May 1973 ~ 'Heavyweight Rankings'

[Bill Paxtom]

Jose 'King' Roman

"Quality Wins"

* March 15, 1969 ........ W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 16-1-1
* June 6, 1969 ............ W Dec 10 ..... Chuck Wepner ~ 18-3-2
* May 25, 1970 ........... W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 19-7-2
* October 26, 1970 ..... W Dec 10 ...... Manuel Ramos ~ 27-13-3
* April 3, 1972 ............ W Dec 10 ...... Jose Manuel Urtain ~ 39-3-2
* November 21, 1972 .. W Dec 10 ..... Terry Daniels ~ 32-8-1

Jose's record was 43-7-1 before he faced George Foreman.

You can't register '43-wins' if you're a bad fighter.

Long Live 'King' Roman.

[Max Power]

Jose 'King' Roman

"Quality Wins"

* March 15, 1969 ........ W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 16-1-1
* June 6, 1969 ............ W Dec 10 ..... Chuck Wepner ~ 18-3-2
* May 25, 1970 ........... W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 19-7-2
* October 26, 1970 ..... W Dec 10 ...... Manuel Ramos ~ 27-13-3
* April 3, 1972 ............ W Dec 10 ...... Jose Manuel Urtain ~ 39-3-2
* November 21, 1972 .. W Dec 10 ..... Terry Daniels ~ 32-8-1

Jose's record was 43-7-1 before he faced George Foreman.

You can't register '43-wins' if you're a bad fighter.

Long Live 'King' Roman.

Yeah I have no problem with Roman either.

It took a lot of guts to go up against Big George after he just whacked out Frazier.

But in terms of Foreman, this can only spell "cherry-pick"

Foreman's record sans Norton and Frazier, who are ONLY famous because they fought Ali, is devoid of great quality (1st half career).

Lyle was good win but that was pretty even slug fest until the end.

[Bill Paxtom]

Manager - Dick Saddler on selecting Jose 'King Roman as George Foreman's
1st Tilte Defense.

"Everyone is entitled to one free choice out of the Candy Dish."

"The experts are saying that Jose is an 'unknown'. That is a lie. His Mother knows him."

"Look, he's got '43' wins. They may not all be pretty, but a win is a win."

[Max Power]

Manager - Dick Saddler on selecting Jose 'King Roman as George Foreman's
1st Tilte Defense.

"Everyone is entitled to one free choice out of the Candy Dish."

"The experts are saying that Jose is an 'unknown'. That is a lie. His Mother knows him."

"Look, he's got '43' wins. They may not all be pretty, but a win is a win."

Cherry Pick

[Bill Paxtom]

Larry Middleton ~ #18 Ring Magazine ~ #7 WBA

Manager - Mack Lewis was clammoring for a chance to pit his Baltimore fighter
against George Foreman.

Larry Middleton was a 'lanky' 6' 5" 208 lb. 'boxer/mover' with a snappy left-jab and
a decent right-cross.

Larry {Age; 31 years, 3 months} had an impressive record of 23-3-1 {14 KO's},
and was avoided as a Title Challenger by Smokin' Joe Frazier in 1972.