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Yesterday’s heroes: fifty years, since John Conteh and Chris Finnegan clashed in north from North vs. South Classic

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Yesterday's heroes: fifty years, since John Conteh and Chris Finnegan clashed in north from North vs. South Classic

Last month it was marked 50 years since I bought my first copy Boxing newsAnd since then I bought it. On the front cover there was a photo of Ralph Charles, which meant his official retirement, and the other by Danny Mcalinden, the then British champion of heavyweight, celebrating a return from his arm injury, who suffered training in Kingston in Jamaica. He was adapted to the unwavering American, Morrie Jackson, and this competition was to be catastrophic for the Irishman, how many he would remember. Bn He also mourned the departure of Ace Hudkins, the top -class American script from the 1920s and the 1930s, who fought them all on many weights. At that time, the real point of the conversation was the upcoming “Superfight” between Chris Finnegan, a gold medalist of medium weight in 1968 and 21-year-old John Conteh, a rising star of British boxing.

Two men were tailored to the fight for the British and community community of the Community weight and the title of Conteh European at Empire Pool, Wembley, May 22, 1973. For boxing purists it was a contest for pleasure, one that had everything. North versus South, a promising youthful man versus a proven master and boxer versus puncher.

As a 15-year-old fan and recent in the game, I was almost side by side with expectations of this competition. Recently, I had memories of observing how George Foreman demolitions Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, who causes great nervousness to the victory of points over Muhammad Ali, but for the first time I became interested in a national duel and I think that the fight is still a test of time as one of the great stops between British boxers. In my opinion, it is right with Benn-Eubank and Froch-Groves.

I used to write regularly to an vintage man named Arthur Rudkin, now Long Dead, who regularly published his letters in BN, and Arthur promised me that he would send me a competition program when he traveled from Nottinghamshire to Wembley to testify to him. He warned the promise, and in the next week he reached the position. Interestingly, it cost only 15 pence – these were days! Combat programs are rarely produced during all these days and this is a shame because they create wonderful souvenirs.

Bn Initially, he announced the fight at the end of March, and because it concerned two great fighters at a very high level, he excited everyone in the game. In view of the fight Bn He stated that “Conteh’s power should sway her, but Finnegan would fight to the border.” This forecast was hit because it was a huge competition, which passed the full 15 rounds, and the action flowed down and flowed first, and then the second, swaying. Graham Houston, Bn At that time, the editor informed that “Conteh and Finnegan provided one of the largest battles about the weight of lithe in the years in Empire Pool. Conteh won more than doubt after 15 unforgettable rounds, but Finnegan stayed with him to the end and, as expected, forced Conteh to deepen the final reserves of robust and courage. Conteh showed classic changes and gathering of strokes that reminded some of the rings [Ray] Robinson and [Jose] Napole. “High praise.

Conteh of course won the WBC title when only two world belts were available, and defended it against some classes. But before he did this, he had to survive Chris Finnegan again because the rematch was natural. This time, when John won definitely, defeating Chris by arresting the sixth round at Royal Albert Hall, almost exactly a year later.

Finnegan retired the following year after winning the Lonsdale belt and what the warrior was. He really lacked a gigantic blow, because he had everything else, guts, skills, determination and endurance. John is with us very much because I can say that he is my commemorative program.

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On this day: Juan Manuel Marquez stunns the boxing world

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When Manny Pacquiao – Juan Manuel Marquez IV was announced that there is more than dissatisfaction among boxing boxing members. This concept will quickly be eliminated by rounds 37 to 42 tetralogy, which was probably the best of the group. The fight would gain a distinction between “Fight of the Year 2012”, but will be remembered for one unforgettable and destructive right fight after 2 minutes of 59 sixth round forever.

The previous three meetings between the couple were extremely close fights that could go both ways. Nevertheless, historical books will always be surrounded by two decision-making victories for Pacquiao and one 12-round draw after all three competitions hit the results of judges. Three Ringside judges on December 8, 2012 at MGM Grand Garden Arena would not be needed.

