Page 8 Portland Obearver, August 31,1983
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Cuban national champion Gorge
Luía Gonzalez, 21, had little trouble
in hia match against the USA's na
tional champion, TyreU Biggs. Ooo-
zalez, who stands 6*6" and 2 13 lbs.,
pressured the American throughout
to win a unanimous decision. O on
zalez then stopped Elvia Lauiza o f
Venezuela to win the Pan American
auper-heavyweight title. The road
teems bright for Gonzalez, and dim
for the American Biggs.
Biggs lost twice to three-time
Olympian Teo filo Stevenson —
once by decision and again via the
K O route. The U .S. must now begin
its search for another challenger to
the Cuban power. Biggs is not the
answer.
W hile Gonzalez' record is impres
sive, don't look for him to represent
Cuba in the 1964 Olympics.
Besides winning the Cuban na
tional« he also won the gold in H u n
gary
and
German
Democratic
Republic. He defeated U lli Kaden
who, in turn, had defeated Steven-
the previous year. Gonzalez, then
defeated the U .S .'s Craig Payne in
the same year, 1962.
The logical question now is why
isn't the Cuban national champ
going to the 1964 Olympics?
In Cuba their Olympic hopefuls
are named; no trials are held as in
the U .S. Gorge Oonzalez, as good
as he is, must wait until Stevenson
tries for his 4th Olympic gold medal
before he tries for his.
T hat's called taking your turn in
the pecking order. Oonzalez is a
rough, tough competitor and looks
like a good bet in 1988. However,
the 2 1-year-old Cuban will be all o f
25 by then. T h a t’s about five years
from now, and his opponent is
probably some U .S . kid playing
little league baseball somewhere.
And while on the subject o f box
ing, here's one from a sports enthu
siast, and timely contributor, Louis
Harris: Just have to wonder, writes
Louis, how the Cuban boxers would
fare against our (U .S .) best. We
continue to sec their men against
our boys. W ould we lose any gold
medals i f we sent our best boxers to
represent the U .S . with the likes o f
M acho Camacho, Tommy Hearns,
M arvin Hagler, etc.
W ouldn't it be nice. Yes, it cer
tainly would for the U .S ., but not
for the rest o f the world.
After viewing the past Pan A m er
ican Games, I would certainly sup
port banning the sport.
Not that I ’m against pugilism, but
it's ridiculous how much politics are
now involved.
It was particularly difficult to
watch Paul Oonzalez, 106, fight his
heart out only to be robbed by the
officiating. Gonzalez was clearly the
winner as he out-punched Rafael
Ramos from Puerto Rico through
out the bout. Oonzalez won the first
two rounds easily and the third
round was very cloac. The decision,
however, went to Ramos after the
jury overturned the 3-2 verdict favor
ing the American.
" I was robbed,” Oonzalez said.
And robbed he was. Ramos should
World Jr. Welterweight Chemplon Aeron "The Hawk" Pryor.
(Photo: KO Magazine)
have been ashamed to take his Oold
. . .it was a disgrace to amateur box
Ron's NFL plcka of the week
ing.
Pryor va Arguello
The same as the first fight, only
this time Aaron “ The H a w k ” Pryor
will not take to long. Pryor, before,
had more respect for the lightweight
champion, Arguello. After now
knowing that there’s nothing in
Arguello's arsenal that can hurt
him, the Hawk will find, seek and
destroy. And it shouldn't take more
than eight rounds.
Arguello has been a good cham
pion. but this it one fight that he
doesn't need. Instead o f Pryor, his
handlers should have been looking
for a rematch with Boom Boom
M ancini. It would have been an
easier fight and brought more
money.
A t 139 lbs., the H aw k just may be
invincible. A t least he believes he is.
And so do many others.
Did you hear that, M r. Peters?
M iam i at Buffalo . .take the D ol
phins by six.
Atlanta at Chicago . This is a
battle o f also rant. The Bears' o f
fense is still shaky as they search for
a QB. Vince Evans, the back-up,
could be the best bet. Atlanta's
mediocre offense and good *D*
makes them 3 point favorite.
LA Raiders at Cincinnati . . Raiders
were best team in A F L last year.
