1980+ World Champions

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JUNE FIGHT REPORTS (continued)Issue 3; June 1980 ROUND 1

Heavyweights
Mate Parlov 24-3-2 (12) vs. Mario Baruzzi 38-12 (24) Italy (end)
Venue: Sportski Centar Gripe; Split, Yugoslavia
Date: Fri 23 May 1980
Television: Not televised
It was a historic month in Yugoslavia, with the largest funeral ceremony in the history of the world taking place. Politicians from 128 different Communist and non-Communist countries attended the funeral of Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia. He died on May 4, and 19 days later the two best fighters of Yugoslavia were in the ring putting on a show for their fans.

Jr. middleweight Marijan Benes fought on the undercard in an 8 round contest, against handpicked opposition. Benes holds the European JM title and is rumored to be negotiations for a fight against Maurice Hope in a challenge for the Jr. Middleweight World Championship. Benes easily swept aside Antonio Casado of Spain and was cheered throughout by his fans.

The funeral took place in Belgrade, which within Yugoslavia is a significant distance from where the Benes and Parlov fights took place. The Sportski Centar Gripe is located in the city of Split, which is on the south west coast of Yugoslavia bordering the Adriatic Sea. In this area there was much concern about the future of the country. Yugoslavia is very diverse with many ethnic backgrounds and a history of conflicts. Many could not help but wonder if the future president of Yugoslavia would be able to hold the country together.

It was under this climate of unrest and uncertainty, where the emotions of Yugoslav citizens were mixed and strong, that the greatest boxer in the history of Yugoslavia, Mate Parlov, climbed the steps to do battle with heavyweight Mario Baruzzi of Italy. In his last fight Palov had dropped a 15 round decision against Marvin Camel for the recently created WBC cruiserweight division title. The 1972 Munich Olympic Gold medalist had initially retired after that loss, but now was going to give his career a final go at winning a world championship.

Round 1: A slow and tentative round, with Baruzzi the more active of the two. (Baruzzi 7-2; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Baruzzi)

Round 2: Parlov establishes his jab and mixes in a few right hands that land. (Parlov 18-10; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Parlov; 19-19 Even)

Round 3: Parlov easily outboxing his less skilled foe. (Parlov 36-12; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Parlov; 29-28 Parlov)

Round 4: Baruzzi manages to get in some solid body shots while Palov takes the round off. (Baruzzi 24-18; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Baruzzi; 38-38 Even)

Round 5: Parlov continues to easily outbox his tiring foe, but sustains a slight cut to his right eyelid that “trickles” blood. (Parlov 43-25; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Baruzzi; 48-47 Baruzzi)

Round 6: Parlov dishing out punishment when a low blow caused Baruzzi to turn his back while clutching his groin. After taking 2 minutes to recover Baruzzi said he could continue, with the crowd booing him the entire time. (Parlov 41-12; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Baruzzi; 58-56 Baruzzi)

Round 7: Parlov went for the knockout and landed several debilitating shots, but Baruzzi hung tough and refused to fold. (Parlov 41-0; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Parlov; 67-66 Baruzzi)

Round 8: Parlov battered Baruzzi from one side of the ring to the other and the crowd cheered his every blow. Baruzzi fired back as best he could and returned to his corner with swelling around both eyes (right 25%, left 15%). (Parlov 42-12; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Parlov; 76-76)

Round 9: Baruzzi came out swinging for the fences and was met by sharp counters from Parlov for 3 minutes. (Parlov 34-5; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Parlov; 86-85 Parlov)

Round 10: Parlov was content to allow the fight reach the final, but did smash and bash the resilient Baruzzi until the bell actually rang. (Parlov 67-0; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto: 10-9 Parlov; 96-94 Parlov)
Decision: Total punches landed favored Parlov 418 to 118. The 3 judges reached a unanimous decision of 99-91, 98-93, and 100-90 all for Mate Parlov.
Mate Parlov Wu10 Piermario Baruzz

Undercard:
· [JM 8 RD] EBU Marijan Benes 20-2-1 (12) Yugoslavia TKO6 Antonio Casado 10-10-7 (3) Spain
· [MW 6 RD] Nazif Biberovic 9-5-1 (5) (pre) Yugoslavia Wu6 Roberto Manoni 15-2 (6) Italy
· [LH 6 RD] Vedat Akova 6-3-1 (5) Turkey (pre) TKO3-injury Dragon Todorovic 6-4-1 (3) Yugoslavia (pre)

Mate Parlov amateur fight 1974 in Cuba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYWPVAnHsc&feature=related
Mate Parlov 1972 Olympic Final
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGVxBe5rdqs&feature=related\
Mate Palov vs. Miguel Angel Cuello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdJdupnng00
Mate Palov vs. Marvin Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWefzLWLPQ8&feature=related
Mate Parlov interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAlLgC1b2FM&feature=related
Song by Kawaski 3P “Mate Parlov” [I don’t understand the words, but this song kicks ass!!!!]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xC1PiAGefk

Photo 1: Sporski Centar Gripe; Split, Yugoslavia
Photo 2: Josip Tito's funeral in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Photo 3: Two of Yugoslavia’s beautiful round card girls
Photo 4: Mate Parlov raises his arms in victory
Photo 5: The tough Italian, Piermario Baruzzi

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JUNE FIGHT REPORTS (continued)Issue 3; June 1980 ROUND 1

Ken Norton 42-6-1 (33) CA (end) vs. Bernardo Mercado 26-2 (22) Columbia
Venue: Sports Arena; San Diego, CA
Date: Sat 24 May 1980
Television: ABC
Southern California was abuzz with the recent release of “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”. Ken Norton returned home to San Diego as he continued his quest to become heavyweight world champion. Standing in the other corner was the upcoming Central American, Bernardo Mercado of Columbia. Norton planned on utilizing a “Force” of his own against Mercado that would make Luke Skywalker jealous.

Calling the fight for ABC was Howard Cosell, who made it clear to all that he thought it was time for Norton to retire. “When Kenny Norton was knocked out by Earnie Shavers inside of 1 round last year it was clear to all that this is not the same fighter who gave Muhammad Ali all he could handle and then some. His war with Larry Holmes, that saw Kenny on the losing end, could only have used up what gas remained in the enormous gas tank possessed by Norton. When he was held to a draw by Scott LeDoux, it was apparent to most that it might be time for Kenny Norton to call an end to his fantastic career.”

“Kenny Norton however, still believes he can beat the other top heavyweights and will lace on the gloves at least one more time. Today Mr. Norton will be facing a tremendous puncher out of Columbia named Bernardo Mercado. Mr. Mercado has knocked out 22 fighters in his 26 wins. Included in those wins are a TKO win against Earnie Shavers and KO vs. the young Trevor Berbick. His two losses were against two fellow up and comers in the heavyweight division, John Tate and Mike Weaver.”

Howard continued on, “In Norton’s last fight he physically looked once again like a Michelangelo sculpture, but inside of the ring he fought like a man with his arms and legs covered with wet cement. The punches were slow and plodding. Yes, he defeated Mike Koranicki with a Wu10, but did not look like the Kenny Norton who has earned our respect and admiration over the years. The many fans of Norton are hoping that he isn’t hurt today and shows some of his former skills.”

Round 1: Like a bull, seeing a wounded matador holding a red cape, Mercado attacked. A low blow, seemingly unnoticed by the referee hurt Norton. Following up with shots to the head sent Norton to the ropes. Several body punches later and Norton was down. Up at “1”, Norton was saved by the bell and returned to his corner resembling a “weeble-wobble that won’t fall down” with his right eye 24% shut. (Mercado 53-7; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Mark A. Jones: 10-8 Mercado)

Round 2: Encouraged by the sight of weakened prey, Mercado let it all hang out. Norton stuck out a feeble jab and was met by an avalanche of blows sending him down for an 8 count. Norton fought on gamely, but it was only a matter of time and at 2:46 of the round the referee stopped the massacre. (Mercado 29-2)
Bernardo Mercado TKO2 Ken Norton >>

Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTiIoJMK6H8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlKHZp4A7bg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knGj4vtBBxU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2EILmT1_0&feature=related
Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHWyNXDRUNU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O550FxQt48&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wspTooYy3RI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekqJTgSJh8&feature=related
Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsmav9eao0E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfkG_Zm-87k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig2ls6_Wqmw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR9KM7QwNbA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM627O-OsaI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sbq7mm0Dgo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKHgq9L0Rz0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvQFOVq2OQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOYLRsM4-gI&feature=related
Ken Norton vs. Jerry Quarry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwBfIrADCCs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EggV1Hktvgg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0mAvdRsnHA&feature=related
Ken Norton vs. George Foreman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdHY2DLPPX4&feature=related
Ken Norton vs. Duane Bobick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RICD8ojVQbE&feature=related
Ken Norton vs. Earnie Shavers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-w536NuMw

