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Editor Mcmaging Editor
NAT FLEISCHER NAT LOUBET
Assistant Managing Editor
Associate Editor
DANIEL M. DANIEL GEORGE GIRSCH
Assistant Editor Assistant Editor
JERSEY JONES JOHN ORT
Published Monthly by The Ring, Inc.
VOL. XL VIII, NO. 6, JULY, 1969
EDITORIAL
• Nat Fleischer Speaks Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CONTROVERSY
• Will Clay Fight Again? ................. . ... . ..... . ........ By Dan Daniel 6
• New York, Quarry Next For Frazer On Way To Ellis? ... . . . ..... By Harlan Haas 10
• Was Dempsey's Stopping Willard His Outstanding Feat?. . ....... By Dan Daniel 12
RING FIGHT REPORT
• Napoles Honors Ring Rating By Beating Cokes For Title ............. By Don Fraser 16

SPECIAL FEATURES
• Has Spain Another Paulino In Urtain? .............. . .. ... . . By Jose Alvarez 20
• The Fantastic World Of Floyd Patterson ............ . . . By Ted Carroll 24
• Legra Still Claims He's World's Best In 126-Lb. Division. . ...... By Louis Arriola 26
• Many Iowans Have Starred Minus Titles .......... . . ..... By Don Buchan 27
• Three-Time World Champ Armstrong Is Underrated. . ... By George Girsch 28
• Young Ray Anderson Literally Takes A Chance. . .. By Dennis Hartzler 34
EXTRA ATTRACTIONS
• Ring Camera Clicks ....... . ... . ..... . 22
• Middleweight Champions-Portrait No. 3. . .. . .. By Victor Mikus 32
· • The Chatter Box . . ........ . ...... . ... By John Ort 33
• The Latin Viewpoint ...... . . .... By Pedro Galiano 36
• Up And Down Old Broadway. . ........ By Sam Taub 37
• Punch Lines ........... ... . 38
• Jersey Jones Recalls ....... . 39
• The Great Days Of The Prize Ring. . ... By Walter Ga/Ii 46,47
WORLD RATINGS
• Napoles-Fighter Of The Month. ..... By Nat Fleischer 18
• Prospects For The Month . 19
• Results For The Month .... . ... . 40

IN RINGS AROUND THE WORLD
Loche Over Hernandez In Argentine Non-Title Fight; Shipes Stops New York's Month That Was; Chirino Stops Fernandes In Five,
Cota-Robles In One Round At Phoenix.. ......... ..................... . .... 40 To Brazil's Dismay... . ...... 52
Ralston Wins At Buffalo, Backus Scores In Syracuse; Beckles Beats The British Isles ........... .......... ..................... .. ........... By Johnny Sharpe 53
Cook As Boxing Returns To Guyana·....................... ........................... 42 Michigan Still In Mourning Over Buster's Busted Hopes; Hawaiian
Famechon Breezes Through Unexciting Win Over Jimene·z; Irish Pat Mismatch Produces Second Round KO For Manalang; Speedy
Murphy Beats Jiminez At Packed Secaucus.............. .................... 44 Jordan Scores Early KO Over Peterson In Richmond.. .. ....... 54
Rondon Beats Thomas In 10 At Chicago; Maryland's Merry Maul- European Gossip ................................. .. ............................. By J . A. Tree 55
ers............. .... . .. .......................... ... .. . ..... ............................. 46 Mexican Fans Still Cheering Napoles' Triumph
Ebihara And Kobayashi Score Important Victories In Jppan By E~1,1ardo Amer G. 56
By Joe Y. Koizumi 47 Hernandez Wanes After Fast Start Against Gomeo; l'artlow West
VBA Roundup; Barbini Over Saunders In Wilmington Golden Virginia's "Fighter Of Year" Cl)oice....................... ......... .... .......... 58
Gloves ................... .......................... .......... ....................... :........... .......... 48 Boxing In The Pacific Northwest; Tiger Cat Jones Takes Two Fights
Liston, Unable To Floor Joiner, Gets 10-Round Nod; Mojica In Detroit; Fraser Over Toro, But It's Close In Montreal Bout.... 60
Reaches End Of Line, Shut Out By Gomez; Orsolics Scores His Jaynes Retains Laurels In Maine Fight With DiFio,re; Baptiste By
Sixth Straight In Welter Class; O'Connor Makes It 13 In Row TKO Over Figaro In Trinidad Brawl. .,. · 61
In Beating Horsman...................... ..................... 50 Cleve Williams Beats Polite But It Goes All Ten; Anderson Stops
In Sunny California ......................... .......................... .... By Don Fraser 51 Connor In Second Rounp A! Canton .. . ... 65
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