Like the decade before, the Seventies produced it's share of British boxing stars and champions.
It is safe to say that some of the best were John Conteh, Alan Minter, John H Stracey,
Jim Watt and Ken Buchanan but other interesting warriors were Joe Bugner, Billy Aird,
Chris and Kevin Finnegan, Evan Armstrong and Johnny Clark.
It was at the Royal Albert Hall in 1974 where Walworth's JOHNNY CLARK retained
his European bantamweight title by outpointing Italy's Salvatore Fabrizio.
In 1974, the British Commonwealth featherweight was held by Australia's Hector Thompson,
In March of 1974, EVAN ARMSTRONG was listed number five, those ahead included
Canada's ART HAFEY.
For middleweight ALAN MINTER, the Eighties would be the dawning of a bright new decade
and in 1980 Minter would briefly be middleweight champion of the world.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
The first big star was KEN BUCHANAN until along came Roberto Duran. Then came
JOHN CONTEH and JOHN H. STRACEY. And, I wonder how many watched the
STRACEY - LEWIS fight. And, then there was MAURICE HOPE.
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