Undercard:
· [BW 10 RD] Frankie Duarte 35-4 (26) CA KO4 10# Eddie Logan 8-8 (3) CA (pre)
· [BW 10 RD] 1# Carlos Zarate 56-2- (54) Mexico KO4 Baby Kid Chocolate 18-5 (8) PA
· [HW 8 RD] Jack O’Halloran 35-21-2 (18) CA (end) TKO6-cut James Dixon 12-15-1 (4) TN (end)
· [JW 8 RD] Saensak Muangsurin 15-4 (12) Thailand TKO3 Ricardo Jimenez 10-2 (8) CA (pre)
· [JW 8 RD] Sal Lopez 16-1 (14) California KO3 Ralph Twinning 9-1 (9) MI (pre)
· [JF 6 RD] Jaime Garza 16-0 (15) CA (pre) KO1 Jose Gallardo 0-3 (0) Mexico (beg)
· [BW 4 RD] Richie Sandoval 1-0 (1) CA (beg) KO1 (TC) 0-2 (0) TX

Photo 1: Sports Arena; San Diego, California>>
Photo 2: Ken Norton absorbing a right hand from Bernardo Mercado
Photo 3: Bernardo Mercado on the attack
Photo 4: Movie poster from the just released "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"

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JUNE FIGHT REPORTS (continued)Issue 3; June 1980 ROUND 1
Heavyweights
Muhammad Ali 57-3 (37) KY (end) vs. Sam McGill 15-7-1 (7) PA (post)
Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, FL
Date: Thu 29 May 1980
Television: Not televised

Muhammad Ali and Sam McGill were former sparring partners and it showed in the ring as both seemed lethargic and punched without malice. A week before the fight Ali discovered “Pac-Man” while walking past a pizza joint on Miami Beach, when some kids requested he come inside and play a new “really cool” arcade game with them. Ali spent the next 3 hours gobbling up ghosts, causing Bundini Brown to be sent for more quarters repeatedly.

Every day after completing his early morning run, Ali was back in the Pizza shop, which the owner specially opened just so Ali could play some more “Pac-Man”. The day after the fight Ali’s name was listed as the High Scorer: “The Greatest 422, 386”.

Round 1: McGill slowly and patiently follows Ali around the ring while being peppered with jabs. (Ali 42-0; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-9 Ali)

Round 2: More of the same, with McGill getting in some shots on Ali’s paunchy looking waist. (Ali 23-18; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-9 McGill; 19-19 Even)

Round 3: A tiring McGill eats more jabs, while his hands are dropped to his waist. (Ali 23-8; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-9 Ali; 29-28 Ali)

Round 4: McGill stunned by a right hand, but Ali fails to follow up. (Ali 23-6; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-9 McGill; 38-38 Ali)

Round 5: Ali hitting McGill with ease and almost nonchalantly. A minor cut on the left eyelid of McGill is opened up. (Ali 30-12; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-9 Ali; 48-47 Ali)

Round 6: Best action of the fight, with Ali getting the better of it. (Ali 46-24; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-9 Ali; 58-56 Ali)

Round 7: Ali opens up with right hands, but is met with solid shots in return. (McGill 24-18; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-10 Even; 68-66 Ali)

Round 8: Plenty of holding and wrestling initiated by Ali. (Ali 14-12; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Dave Myers: 10-9 McGill; 77-76 Ali)

Round 9: The Pennsylvanian’s face is soon a mask of blood due to the “bleeding” cut reopened by Ali. (Ali 45-6; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-9 Ali; 87-85)

Round 10: More of the same. Not a scintillating round or fight. (Ali 24-16; Scorecard of Ringside Expert David Myers: 10-10 Even; 97-95 Ali)
initially retired after that loss, but now was going to
Decision: The decision was wide and unanimous for Ali: 100-92, 100-93, and 92-98.
Muhammad Ali Wu10 Sam McGill

After the fight Ali and McGill squared off in a more entertaining battle at the arcade, where they dueled in “Pac-Man”. Ali was again victorious. As usual, Ali had plenty to say, “The ghosts are like Gerry Cooney. They got that blank look off fear in their eyes. They can see me coming at them, just like Cooney does in his dreams. They hobble along a bit faster than Coon, but other than that they are very comparable. Quit hiding like a ghost Coon! I’m gonna gobble you up like Pac-Man!”

Ali and McGill were originally scheduled to fight on ABC television Saturday, May 24, but the fight had to be postponed due to 3 days of race riots in Miami, following the acquittal of 4 white police officers who had killed a black insurance executive, who was also a former United States Marine.

Undercard:
· [LH 8 RD] James Salerno 24-1 (15) FL KO2 Leon McDonald 4-2 (3) FL (beg)
· [HW 6 RD] Mark Gastineau 9-0 (8) AZ KO3 Andy Russell 0-2 (0) Bahamas (beg)
· [HW 4 RD] Reiner Hartmann 1-0 (0) FL/Germany (beg) Ws4 Jimmy Red Johnson 0-4 (0) SC (beg)
· [LH 4 RD] Chris Wells 1-1 (1) FL (beg) KO3 Rocky Diamond 0-6 Zimbabwe (beg)
· [JM 4 RD] Rocky Fabrizio 1-0-1 (0) FL (beg) Ws4 TC 0-3 (0) FL

Muhammad Ali 1974 training regime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o-yxwBJuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kvyjK8j3jg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sYO3wkVbI4&feature=related
Muhammad Ali vs. Rocky Marciano “The SUPERFIGHT” NY 1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XKcGRREcaM&feature=related

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4) MAY FIGHT RESULTS (Issue 3; June 1980 ROUND 1)

HEAVYWEIGHTS
· 1# USBA Mike Weaver 23-9 (16) CA (end) TKO2-cut Clayman Parker 26-9-1 SC (post)
· 8# Earnie Shavers 60-9-1 (58) OH (end) TKO1-cut Vic Brown 27-25 (19) NY (end)
· 10# BRI, EBU Jon Gardner 32-2 (27) England TKO5 Denton Ruddock 8-7 (2) England (pre)
· Bernardo Mercado 27-2 (23) Columbia TKO2 Ken Norton 42-7-1 (33) CA (end)
· Muhammad Ali 58-3 (37) KY (end) Wu10 Sam McGill 15-8-1 (7) PA (post)
· CAN Trevor Berbick 15-1-1 (13) Canada (pre) TKO4 CAN Gary Summerhays 37-17-3 (15) Canada
· Mate Parlov 25-3-2 (12) Yugoslavia Wu10 Mario Baruzzi 38-13 (24) Italy (end)
· Pinklon Thomas 15-0 (13) MI (pre) KO5 Lynn Ball 13-6 (9) TX
· Greg Sorrentino 18-5*-1 (2) NY (post) Wu10 Al Bolden 19-15-1 (12) PA (end)
· [8 RD] George Foreman 46-2 (45) TX TKO4 Luke Capuano 14-3 (13) IL (pre)
· [8 RD] Jack O’Halloran 35-21-2 (18) CA (end) TKO6-cut James Dixon 12-15-1 (4) TN (end)
· [6 RD] Mark Gastineau 9-0 (8) AZ KO3 Andy Russell 0-2 (0) Bahamas (beg)
· [6 RD] Too Tall Jones 8-0 (5) TX (beg) Wu6 TC 2-6-2 (0) CA
· [4 RD] Sylvester Stallone 1-0 (1) PA (beg) TKO4 TC 0-1 (0) TX

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
· Mike Rossman 38-6-3 (25) NJ TKO4 Uwe Meinicke 8-11-1 (4) Germany (post)
· [8 RD] James Salerno 24-1 (15) FL KO2 Leon McDonald 4-2 (3) FL (beg)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS· BRI Tony Sibson 37-3-1 (22) England KO2 Frank Lucas 10-8 (6) England (end)
· Rudy Cruz 18-13-1 (2) CA Wu10 Leo Saenz 27-10-2 (18) MD (end)
· [8 RD] Fernand Marcotte 50-10-3 (33) Canada (end) KO4 Ray Bryant 2-14 (1) NJ (pre)
· [8 RD] Loucif Hamani 21-2 (14) Algeria KO5 Roy Gumbs 17-9-2 (12) England (end)

