Sugar Ray Robinson Battles Basilio For World Middleweight Title
Sugar Ray Robinson, at 37, faces Carmen Basilio in a Yankee Stadium title bout Monday night. Robinson is the favorite in a 15 round match despite public doubt, with TV theater shows planned across 130 cities and a potential $700000 gate. Basilio weighs around 151 to 160 pounds and seeks to claim the title from the reigning middleweight champion.
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Robinson Basilio Middleweight Title Bout Looms
Robinson and Basilio prepare for a scheduled middleweight title bout with a contentious payout plan and potential rematch. Robinson’s 140 5 2 record contrasts with Basilio’s 0 70 fights as promoters set 45 20 percent shares for theater TV radio and movie receipts. The event is slated for New York on September 23 with NBC radio coast to coast and a 0 p.m. EST start, promoter International Boxing Club staging.
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Moore Defends Light Heavy Crown with 6th Round KO
Arch ie Moore, over 40, defeats Anthony with a barrage that ends in the sixth round. He lands 58 straight punches in the final seconds of the round and stops the challenger in the next. Moore eyes Yvon Durelle as possible next foe, with November one likely date. Moore heads to San Diego to celebrate with his wife and newborn daughter.
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President's Cup to Return in Gp Racing Oct 27 at VIR
The President's Cup first awarded in 1954 by President Eisenhower returns to the Grand Prix Racing national championship at Virginia International Raceway on October 27. The 2 hour endurance race concludes six hours of sports car competition on the 3.2 mile road circuit near Danville.
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Wildlife Trails story recalls a bear encounter and hunts
An unnamed couple meets a large bear in the mountains and, after sightings, alert two local boys who fearlessly hide in a car. A ranger and constable later engage about mules and a government official helps, as a bulletin notes wildlife funding changes and upcoming archery hunts across Pisgah Uwharrie and Daniel Boone areas with permits via stations and Raleigh offices.
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