CONTENTS/JUNE 1980
6 AT RINGSIDE with Robert J. Thornton
News, views, and gossip from throughout the
boxing world
12 SOUND OFF
The controversial column of fan opinion
18 CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE #25
Just how much boxing knowledge do you have?
20 WORLD WIDE RATINGS
The best in each division
24 THAT WONDERFUL YEAR
*■ A remembrance of 1972
28 WATT’S NEXT FOR HOWARD DAVIS JR.
A victory over Vilomar Fernandez gets him a
title shot
31 WLLFREDO GOMEZ: HOW HE RATES AGAINST
THE FEATHERWEIGHTS
Can the super bantamweight king successfully
move up?
34 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GERRY COONEY
The heavyweight contender answers his critics
38 AN OPEN LETTER TO MARVIN HAGLER
Being the best is not good enough
40 A CHAMPION AT LAST
Lupe Pintor defeats Alberto Sandoval
42 BENNIE BRISCOE: TRIBUTE TO A TIMELESS
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Pictures tell the Philadelphia story of Bad Bennie
46 INTRODUCING DERRDK HOLMES
He and Wilf redo Gomez have already met
48 INTERNATIONAL WRAPUP
Latest news on the big fights, compiled by
Steve Farhood
49 INTERNATIONAL SUMMARY
A world wide listing of results