BOXING NOTES : WILLIE, `PAULEY' PARTICIPATE IN BOX DINNER IN PHILADELPHIA.Byline: Jay Searcy Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. The Penn Glee Club will sing. The Freedom Theater Dancers will perform. The John Breslin
John Breslin is radio broadcaster with Highland Radio, a radio station based in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. jazz band will play. And tuxedoed men and evening-gowned women will dine and dance the night away. Yes, and special guest star Willie Nelson, that craggy crag·gy adj. crag·gi·er, crag·gi·est 1. Having crags: craggy terrain. 2. Rugged and uneven: a craggy face. old country-singing Texan, will entertain - sans guitar and in a boxing ring. Willie Nelson in shorts? Throwing punches at former heavyweight contender Randall ``Tex'' Cobb? With Burt Young Burt Young (born April 30, 1940) is an American actor, painter and author. Biography Personal life Young was born Jerry De Louise[1] in Queens, New York to parents Josephine and Michael. , who played Pauley in the ``Rocky'' movies as the referee? Sometime between the Caesar salad caesar salad n. A tossed salad of greens, anchovies, croutons, and grated cheese with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, and a raw or coddled egg. and the raspberry-garnished mousse served in a dark chocolate boxing glove, three other fights - Army-Navy collegiate battles - will break out Thursday night in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Atop the Bellevue. It's the second annual ``Black Tie Black Eye'' Boxers' Ball, a charity event that benefits the Philadelphia Boxing Scholarship Foundation and the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Boxing Amateur boxing is practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes Association. World champions, civic and political leaders and media personalities will be schmoozing and posing for pictures. And a camera crew will be on hand to feed parts of the Nelson-Cobb exhibition to ``The Tonight Show.'' You and your $200 donation are invited ($350 a couple). Just hop into your tux (a good dark suit will do) or a fine cocktail dress and be there for the 6 p.m. cocktail party. Have your picture taken with a celebrity or two, have a sit-down ringside ring·side n. 1. The area or seats immediately outside an arena or ring, as at a prizefight. 2. A place providing a close view of a spectacle. dinner at 7, then hoot, holler and dance until 11. Sweet old Sugar: The baby face is gone. There are lines across the forehead. Shadows have formed below the eyes like little thunder Wakinyan-cekala (Little Thunder) was a Brulé Lakota chief. Little Thunder was born about 1820. He took over as chief of the Brulé after the death of Conquering Bear in 1854. Little Thunder died about 1879 on the Rosebud Indian Reservation of the Dakota Territory. clouds, and the youthful sparkle in his once-boyish eyes has dimmed. Age has landed a blow to Sugar Ray Leonard's face, not to mention his legs and reflexes. But at age 40, the onetime golden boy has signed for yet another ring comeback, this time against 34-year-old Hector ``Macho'' Camacho, who is making a good living, lately, defeating worn-out old warriors. He beat 45-year-old Roberto Duran in June for a fringe middleweight title, and on Feb. 28 he is scheduled to defend it against Leonard, who hasn't fought since 1991. The two passed through Philadelphia last week on an Eastern publicity tour that attracted some television cameras and a handful of reporters. But few seemed interested in where or when. Only why. He is back, Leonard said, to pursue a dream, his ``other'' dream. ``My first dream was to become financially secure,'' he said. ``I've done that. . . . I'm going to have some fun with him. This is my dessert.'' Cuba ocho, U.S.A. zippo: The United States failed to win a gold medal at the World Junior Boxing Championships in Havana, and had only one finalist in the 11-day tournament that included fighters from some 60 countries. Only one American, 179-pound Terry Owens from Norcross, Ga., earned a medal. He got a silver after losing to a Russian in the title round. Terrance ``Teddy'' Johnson, 18, of Pennsauken, N.J., nephew of the late Jersey Joe Walcott Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 - February 25, 1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world's record for the oldest man to win the world's Heavyweight title when he earned it at the age of 37. , represented the United States at 165 pounds on the nine-member team. He bowed out in the quarterfinals, losing to an Irish boxer, 8-5. The Cubans, as usual, dominated the tournament, winning gold medals in eight of the 12 weight classes. |
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