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38 Years Ago Today

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Post by Eyetoldyouso Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:45 pm

It was 38 years ago today that John H Stracey beat the legendary Jose Napoles in front of 40,000 disbelieving Mexicans, sending their hero into retirement. This outstanding achievement deserves to be remembered by all fight fans.

There is an article about this fight in today's i newspaper

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-forty-years-ago-today-john-h-stracey-strode-into-a-mexican-bullring-and-ended-legend-jose-napoles-career-8986693.html

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Post by ShahenshahG Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:58 pm

Cheers

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Post by TRUSSMAN66 Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:59 pm

We can mark 33 years since Berbick's great win over Ali next week..

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