Jr. MIDDLEWEIGHTS
· 1# Maurice Hope WBC 29-2-1 (24) England TKO10 World Champion Ayub Kalule WBA 32-1 (17) Uganda (Wins JM World Championship and unifies WBA/WBC titles)
· 5# Tony Chiaverini 37-4-1 (26) Missouri TKO8 Chris Clarke 20-2 (14) Canada
· Charlie Weir 19-2 (16) South Africa TKO7 Gene Wells 40-13-3 (19) AL (end)
· Rocky Fratto 24-0 (9) NY KO1 Jesse Lara 14-33-5 (4) TX (end)
· [8 RD] Marijan Benes 20-2-1 (12) Yugoslavia TKO6 Antonio Casado 10-10-7 (3) Spain
· [8 RD] Sean Mannion 15-2 (6) MA Ws8 David Kambule 27-4 (14) South Africa

WELTERWEIGHTS
· AUS Jeff Malcolm 48-17-9 (12) Australia KO3 Hector Thompson 73-11-2 (27) Australia
· Larry Bonds 30-3 (9) CO Ws10 Clyde Gray CAN 66-10-1 (47) Canada (end)
· FRA Louis Acaries 27-3 (13) France KO9 Mimoun Mohatar 33-25-5 (15) Spain (post)
· SPA Jose Luis Heredia 22-1 (2) Spain TKO9-cuts Jose Antonio Garcia 14-3-1 (9) Spain
· [8 RD] BRI Colin Jones 15-0 (12) Wales (pre) KO8 Bruce Strauss 29-13-1 (21)NE (end)
· Pablo Baez 10-8-1 (9) Dominican Republic Wu10 Bruce Finch 22-4-1 (17) WI (end)
· Luis Resto 12-5-1 (4) NY Wu10 Dick Ecklund 12-6 (2) MA
· [8 RD] Pee Wee Rucker 15-0 (8) NY (pre) TKO5 Frank Minnigan 5-16 (2) NY (end)

Jr. WELTERWEIGHTS
· 4# Sang-Hyun Kim 31-3-2 (19) Korea Wu12 OPBF Sang-Mo Koo 21-2-2 (13) Korea (Wins OPBF Jr. Welterweight title)
· 5# NABF Bruce Curry 24-5 (13) TX Wu12 Larry Stanton 23-12-2 (12) NY
· Tony Petronelli 45-4-1 (23) MA Wu12 USBA Willie Rodriguez 22-7 (7) PA (Wins USBA JW title)
· [8 RD] Saensak Muangsurin 15-4 (12) Thailand TKO3 Ricardo Jimenez 10-2 (8) CA (pre)
· [8 RD] Sal Lopez 16-1 (14) California KO3 Ralph Twinning 9-1 (9) MI (pre)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
· 1# WBAHilmer Kenty 18-0 (13) MI TKO6 2# WBCJim Watt 35-8 (25) Scotland (Wins vacant LW World Championship and unifies WBA/WBC titles)
· 10# USBA Sean O’Grady 71-1 (64) OK KO12 Bubba Busceme 18-4 (17) TX
· BRI Hogan Jimoh 29-4 (23) Nigeria (post) KO12 Ray Cattouse 20-2-1 (8) England
· KOR Kwang Min-Kim 18-1-1 (5) Korea Wu10 Young-Ho Oh 39-9-3 (24) Korea (post)
· PHI Lito Pena 8-2-3 (3) Philippines (pre) KO2 Flash Ursus 4-6-2 (2) Philippines (pre)
· Billy Mulholland 34-9-2 (1) Australia (post) Wu10 Billy Moeller 32-13-4 (8) Australia (post)
· [8 RD] 6# Ernesto Espana 27-2 (25) Venezuela TKO2 Luis Godoy 7-5-1 (4) Venezuela (pre)
· [8 RD] Johnny Summerhays 33-15-3 (9) Canada Wm8 Ray Menefee 4-13 (3) NB (pre)

Jr. LIGHTWEIGHTS
· 1# WBCAlexis Arguello 66-5 (54) Nicaragua TKO13 World ChampionWBA Sammy Serrano 42-3-1 (13) Puerto Rico (Wins JL World Championship and unifies WBA/WBC titles)
· 8# Greg Coverson 25-0 (14) OH KO1 Jose Torres 29-13-1 (6) Mexico (end)
· Eduardo Prieto 27-0-1(10) Chile KO7 Benedicto Villablanca 13-6 (5) Chile (post)
· Leonel Hernandez 44-7-1 (25) Venezuela TKO6 Johnny Aba 27-3-2 (12) Papa New Guinea

FEATHERWEIGHTS
· 2# WBAEusebio Pedroza 25-3 (18) Panama Wdq13 World Champion WBC Salvador Sanchez 34-1-1 (28) Mexico (Wins vacant FW World Championship and unifies WBA/ WBC titles)
· David Ramalho 26-1-1 (15) MA Wu10 8# Juan Domingo Malvarez 56-10-8 (35) Argentina (end)
· 9# Roland Navaratte 35-7-3 (18) Philippines KO5 Gerron Porras 3-6-1 (0) Philippines (beg)
· OPBF Royal Kobayashi 32-6 (26) Japan (post) KO8 Shuzo Yoshida 28-16-2 (7) Japan (end)
· Pedro Jimenez 50-8-3 (26) Spain KO9 Enrique Solis 16-13-2 (5) Puerto Rico (end)

Jr. FEATHERWEIGHTS
· 8# Jose Caba 15-2 (13) Dominican Republic TKO7 Carlos Mendoza 37-14-4 (28) Panama (end)
· KOR Soo-Hwan Hong 42-6-3 (15) Korea (post)TKO10-cut Dong-Kyun Yum 53-6-7 (21) Korea (post) (Wins vacant Korean JF title)
· [8 RD] Johnny Carter 16-0 (6) PA (pre) Wu8 Javier Flores 26-8-3 (19) UT

BANTAMWEIGHTS
· 1# Carlos Zarate 56-2- (54) Mexico KO4 Baby Kid Chocolate 18-5 (8) PA
· 9# BRI EBU Johnny Owen 25-1-2 (12) Wales KO2 Dave Smith 13-7-1 (5) England (post)
· Frankie Duarte 35-4 (26) CA KO4 10# Eddie Logan 8-8 (3) CA (pre)

FLYWEIGHTS
· 4# Charlie Magri 19-0 (15) England KO7 Antonio Avelar 24-9-1 (19) Mexico (post)
· 6# Betulio Gonzalez 67-8-3 (45) Venezuela (post) TKO8 Pedro Molledo 20-12-6 (1) Spain (end)
· Miguel Canto 58-5-4 (15) Mexico (post) Wu10 Freddy Castillo 30-14-4 (21) Mexico

FIGHTER of the MONTH: ALEXIS ARGUELLO
Alexis Arguello’s impressive dethroning of the World Champion Sammy Serrano makes him the June 1980 fighter of the month. After getting off to a slow start in rounds 1 and 2, Arguello exploded in round 3 and maintained control of the fight until it was halted in round 13. The win unified the WBA and WBC titles and earned Arguello undisputed recognition as the best at Jr. Lightweight.

Photo 1: Alexis Arguello unloads a right hand.

[Infinity]

Interesting to see Sly Stallone in there! I'm wondering how you ended up rating him for this. Some great results for this month!

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Originally Posted by Infinity

Interesting to see Sly Stallone in there! I'm wondering how you ended up rating him for this. Some great results for this month!

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. For the time being I'm going to keep Sly's rating secret, but am going to post the ratings of his opponents. Might add some intrigue/interest into how far he can go.

His first opponent was a fictional created fighter, who I gave the lowest possible ratings. In the future though, I plan on having him face carefully selected fighters who actually fought in real life.

