Boxing News magazine 3.1.1986 Download pdf

Boxing News magazine 3.1.1986 Download pdf
Boxing News Magazine 1986 Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 1986  History
Boxing Results 1986
 

WORLD BOXING Council featherweight champion Azumah
Nelson was here in October to defend his title against
Pat Cowdell. and having challenged Barry McGuigan for
the unification bout promoter Frank Warren responded by
offering to stage the fight with a purse of a million dollars.

SIMPLE  factors such as stature and geography can make a
tremendous difference to a boxer ' s f a m e and his earning potential.
An American heavyweight, such as Gerry Cooney, can pocket
millions of dollars and be instantly recognised throughout the boxing
world, and never win a world title. Geography and size speak louder
than achievement.

JUST before Christmas, 1962, Terry Spinks announced his retirement
from the ring and his golden reign as a super box-office star had
come to an end. A wise move so far as his friends were concerned, but
a distinct loss from the viewpoint of the fans, for he had never failed
them in his five years and eight months as a pro fighter

ELEONCIO MERCEDES, the former WBC flyweight
champion, died after a shooting incident at La Romana, in
his native Dominican Republic, on Sunday. December 22.
Mercedes, 28, turned pro in 1978 and won the title with a
points win over defending champion Freddie Castillo in Los
Angeles in November 1982.