Boxing News magazine 15.6.1984 Download pdf

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THEY called him Peerless Jim. Those who saw him
say he had everything: immaculate balance and
footwork, every move in the book, a classical straight
left, total dedication, courage and a chin of steel.
"When old-timers talk about the featherweights
they mention the name of Jim Driscoll with breathless
admiration," wrote W. Buchanan-Taylor back
in 1947. "Driscoll blended the maximum of science
with terrific hitting. He never made a false move in a
contest, and was as near perfection as it is humanly
possible for a boxer to be."

KINGSTON super-heavyweight Bobby Wells (left) was the
happiest amateur in Britain last week. Thanks to the efforts of
his club coach Freddie Barr and ABA Secretary Len Mills,
Wells got a last-minute call-up for next month's Olympic
Games in Los Angeles.
This brings the squad to 12 — all ABA champions — making
it the largest ever sent by Britain to an Olympics.
Bobby completes a unique family double: his father Billy
won the ABA heavyweight title in 1968, but was overlooked for
selection for the Mexico Games. But he, like his son 16 years
later, won a late place in the team, which he captained.

IT WASN'T quite what "Macho" Camacho expected
down in the Lone Star State of Texas as he got treated with
disrespect by Panamanian opponent Rafael Williams and
then jeered by the crowd after scoring a controversial
stoppage win.
For once the brazen self-assurance of the Macho Man
seemed a little shaken. He didn't look really to be in
charge of things and grabbed unashamedly in the sixth
after getting hit on the chin.
Although Camacho (right) fired back to rock Williams
in the seventh his opponent had his wits about him
sufficiently to hold on. Texas ref Dick Cole seemed to be a
bit hasty when stopping the fight after 2 min 21 sees of the
round.

BEFORE we rush to write off Frank Bruno or Mark
Kaylor we should consider the case of Francisco Quiroz.
The Dominican recently won the WBA light-flyweight
title by knocking out Lupe Madera in a big upset, but
between October 1981 and November he had seven fights,
and lost six of them. If a fighter can lose six out of seven
bouts and go on to become a world champion, there is
hope for all

THE Eastern Bloc once again reasserted their iron grip upon the
1984 European Junior Championships with the Soviet Union
topping the medal table.
Among the home countries only England, through Fran Harding
and Nigel Moore, got among the medals. Both gained bronze
medals along with Ireland's John Lowey.