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5) WORLD RANKINGS (Issue 3; June 1980 ROUND 1)

“ROUND 1” WORLD RaNKings June 1, 1980
HEAVYWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
LARRY HOLMES Easton, PA WBC WBA
1. Mike Weaver Los Angeles, CA USBA
2. Gerry Cooney Huntington, NY
3. John Tate Knoxville, TN
4. Gerrie Coetzee South Africa
5. Leon Spinks St. Louis, MO
6. Michael Dokes Akron, OH
7. Bernardo Mercado Columbia
8. Earnie Shavers Warren, OH
9. John Gardner England BRI, EBU
10. Muhammad Ali Lexington, KY

11) Leroy Jones NABF, 12) Ossie Ocasio, 13) Scott LeDoux, 14) Greg Page, 15) Jimmy Young, 16) Eddie Lopez, 17) George Chaplin, 18) Pinklon Thomas, 19) George Foreman, 20) Jimmy Abbott, 21) Joe Frazier, 22) Stan Ward, 23) Marty Monroe, 24) Trevor Berbick CAN, 25) Mate Parlov


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD Philadelphia, PA WBC WBA
1. Eddie Gregory Brooklyn, NY
2. Jerry Martin Philadelphia, PA USBA, NABF
3. Victor Galindez Argentina
4. Marvin Johnson Indianapolis, IN
5. James Scott Rahway, NJ
6. Lotte Mwale Zambia BRI
7. Michael Spinks St. Louis, MO
8. Marvin Camel Missoula, MT
9. Yaqui Lopez Stockton, CA
10. Mike Rossman Turnersville, NJ

11) John Conteh, 12) Mustapha Wasaijia, 13) Carlos DeLeon, 14) Richie Kates, 15) Eddie Davis, 16) Rudi Koopmans, 17) Hocine Tafer>>


MIDDLEWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER Brockton, MA WBC WBA
1. Alan Minter England
2. Dwight Davison Detroit, MI NABF
3. Vinnie Curto Boston, MA USBA
4. Mustafa Hamsho Syria
5. Curtis Parker Philadelphia, PA
6. Vito Antuofermo Brooklyn, NY
7. Fulgencio Obelmijias Venezuela
8. Hugo Corro Argentina
9. Kevin Finnegan England EBU
10. Sammy NeSmith Indianapolis, IN

11) Ronnie Harris, 12) Marcos Geraldo, 13) Wilford Scypion, 14) Mike Colbert, 15) Tony Sibon BRI, 16) Ray Seales, 17) David Love, 18) Norberto Cabrera, 19) Loucif Hamani, 20) Gratien Tonna



Jr. MIDDLEWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
MAURICE HOPE England WBCWBA
1. Ayub Kalule Uganda
2. Rocky Mattioli Australia
3. Sandy Torres Puerto Rico USBA, PUR
4. Tony Chiaverini Kansas City, MO
5. Mashahi Kudo Japan
6. Kenny Bristol Guyana BRI
7. Scott Clark Orlando, FL NABF
8. Marijan Benes Yugoslavia
9. Rocky Mosley Jr. Las Vegas, NV
10. Tyrone Rackley Phoenix, AZ

11) Steve Delgado, 12) Nick Ortiz, 13) Manuel Gonzalez, 14) Zeferino Gonzalez, 15) Walter Gomez, 16) Carlos Herrera, 17) Tadashi Mihara OPBF, 18) Hoo Joo, 19) Adoni Amana, 20) Babs McCarthy, 21) Steve Gregory, 22) Gert Steyn, 23) Sean Mannion, 24) Charlie Weir, 25) Rocky Fratto



WELTERWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
SUGAR RAY LEONARD Palmer Park, MD WBC WBA
1. Roberto Duran Panama
2. Wilfred Benitez Puerto Rico
3. Thomas Hearns Detroit, MI USBA
4. Pipino Cuevas Mexico
5. Randy Shields N. Hollywood, CA NABF
6. Andy Price Los Angeles, CA
7. Pete Ranzany Sacramento, CA
8. Adolph Viruet Hoboken, NJ
9. David Green England
10. Jeff Malcolm Australia AUS

11) Larry Bonds, 12) Josef Nsubuga, 13) Harold Weston, 14) Harold Volbrecht, 15) Clint Jackson, 16) Luis Resto, 17) Johnny Turner, 18) Greg Stephens, 19) Akio Kameda, 20) Clyde Gray, 21) Louis Acaries, 22) Jose Luis Heredia, 23) Colin Jones BRI, 24) Greg Stephens, 25) Hector Thompson



Jr. WELTERWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
ANTONIO CERVANTES Columbia WBC
1. Saoul Mamby New York, NY WBA
2. Esteban DeJesus Puerto Rico
3. Joe Kimpuani Zaire EBU
4. Sang-Hyun Kim Korea OPBF
5. Bruce Curry Los Angeles, CA NABF
6. Miguel Montilla Dominican Republic
7. Lennox Blackmoore Guyana
8. Juan Jose Giminez Spain
9. Tony Petronelli Brockton, MA USBA
10. Saensak Muangsurin Thailand

11) Teo Ozuna, 12) Domingo Ayala, 13) Willie Rodriguez, 14) Monroe Brooks, 15) Hugo Luero, 16) Sammy Ayala, 17) Larry Stanton, 18) Perico Fernandez, 19) Leroy Haley, 20) Lou Bizzarro>>


LIGHTWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
HILMER KENTY Detroit, MI WBA WBC
1. Jim Watt Scotland
2. Johnny Lira Chicago, IL
3. Howard Davis Glen Cove, NY
4. Aaron Pryor Cincinnati, OH
5. Sean O’ Grady Oklahoma City, OK USBA
6. Ernesto Espana Venezuela
7. Vilomar Fernandez Dominican Republic
8. Andy Ganigan HI NABF
9. Edwin Viruet Puerto Rico
10. Claude Noel Trinidad

11) Rodolfo Gonzalez, 12) Diabilito Valdez, 13) Leonardo Asprilla, 14) Bubba Busceme, 15) Charlie Nash, 16) Herman Montes, 17) Ken Buchanan, 18) Hogan Jimoh BRI, 19) Cornelius Boza-Edwards, 20) Johnny Summerhays



Jr. LIGHTWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
ALEXIS ARGUELLO Nicaragua WBCWBA
1. Bobby Chacon Los Angeles, CA NABF
2. Frankie Baltazar Los Angeles, CA USBA
3. Sammy Serrano Puerto Rico
4. Bazooka Limon Mexico
5. Greg Coverson Columbus, OH
6. Roberto Elizondo Corpus Christi, TX
7. Victor Echegaray Argentina
8. Oscar Arnal Venezuela
9. Idelfonso Bethelmy Venezuela
10. Rodolfo Sanchez Spain

11) Nkosana Mgxaji, 12) Pat Ford, 13)Ryu Fukida, 14) Gerald Hayes, 15) Leonel Hernandez, 16) Alfredo Escalera, 17) Ruben Riani, 18) Eduardo Prieto, 19) Johnny Aba, 20) Arturo Leon



FEATHERWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
EUSEBIO PEDROZA Panama WBCWBA
1. Salvador Sanchez Mexico
2. Danny Lopez Alhambra, CA
3. Ruben Castillo Bakersfield, CA
4. Mike Ayala San Antonio, TX
5. Rocky Lockridge Newark, NJ USBA
6. Rolando Navarette Philippines
7. David Ramalho Lowell, MA
8. Juan LaPorte New York, NY
9. Roberto Castanon Spain EBU
10. Eddie Ndukwu Nigeria BRI

11) Juan Malvarez, 12) Pat Ford, 13) Juan Escobar, 14) Marcos Villasana, 15) Pedro Jimenez, 16) Royal Kobayashi OPBF, 17) Paul Ferrari, 18) Guillermo Morales, 19) Ruben Olivares, 20) Carmelo Negron



Jr. FEATHERWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
WILFREDO GOMEZ Puerto Rico WBC WBA
1. Sergio Palma Argentina
2. Leo Randolph Tacoma, WA USBA
3. Leo Cruz Dominican Republic
4. Juan Kid Meza Los Angeles, CA
5. Ricardo Cardona Columbia
6. Nicky Perez Tucson, AZ NABF
7. Soon-Hyun Chung Korea OPBF
8. Jose Caba Dominican Republic
9. Jose Cervantes Columbia
10. Derrick Holmes New Carrolton, MD

11) Nestor Jimenez, 12) Carlos Mendoza, 13) Johnny Carter, 14) Ruben Valdez, 15) Soo-Hwan Hong KOR, 16) Shuchi Isogami, 17) Ric Diamale, 18) Javier Flores, 19) Chung Soo-Hyun, 20) Jose Flores



BANTAMWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
LUPE PINTOR Mexico WBC WBA
1. Carlos Zarate Mexico
2. Jeff Chandler Philadelphia, PA NABF, USBA
3. Jorge Lujan Panama
4. Alberto Davila Los Angeles, CA
5. Roberto Rubaldino Mexico
6. Julian Solis Puerto Rico
7. Johnny Owen England BRI, EBU
8. Frankie Duarte North Hollywood, CA
9. Oscar Muniz Los Angeles, CA
10. Alberto Sandoval Los Angeles, CA


11) Rafael Orno, 12) Eddie Logan, 13) Johnny Carter, 14) Juan Rodriguez, 15) Alfonso Zamora, 16) Eijira Murata, 17) Ricardo Bennett, 18) Juan Alvarez, 19) Danilo Batista, 20) Johnny Carter



