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lower lip. "We butted heads," Frazier explained.
Frazier said he knew that Ziggy would come out fighting.
"That is the kind of man he is. It wasn't easy because the guy
was out there throwing his best at me. No fight is easy."
Ziggy wasn't busted up, as there hadn't been time enough
for him to get sliced. He said he never knew what hit him.
"After I went down that first time everything was a blank. I
guess I was in there on instinct after that."
The likable ex-sailor from Watervliet, New York, who has
lived in Houston since 1964, said he'd take off for a while,
visit his favorite spots in Mexico, and probably return to train-
ing in a month.
The live gate was $103,000, and 8,500 people witnessed the
Earl Gilliam promotion.
Frazier's record now stands at 23-0, with 20 knockouts. He
is a powerful man, and getting bigger. He is amazingly quick,
particularly with the hands. His left hook to body and head is
one of the best yet seen.
It is possible that he was a better fighter than ever before
on the night of April 22, and will be still better in his next
·outing. ·
In any event, Quarry faces quite a job.
Zyglewicz had to give away 14 pounds, 190½ against 204½ .
The betting was 10 to 1 in New York.
Preliminary fights on the Frazier-Zyglewicz card were as
follows:
Vernon Clay, 229, New Orleans, beat rugged Roy (Cookie)
Wallace, Dallas, in six.
Len Hutchins, 177, Philadelphia, stopped Dickie Wills, 178,
Dallas, in the third. Hutchins is the 1968 National Golden
Glove and AAU lightheavy champ.
Billy (Mole Man) Williams, 192, Philadelphia, jabbed his
way to a six-round victory over Jerry Evans, 177I/2 , Indianap-
(Above) Zyglewicz is jolted by a vicious Frazier left to the jaw soon
olis, in a crowd pleaser. after the opening bell. Ziggy's two trips to the canvas marked the
George Foreman, the Olympic heavyweight champ, received first time he had ever been decked. (Below) Jerry Quarry lleftl and
a standing ovation. The Houstonian, about to go pro, responded Frazier match beards in Houston after Frazier's disposal of Zygle-
wicz. The pair will meet at New York's Madison Square Garden in
with a three-round exhibition with Chester Walton, Oakland. a 15-rounder on June 23, with Frazier's six-state title at stake.

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