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I Page 16 Portland Observer, September 8, 1982 Series at stake tonight Sport Talk by Ron Sykes, Sports Editor Some are proclaiming Alexis A r guello as pound for pound the best fighter in the world. Some say that as a fighter Alexis has no peer. What he does have, however, is three titles. And he’s hungry for more. Arguello is signed and ready to go after Aaron P ryor’ s ju n io r welter weight crown on December 20th. But how, and why, A rguello is called the finest pound for pound in the world today is a mystery to me. This past December Ring Magazine held its annual awards banquet at a New York City hotel. In attendance was all the higher echelon o f professional boxing. Here’s what supposedly happened: The names Holmes, Hagler, Leon ard were read out and greeted with enthusiasm. But, when A rguello’s name was called, the gathering o f managers, trainers and promoters, to a person, all stood and greeted him w ith a thunderous ovation. Enough said. Who is this man called Moses? Arguello stands 5 feet 10. His is slight o f build. He is not overly mus cular. He seems to have good reach for a featherweight, but only aver age or below for a welter. What he does best is punch. He can be described as a finisher, much like Sugar Ray Leonard. But there the comparison ends. For the belief here is that Leonard, pound fo r pound, is the best fighter around. Arguello does have some merits going for him. 1 mean he does have a fairly strong argument on his be half. He punches like a man some 20 pounds heaver than himself. A t the tender age o f 17, he was already de feating men twice his age. Arguello has 61 knockouts in 75 fights. He destroyed the current WBA lightweight champion Boom Boom Mancini in six rounds. Alexis Arguello has won 22 con secutive championship fights since losing his first title attempt to Ernes to Marcel in 1974. Alexis is now in position to become the first boxer ever to acquire four titles. But, it won’ t come easy. He must now face Pryor, a man who is undefeated, and who has a reputation as being a little unorthodox. Even with his newly found acco lades Alexis hasn’t been able to col lect the big payday. This, however, w ill end when he faces Pryor. The “ biggie” w ill be with Leon ard when the champion announces next month that he w ill resume his career. Henry Arm strong remains the only boxer to attempt to gain four titles. Armstrong failed in his quest, and so w ill Arguello. It has been said that Arguello has as an incentive to try Sugar Ray Leonard. I f he achieves this goal it w ill never again be mentioned that he is the greatest pound for pound in the business. For he w ill have been defeated by the man that really is. Fight-of-tha-month: Davey Lee Armstrong vs. Johnny Coverson Armstrong came in with a record o f 17-1, while his opponent had a nifty 28-0. How both fighters could remain unranked is baffling. Coverson gained a unanimous de cision over Armstrong, but the ac tion was furious. A rm strong won the firs t three rounds with his aggressive style. Both fighters were w e ll-con d i tioned and showed good ring sawy. Both fighters scored well to both the head and body. It was in the later rounds that Coverson began to take charge. He staggered A rm strong in the fifth round with a com bination to the head that left the ex- Tacoma Boys Club fighter in a daze. Each time Davey appeared hurt ^ X /O ie H c ir c i TIRE R A N C H NEW USED b RECAPPED AS LITTLE AS $ 3 0 ° ° A PAIR BattoHo MAG WHEELS • SHOCKS 2 6 5 J UNION AVE N. E Portland, Oregon O P IN M O N SAT SAM 6PM 288 - 9700 Undisputed world w elterweight chempion Sugar Ray Leonard is shown here In training before eye surgery put his boxing career on hold. Boxing fans all over the world anxiously await Leonard's forth coming decision as to whether he will continue to fight or If he will hand up the glovea for good. Thera has been strong speculation that Leonard will call it quits, but for now he is not saying one way or the other. he shook it o ff and scored with good solid jabs to Coverson’s head. It was billed as a cross-town grudge match. A rm strong repre sented the now famous Kronk gym, while his opponent fights out o f the Powerhouse gymnasium. It was a brawl from beginning to end. Arm strong’s manager. Emanual Stewart, has been openly criticized in the past fo r some o f the tough matches he signs for his boxers. Armstrong is certainly an up-and- coming fighter and should not have been matched against a fighter o f Coverson’s talent at this point in his career. In my opinion both fighters could easily beat WBL lightweight champ pion Boom Boom Mancini. It was clearly a mistake to match them so early against each other. I t ’s rumored that Stewart is losing his fighters as quickly as rats desert ing a sinking ship. With match making like last Sun day.. . it ’s easy to see why. 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