FLYWEIGHTS
WORLD CHAMPION
TAE-SHIK KIM Korea WBA WBC
1. Shoji Goguma Japan
2. Yoko Gushiken Japan
3. Guty Espadas Mexico NABF
4. Charlie Magri England EBU
5. Betulio Gonzalez Venezuela
6. Chan-Hee Park Korea
7. Luis Ibarra Panama
8. Hilario Zapata Panama
9. Joey Olivo Los Angeles, CA
10. Martin Vargas Chile


11) Sung-Jun Kim, 12) Willie Jensen USBA, 13) Jovito Rengifo, 14) Shigeo Nakajima, 15) Gabriel Bernal, 16) Rey Melendez, 17) Orlando Maldonado, 18) Miguel Canto, 19) Jose Gallegos

[Crimson]

6) PROSPECT of the MONTH (Issue 3; June 1980 ROUND 1)

SYLVESTER “Rocky” STALLONE
“Dun…dun…du…du…dun…dun…du…duh! DUUDDA! DAAAAAAA! DDUDA! DAAA!” (Think of music from “Eye of the Tiger”)
By Hank “Carrot” Schmidt

SYLVESTER STALLONE - TALE OF THE TAPE
Home: Philadelphia, PA and Hollywood, CA
Nickname: Rocky
Weight: 196-228
Height: 5’9 ½
Reach: 70”
Age: 33 years 8 months (Born: 1946-July-6)
Trainer: Sam Solomon
Cutman: Adolph Ritacco
Professional record: 1-0 (1)
17 MAY 1980 TKO4 Dave Campbell (TC) 0-1 (0) TX Pavilion at Caesars Palace; Las Vegas, NV

Wow! This was unexpected. Even by boxing standards. “Rocky” is going to give it a go as a professional fighter! Growing up as a boxing fan in New York City, Sylvester Stallone hit the big time when he wrote and starred in the 1976 Academy Award Movie of the year winner “Rocky”. Stallone showed athleticism during the filming and was encouraged enough by his sessions in the ring that he was been bitten by the boxing bug. The filming of “Rocky II”, released last year, only furthered the actor’s interest in pursuing a career as professional prizefighter. The 1979 “Rocky II” wasn’t as big a hit as the original, but Stallone’s financial backers are confident that his professional prizefight career has the potential to reach and even exceed the historic heights achieved by Rocky Balboa.

Mimicking “Rocky Balboa”, Stallone is training in Philadelphia while maintaining his home in Hollywood. So far the frequent flights back and forth are reportedly not having an adverse affect on his training. In the corner of the Hollywood superstar are two of the best in boxing. Although the Philadelphia duo of trainer – Sam Solomon and cutman - Adolph Ritacco are not currently household names, they are highly respected and thought of within the boxing business.

Solomon is the trainer of Light Heavyweight World Champion Matthew Saad Muhammad, which is ironic because some of Muhammad’s fights have rivaled the excitement witnessed in the fictional Rocky Balboa fights. Saad Muhammad is a real life 100% blood and guts action fighter and cannot help, but be a positive influence on Stallone in training. How long Sylvester Stallone will keep boxing as his profession is anybody’s guess. As former heavyweight champion, Jack Dempsey, once pointed out, “It’s hard to get up at 4:00 am and go running when you are wearing silk pajamas.”

At 33 years of age the odds are long on Stallone ever becoming a factor in the heavyweight division. One significant reason is his size. Unlike Rocky Balboa, Stallone is a short 5’9 ½ in height. He weighs between 196 and 228, with a limited reach of 70”. Compared to current heavyweight world champion Larry Holmes, a 6’3 giant weighing around 212, and has a reach of 81“, Stallone is at an extreme disadvantage. However, chances are slim to none on Stallone ever being good enough to get in the same ring as Larry Holmes. And to quote Don King, “Slim has the horse saddled up and is ready to leave town!”

Stallone’s first and only professional fight was on the undercard of the Arguello vs. Serrano unification blockbuster, when he took on a former toughman contestant from New Mexico named Dave Campbell. Campbell was also making his boxing debut and it showed. Campbell reportedly had a record of 20*-5 in toughman fights, but he looked like a novice amateur fighter against Stallone. Fighting in front of a full house of 4,100 in the Pavilion at Caesars Palace, Stallone appeared to be unfazed by media attention. He stared Campbell down from the moment he entered the ring and throughout the contest.

Round 1 saw more posing and ineffective punching than anything. The crowd was booing by the end of it. Stallone came out for round 2 and let his punches fly. Campbell covered up in response and hardly fired any of his own in the direction of Stallone. When Campbell did throw punches they missed or landed harmlessly on Stallone’s arms and shoulders.

In round 3 Stallone dropped Campbell with a semi-decent right hand. Cambbell rose and was even more defensive than he had been before (difficult as that was to). To the delight of the cheering crowd Sly went for the coup de grace in round 4 and was able to finish off Campell with a series of non-stop rights and lefts at 2:19.

Many in the media wanted to know if Stallone was going to face Ed “Too Tall” Jones, who has already called out the Hollywood star. Stallone was dismissive of talk surrounding him and “Too Tall” meeting in the ring. According to Sly his only goal is to focus on facing the fighters put in front of him and so far that doesn’t include “Too Tall”.

[Crimson]

7) MAJOR UPCOMING FIGHTS (Issue 3; June 1980 ROUND 1)

UPCOMING in JUNE 1980
The big fight next month is the rematch between Jr. Welterweight World Champion Antonio Cervantes and 1# contender Saoul Mamby in the final unification match between WBC and WBA champions. It features a solid undercard and the Plaza de Toros Inidas bullring in Cartegena has already sold all of it's 12,500 seats.


Saturday, June 7, 1980; Plaza de Toros Inidas; Cartagena, Columbia
· JW World ChampionWBCAntonio Cervantes 86-10-3 (41) Columbia (post) vs. 1# WBA Saoul Mamby 27-12-5 (13) New York
· HW12 7# Bernardo Mercado 27-2 (23) Columbia vs. Domingo D’Elia 24-1-3 (11) Argentina (for vacant SAM HW title)
· MW12 Rodrigo Valdez 62-8-2 (41) Columbia (post) vs. Fulgencio Obelmejias 25-0 (23) Venezuela (for vacant SAM MW title)
· JW6 Julio Llerena 7-0 (5) Columbia vs. Hector Rosa 10-3 (6) Argentina (pre)
· BW6 Miguel Lora 5-0 (4) Columbia vs. Francisco Alvarez Debut Columbia
· JW4 Victor Babilonia Debut Columbia vs. Hugo Ariel Hernandez Debut Argentina (beg)

[Ric915]

Originally Posted by crimson

6) prospect of the month (issue 3; june 1980 round 1)

sylvester “rocky” stallone
“dun…dun…du…du…dun…dun…du…duh! Duudda! Daaaaaaa! Dduda! Daaa!” (think of music from “eye of the tiger”)
by hank “carrot” schmidt

sylvester stallone - tale of the tape
home: Philadelphia, pa and hollywood, ca
nickname: Rocky
weight: 196-228
height: 5’9 ½
reach: 70”
age: 33 years 8 months (born: 1946-july-6)
trainer: Sam solomon
cutman: Adolph ritacco
professional record: 1-0 (1)
17 may 1980 tko4 dave campbell (tc) 0-1 (0) tx pavilion at caesars palace; las vegas, nv

wow! This was unexpected. Even by boxing standards. “rocky” is going to give it a go as a professional fighter! Growing up as a boxing fan in new york city, sylvester stallone hit the big time when he wrote and starred in the 1976 academy award movie of the year winner “rocky”. Stallone showed athleticism during the filming and was encouraged enough by his sessions in the ring that he was been bitten by the boxing bug. The filming of “rocky ii”, released last year, only furthered the actor’s interest in pursuing a career as professional prizefighter. The 1979 “rocky ii” wasn’t as big a hit as the original, but stallone’s financial backers are confident that his professional prizefight career has the potential to reach and even exceed the historic heights achieved by rocky balboa.

mimicking “rocky balboa”, stallone is training in philadelphia while maintaining his home in hollywood. So far the frequent flights back and forth are reportedly not having an adverse affect on his training. In the corner of the hollywood superstar are two of the best in boxing. Although the philadelphia duo of trainer – sam solomon and cutman - adolph ritacco are not currently household names, they are highly respected and thought of within the boxing business.

