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Thuw, Mwth 20, 1975 33 verbal assaults increasing re-fig lit iiifi rnrr DA7CM A WfCLlUIVIC IU UV1.UIIHII a Tournament Teams Fans I 1 hookup with 23.ci.ties, including Honolulu. After the conversation, Ali said that he didn't believe there would be any trouble, but he was letting it be known that he would not stand for dirty fighting. He said there would be no misunderstanding If Wepner knocks CLEVELAND (AP) -The prejjght verbal assaults between world heavyweight champion Muhammad All and Chuck Wepner continue unabated. All, who will defend his title against Wepner Monday night at the Coliseum, issued a heavy-handed warning Tuesday to his rival 'socTrrtmtittiigr Ali said he was told by his handlers, who observed Wepner in THE CARTWHEEL INN your headqtiSfters for (lac csJmg Tournament Special in June, but he continually made references to another fight in about eight weeks. The Associated Press reported last Saturday that a reliable source said Ali would fight Bugner, the European heavyweight champion, in Chicago's Soldiers Field on June 8.

Aft on with Bugnr forBCvsnt months but nothing had been settled. On Tuesday, Ali reiterated that he wasn't getting into 100 per cent shape for Wepner because he plans "on fighting (Joe) Frazier, (George) Foreman and another fighter this year" and he must conserve his energy. The champion added that he would be having another fight "in six weeks and two days so I don't want to wear myself out." Ali did not mention the name of his opponent. He said that the fight probably would be In the United States "and then after that it will be in another country, because I don't think there are any promoters here who will be able to top the $8 million I'm getting for my next fight." Ali is getting S1.5 million for the defense of his title against Wepner. I i I I I BUFFET DAILY from 4 P.M.

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Ali and Wepner were to continue their workouts today. Meanwhile, Ali did not confirm that he would fight Joe Bugner J--; W-o- 1 per person NO WAITING TO BE SERVED THE CARTWHEEL 587-1600 mi. wet of Bozeman met? GLIDDEN PAINTS MUHAMMAD ALI 'ranting and raving' CHUCK WEPNER 'champ is scared' training, and had heard reports that Wepner was practicing rabbit punches, kidney punches and head butts. "I'm not a dirty fighter and I don't intend to be," Ali said. "If he (Wepner) throws one dirty punch I'll give him a warning and if he doesn't stop I'll do the same to him." Ali's comments were made via a media conference telephone --tlM rrrt Redwood Satin Latex Wall Ceiling Paint Spred House Paint.

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Times News Service MIAMI BEACH Chris Dundee was talking into one of the telephones on his desk. "So he can't fight. That's okay, I got somebody else." Chris is almost always on the telephone and if somebody can't fight on one of his cards he always has somebody else at hand who can. Miami Beach has a denser population of fist fighters than New York or Chicago or San Francisco or many other towns where the sweet science used to prosper, because this is where the work is. This is one of the two best fight towns in America today and the other is Los Angeles, where Bobby Chacon, who is the World Boxing Council's idea of a featherweight champion, recently drew $134,615 with Papelero Estrada of Mexico, selling out even the standing room in Olympic Auditorium.

Ethnic enthusiasm among Mexican-Americans sells tickets in Los Angeles. In Miami Beach, Chris Dundee sells them. He is one of the few promoters left in the land who operate regularly around the year. In the days when Jim Norris had a great, big, happy monopoly in New York affectionately known as Octopus, Dundee was called the tri-county octopus because he ran shows here in Dade and up the coast in Broward and Palm Beach counties. He has pulled in his tentacles and confines himself to this sandspit, running a minimum of 30 shows a year in the Miami Beach Auditorium and moving into the more spacious convention hall for championships.

Behind Chris as he sits at the phone is a map showing time differentials around the world so he'll know how ungodly the hour is when he rings somebody awake in Pago Pago or Bali or Bangkok. Beneath that is a poster advertising the March 24 twin feature on closed-circuit with Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner in the Cleveland Coliseum, Jerry Quarry and Ron Norton in Madison Square Garden. "It'll do good business this time of year," the Octopus said, hanging up the phone. "Quarry is a good fight for New York. He always looks great there except with Frazier or Ali.

When they dropped boxing in Felt Forum, guys said 'that's good for you, ain't I told 'era it's bad for me, bad for boxing all svr when theyre not running in New York. Would you believe that could ever happen? "Listen, I got to.goio-ihe gym You know my.son.Michael feampJB.5-Jftwth JmeticaJ? The title made. Chris Giggle, "Eliza Baird," he said over his shoulder at the door. -Tteft wtatMfce ns.vzsemnded.lM, "Elisha Obed," Mike Dundee said, correcting his sire after he was out of earshot. He showed a photograph of a trim young man with a bright face.

On the back of the picture he wrote: "Elisha Obed, Nassau, Bahamas, 57-0-1 (one draw in 58 bouts) No. 1 Ring Magazine Jr. Middleweight, No. 3 in the World, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association." "In the last two years," Mike said, "he has stopped his opponent 20 times, won seven decisions and boxed a draw with Dario Hidalgo. He's fighting the British Commonwealth Champion, Charky Ramon, in Freeport in the Grand Bahamas April 19.

Pop tells me never fall in love with a fighter, but I can't help it. I wish you could see this kid. A newspaperman asks him about his family. 'I'll tell the kid say, 'But please don't write it That's because he's supporting a mother and 11 brothers and sisters and he doesn't want to mention it. "My father, I guess he's like all fathers, wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer.

I said to him, 'Look, Pop, I love boxing and no other business is a I said, I'm 32 years old with a wife and family. Ed Pope wrote about the ages in this kid's corner. Moe Fleischer, the trainer, is 72, I'm 32, and Elisha is 23. "My uncle Angelo is probably the most famous name in box-. ing, all those champions he's handled.

He's with Ali now, getting ready for Wepner. My father is a wonder. He can talk on two telephones at once. To me the fascinating thing is not only how good your fighter is but what you can do with him, how you can move him. "You have to deal with the W.B.C.

and the W.B.A.K Koichi Wajima is the W.B.A. world champion, just won the title from Oscar Alvarado, but the W.B.C. has stripped Wajima of the title because he is fighting Jae Do You of Korea, and You is unranked by the W.B.C, even though the W.B.A. ranks him No. 18.

The W.B.C has matched Jose Duran of Spain and Miguel De Oliveria of Argentina for the title in Berlin May 1. Now Los Angeles is bugging me to Tight Alvarado. I won't rush this kid. although all he ever asks is "When? Where? Can I When he stopped Sandy Torres in Nassau. Torres was undefeated.

He beat Renato Garcia after Garcia lost a split decision to Emile Griffith. He stopped Fernand Marcotte who bad never been on the floor and still hasn't The referee stopped it "First time he fought in Tucson he stopped Paco Flores and they were throwing money in the ring. Somebody shoved five $1 bills in his glove. Fleischer was cutting off the gloves and the kid never mind about the Pick up the money "In Tucson a reporter said, 'ELzondro will knock your head off. The kid said.

'I rather talk about that after the fight He stopManueri2jfwfoTft grear tiighorse ICC pounds." "Tht isn't very heavy for a horse. Mike. a man said. "My guy is only 154, Mike said. He seemed on the verge of tears.

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