Sunday, March 17, 2013

The RING magazine, March 1981

***Zelley's Review***
It was a 100 pages that would
help to focus on boxing activity
in 1980 with a front cover 
photo of the Fighter Of The Year:
Thomas Hearns.

Special Stories and Reports:
1. Where Are They Now:
and interesting article by 
Michael Couture about
boxer Joe De Nucci.
2.  Inside Boxing  by :Sailor: Don Sauer.

3. "Come Out Writing"  - the section where fans 
have their say and at the top of the list was a regualr
Ralph Oates from Essex, England who had some 
positive thought about the well respected
boxing commentator Rex Gutteridge.


Annul Awards: 

Fighter of the year:  Thomas Hearns

Fight of the year:      Matthew Saad Muhammad vs 
                                    Avaro "Yaqui" Lopez

"For The Record":

Excellent article that covered professional boxing champions
who competed in  the Olympic Games:
Some of the names were:
Frankie Genero, Fidel LaBarba, Jackie Fields, Jackie Caluura,
Floyd Patterson, David Moore, Eder Jofre, Jose Torres, 
Vincente Saldivar, Maurice Hope, Alan Minter, Leo Randolph
Leon Spinks, and more.