solomon is the trainer of light heavyweight world champion matthew saad muhammad, which is ironic because some of muhammad’s fights have rivaled the excitement witnessed in the fictional rocky balboa fights. saad muhammad is a real life 100% blood and guts action fighter and cannot help, but be a positive influence on stallone in training. How long sylvester stallone will keep boxing as his profession is anybody’s guess. As former heavyweight champion, jack dempsey, once pointed out, “it’s hard to get up at 4:00 am and go running when you are wearing silk pajamas.”

at 33 years of age the odds are long on stallone ever becoming a factor in the heavyweight division. One significant reason is his size. Unlike rocky balboa, stallone is a short 5’9 ½ in height. He weighs between 196 and 228, with a limited reach of 70”. Compared to current heavyweight world champion larry holmes, a 6’3 giant weighing around 212, and has a reach of 81“, stallone is at an extreme disadvantage. However, chances are slim to none on stallone ever being good enough to get in the same ring as larry holmes. And to quote don king, “slim has the horse saddled up and is ready to leave town!”

stallone’s first and only professional fight was on the undercard of the arguello vs. Serrano unification blockbuster, when he took on a former toughman contestant from new mexico named dave campbell. Campbell was also making his boxing debut and it showed. Campbell reportedly had a record of 20*-5 in toughman fights, but he looked like a novice amateur fighter against stallone. fighting in front of a full house of 4,100 in the pavilion at caesars palace, stallone appeared to be unfazed by media attention. He stared campbell down from the moment he entered the ring and throughout the contest.

round 1 saw more posing and ineffective punching than anything. The crowd was booing by the end of it. Stallone came out for round 2 and let his punches fly. Campbell covered up in response and hardly fired any of his own in the direction of stallone. When campbell did throw punches they missed or landed harmlessly on stallone’s arms and shoulders.

in round 3 stallone dropped campbell with a semi-decent right hand. Cambbell rose and was even more defensive than he had been before (difficult as that was to). To the delight of the cheering crowd sly went for the coup de grace in round 4 and was able to finish off campell with a series of non-stop rights and lefts at 2:19.

many in the media wanted to know if stallone was going to face ed “too tall” jones, who has already called out the hollywood star. Stallone was dismissive of talk surrounding him and “too tall” meeting in the ring. According to sly his only goal is to focus on facing the fighters put in front of him and so far that doesn’t include “too tall”.

rocky!!!...rocky!!!!....rocky!!!!....

[Crimson]

Below are updated guidelines that I'm using for this "World Champions 1980+ Universe".

World Champions 1980+
Updated GUIDELINES
1) All fights that historically really happened will take place as they did in real life, with no changes made to them. Fights in the universe will need to be fought around those fights.

2) When a title changed hands in real life, it will in the universe. If that fighter no longer is holding the belt in the universe, then the historical fight will be considered a non-title bout or maybe a title shot eliminator for that organization.

3) A combination of using the "TCB Scheduler" and my own personal choices, along with any requests from others following the Universe will be used to determine who fights each month. When scheduling a fighter, he cannot fight if he fought during that same month in real life. If for some reason I do have them fight twice in the same month, it will be with an imposed conditioning penalty, for example “fights too frequently” for conditioning in the fight.

4) A fighter who lost their last fight by KO or TKO will need to rest for one month prior to fighting again. If they do fight, without having taken 1 month off, they fight with a conditioning penalty of “needs paycheck” or “completely unprepared” for conditioning in that next fight.

5) In some of the earlier posts there is a (TC) next to the fighter’s name. Those were fictional fighters/names and were used as opponents to keep fighters busy, build records, and fill undercards. The (TC) fighters all had ratings of 0 overall and the worst possible rating in all categories. I no longer plan on using the (TC) fighters I’d created. I’ve been having too much fun reading through old Ring Magazines and creating 0 rated fighters who actually fought on undercards. For these fighters I’ve been using a combination of the RFG (Random Fighter Generator) and the 0 rated templates created by CONN CHRIS, which I then adjust based on comments I find written about the fighter somewhere (usually from Ring Magazines “RINGS AROUND THE WORLD”). I think the CONN CHRIS templates do a good job of separating the fighters rated 1 or higher from the rest of the pack. There is a difference in ability between the 0-1 rated fighters who fill out undercards and so far I’ve found the CONN CHRIS templates to be a good tool for measuring those differences.

[This is just my opinion, but the majority of professional fighters in boxing seem to fall under a 0-1 rating. These are the fighters who fill out undercards, usually are only known within their own local area, never reach Main Event or Semi-Main Event status, and are seldom seen on television. The only way to see these fighters is to attend a live fight card. Often their fights are the best on the card and whom a crowd most enjoys watching. A case could be made that these underpaid, unrecognized fighters are the heart and soul of boxing, without them there are no superstar contenders or champions for us to root for. There are only a small number of professionals who reach main event status and those generally are your fighters rated 2 or higher, with the contenders and champions generally being rated 5 or higher. As difficult as it is for a human being to become a 0 rated professional fighter, it is even more difficult for them to become a fighter rated 1 or higher.]

[Crimson]

ROUND 1
Issue 4; July 1980
$1.00

Cervantes vs. Mamby

CONTENTS
1) Editorial with Bobby Chase: Loophole allowing removal of nails in WBA coffin
2) Feature Story: USBA Heavyweight tournament
3) Fight Reports: June 1980
4) Fight Results: June 1980
5) World Rankings for July 1980
6) Prospect of the month: Mircea Simon
7) World Championship Schedule

Cover Photo: Antonio Cervantes celebrates his victory against Saoul Mamby.

[Infinity]

Originally Posted by Crimson

[This is just my opinion, but the majority of professional fighters in boxing seem to fall under a 0-1 rating. These are the fighters who fill out undercards, usually are only known within their own local area, never reach Main Event or Semi-Main Event status, and are seldom seen on television. The only way to see these fighters is to attend a live fight card. Often their fights are the best on the card and whom a crowd most enjoys watching. A case could be made that these underpaid, unrecognized fighters are the heart and soul of boxing, without them there are no superstar contenders or champions for us to root for. There are only a small number of professionals who reach main event status and those generally are your fighters rated 2 or higher, with the contenders and champions generally being rated 5 or higher. As difficult as it is for a human being to become a 0 rated professional fighter, it is even more difficult for them to become a fighter rated 1 or higher.]

This is soooo true. I've noticed some of my most entertaining fights in my current uni have been among the lower ranked fighters as it's almost as if they try harder. Of course it helps that they usually have little to no defensive skills..lol

[Crimson]

Yea, those +6 defense ratings can help make for some good fights.

[Crimson]

1) EDITORIAL (Issue 4; July 1980 ROUND 1)

Loophole allowing removal of nails in WBA coffin
Now that the final WBA vs. WBC unification match has taken place (Antonio Cervantes vs. Saoul Mamby) there appears to be no reason for the continuation of the WBA. However, the latest information out of Venezuela (where WBA headquarters are located) indicates that the WBA may continue. The reason, or excuse depending on one’s perspective, is that there is still a WBA champion in the light flyweight division.

The WBA believes it would be doing an injustice to this champion, Yoko Gushiken of Japan, to suddenly disband after he had worked so hard to win and defend this belt. That may be true, but the light flyweight division is currently recognized by few boxing fans. No longer having a belt in this mostly obscure weight division might spur Gushiken on to a challenge for the flyweight world championship. Gushiken is a top world class fighter and has made 11 successful defenses of the WBA light fly belt he won in 1976 and should have no difficulty in securing a shot at the flyweight championship.

The WBC recognizes Hilario Zapata of Panama as light flyweight champion, and a unification match between Zapata and Gushiken would be a battle of interest to boxing fans. However, when the WBA-WBC deal was brokered to unify all the weight divisions, the light flyweight division was not included due to lack of notoriety. That lack of recognition is ironically providing the WBA with a self created loophole, allowing them to continue on as a sanctioning organization.
Bobby Chase, Editor

Photo 1: Bobby Chase, Editor of ROUND 1
Photo 2: WBA light flyweight champion Yoko Gushiken

[Infinity]

I can see the promotors lining up for a Gushiken-Zapata fight as the fans along with various Boxing publications would demand it!

[Crimson]

Originally Posted by Infinity

I can see the promotors lining up for a Gushiken-Zapata fight as the fans along with various Boxing publications would demand it!

I think it would go over very big in Japan for sure. Not so sure about in the USA though. At least not in 1980. In 2010 though I think it would get better coverage in the USA. One improvement made in boxing since the 80's is the lower weight fighters getting better coverage on television and in the boxing media today.

Not sure if the facts back that up, but it at least seems that way to me.

