Word: heavyweights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ignore Cassius Clay. But the World Boxing Association is giving it a game try. The W.B.A. is anti-Black Muslim, anti-return-bout contracts and antinoise. It also controls what there is of boxing in 39 states (notable exceptions: California and New York). So last September it declared the heavyweight title vacant, and last week in Chicago it staged a new "world championship" fight between two harmless creatures named Ernie Terrell and Eddie Machen...
...Freshman heavyweight fight was somewhat of a burlesque. At the beli, Holworthy's Carter Lord, 205-pound captain of the Yardling football team, came out of his corner (which was manned by seven seconds) flailing his arms. During the first minute, he threw at least one punch per second, and connected with Ron Wilson of Matthews South approximately four times...
John Peterson gave Winthrop its only victory with a decisive victory over Leverett's Steve Sohn in the heavyweight class, and Dudley's Dave Massey used his longer reach to beat Dave Napior of Eliot in the 135-pound division. Dudley's Dave Hockman was uncontested...
...Dave Massey pair off at 125, and hard-punching Steve Crosby of Eliot meets Winthrop's Steve Roper in the 135 pound class. Dave Hockman is uncontested at 135, giving Dudley an automatic five points. Withrop's John Peterson and Leverett's Steve Sohn will vie for the heavyweight championship...
...until after Christmas that the two heaviest freshman wrestlers, Bill Malugen and Dave Goins, joined the team. Before that time, the heavyweight and 191-pound positions were filled by lighter wrestlers, which forced nearly every team member to compete one and sometimes two classes above his own weight...