The fight began clearly, from Pacquiao trademarks, and the speed of the hand was enough to take the first two rounds on the cards, but the shoot changed in the third place, when the juggernauta on the right from Marquez knocked Pacquiao for the first time in 39 rounds between the couple. Herring raised the crowd to his feet and noise to almost carrying the level of decibels. Pacquiao, undetermined by this failure, will recover and have caught caution on the wind in the fourth round, waging a war with Marquez, which was more than willing to get involved. Marquez, which has swelling under the right eye, was dropped in fifth place by a velvety meter, which leveled the number of knocking down at one by one. When Marquez returned to his feet, the stock market stock exchanges followed the fact that both warriors were tearing in a cruel and thundering hit. The sixth round lasted, in which the exhausting fifth ended – Pacquiao detonates numerous harmful blows when it began to approach the detention of a brave Marquez. However, when one second of the round remained, Manny’s momentum was going to stop.

When Pacquiao closed the range, popping up twice the left stab, Marquez plunged to the left and exploded with the most destructive blows to the Filipinos, which immediately disconnected Pacquiao from his consciousness. Tris Dixon, in the ring that night, described the changing game as a “compact, atomic right hand, wandered about five whole grave backswing [that] He was rammed directly in the face of Pacquiao. ”

Time became still when Pacquiao crashed onto the floor, which caused judge Kenny Bayless not even to serve the count. The fight is over.

Almost 17,000 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was silenced for a split second with a dramatic effect of a fist on the skull before exploding Mexican hysteria. Mexican fight fans finally won their victory to celebrate the great manny Pacquiao and did it happily. The increased contrast between these scenes and the shocking photos of the desperate wife Pacquiao, Jinkee, on the large screen, would somehow qualify the colossal historical significance of Marquez’s knockout.

That night, Marquez had the moment of defining his career, while Pacquiao will be able to decide whether he would extend his long and glorious ring career further, whether he would go away from sport and focused on a demanding congress calling. It testifies to the strength of the character and passion of Pacquiao to this sport that he chose the first and that three years after his destructive defeat with Marquez, boxing boxing fans in 2015 saw one of the biggest fights between the rejuvenated Pacquiao and the still pound-carrier king Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Jim Cooper – Henry’s twin brother

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Henry and Jim Cooper

The twins in boxing are quite infrequent, and yet in recent years two pairs, Galaxy and Charlo Brothers, have won the main lanes at the world level. Over 100 years ago, in the States, Mike and Jack Sullivan were world -class operators, with the previous attachment of the world -class weight title in 1907. In Great Britain, there are few successful twins, although on many boxes. In the 1950s and 1960s, two sets of twins are wavy in heavier divisions on the home. Johnny Ould from Bermondsey was a representative of GB on the weights of lithe at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960. He avoided the final winner, Cassius Clay, due to the happiness of the draw. Johnny was the champion of ABA of this weight in 1959 and twice unsuccessfully boxed the title of the southern area as a professional. His twin brother, Dave, though less successful as an amateur, won the heavyweight title in the southern area in 1964 after defeating Len Hobbs at points at the 10-Runder at Cafe Royal. I remember how many years ago I met them in Leba and although Dave is no longer with us, you can see him in many films, including Długi Good Friday.

Of course, the most notable couple were Henry and Jim Cooper. Henry fought Muhammad Ali twice, and also boxed Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson. Only Tommy Farr, who lit Joe Louis, Max Baer and Jimmy Braddock, can also apply for a distinction between being a British warrior, who in the preceding days became stupid with many titles.

But what about Jim Cooper? His real name is George I, like Dave OFF, had to endure his twin master ABA, as well as an Olympic representative, while his own amateur career was much less successful. While Henry became a home brand in Great Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, few knew about George and his own professional career, and yet he was a very decent hefty weight and was once assessed as the fifth best weight in the country behind his brother, Dick Richardson, Brian London and Joe Erskine.