[Crimson]

2) FEATURE STORY (Issue 4; July 1980 ROUND 1)

USBA Heavyweight tournament ready to kick off!
By Hank Schmidt

With Larry Holmes reigning supreme as Heavyweight Champion, top contenders from within the United States will do battle with one another to establish who is most deserving of being the 1# contender, while also vying for the USBA belt.

Larry Holmes is scheduled to make a July defense against 13# ranked contender Scott LeDoux. Confident of defeating LeDoux, Holmes is admittedly already in negotiations for a fall/winter defense against Muhammad Ali. It is expected that the winner of the USBA tournament will then be granted an earned shot at the World Championship.

All United States fighters deserving of inclusion in the tournament were invited, including Muhammad Ali. Some declined due to prior fight commitments, but most accepted the opportunity. The non-United States fighters are left out of the tournament, but it’s rumored that Bob Arum is working on putting together a tournament for them with the winner then possibly fighting the USBA Champion.

Currently Mike Weaver holds the USBA belt and is the 1# ranked contender, but since he has already fought and lost to Larry Holmes the public is not particularly interested in a second Weaver-Holmes fight at this time. Weaver realizes that by winning the USBA tournament he’ll make the rematch between he and Larry Holmes that much more attractive to the public. To the credit of Mike Weaver he will be putting his USBA belt on the line for each of his tournament fights.

The rules of the tournament are simple, each fighter battles once per month until only one fighter remains. Fights will be 10 rounds in distance, including when the USBA title is at stake (which it is for any fights involving Mike Weaver). Fighters are seeded 1-16#. If a winning fighter drops out of the tournament for any reason they are not being replaced. The fighter who was to fight them gets a BYE and advances.

[NOTE**** Fighters that are cut, but still win their fight, will advance in the tournament. However, the severity of the cut will have an effect on their conditioning for the next bout. For example a “gushing” cut will result in the fighter being “completely unprepared” conditioning wise for the next fight.]

Below are the fighters who were invited but had to decline participation due to a prior commitment or needing more time to recover from a previous fight.

Declined to participate
· 3# John Tate (Had already signed to fight Trevor Berbick.)
· 6# Michael Dokes (Had already signed to fight Ossie Ocasio.)
· 8# Earnie Shavers (Had already signed to fight Leroy Boone.)
· 10# Muhammad Ali (Declined due to verbal commitment from Larry Holmes granting him a title shot in the winter/fall of 1980.)
· 12# Ossie Ocasio (Had already signed to fight Michael Dokes.)
· 13# Scott LeDoux (Scheduled to fight Larry Holmes in July.)
· 14# Greg Page (Already had a previous fight commitment.)
· 15# Jimmy Young (Still recovering from May loss to Gerry Cooney.)
· 18# Pinklon Thomas (Already had a previous fight commitment.)
· Willie Shannon (Already had a previous fight commitment.)
· James Tillis (Already had a previous fight commitment.)
· Ron Lyle (Already had a previous fight commitment.)
· Lynn Ball (Still recovering from May loss to Marty Monroe.)
· Ken Norton (Still recovering from May loss to Bernardo Mercado.)


USBA TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS
· 1) 1# USBA Mike Weaver 23-9 (16) CA (end)
· 2) 2# Gerry Cooney 25-0 (21) NY
· 3) 5# Leon Spinks 10-2-1 (7) MO (pre)
· 4) 11# Leroy Jones 24-1-1 (12) CO
· 5) 16# Eddie Lopez 18-2-2 (16) CA
· 6) 17# George Chaplin 16-2-2 (8) MD
· 7) 19# George Foreman 46-2 (45) TX
· 8) 21# Joe Frazier 33-4 (28) PA (end)
· 9) 22# Stan Ward 12-3-1 (5) CA (pre)
· 10) 23# Marty Monroe 22-1-1 (14) CA
· 11) Mike Koranicki 22-7-2 (13) PA (post)
· 12) Duane Bobick 49-4 (42) MN (end)
· 13) John Denis 36-5-1 (17) MA
· 14) Randy Cobb 17-0 (16) TX
· 15) Ron Stander 38-18-2 (28) NE (end)
· 16) Chuck Wepner 36-15-2 (18) NJ (end)

USBA Tournament
BRACKET 1#
· 1) 1# USBA Mike Weaver 23-9 (16) CA (end)
vs.
· 16) Chuck Wepner 36-15-2 (18) NJ (end)
And
· 8) 21# Joe Frazier 33-4 (28) PA (end)
vs.
· 9) 22# Stan Ward 12-3-1 (5) CA (pre)

BRACKET 2#
· 2) 2# Gerry Cooney 25-0 (21) NY
vs.
· 15) Ron Stander 38-18-2 (28) NE (end)
And
· 7) 19# George Foreman 46-2 (45) TX
vs.
· 10) 23# Marty Monroe 22-1-1 (14) CA

BRACKET 3#
· 3) 5# Leon Spinks 10-2-1 (7) MO (pre)
vs.
· 14) Randy Cobb 17-0 (16) TX
And
· 6) 17# George Chaplin 16-2-2 (8) MD
vs.
· 12) Duane Bobick 49-4 (42) MN (end)

BRACKET 4#
· 4) 11# Leroy Jones 24-1-1 (12) CO
vs.
· 13) John Denis 36-5-1 (17) MA
And
· 5) 16# Eddie Lopez 18-2-2 (16) CA
vs.
· 11) Mike Koranicki 22-7-2 (13) PA (post)

Photo 1: USBA title belt
Photo 2: USBA HW belt owner Mike Weaver
Attached: USBA HW Tournament bracket

[Crimson]

3) JUNE FIGHT REPORTS (Issue 4; July 1980 ROUND 1)
Jr. Welterweights
JW World ChampionWBC Antonio Cervantes Columbia vs. 1# WBA Saoul Mamby New York
Venue: Plaza de Toros Indias; Cartagena, Columbia
Date: Sat 7 Jun 1980
Television: ABC

Columbia came out in large numbers to cheer on countryman and Jr. Welterweight World Champion Antonio Cervantes in his rematch vs. Saoul Mamby. The bow tie wearing President of Columbia, Julio Cesar Tubay was in attendance, along with 12,500 Columbians who filled the Plaza de Toros Indias to capacity. Hundreds more milled about outside of the venue listening for word of the fight. Former Major League baseball player for the California Angels, Orlando Ramirez, had a ringside seat next to Diomedes Diaz, the most famous singer in Columbia.

Under clear skies and temperature in the 80’s the two fighters
entered the ring. Saoul Mamby made his ring walk to the Aerosmith song “Chiquita”, which mentions Cartagena in the first line. His choice of music didn’t win him over any fans and Mamby, who fights out of New York, was loudly booed.

Cervantes had been a 3-1 favorite when they fought to a draw in New Orleans, in a bout most thought the Columbian should have gotten the decision in. Now odds in Cervantes favor were at 6-1. Howard Cosell was once again calling the fight for ABC. “The beautiful city of Cartagena is hosting this fight, and I am impressed with the friendliness and hospitality of the people here. The Caribbean Sea off this coastal city and it is a magnificent sight to behold.”

Trained by Gil Clancy, Mamby put in extra miles of roadwork and made it clear to all that he planned to outwork the older Cervantes and force him to fight in the deep waters of rounds 13-15, where he expected to have more gas in the tank. Both fighters looked to be in excellent condition.

