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Sffjs Itejstdtt (EVENING) '?╟≤1# $ iWi.700 JUN 2 7 1969 Rockvon Frazier: I Thought 1 Was in the Ring * .... . iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiMiiuiiiiiiiiniiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiii Well, it?╟╓s nice to have a heavyweight champion named ?╟úJoe?╟Ñ again. It?╟╓ll be nice to have a fight you dont have to go to Divinity School to cover. But, because champion Frazier is a regular Joe, how does that fate him in the hierarchy of past and present champions, including the Flower of Islam, the Aga of Louisville, the Emperor of Saudi Chicago, Cassius Mar- cellus Abdullah Skivinsky Skavar? There are three living re- tired heavyweight champions who never lost while they held the title to whom to go for a line. But I figured Gene Tunrtey wouldn?╟╓t have seen the Jetry Quayry-Frazier fight if ?╟úTannh?╟╓au&er?╟Ñ were playing in town that night. Or even if it wpren?╟╓t I can never remember what to address ||M as-?╟úSahib?╟Ñ or, simply ?╟úExcellency,?╟Ñ or ?╟úEffendi,?╟Ñ or what. . So I rang up Rocky Marciano. flcked "Frazier remind you of anyone, Rock. I as him?╟úIt was like I was in the ring,?╟Ñ the Rock said, jpliohtedlv ?╟úI made every move With him. v . ?╟úLike to see that other fellow come out wrngmg the way Quarry did, would you??╟Ñ I asked. ?√ß?╟úYps.?╟Ñ said Rock. ?╟úUsvially, I,had to chase them. ROCKY MARCIANO iiiiimmiiiiiiiiiimiiiiuiuiiiuiiimmiuiiiiiimm JIM MURRAY lllUlllIIllIIlIIlllliniUlllIIUllIHlIIilHIIIillllllllUU They were playing to my strength when they made a phone booth out of the ring. , , - , ?╟úQuarry made a mistake then? He should have engm^red the ^t., <(you have to remember, Jim, that vou can hurt a guy very quickly when you can p^ch??as iS^as'jerry^can. *1 mistake. I think be went, out whole not on one roll, one c^rd. When Frazier dian fold?╟╓and then came up with the stronger hand,, Strips gSle had fatted. I "fejj should have changed styles. You know, , I Moore could change styles in the middle of a. round. When he saw one thing Jasnt .f01jSerrv work he would shuffle the cards again. Jerry stuck to his plan even though it showedhewas play- ing. But he stuck to the ground S8?╟Ñ?½?½* ,,, ?╟úWould it have changed the outcome. ?╟úOnly to the extent Jerry would have lost the ne cision? Jt the knockout, I think, * ttesame as vours? You Just fight the other piy as if *1 wSi^ng to get ait of a burning bulldmg and he was in your way??╟Ñ ?╟út+ irtoks that wav, Jim. Bni mxtf^tvle?╟÷our someooay jimmy EUis will have gone to school on this fight? Frazier-ElUs will be part pugi- llSr???╟úEms can make Frazierlookvery ln.d very amaj E bf does, he's h^What about Cassiusi. Clay.Muhamrnad Ali? | ?╟úCassius had tH'greate^depto wroepbon Ive SSTiSSt byett- When your strength >s dodgmg punches, you need lots of practice at it. , The Rock is one of 11 athletes getting a City of Hope Ar^?╟╓ award at Las Vegas Saturday at toe annual Sportsmen's World Awid nanquet attoe cjnnds HotelNpw that we have a Joe Da?½*?╜ V VinnlrSL 3l ?√ß . - ?√ß I