He made his debut against Dick Richardson George in a professional debut and from the very beginning Jim Cooper was. During the concert in Elderly Harrinringay, Arena from 1954 beat Richardson at points in six rounds after he was dressed twice in an opening round. He came back extremely well to come back from such a needy beginning to win the fight. Henry also became a professional on the same bill, dropping Harry Painter in one round. After winning the next competition in one round at Manor Place Baths, Jim returned to Harringay to be stopped in 55 seconds by Bob Gardner. The reason for this shameful failure was a badly cut eye. This type of injury harasses Jim’s career, as, unfortunately for Henry.

In 1957, Jim had to be in despair, despite winning five of his first seven competitions, he was then battered by Brian London in four rounds, he was disqualified against Albert Finch and lost another three stripes because of the cut -out eye. As a result, in 1958. In 1958. In 1958, when he returned in 1959, it was the same senior story in which he was detained again with cuts against Nigeria, Sammy Langford. In the sixties he fought back to the fight against the victory over Johnny Prescott, Ray Shiel and Peter Bates.

Jim was never as good as his brother, but he was a very talented hefty weight at a time when the division was affluent in home talent and deserves well to emerge from the shadows and remember independently.

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Terry Stable Stable Boxing news

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Terry Lawless stable

What a fantastic set of fighters in the photo this week. You can say what you like in Terry Lawless and his relationship with Barrett and Levene promotional syndicate, but he certainly knew how to produce world -class fighters. Before the appearance of Frank Warren in the early 1980s, these three promoters had a virtual thrill at the highest level of British boxing and were responsible for most of the most significant programs that took place at that time. They regularly exhibited regular concerts on Tuesday at Royal Albert Hall or Wembley Arena and at least one of the boys appeared unlike the majority, not all, bills that took place in 1977–1981.

Terry Lawless began as a boxing manager in 1956, and his gym was on the first floor of Royal Oak Pub in Canning Town for many years. The pub became a paradise for East Enders who liked a mug, as well as their boxing. Lawless learned lines as an assistant to Al Phillips, Aldgate Tiger, a man who led a very successful stable of fighters after his own days. Lawless was quite a successful businessman with a number of stores in retail, but boxing was his first love, and until the 1970s he was probably the leading and most renowned coach in Great Britain, and the boys were a cream of his crops.

Most readers will easily recognize Charlie Magri, Jim Watt and Maurice Hope, but I wonder how many of you can exchange them all of you? On the left is John L Gardner, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight Champion. John was a very decent heavyweight, but when his career fell between the career of Joe Bugner and Frank Bruno, it’s simple to forget him, but I loved the way he demolished Paul Sykes in 1979, and the game competition gave Jimmy Juvenile in the same year.

Next to John is a great Jimmy Batten. This boy was an outstanding student, one of the best since the war, and more than he met his potential as a professional. Batten was involved in one of the most exhilarating battles to the British title at a 15-round lightweight course and won the Lonsdale belt, and each competition ended at a distance. Let’s not forget about his scrap with great Roberto Duran. Charlie Magri It is unique, and its achievements are very well known, one of the best London fly scales. On both sides of Charlie are Johnny Waldron and Jimmy Flint. Waldron was a very good amateur who started in Beccles, where he won many titles before he moved to Fairburn House BC, and then Repton in the early seventies. During his stay in Repton he won the title in London in 1975. As a professional, Johnny never did it, and after a tiny career only 12 competitions, of which he lost only one, he made a brand on an unlicensed circumference. Johnny was the right tough man, and his life story is colorful.

Flint was one of my favorite fighters, he was a destructive hit in a featherweight and very exhilarating, and took his second career as an actor. Maurice Hope was an excellent owner of the WBC belt in the lightweight of weight. He had two great scraps with the rocky Mattiola, and the warrior of Caliban Wilfred Benítez eventually detoped him, and I think that his achievements are less remembered than today because he was a great warrior. The last group is Jim Watt. Jim signed a contract with Lawless in 1976, and Terry turned his career, leading him to the WBC title in just a few years. What a set of competitions for you boxers contrary to their counterparts today.

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