Should be as strong. Despite QB
John Plunkett, Raiders should pre
vail. Raiders by I.
Minnesota vs. Cleveland. . . Coach
Bud Orant's Vikings should finish
4th in the N F L central, while Cleve
land should finish 3rd in the A F L
central. Pick Cleveland by I .
Green Bay at H ouston. . . Earl
Campbell is not enough. Green Bay
should win the N F L central and
Houston appears in trouble again
B O X IN G
MAJOR FIGHTS ON SCHEDULE
Sept. 3 at Sen Remo, Italy — Donald Curry Ichemptonl vs. Roger
Stafford, 16, W B A welterweight title.
Sept. 9 at Laa Vegaa. Nev. — Aaron Pryor (champion) va. Alexia
Arguello, 16, W B A junior welterweight tide; Thome« Heama (champion)
V S . Jamea Green. 12, W BC auper welterweight title.
Sept. 10 at Atlantic City, N .J . — Larry Holmea va. Scott Frank, 12, WBC
heavyweight title.
Sept. 13 at Atlantic City, N .J. — Alex Ramoa va. Murray Sutherland, 10,
middleweight a
Sept. 16 at New York - Ray Mancini (champion) va. Orlando Romero,
16. W B A lightweight title; Nino LaRocca va. Jerry Cheatham, 10. wetter-
weighta; Alfredo Eacalero va. Charlie "W hite Lightning" Brown. 10,
lightweights.
Sept. 17 at Laa Vegaa, Nev. — Robin Blake va. Melvin Paul, 10. light-
weighta.
Sept. 23 at undetermined aite — Michael Dokea (champion) va. Gerrie
Coetzee, 16, W B A heavyweight title.
Sept. 24 at Totowa, N .J . — Bobby Czyz va. Bill Medei, 10. middle
weighta.
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this year. Green Bay’s receivers
John Jefferson and James Lofton
are the deadliest duo in the game.
Green Bay by 6.
Baltimore at N E . . Baltimore will
once again have the worst team in
the N F L . N E b y 7 W .
St. Louis at New O rleans. . New
Orleans should win at home. O f
fense is key. If Stabler gets untracked
early this one could be easy. Neil
Lomax still lacks the necessary con
fidence needed to run the team. New
Orleans by two.
Denver
at
Pittsburgh ..J o h n
Elway is definitely the Q B o f the
'60s. However, he will find the
going tough against the Steelers.
Chuck N oll, though going through a
transition in Pittsburgh, will still
have enough to conquer Broncos.
Pitt by 6.
Philadelphia at S .F ....T h is one
is close. Give home field edge to
S.F. Running game improved with
addition o f Wendell Tyler from
Rams. S.F. by I.
Dallas vs. W ashington. . . This
one is always tough. These two are
easily the class o f the N F L East.
Both are loaded. Pick ’em.
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O n September 3rd, 1983, Thad
Spencer Promotions will make
history in the Pacific Northwest as
the first Black owned and operated
boxing promotion corporation.
Scheduled to be held at Hudson's
Bay High School in Vancouver,
Washington, this Elim ination Fight
Night will feature two of Portland's
finest boxers. James " T h e Spoiler"
Williams, on a steady climb up the
W B A ladder with a recent upset vic
tory over Light-Heavyweight con
tender Oscar Rivaderegra, is the
main event.
James W illiams is now ranked
number eight by the W orld Boxing
Association and Thad Spencer is
prepared to bring Michael Spinx to
the Portland Coliseum to fight
"T h e Spoiler” should he (James
W illiams) win his signed fights with
Dwight Braxton and Muhammad
Owai. James Williams will be fight
ing Rudy Robles on this September
3rd card.
Alex DuLucia. You’ll be hearing
this name. One o f the hottest new
comers from Portland ever to join
the pro ranks, DuLucia's ability in
the amateur ring gained him the title
o f 1980 Light-Heavyweight Nation
al Champion. DuLucia now boasts
an impressive 7-1 record since turn
ing professional.
The evenings entertainment will
consist o f 32 total rounds o f pure
pugilists' pleasure and may very well
foretell the future o f boxing in the
Northwest. Cablesystems Pacific
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