the second step
of a three-fight plan leading to another crack at the
WBC light-heavyweight title.

CHARLIE MALARKEY captured the Scottish light-middleweight title with a
massive 119V2-116 points win over reigning champion John Smith in an
all-Glasgow 12-rounder at the St Andrew's Sporting Club, writes GAVIN
LAFFERTY.
Ex-ABA champion Malarkey dominated with an excellent left jab which
was such an effective weapon for long periods that it became a repetitive fight
in some rounds.

SWINDON'S reigning Southern Area welterweight
champion PETER NEAL punched it out throughout
eight rounds of non-stop action with Luton's highly
competent ROY COMMOSIOUNG before taking a clear
but hard-contested points decision on promoter Bev
Walker's show at the Top Rank Suite.

REGULAR correspondent Billy Elkins of Northolt, has
written about boxers who carried a KO punch. "Surely it
was only the occasional use of the left hook in the cases
of Henry Cooper and Floyd Patterson. My vote would
go to Jack Hobbs, former Shepherds Bush heavyweight,
who stopped 13 out of 15, all except two in the first
round.

FORMER British light-welterweight
champion Des Morrison queues up for^
yet another shot at his old title when he
meets gifted Croydon southpaw, and
former champion himself, Clinton
McKenzie in a final eliminator over 12
rounds at the World Sporting Club on
Monday.

THERE'S another FRAZIER on the
boxing scene and MARVIS, 18-year-old
son of the celebrated Smokin' Joe, looks a
real chip off the old block.
Marvis captured the national Golden Gloves
heavyweight title in Indianapolis on March 31
with a display of two-fisted hooking that
brought back memories of when his Dad (now
35) was first ripping his way to fame on his way
to the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo in 1964.

LEE ROY MURPHY of Chicago dumped
ALVION "ROCKY" MANSON of Indianapolis,
with a right to the jaw for a spectacular first
round win at light-heavy. Murphy had been
rocked by a heavy left hook and took a
standing count before blasting back.
This year's Gloves finals were said to have
been the most exciting for years, and from
what I saw of them on TV I find it easy to
believe.