Round 1: As promised Mamby took the fight to Cervantes, but he was met with fluid movement and sharp counters. (Cervantes 26-20; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Cervantes)

Round 2: The crowd was quite unhappy when a low blow from Mamby caused Cervantes to momentarily turn away. Columbian referee Carlos Hernandez issued a stern warning to Mamby. (Cervantes 21-20; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-10 Even; 20-19 Cervantes)

Round 3: Mamby continued to apply the pressure and had his best round thus far of the 18 total fought against Cervantes. (Mamby 27-0; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Cervantes; 30-28 Cervantes)

Round 4: A good round for Cervantes, as he lands plenty of counters. (Cervantes 39-13; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Cervantes; 40-37 Cervantes)

Round 5: Cervantes boxing superbly. Mamby unable to catch him with clean punches and getting caught with counters. (Cervantes 40-26; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Cervantes; 50-46 Cervantes)

Round 6: Good round for Mamby, who still looks fresh. Cervantes appears tired. The Columbian’s speed and fluidness have decreased significantly. (Mamby 35-14; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Mamby; 59-56 Cervantes)

Round 7: Following the instructions of his trainer, Gil Clancy perfectly, Mamby’s aggression is relentless and beginning to wear down Cervantes physically. However, Cervantes is still the fighter getting the better of punching exchanges and remains in control of the fight, dictating to Mamby when and where exchanges will occur. (Cervantes 36-6; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Cervantes; 69-65 Cervantes)

Round 8: Another low blow from Mamby led to a 1 point deduction on the scorecards. After a 15 second rest the action resumed, but it was Mamby who looked to be getting stronger. Cervantes punches had lost their previous zip. (Mamby 50-15; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 9-9; 78-74 Cervantes)

Round 9: Another good round for Mamby. The momentum of the fight had now swung Mamby’s way. (Mamby 34-18; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Mamby; 87-84 Cervantes)

Round 10: Good action at the end of the round that continued after the bell, bringing the crowd to their feet. (Mamby 22-18; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Mamby; 96-94 Cervantes)

Round 11: “Carmelo Prada is the trainer of Antonio Cervantes and he needs to come up with some new advice for his fighter, because this fight is starting to slip away. You can see that Mamby senses it. Mamby is off his stool and looking to get right at Cervantes before the bell even rings. In fact he refused to sit down in the corner during that rest period!” Howard Cosell informed the television audience. By the end of the round Cosell was praising Prada for his advice. “Well it was not pleasing to look at, but the hold and grab technique employed by Cervantes this round nullified Mamby’s attack. Prada must have overheard me!” (Cervantes 18-7; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Cervantes; 106-103 Cervantes)

Round 12: A wild overhand right by Mamby puts Cervantes on the canvas! He’s up at “7!” The Columbian is hurt and holds on as best he can until the bell rings. For the first time in 27 rounds of action between the two the face of Cervantes shows signs of damage with his right eye 17% closed. (Mamby 37-6; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-8 Mamby; 114-113 Cervantes)

Round 13: “These are the rounds you dreamed about when you did
all that extra running! Apply the pressure and take it out of the hands of the judges!” Instructed Gil Clancy to Mamby before the bell sounded. Not much action, which is fine by Cervantes. (Mamby 7-6; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Mamby; 123-123 Even)

Round 14: Mamby still looking fresh and fighting on his toes getting the better of the fighting. (Mamby 26-12; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-10 Even; 133-133)

Round 15: Cervantes eye now 22% closed. His trainer informs him he has the fight won and to not allow Mamby to hit him. Mamby comes out taking the fight to Cervantes the same for round 15 as he has in all 13 previous rounds. “A close round that could be scored for either fighter. This has been a much closer fight than the first encounter. I’m not sure if the challenger did enough take the Championship from the Cervantes,” stated Howard Cosell at the final bell. (Mamby 27-24; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Shane McLeod: 10-9 Mamby; 143-142 Mamby)

Decision: Columbia judge 144-139 Cervantes; Panama judge 143-140 for Mamby, and Florida judge 144-139 for the winner by split decision and……………………“STILL CHAMPION!!!! ANTONIO CERVANTES!!!!!!
Antonio Cervantes Ws15 Saoul Mamby (Defends Jr. Welterweight World Championshipand unifiesWBA/WBCtitles)

Post-fight: The tabulation of the scorecards took an exceptionally long time. The decision was well received by the crowd, but there were many within press row who thought Mamby had been deserving of the win. The camp of Mamby demanded a rematch and to the credit of Cervantes he agreed to give him one while being interviewed in the ring by Cosell.

Undercard:
· HW12 7# Bernardo Mercado 28-2 (24) Columbia TKO2 Domingo D’Elia 24-2-3 (11) Argentina (Won vacant SAM HW title. A brutal display of punching power by Mercado, who delighted his home country fans with 3 knockdowns of D’Elia in round 2.)
· MW12 Fulgencio Obelmejias 26-0 (24) Venezuela Wu12 Rodrigo Valdez 62-9-2 (41) Columbia (post) (Won vacant SAM MW title. An entertaining fight that saw Valdez drop Obelmejias in round 4, but the much younger Obelmejias battled back to batter Valdez around the ring, flooring him twice, on route to a wide unanimous decision win.)
· JW6 Julio Llerena 7-0-1 (5) Columbia D6 Hector Rosa 10-3-1 (6) Argentina (pre)
· JW4 Victor Babilonia 1-0 (0) Columbia Wu4 Hugo Ariel Hernandez 0-1 (0) Argentina (beg)
· BW6 Miguel Lora 6-0 (5) Columbia TKO2 Francisco Alvarez 0-1 (0) Columbia

Photo 1: Skyline of Cartagena, Columbia
Photo 2: Antonio Cervantes takes a left hand from Saoul Mamby
Photo 3: Saoul Mamby presses the attack during his unsuccessful challenge for the JW World Championship
Photo 4: Cervantes World Championship belt
Photo 5: President of Columbia,Julio Cesar Tubay

[Crimson]

JULY FIGHT REPORTS (continued)Issue 4; July 1980 ROUND 1

Heavyweights
Jerry Quarry 51-8-4 (31) CA (end) vs. Jody Ballard 26-12 (16) TX (post)
Venue: Olympic Auditorium; Los Angeles, CA
Date: Thu 5 June 1980
Television: Not televised
It was the week of “Super Tuesday” in American politics and United States Senator Ted Kennedy managed to win several primaries, including California. However, he did not win enough to beat out President Jimmy Carter for the Democratic Party nomination. Amidst this climate of politics, yet another heavyweight fighter, whose best days are in the rearview mirror, made a comeback.

Former top heavyweight contender Jerry Quarry once again packed fans into the Olympic Auditorium, just as he did in the 1970’s.
Jerry Quarry hadn’t fought since 1977, when he stopped Lorenzo Zanon in 9 rounds. The Italian born Zanon wouldn’t lose again until earlier this year when he unsuccessfully challenged World Champion Larry Holmes. In his 8 losses Quarry has only been beaten by some of the greatest heavyweights of all time (Joe Frazier x2, Muhammad Ali x2) and by top contenders (Ken Norton, George Chuvalo, Jimmy Ellis, Eddie Machen). It is understandable that at 35 years of age

Quarry believes he can once again become a top contender and maybe even win the World Championship. As good as Larry Holmes is, some argue that he hasn’t proven himself yet against a fighter of the caliber Quarry was in his prime.

Round 1: Quarry starts off with a bang snapping the head of Ballard repeatedly throughout the round. (Quarry 35-6; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Lee MacRae: 1-0 Quarry)

Round 2: Ballard manages to avoid some sloppy blows thrown by Quarry and counter. (Quarry 19-18; Scorecard of Ringside Expert Lee MacRae: 1-0 Ballard; 1-1 Even)

Round 3: A Quarry hook put Ballard down. He rose, but is soon down again, this time for the full 10 count.
(Quarry 24-12)
Jerry Quarry TKO3 Jody Ballard

Undercard:
· HW8 Mircea Simon 13-1-1 (11) CA/Romania (pre) TKO1 Henry Hearns 6-3 (4) CA (beg)
· MW6 Tony Danza NY/CA 12-3 (12) (pre) KO1 John Steve 2-4 (2) CA (beg)
· MW6 Tony Cerda CA 8-0 (5) CA (beg) KO5 Gambino Rivera 0-2 (0) CA (beg)
· JW4 John Montes Jr. 6-0 (3) CA (beg) TKO4 Ken Davis Jr. 2-2 (1) CA (beg)
· MW4 Blinky Rodriguez 3-1-1 (1) CA (beg) Dm4 Rafael Zamora 1-2-2 (1) CA (beg)

Jerry Quarry Chronicles (THIS IS WELL WORTH WATCHING!!!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=703SI9FdUyw&feature=related
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Jerry Quarry in 1967
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Jerry Quarry vs. Thad Spencer
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Jerry Quarry vs. Mac Foster
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Jerry Quarry vs. Eddie Machen
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Jerry Quarry vs. Ken Norton
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Jerry Quarry vs. Earnie Shavers
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Jerry Quarry vs. Joe Frazier (WOW!!! WHAT A FIGHT!!!)
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Jerry Quarry vs. Joe Frazier II
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Jerry Quarry vs. Ron Lyle
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Jerry Quarry vs. Floyd Patterson II
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Jerry Quarry vs. Muhammad Ali I
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Jerry Quarry vs. Muhammad Ali II
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Jerry Quarry vs. George Chuvalo
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Jerry Quarry talks about his career
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Jerry Quarry shaving cream commercial
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Jerry Quarry 1975 Superstars completion
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Jerry Quarry last fight in 1992
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Photo 1: One of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy’s California political buttons
Photo 2: Olympic Auditorium; Los Angeles, CA
Photo 3: Jerry Quarry joins the list of heavyweights on the comeback trail